Hurricane Ian Emergency Information and Contacts

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Dear Sisters and Brothers:

Florida’s airports are being hit with sustained winds of over 150 mph from Hurricane Ian, which is currently coming on shore near Cape Coral as a category 4 Hurricane, verging on a category 5. As Ian passes over heavily populated areas, this will be a catastrophic event for Florida and the United States. 

Ian is expected to be over Orlando at 8:00 PM tonight, having already caused massive devastation on Florida’s southwest coast after making landfall this afternoon over Sanibel Island and Captiva Islands. Every airport in the region will be impacted, including FLL, MCO, MIA, and TPA, among many others.

If you have loved ones in any part of the state, they may find themselves without power, water, or internet access over the next few days. We have put together a list of emergency contact information that could be helpful to anyone impacted by this storm. Keep this information close at hand, even if you live outside the state of Florida, in case friends and family inside Florida need assistance.

IAMAW District 142 Leadership, District 142 EAP and the IAM Disaster Relief Fund stand ready to help our members in any way possible. 

Florida Disaster Website: 

• Know Your Zone, Know Your Home | Florida Disaster

• Florida Disaster Find Your Zone: 

https://floridadisaster.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c788060028cb43809a25744ead39c0d6

Disaster Distress Helpline

• 1-800-985-5990
  Call 800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” for English or “Hablanos” for Spanish to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. 

Florida Emergency Information

• 1-800-342-3557
  The State Assistance Information Line (SAIL) provides additional resources for Floridians to get current information about Hurricane Ian. 

Price Gouging Reporting

• 1-866-966-7226
• Report Online
• NO SCAM app
  Florida State law forbids excessive price hikes for items such as food, water, lodging, gasoline, and construction materials, among other things, during declared emergencies. 

Mobile Apps

• Red Cross
• Florida 511 – Real-time traffic conditions and incident information.
• FEMA
• Gas Buddy – Where to find open gas stations
• Florida Storms – Florida Public Radio Emergency Network Google Play iTunes

County Contact Information:

With best wishes we remain

Sincerely and fraternally,

Signature on File
John M. Coveny, Jr.
President-Directing General Chair

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