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Jonathan Lord Takes Over Flagler’s Emergency Management as Its 6th Chief in 12 Years

January 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jonathan Lord. (Flagler County)

Jonathan Lord, 43, had for more than two years been deputy director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, overseeing the statewide response to Hurricanes Hermine, Matthew and Irma firsthand.

Flagler’s Emergency Manager Resigns as Allegations Fly In Latest Shake-Up At Troubled County Division

October 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Steve Garten, the Flagler County Emergency Services manager, right, in his office in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew last year, with County Administrator Craig Coffey, left. Property Appraiser Jay Gardner is standing. (c FlaglerLive)

Steve Garten says he was pushed out after less than two years on the job, claiming micromanaging by County Administrator Craig Coffey, who defended his role in the shake-up.

Conditions Deteriorating Across Flagler: Waters Rise, 22,400 Out of Power, Irma Spins Further East

September 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

Flagler's Emergency Operations Center was already buzzing Friday. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Hurricane Irma’s tropical-storm forces have already drenched Flagler well ahead of peak activity and now are slowing enough to cause worries that the damage will be more severe than anticipated.

Flagler’s Oddly Sunny Hurricane Matthew After-Action Report Draws Criticism From Its Own Emergency Staff

June 21, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Emergency Operations Center the night before Hurricane Matthew skirted the coast of Flagler, before its wobble away from what, on Oct. 6, was still projected to be a direct hit. (© FlaglerLive)

The much-anticipated report was written by the administration, not the emergency management staff, and conveys more of an error-prone, fluffy public relations approach than rigorous and factual analysis.

Flagler County May Be Out $2 Million as FEMA and State Deny Hurricane Reimbursements

February 7, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Just two weeks ago Gov. Scott and his director of emergency management were in Flagler, touting emergency spending for the county's beaches. But Scott and Bryan Koon, the emergency management director, have changed course on a different pot of money--reimbursement matches for storm spending, leaving the county to pick up the tab. Scott is looking over his shoulder at County Administrator Craig Coffey. (© FlaglerLive)

FEMA denied $1.1 million in Flagler claims for debris pick-up, the state is not providing a match the county expected, and the county has yet to hear on millions more in claims to FEMA.

Jennifer Stagg, Flagler’s Embattled Emergency Planner, Survives Firing as Hearing Exposes Deeper Problems

November 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Emergency Operations Center in action during the Hurricane Matthew emergency. (c FlaglerLive)

Jennifer Stagg, will be suspended five days without pay, but her hearing exposed deeper problems at the county’s emergency management operations that have little or nothing to do with her.

FPL Overpromised: Thousands of Flagler’s Residents Still Without Power; Gov. Scott Due in Flagler Beach in Late Morning

October 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 107 Comments

hurricane Matthew winds path

Some 17,000 Flagler customers remained without power Monday morning, and schools were closed. Gov. Rick Scott was to make an appearance in Flagler Beach with various officials.

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