KEYS BRIDGES DEEMED ‘SAFE FOR TRAVEL’ TO MM 16 – ENTRY ONLY FOR ESSENTIAL...
This afternoon a spokesman for the Florida Department of transportation said all the bridges from Homestead to MM 16 are safe for travel. The announcement speeds the...
Monroe County Schools closed “indefinitely”
The Monroe County Schools remain closed indefinitely at this time, but at this time school is canceled with certainty through Friday, Sept. 15. Superintendent Mark Porter made...
USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed to Key West
Today Monroe county officials received word that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was in route to Key West to aid in the hurricane Irma recovery efforts....
THE KEYS ARE CLOSED TO GENERAL PUBLIC
The message from Monroe County Emergency Management is that the Keys are closed to the general public (even residents) while damage assessments continue and utilities are restored....
DECLARATION OF DISASTER – SUNSET OF DAY ZERO in the FLORIDA KEYS
About 12 hours after Hurricane Irma’s eye passed over Cudjoe Key, emergency personnel and supplies are already en route to the Florida Keys.
News organizations have reported that...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF RICK RAMSAY ORDERS DUSK-TO-DAWN CURFEW FOR FLORIDA KEYS
MONROE COUNTY, FL -- By order of Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, all of Monroe County is under a curfew from dusk to dawn until further notice....
Water receding soon, nearshore waters are unsafe
According to the National Weather Service in Key West winds are still gusting 50 to 70 mph across the Keys. There is no official confirmation that the...
UPDATE: Snake Creek Bridge is OK according to Islamorada Fire Chief Terry Abel
UPDATE: Snake Creek Bridge is OK according to Islamorada Fire Chief Terry Abel. Snake Creek Bridge is okay
Monroe County officials were receiving eye witness reports that the...
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Monroe County Firefighters and Sheriff Deputies to enter Keys around noon
As Hurricane Irma churns past the lower Florida Keys, Monroe County emergency management is being “thoughtful and...
11 a.m. update from City of Marathon
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE CITY OF MARATHON:
STAY IN PLACE, STAY SAFE
The City of Marathon’s main objective is to return first responders to Marathon by air or land,...
