Florida Division of Emergency Management, local first responders and FEMA accesses devastation and begins mitigation process Guest: Craig Fugate is the Director of Florida Division of Emergency Management. He shared the lessons learned from last year’s four hurricanes in Florida. Never before did hurricanes ravage central parts of the state of Florida and areas thought never to be so intensely affected by hurricane force winds. The hurricane damage sustained in the Orlando area and central part of Florida set a new precedent in disaster preparedness for regions of Florida that are not coastal communities. Director Fugate discussed how his agency prepares local responders and those in local government to take charge of their local disaster plans if they are in the path of the hurricanes arrival. NOOA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration works closely with emergency management to help navigate on the ground response teams and supplies before hurricanes make landfall. This episode stresses preparedness plans that are ultimately the responsibilities of each and every Florida resident and advocates that seniors and the disabled have their plans arranged days in advance of a hurricanes landfall.