Knowledge Center

NEWSROOM

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• Florida DBPR-Founded Disaster Contractors Network Activated to Connect Homeowners Post-Idalia
• Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Hurricane Idalia
• Executive Order 23-171, Invest 93L (Idalia)
• Executive Order 23-172 Tropical Storm Idalia
• Executive Order 23-175-1 Hurricane Idalia
• Emergency Order 082623-FL Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

HURRICANE SEASON INFORMATION

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• FBC report Hurricane Idalia - Prevatt 17 October 2023 (final)
• FACT SHEET: DBPR Emergency Order 2022-03
• Business Damage Assessment Survey to Measure Impact of Damage caused by Hurricane Idalia
• Hurricane Guide

Current Events

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• 2023 Legislative Summaries

DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (DEM)

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• DEM State Emergency Response Team (SERT)-Business Planning

Emergency Management Information

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• Federal Emergency Management Administration
• FEMA - Building Science Publications
• Florida Division of Emergency Management
• Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry

Emergency Assistance Information

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• FEMA Public Assistance program
• Florida Disaster Recovery
• Red Cross
• Florida Baptist Convention Disaster Relief
• Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
• Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
• Transportation Disaster Assistance
• Florida Hurricane Debris Clean-up information

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (LG)

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• LG County Emergency Managers
• LG Permitting after Disaster Declaration
• LG Florida Attorny General-Price Gouging Statute

FACT SHEETS

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• Wind Loads-Impacts from ASCE 7-16 (2020)
• Roof Assemblies (2020)
• Window Systems (2020)

FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION 7TH EDITION CHANGES

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• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Building
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Existing Building
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Fuel Gas
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Mechanical
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Plumbing
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Residential
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation
• Analysis of Changes 7th Edition (2020) Florida Building Code, Tests Protocols High-Velocity Hurricane Zones

FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISION (FBC)

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• FBC Annual Report FY 2020-21
• FBC New Composition with 2020 Legislation Action
• FBC Annual Report 2019-2020
• FBC Report on Water Intrusion in High Rise Buildings
• FBC Research on Water Intrusion
• FBC Research-Report on Hurricane Matthew 2016
• FBC Research on Vinyl Siding

WEATHER INFORMATION

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• National Hurricane Center-Hurricane Tracking

RESEARCH

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• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)-2017 Hurricane Season Assessment

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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Users Guide

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• Disaster Contractors Network Users Guide