Dear
Central
Florida,
Now
that
we
are
in
the
recovery
phase
from
Hurricane
Irma,
I
am
working
alongside
our
local
government
and
my
colleagues
at
the
federal
level
to
assess
the
damage
and
do
everything
possible
to
rebuild
our
community
quickly.
First,
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
and
express
my
gratitude
to all
the
emergency
management
team,
first
responders,
police
departments,
healthcare
workers,
and
thousands
of
volunteers
that
have
been
working
to
keep
Florida
safe
throughout
this
catastrophic
storm.
Today,
I
led
a
letter with
support
from
the
Central
Florida
delegation
to
President
Trump,
urging
the
administration
to
consider
including
Lake,
Orange, Osceola, Polk,
and Seminole
County, Florida
for
individual
assistance
in
the
major
disaster
declaration
that
was
approved
for
Hurricane
Irma.
For
this
FEMA
“Designation
of
Individual
Assistance”
to
be
granted
we
need
your
help
in
collecting
statistics
on
the
local
damage
in
our
area.
To
participate,
please
complete
the
survey
below:
Note:
By
participating
in
this
survey,
you
are
subscribing
to
my
e-newsletter.
Please
submit
pictures
of
property damages to
FL09HurricaneDamage@mail.house.gov
My
offices
in
Kissimmee,
Haines
City,
Lake
Nona,
Lake
Wales,
and
Winter
Haven
are
closed
until power
has
been restored.
Please contact
my
D.C.
office
should
you
need
any
assistance,
(202)
225-9889,
and visit
my
website's resources
page for
further updates.
Together,
we
will
overcome
these
challenges.
Stay
strong,
Florida!
Sincerely,
Darren
Soto
Member
of
Congress
FEMA
Assistance
to
Individuals
and
Households
The
Individuals
and
Households
Program
(IHP)
provides
financial
help
or
direct
services
to
those
who
have
necessary
expenses
and
serious
needs
if
they
are
unable
to
meet
the
needs
through
other
means.
Assistance
includes:
Housing
repair,
replacement
and
construction,
grants
for
uninsured,
disaster-related
necessary
expenses,
and
serious
needs.
Click
here
for
more
information.
Utilities
Updates
and
Outages
- OUC: Orange
County
call
407-423-9018,
Osceola
County
call:
407-957-7373
-
TECO
Gas: 1-877-832-6747
-
Orange
County
Utilities: 407-836-2777
-
Florida
Power
&
Light
Company:
to
report
or
check
the
status
of
an
outage,
please
visit
the
FPL
website
if
possible.
To
report
a
dangerous
condition
such
as
a
downed
power
line,
call
1-800-4-OUTAGE
(1-800-468-8243)
immediately.
- Duke
Energy:
to
report
outages,
please
contact
1-800-228-8485.
This
report
shows
a
breakdown
of
current
outages
by
counties.
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