EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT’S MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ‘ALERT! MONROE’ LAUNCHES FOR HURRICANE SEASON

Alert!Monroe is an Everbridge mass notification system used by Monroe County Emergency Management to share emergency notifications with residents quickly. Notifications can include severe weather, evacuation information, fires, and other emergencies, as w...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATES IN HURRICANE CONFERENCE AND RAPID INTENSIFICATION DISCUSSION

Monroe County Director of Emergency Management Marty Senterfitt and Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi participated in a panel discussion on “Rapid Hurricane Intensification.” Both are part of the five-person Emergency Managemen...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE TRAUMA STAR CREW USES FIRST INFLIGHT BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION

Monroe County Fire Rescue advanced its pre-hospital trauma patient care by adding inflight blood transfusions for critically injured patients on May 9. Just 17 days later, the first inflight blood transfusion was needed after a Memorial Day weekend boatin...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE ADDS NEW LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Monroe County Fire Rescue Fire Station 7 added new Advanced Life Support equipment to its rapid response emergency vehicle at Key West International Airport. The new lifesaving equipment is on the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle 207 that ...

TRAUMA STAR FIREFIGHTER CHRISTIAN DIAZ RECEIVES LIFE SAVING PHOENIX AWARD

MONROE COUNTY TRAUMA STAR CREWS NOW HAVE BLOOD ONBOARD FOR INFLIGHT TRANSFUSIONS

Monroe County Trauma Star is advancing pre-hospital trauma resuscitation by adding inflight blood transfusions for the most critically injured patients. 

Trauma Star flight crews arriving at emergency scenes, in many cases, find a patient has lost...

MONROE COUNTY FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS ARE RECOGNIZED AT FLORIDA KEYS EMS AWARD CEREMONY

FEMA OBLIGATES MORE THAN $14.4 MILLION TO MONROE COUNTY FOR HURRICANE IRMA DEBRIS REMOVAL

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded more than $14.4 million for Hurricane Irma debris removal to Monroe County this week. In two separate transactions, FEMA obligated $5,911,779.12 and $8,506,848.94 milli...

INFORMAL COMMUNITY MEETING FOR THE DESIGN PLANS OF ROWELL’S WATERFRONT PARK IN KEY LARGO

Monroe County Project Management will host an informal community meeting regarding the preliminary design plans for Rowell’s Waterfront Park in Key Largo on June 24 at 6 p.m. at the Murray Nelson Government Center’s meeting room.

The st...

BUILDING DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NEW PERMIT, CONTRACTOR, AND CODE SEARCH INTERFACE

The Monroe County Building Department introduced MCeSearch, a new program that allows the public to review status and information on permits, search local licensed contractors, see code compliance cases, and review property information for unincorporated ...

MONROE COUNTY HOSTS HURRICANE IRMA BUSINESS RECOVERY WORKSHOP TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL ACTIONS

Monroe County, in partnership with the Chambers of Commerce in Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, and the Lower Keys, invited business owners and community members to help identify additional actions needed to support the recovery of businesses and economic...

MONROE COUNTY WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RESTROOM FACILITIES AT HIGGS BEACH

Monroe County Facilities Maintenance will be making improvements to the restrooms at Clarence S. Higgs Memorial Beach Park located at 100 Atlantic Blvd in Key West. During the upgrades, there will be temporary closures, but portable restrooms and outdoor ...

COUNTY APPROVES STEWARDSHIP FUNDING TO CLEAR PLUGGED CANALS OF IRMA MARINE DEBRIS

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved spending $242,000 of Department of Environmental Protection Stewardship Grant funding for removal of Hurricane Irma marine debris from five plugged canals in unincorporated Monroe County...

UPDATE: MONROE COUNTY’S ‘LESS THAN FEE’ PROGRAM FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO WITH HOME/ADJACENT LOT

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) launched a “Less Than Fee” Program in October 2018 for people who own a home and the adjacent lot in unincorporated Monroe County.

More than 175 homeowners have applied for the program. To date, the Co...

ILLEGAL DUMPING IN MONROE COUNTY IS A GROWING PROBLEM PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS

MONROE COUNTY-LED HURRICANE IRMA SEDIMENT REMOVAL PROJECT UNDERWAY

The first of the 10-canal Hurricane Irma sediment removal projects in the Florida Keys are underway. Tavernier-based Adventure Environmental, Inc. began the sediment removal project in three Marathon canals. The two Islamorada canal projects are anticipat...

MONROE COUNTY BOCC DISCUSS DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET AT PUBLIC WORKSHOP

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met today to view and discuss a draft proposal of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget at a public workshop held at Harvey Government Center in Key West.

Monroe County Director of Budget and Finance Tina Boan presente...

STATE LEGISLATURE FUNDS $750,000 FOR MONROE COUNTY’S FREE VESSEL PUMP OUT PROGRAM

The Florida State Legislature approved a $750,000 appropriation for Monroe County’s vessel pump out program on Saturday in the State’s final budget. The pump out program, funded by the State and the County, has been free to Florida Key...

COMMISSIONER HEATHER CARRUTHERS URGES RESIDENTS TO BUY FLOOD INSURANCE BEFORE FEMA MAPS CHANGE

Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers traveled throughout the Florida Keys since January to spread awareness about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and its impact on Monroe County’s 31,000 policyholders.

Carruthers presented a ...

STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES VESSEL BILL THAT INCLUDES STUDY ON IMPACTS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE OF BOATS

The Florida State Legislature passed a bill today that directs the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to conduct a study on the impacts to local communities of boats stored long-term on Florida waters outside of public mooring fields....

STAIRWELL AT REYNOLDS STREET PIER AT HIGGS BEACH IN KEY WEST IS FULLY REPAIRED

Monroe County Project Management completed the concrete foundation repair to a damaged set of stairs at Reynolds Street Pier at Higgs Beach today. The stairs were damaged due to wave action during a winter storm. There was no damage to the second set of s...

GOVERNOR DESANTIS VISITS MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS TO TALK HURRICANE RECOVERY AND WATER QUALITY

MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE LAUNCHES NEW ‘FLICKR’ WEBSITE FOR COUNTY PHOTOS

Monroe County’s Public Information Office launched a new “Flickr” website for public and media use of Monroe County government-related photographs at www.flickr.com/photos/monroecountybocc.

The site has more than 800 images, with new pictures being added w...

FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS RECOGNIZED AT FLORIDA KEYS EMS AWARD CEREMONY

Florida Keys Emergency Medical Service (EMS) paramedics and firefighters were recognized at the annual Florida Keys EMS Awards that took place Tuesday at Florida Keys Country Club in Marathon. Monroe County Firefighter/Paramedics of the Year include Andre...

BIG COPPITT KEY BOAT RAMP TO CLOSE FOR REPAIRS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DOCK

Monroe County Project Management will begin boat ramp repairs and construction of a new pier at the County-owned Big Coppitt Key boat ramp, located on Barcelona Avenue at Gulf View Park. The ramp will be closed Monday, April 8 through the end of July.

Boat...

MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPT 2020 STRATEGIC PLAN AT THE MARCH BOCC MEETING

At the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners monthly meeting Thursday, the Commission adopted the 2020 Monroe County Strategic Plan. This five-year Plan guides priorities and direction of County services through the annual budget process.

The updated...

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES NEW DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA

Key West International Airport (EYW) celebrated two new nonstop services through American Airlines from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on Saturday. The first arriving passengers received a...