With Fay on the way, Florida National Guard gears up

Fla. activates guardsmen in preparation for Fay

Staff report
Posted : Monday Aug 18, 2008 17:30:15 EDT

Some 125 soldiers and airmen with the Florida National Guard were activated over the weekend in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay, which is forecast to become a hurricane as it crosses over the southwestern Florida coast Tuesday.

The Florida Keys and portions of southern Florida could receive up to 10 inches of rain over the next 24 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A Joint Emergency Operations Center was activated in St. Augustine, unit planning cells were established across the state, and senior leaders were moved to the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order Aug. 16 to support operations in advance of Tropical Storm Fay.

The executive order placed the Florida National Guard under control of the state coordinating officer and allows the Florida adjutant general to preposition Guard units prior to the storm making landfall.
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