HURRICANE MILTON FORT MYERS BEACH UPDATE: LATEST UPDATES FROM FMB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (October 9, 2024)
Hurricane Milton Fort Myers Beach Update: Town Of FMB Curfew
Beginning at 10:00 pm Tuesday, October 8, 2024, a 24-hour daily general curfew is hereby imposed during this state of local emergency. The curfew prohibits any pedestrian or vehicular movement within the town limits of the Town of Fort Myers Beach, except for on-duty fire, police, or Town employees, and other emergency services and utility personnel explicitly authorized by the Town of Fort Myers Beach.
Flood Safety Tips
DOH-Lee recommends the following to wwwfortmyersbeach.us16.list-manage.com/…:
- Basic hygiene is critical. If you are under a boil water notice, use commercially bottled water for mixing baby formula. Wash your hands with soap and either disinfected or boiled and cooled water, especially before preparing or eating food, after toilet use, after handling a soiled diaper, after participating in flood cleanup activities, and after handling objects contaminated with flood water or sewage.
- Avoid eating for drinking anything that has been contaminated with flood waters.
- Avoid contact with flood waters, especially if you have open cuts or sores.
- If you have any open cuts or sores and come in contact with flood waters, wash the area well with soap to prevent infection. If a wound develops redness, swelling, or drainage, seek immediate medical attention.
- Residents who sustain lacerations and/or puncture wounds are encouraged to contact their primary health care provider to make sure they are current on their tetanus vaccine and possibly get a booster.
Hurricane Milton Fort Myers Beach Update: More Shelters Open
- Alico Arena – 12181 FGCU Lake Parkway East, Fort Myers
- Island Coast High School – 2125 DeNavarra Pkwy., Cape Coral
- East Lee County High School – 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave., Lehigh Acres
- Estero Recreation Center – 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd., Estero
- Dunbar High School – 30 Edison Ave., Fort Myers
- Harns Marsh Elementary School – 1800 Unice Ave. N, Lehigh Acres
- Harns Marsh Middle School – 1820 Unice Ave. N, Lehigh Acres
- Hertz Arena – 11000 Everblades Pkwy., Estero
- Gateway High School – 13820 Griffin Drive, Fort Myers
- Oak Hammock Middle School – 5321 Tice St., Fort Myers
- Tortuga Elementary – 1711 Gunnery Road N, Lehigh Acres
- Treeline Elementary – 10900 Treeline Ave., Fort Myers
- Varsity Lakes Middle School – 801 Gunnery Road N, Lehigh Acres
Transportation is available to shelters:
- LeeTran – go to any LeeTran stop and advise the driver that you are going to an open shelter. They will take you to a transfer center, and another bus can get you to a shelter. LeeTran staff is there to direct passengers.
- LeeTran is only transporting off-island on Fort Myers Beach.
- Uber – Florida Division of Emergency Management has partnered with Uber to provide Floridians free rides to and from shelters in counties evacuating for Hurricane Milton. To get a ride, use promo code MILTONRELIEF in the Uber app.
- If you require additional assistance, you can call the Emergency Information Hotline at 211, or 239 433-3900.
Lee County Port Authority
No flights will be operating on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
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