DeSantis announces $2 million for first responders impacted by Hurricane Ian

awarded $2 million through the state's private fund, Florida Disaster Fund, to four first responder organizations which have had members impacted by Hurricane Ian These organizations will use these funds to help impacted first responders recover following Hurricane Ian The Florida Disaster Fund, spearheaded by First Lady DeSantis, is the state’s private fund overseen by Volunteer Florida The fund has raised more than $45 million to help Floridians with recovery efforts following Hurricane Ian

Governor Ron DeSantis

“Our first responders have continuously put Floridians’ needs above their own over these past few weeks in the wake of the storm,” DeSantis said “Many of these first responders lost their own homes, but they continued to show up and help keep Floridians safe We hope that this funding is just the beginning of what will be an outpouring of support to help our first responders tackle their own recovery ” The four organizations awarded will receive $500,000 each to aid their members in the storm recovery process Organizations receiving awards are:

Florida Sheriff’s Association

∫ The Florida Fraternal Order of Police

∫ The Florida Professional Firefighters

The Florida Sheriff’s Association has reported more than 65 officers and sheriff’s office personnel who have b

F l o r i d a Professional Firefighters have reported more than 300 members who have been impacted

“First responders are the ones who run towards danger They save lives, they get people to safety – they’re the tip of the spear when it comes to getting people out of harm’s way,” said CFO and State Fire Marshall Jimmy Patronis “All too often, however, people forget that first responders have families, and homes, that may have been impacted too We need to help these heroes, and we need to do what it takes to keep them in these communities "