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My relationship with IRMA Volume 9 Issue 1 | November 2017

O n Saturday morning
September 9th with the
prospect of Hurricane
IRMA looming on the horizon I 3215 Gulf Shore Blvd N • Suite #112N | Naples, FL 34103
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checked into the Collier County
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I sit in the ESF 18 seat (Business
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if any decisions need to be made No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form by
during a disaster. The E. O. C. was any electronic or mechanical means without permission from
humming as everyone ran through the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that no responsibility can
their check lists and made sure all preparations were done as be accepted for unsolicited material. Opinions expressed by
IRMA continued churning towards us. I have been through contributors or advertisers are not necessarily those
10 storms with the County’s Emergency Operations Manager of the publisher.
and as we know Dan Summers is a true professional. It goes
without saying that there are about 100 people going about
their business that you may never know, but your safety and
wellbeing were in their hands and they did their jobs.
As the storm intensified tension rose in the E.O.C. as it
became very clear we were in for a direct hit and subsequent publisher reg buxton
predicted storm surge of 10 to 15 feet. As the storm reached contributing writers mayor bill barnett
us you could hear the winds through the heavy concrete walls.
dr. allen weiss
When the eye passed over us I went up to the roof and stood
paula allia
there in total silence as the storm whirled around me, an jeff bohr
amazing and a once in life time experience. When the bottom diana jarrett
half of the storm broke up and we didn’t get the anticipated sandra lee buxton
high storm surge we all gave a sigh of relief. lois bolin
On Tuesday I left the County E.O.C. and headed to the city claudia polzin
of Naples E.O.C. where I helped out until Saturday morning. laurel meny
City residents have reason to also be proud of City Manager tim tetzloff
Bill Moss and all departments who have worked tirelessly to get ron mcginty
our city back to normal. beth brainard
Something else that you may not know is that our own congressman francis rooney
Clark Hill GM at the Hilton Hotel opened his doors so that an
emergency command center for the Naples Police, Naples Fire graphic design opus studio, inc.
and Rescue, the two newscasters from the Weather Channel in
Atlanta, and Mayor Bill would have a safe environment to work
out of. Tom Donahue, Hilton Food and Beverage Manager and
Shula’s GM worked to ensure all guests’ needs were met and
made everyone as comfortable as possible.
So many people who worked tirelessly and off the radar
doing the right thing for our community. It reminds us that
instead of dwelling on what is not yet ideal, let’s work on
“Pathways and Bridges” as we work together moving forward.

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