Orlando Standard

Press Desk Activated at the City of Orlando Emergency Operations Center  

August 29, 2023 – ORLANDO, FL – At 9 p.m. today, the City of Orlando activated the Emergency Operations Center to a Level 1 “full activation” for Hurricane Idalia.  

Effective immediately, all press inquiries  related to the storm must be sent directly to the Press Desk at the Emergency Operations Center.  Additionally, effective immediately, all press updates and advisories related to the storm will come from the Press Desk at the Emergency Operations Center. 

This desk will be manned every single hour during the City’s EOC activation with the sole responsibility of assisting news media with information related to the city’s impacts from and response to Hurricane Idalia.

The City’s EOC Press Desk contact information is as follows:

Desk Phone: 321-235-5414

Email: OrlandoPIO@orlando.gov

Please ensure you add this contact information to your databases to ensure you receive all media updates that are issued.

BE ADVISED – IF YOU CONTACT INDIVIDUAL CITY PRESS STAFF:

During EOC activation, all PIOs will be working together to answer press inquiries related to the storm from the EOC, because of this if you email or call individual City press contacts for storm related inquiries (i.e. City Press Secretary, City PIO, OPD PIOs, OFD PIOs), you will not receive a response.

ADDITIONAL UPDATES:

The City of Orlando will also provide updates through social media. We encourage you to follow the City’s social media accounts for additional information at:

City of Orlando’s Facebook page:  facebook.com/cityoforlando

City of Orlando Spanish Facebook page: facebook.com/ciudaddeorlando

City of Orlando’s X account: @citybeautiful

Information and issued press advisories related to Hurricane Idalia will also be posted on the City’s website at orlando.gov/idalia. 

Original source can be found here.