S W FL FREEBIES • FOOD & MEALS • ASSISTANCE • INFO • CURFEWS • PROGRESS • AFTER IAN | UN2CT DAWMAIN

S W FL: FREEBIES • FOOD & MEALS • ASSISTANCE • INFO • CURFEWS • PROGRESS • AFTER IAN | UN2CT DAWMAIN UPDATE 10-6-22: VISIT THIS VIDEO FOR MORE ASSISTANCE: "AFTER IAN ASSISTANCE: FOOD • MEALS • SUPPLIES & GOV LINKS | UN2CT DAWMAIN #ian #assistance #snap"    • Video   AFTER IAN ASSISTANCE & INFO POWER • MOST PPL ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE POWER BY END WEEK with the exception of SANIBEL & PINE ISLAND due to difficulty getting on those islands with bridges downed. SAFETY REMINDERS: Stay away from downed power lines. Turn off ELECTRIC BREAKERS until your lights are restored Inspect & repair your home electric box. Practice generator safety tips listed below for CAPE CORAL. v CAPE CORAL • ⁸"Fire officials caution residents after generators sparked fires in Cape Coral homes". 1. Keep generators at a distance (20 ft) from structures. 2. Consider wind & direction 3. Needs to be Well-Ventilation. 4. Let Generator cool down before filling or storing it. 5. Buy a carbon monoxide detector. SYMPTOMS: (headache, fatigue, and nausea). L E E. C O U N T Y, F L • ⁹ELECTRICITY IS ON IN POCKETS THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY, AS CREWS CONTINUE WORKING. FT MYERS • ⁷The bridge is temporarily closed off in Ft Myers to anyone except for those authorized DUE TO ONGOING Search and Rescue efforts. FT MYERS BEACH FREE FOOD • ¹⁰"Dudley's Beach Side BBQ and More is currently offering cheeseburgers, steak tips, hotdogs and water. The food truck is open from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m." MATLACHA • Temporary Bridge under construction and plans to be ready in a week. PINE ISLAND • Patriot Emergency Response Team Inc. making Blanket and Food Donations to residents. PORT CHARLOTTE • ⁵American Legion Post 110 providing free food in Port Charlotte (Brisket Meals, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, etc.). They are also accepting nonperishable donations. SANIBEL • ⁶Sanibel residents will be able to return to the island on W, 10-5-22, per a Fox 4 Now report 10/4. a. No generators allowed due to fire hazard. b. The curfew is: 7a to 7p. c. One EMT ambulance will be servicing the island. FYI a short-term and long-term FERRY is in the plans for Sanibel. • ³CAN'T FIND A MISSING FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND, ETC. in Florida since Hurricanem Ian Hit? Go to: https://missing.fl.gov • ²ARE YOU SAFE? WERE YOU IN A SHELTER? Let the FL database know so they can document it and determine who really is unaccounted for after IAN. GO TO: https://safe.fl.gov See: GLOBAL NATURAL EVENTS, WEATHER, CLIMATE CHANGE & SPECIES EXTINCTIONS playlist    • GLOBAL NATURAL EVENTS, WEATHER, CLIMATE CH...   Sources ¹Fox 4 News, 10/4/22. "Lehigh Acres debris drop off area"    • Lehigh Acres debris drop off area   ²https://safe.fl.gov ³https://missing.fl.gov ⁴NBC2NEWS, 10-3-22. "IAN RECOVERY: Barge being built to help people stranded on Pine Island"    • IAN RECOVERY: Barge being built to help pe...   ⁵Fox 4 NOW, 10-4-22. Re: Post 110, Port Charlotte, FL. "American Legion Food Donations in Southwest Florida"    • American Legion Food Donations in Southwes...   ⁶Fox 4 NOW, 10-4-22. "Sanibel residents will be able to return to the island" ON W, 10-5-22    • Sanibel residents will be able to return t...   ⁷NBC2NEWS, 10-4-22. "Fort Myers Beach residents upset at bridge closure"    • Fort Myers Beach residents upset at bridge...   ⁸NBC2NEWS, 10-5-22. "Fire officials caution residents after generators sparked fires in Cape Coral homes"    • Fire officials caution residents after gen...   ⁹Fox 4 NOW, 10-4-22. "LCEC crews working in Lee County"    • LCEC crews working in Lee County   ¹⁰https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-ne... ¹¹Fox 4 NOW, 10-4-22. Patriot Emergency Response Team Inc. https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-ne... ¹² Other photos or clippings are labelled respectively with a source, if not listed above. Gifs provided by Giphy. Fair use copyright laws allow for the sharing of copyrighted material for purposes of news reporting, criticism, and education. No copyright infringement intended. WEATHER segment UN2CT DAWMAIN YT channel Dawn Pearce © 2021-2022. UN2CT is an acronym for UNEED2CTHIS. Internal At YT, 10/5/22. 12 noon