DeSantis expands emergency declaration to 3 more counties

Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded Florida’s State of Emergency to include three additional Central Florida counties, WESH reported.

The action broadens the geographic area covered by the state emergency declaration. The announcement identifies the change as an expansion to three more counties in Central Florida.

What the expansion does

A State of Emergency declaration can apply state emergency powers and resources to the areas named in the action. In this case, the declaration now covers three additional Central Florida counties.

The names of the counties, the reason for the expansion and the length of the declaration were not stated in the announcement linked by WESH.

What to watch next

State officials may identify the three counties and publish the formal order or an accompanying announcement. Any such record would clarify the declaration’s scope, duration and the emergency measures available to the affected counties.

WESH reported the expansion.