St. Johns County Damage Assessments Underway Following Hurricane Milton
October 11, 2024, 8:50am – St. Johns County has experienced significant impacts from Hurricane Milton. While the storm has moved out of the area, officials advise residents to be aware of potentially hazardous conditions caused by downed trees and power lines, as well as flooding. Damage assessments are underway, and crews are working to remove debris as quickly as possible. However, this process will take time.
St. Johns County
For St. Johns County residents or business owners with storm-related structural damage or permitting questions, please contact the St. Johns County Building Services Structural Hotline at 904-827-6836. To have storm-related permits prioritized, call 904-827-6819 for expedited review.
City of St. Augustine
Residents and business owners within the City of St. Augustine limits should call 904-825-1065 for assistance.
City of St. Augustine Beach
Residents and business owners within the City of St. Augustine Beach limits should submit the following web form for assistance: https://broker.edmundsassoc.com/RSS/?municipalId=SAUGFL#MAKE_A_REQUEST.
Hurricane Milton Damage Assessment Survey
Additionally, St. Johns County Emergency Management is seeking assistance from the public to document damage within St. Johns County resulting from Milton. The survey can be found at www.sjcfl.us/hurricane and will remain open until Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
This information will be used to assist the County in collecting isolated impacts that may have occurred as a result of Milton and may be provided to other State and Federal agencies as they assess the damage.
This damage assessment survey is NOT an application for local, state, or federal disaster assistance or to make a claim on insurance.
St. Johns County Emergency Management encourages the public to stay informed through these options:
- Follow St. Johns County Emergency Management on Facebook (facebook.com/StJohnsEOC) and X/Twitter (x.com/StJohnsEOC).
- Sign up for the Alert St. Johns emergency notification system at www.sjcemergencymanagement.com.
- Ensure the notification settings selected allow you to be alerted at all times for your safety.
- Register for Nixle Alerts by texting StJohnsEOC to 888777.
- Download the SJC Connect app at www.sjcfl.us/sjc-connect.
- Enable notifications within the app to receive real-time updates.