St. Johns County Holding Press Conference at 12 p.m. Today, Oct. 8, in Emergency Operations Center
October 8, 10 a.m. – St. Johns County will hold a press conference today, Oct. 8, at 12 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, located at 100 EOC Drive, St. Augustine, to provide the latest updates on Milton. The press conference will feature remarks from the following officials:
- St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners Chair Sarah Arnold
- St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick
- St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews
- St. Johns County Emergency Management Director Joe Giammanco
- City of St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles
Members of the media are invited to attend and ask questions regarding the County’s response and preparedness efforts related to Milton.
The following officials will also be available for questions:
- City of St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline
- City of St. Augustine Beach Mayor Dylan Rumrell
- St. Johns County Fire Chief Sean McGee
For those unable to attend in person, the press conference will be livestreamed on the St. Johns County Emergency Management Facebook page (facebook.com/StJohnsEOC) and St. Johns County Emergency Management X/Twitter page (x.com/StJohnsEOC).
The St. Johns County Emergency Management Citizen Information Hotline (904-824-5550) is now open to help answer the public’s questions about Milton.
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.