Firefighters in Live Oak Florida dam up the downtown area with tiger dams in preparation for Hurricane Helene.
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Ahead of another potential Florida hurricane, Gov. Ron DeSantis lauded a new emergency flood control device that he says helped save buildings during the disastrous Hurricane Helene.
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Flooding mitigation measures taken by the state are proving to be effective this hurricane season. The state installed Tiger Dams around critical infrastructure, like power substations, since they began preparing for Hurricane Debby.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis was speaking at Manatee Memorial Hospital Monday. He said there are ways to mitigate flooding from major storms. “If you had the Tiger Dams in some of these areas that are low lying, like we were in Pasco right on the water, the water went up three, four feet. You have the Tiger Dam and you don’t get any intrusion into your home or very minima. That is a huge huge difference,” DeSantis said.
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