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Cars lined the street outside the Green Cove Springs public works department Thursday while there were still sandbagging supplies provided at no cost to residents.
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Green Cove Springs residents worked together to fill sandbags for themselves, friends and neighbors at the city's public works headquarters Thursday before the emergency sand supply was cut off Friday.
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Cars wrapped around the corner from County Road 220 leading into the shell station along the road Thursday in Fleming Island as gas stations has received fuel resupplies during the night in preparation for the weekend's severe storms.
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Cars lined up at the Shell station along County Road 220 Thursday after gas trucks filled up Clay County pumps during the night. In preparation for power outages and potential evacuations, residents frantically topped off their tanks before the storm hit.
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Clay County residents fill sandbags Thursday at Fleming Island Fire Station while sandbags were still available. After almost constant sand distribution Thursday, the county cut off sandbagging Friday while residents began barricading homes and preparing to evacuate.
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Fleming Island residents spent the day Thursday filling sandbags at the Fleming Island Fire Station before the impending flooding that was expected to come with the arrival of Hurricane Irma over the weekend.
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A truck sits loaded with sand bags Thursday across from the Fleming Island Fire Station where the county provided sand and sand bags for residents who live near the river or its tributaries.
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Green Cove Springs residents worked together to fill sandbags for themselves, friends and neighbors at the city's public works headquarters Thursday before the emergency sand supply was cut off Friday.
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Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels speaks during a Friday press conference about keeping safe during a hurricane and advised residents to stay off roads and heed evacuation orders.
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Clay County Emergency Management Director John Ward announced mandatory evacuation of zones A and B, as well as any property bordering Black Creek Friday during a live press conference in the BCC headquarters.
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Commissioner Diane Hutchings introduces the county's emergency management director John Ward Friday during a live press conference from the Board of County Commissioners' chambers where Ward announced a mandatory evacuation for parts of Clay County effective Saturday morning.
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Paramedics walk toward the Clay County Emergency Operations Center Friday as first responders and emergency personnel began planning for the weekends storms and preparing the county's shelters for occupancy from evacuated residents.
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When the Emergency Operations Center is opened during a weather emergency, there is a new chain of command that takes over to ensure safety of the county's residents as the branches of the government and first responders shift the entirety of their focus toward the storm.
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Call center operators began working nonstop as Hurricane Irma approached Clay County. Since the EOC was activated the center opened under the direction of Emergency Management Director John Ward.
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Once the Emergency Operations Center was fully activated Friday, the headquarters was buzzing with calls from the public seeking information on what they could do to be prepared for the impending storm.
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Call center workers field calls Friday afternoon as Hurricane Irma continued to move toward Florida. The purpose of the call center is to answer any question the public may have, as well as providing general shelter information to anyone in need of evacuation.
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Call center operators began working nonstop as Hurricane Irma approached Clay County. Since the EOC was activated the center opened under the direction of Emergency Management Director John Ward.
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A truck passes thorough a partial roadblock on Pine Avenue on Fleming Island Tuesday morning. Downed trees are low on the list of priorities for the neighborhood as many of the area's homes had standing water throughout the structure during the day Monday.