SFRPC May 2018 Newsletter

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2nd Annual FDEP Emergency Responders Networking Conference

Deputy Director Manny Cela was recently invited to speak at the 2nd Annual FDEP Emergency Responders Networking Conference held April 25 at West Lake Park in Hollywood.  A wide range of emergency management topics in the areas of the environment, health and safety were discussed during the conference.  

Heat Shield 2 – Major Regional Simulation on Emergency Training

Operation HeatShield2, a major regional fullscale exercise, took place this Saturday, April 28, 2018 across ten venues in Palm Beach County.  Council staff worked with personnel from multiple Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and regional agencies to plan the event.  The training included active shooter scenarios, as well as mass casualty, crowd control and forensics.  Well […]

Federal Highway Administration Makes Available $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants

Federal Highway Administration Makes Available $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants WASHINGTON – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation […]

Miami-Dade TPO 2018 General Assembly

The Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization hosted their 2018 General Assembly on March 22, 2018.   Hosted at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Miami, attendance at this event included Miami-Dade County Commissioners: Chairman Esteban L. Bovo, Jr.; Commissioner Rebeca Sosa; Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava; and Commissioner Dennis C. Moss. Engineers, developers, and elected officials from […]

Big Cypress National Preserve Could Have Been an International Airport, But…

In the late 1960s, conservationists and outdoorsmen alike opposed the ruination of such ecologically and culturally valuable land, ultimately ushering the preserve into the protective arms of the National Park Service. Since then, park rangers have maintained their role as stewards by implementing the Green Parks Plan. After partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy, […]