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VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:  While no volunteer activities associated with Deepwater Horizon have yet begun in Collier County, please register with Volunteer Florida in order to be included in future efforts.

The following are a few organizations that may be contacted if you wish to sign up with a local organization:

Rookery Bay (Donna Young)  239-417-6310  239-417-6310 X 412
National Park Service (Cerisa Swanberg)  305-242-7752  305-242-7752
State Park Service (Carol Imbriani)  941-486-2155  941-486-2155
Conservancy of SW Florida (Kathy Worley)  239-403-4223  239-403-4223

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Daily Updates

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 6, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JULY 2, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 29, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 27, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 25, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 24, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 15, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 14, 2010

Florida Deepwater Horizon Response, June 13, 2010

Florida Deepwater Horizon Response June 11, 2010

Deepwater Horizon 72 Hr Trajectory Map

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 9, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 7, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 5, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 4, 2010

NOAA offshore trajectory forecast for noon June 6, 2010

Governor Crist letter to BP President Lamar McKay

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 3, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 2, 2010

NOAA Trajectory Forecast for June 4

Deepwater Horizon 72-Hour Offshore Trajectory Map

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE JUNE 1, 2010

05/27/2010 - Florida Deepwater Horizon Response

Deepwater Horizon 72 Hour Offshore Trajectory Map

05/26/2010 - - Florida Deepwater Horizon Response

NOAA offshore trajectory forecast for noon May 29, 2010

What Floridians Should Know About Reporting Oil

Current Operations and Ongoing Response 5.25.10

Deepwater Horizon 72Hr Offshore Trajectory Map

Florida Deepwater Horizon Response May 24, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 21, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 19, 2010

Current Operations and Ongoing Response 5.19.10

WHAT FLORIDIANS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT REPORTING OIL

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 18, 2010 5.18.10

Current Operations and Ongoing Response May 18, 2010

Identifying oil in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida

NOAA trajectory forecast for 6 a.m. May 20, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 17, 2010 5.17.10

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 15, 2010 5.15.10

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 14, 2010 5.14.10

Governor announces activation of oil spill information line 5.13.10

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 12, 2010

Dept. of Environmental Protection Emergency Final Order 5.12.10

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 11, 2010

FLORIDA DEEPWATER HORIZON RESPONSE MAY 10, 2010

STATE OFFERS GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTING FLORIDA'S SHORELINE FROM OIL SPILL IMPACTS 5.10.10

News Releases

FLORIDA EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL BOOM DUE TO POTENTIAL TROPICAL ACTIVITY IN THE GULF

Effects of oil spill on marine and coastal wildlife

NOAA Shoreline Map

COMMENTARY: Deepwater oil spill impact on Collier County from County Manager Leo Ochs

Deepwater Horizon Q & A

Deepwater Horizon Fact vs. Myth

Click here for a map on the oil spill impact in the Gulf of Mexico

Deepwater Horizon/BP Claims Fact Sheet Now Available at Visitor Centers 7.6.10

NOAA: What to expect in South Florida from the BP oil spill

NOAA fact sheet on hurricanes and oil spills

Escambia officials face oil cleanup conundrum 6.28.10

County expands oil spill preparation plans

Little Spent On Oil Spill Cleanup Technology

Panhandle tourism tanks as more oil hits beaches

BP’s Florida commander in Naples to reassure citizens the company is in for the long haul

We'll reimburse Lee County for losses, BP insists 6.25.10

In Panhandle, cleanup to become way of life?

Florida Peninsula Command Post Implements Trigger Response Plan 6.23.10

Deepwater Hoizon 6.11.10

Deepwater Horizon 6.4.10

Governor adds Collier County to state of emergency declaration 5.20.10

Governor extends state of emergency to include Collier County 5.20.10

Collier EM Closely Monitoring Deepwater Horizon Response 5.19.10

Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting scheduled for May 19 5.13.10

BP Update 5.13.10

Collier Tourism Industry Update 5.13.10

Unified Command St. Petersburg to conduct Area Contingency Plan workshops 5.12.10

Collier County Continues to Monitor Deepwater Horizon Response 05.06.10

Collier County Monitoring Deepwater Horizon Spill Response 05.03.10

Beach Conditions

• http://coolgate.mote.org/beachconditions/
• http://www.paradisecoast.com/beach_conditions/

News Stories

Feds send economic development teams to Florida to help oil spill recovery 8.17.10

Collier, Lee emergency managers no longer worried about BP spill effects here 8.16.10

BP stops paying tourism claims on lower Gulf Coast, angering hoteliers 8.16.10

Fla. officials scale back oil spill response 8.6.10

Crush of mud finally plugs BP's well in the Gulf 8.5.10

Another oil special session on horizon? 8.5.10

Looking for the oil? NOAA says it's mostly gone

BP crews begin effort to plug leaking Gulf oil well 8.3.10

Oil boom to be removed from some Florida waterways 7.22.10

Crist order may help spill-affected Fla. taxpayers

State legislature rejects vote on drilling ban 7.21.10

Spill chief says the capped well is holding up

BP, scientists try to make sense of well puzzle 7.19.10

Florida officials urge caution as BP well tests continue

The eye of the oil spill: Major cleanup and legislative issues remain.

Fla. Legislature to begin special session on oil

Oil stops flowing, but is it over? 7.16.10

BP: Oil leak at least temporarily stopped

Special session on oil-drilling ban in jeopardy

Fla. officials optimistic about new cap but say damage from BP spill far from done 7.14.10

Gulf oil to keep flowing while cap is analyzed

Feinberg, Crist assure economic victims of oil spill that claims will be paid 7.13.10

BP `pleased with progress' -- but makes no promises

Feinberg to meet with Crist and locals Monday in Pensacola 7.12.10

Crist, locals vent over oil

BP claims progress on new cap as oil spews in Gulf

Crist Calls for Special Session To Ban Offshore Oil Drilling Near Florida 7.9.10

Nelson, Mack take aim at government’s response to oil spill from Southwest Florida stage 7.8.10

Oil's path reinforces a sense of dread 7.7.10

Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells

BP efforts frustrate Fla. Panhandle officials

Sea turtle nests in Southwest Florida get special marking due to BP spill

Oil cleanup landlocked as good weather eludes Gulf 7.6.10

State waters avoid oil, fishing bans continue

Oil from Gulf likely to reach South Florida waters, study says

Florida already uses $50 million from BP; gets promise of $2.7 million more

Fourth of July sizzling, not fizzling, at Collier, Lee resorts despite BP Gulf oil spill

Alex breaks $4.6 million oil barrier at Perdido Pass 7-2-10

Obama's BP claims czar pledges prompt aid for oil spill victims

Florida county leaders' complaints on spill cleanup still unheeded

Thick Oil Pools Wash Up on N. Florida Coast 6.24.10

Crist in Panhandle: No question, it's ugly

Oil spill: Panhandle counties push for action, cash

ONE VOICE, MANY QUESTIONS: Counties blast BP for slow payments

BP starts processing oil spill loss claims in Naples 6.23.10

BP revises Gulf oil spill cleanup plan 6.15.10

Fla. Republicans ask Obama to allow foreign oil skimmers

Panhandle beach busy as oil approaches and BP tries a new cleanup plan

Booms haven't kept oil out of bay, sound

Crist to call special session to ban offshore oil drilling 6.12.10

Senator LeMieux: Oil Leak's Most Serious Threat Is Rising To The Surface

Gulf oil spill latest: BP deploys deepsea sensors to better measure leak 6.14.10

'A fear in the pit of the stomach': Massive oil plumes off western Panhandle

Officials: Split from oil unified command 6.11.10

No time to lose in researching the oil spill

Louisiana leaders want Gulf drilling to resume

Counties split on BP oil spill response 6.10.10

Florida emergency officals go into battle mode as heavier oil hits Panhandle

Florida Task Force could seek Big Payment from BP, Now

Gulf oil spill news: Crist pushes for July session for oil drilling ban

Oil disaster could cost Florida 200,000 jobs 6.9.10

Florida AG 'appalled' at federal response to oil spill

Crist, Cabinet berate BP over spill response

Crist announces small business loans for companies hurt by oil 6.8.10

Economist: Oil disaster could cost Florida economy 39,000 jobs, $2.2 billion

Gulf oil spill news: Well cap captures more oil, but outlook's gloomy

BP not paying much yet to Fla. businesses

Water monitoring begins in Collier, Lee in case BP Gulf oil spill arrives

Tears, anger and play mix as tar balls reach Fla. 6.7.10

As oil spews, S. Fla. quietly prepares

Oil finally hits Panhandle beaches

Deepwater Horizon debacle hits home

Charlie Crist, Jimmy Buffett in Pensacola: Oil won't spoil your Florida visit

Frustration builds over oil spill cleanup

Escambia Co. waiting on BP officials following arrival of tar balls

Gulf oil spill news: BP putting cap over spewing Gulf oil well 6.4.10

BP spill forces choice between ecology and economy

As Florida braces for oil, state leaders demand more from BP and Obama

Cap collecting Gulf oil, unclear how much though

Gulf oil spill news: Oil approaches Sunshine State 6.3.10

Tempers heat up near Florida border as oil washes up on Alabama shore

Gulf oil spill news: NOAA expands closed fishing area

Oil cold hit Florida Panhandle today

Mack: BP should get bill for oil spill cleanup

Oil closes in on Fla. as BP tries risky cap move

How the Deep Horizon Oil Spill is Affecting the Florida Seafood Industry

BP Tries Again to Divert Oil Leak With Dome 06.01.10

Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Oil spill: NOAA forecast puts edge near Mobile Bay on Wednesday

New, giant oil plume found in Gulf 5.28.10

Oil spill creates more anxiety on Gulf Coast as hurricane season looms

Oil spill has emergency responders practicing boom deployment 5.26.10

BP begins 'top kill' to plug Gulf oil spill 5.27.10

Gulf oil spill threatens Everglades and other parks

Some oil spill events from Tuesday, May 25, 2010

As oil gushes in the Gulf, frustrations rise in Florida

Crist announces Florida oil spill ad campaign

Collier County stiffening opposition to oil drilling

Winds, currents keep oil plume away from Florida, officials say

Fishing crew reports tar balls in net

Gulf County prepares for oil spill

Oil spill a wait-and-see for Florida tourism officials

Florida starts ads to reassure tourists as it awaits BP cash

Despite previous spills, oil cleanup research falls short

Florida prepares as it Waits for Oil

Reefs at risk

Questions, uncertainty grow along with Gulf spill

Marco Island prepares for oil possibly spilling onto shore

Is powerful Loop Current changing course as oil spreads south?

‘No imminent threat’ though Crist adds Collier, Lee to oil emergency zone 5.21.10

BP: Oil Spill Much Worse Than Thought 5.21.10

Gulf oil spill watch: Florida hopes for best, plans for worst 5.21.10

Loop Current Destabilizes, Lowering Gulf Oil Spill's Threat to Fla. -- for Now 5.21.10

Emergency planners to test Marco soil, water this week 5.20.10

Experts say oil in loop current could send tar balls to the Keys in 10 days 5.20.10

Citing economic damage, county begins aid process 5.20.10

Rumors hurting state worse than oil spill 5.20.10

Florida Keys tar balls not linked to Deepwater Horizon oil spill 5.19.10

As BP captures some Gulf oil, scientists worry that current will carry it to Fla. Keys 5.19.10

Oil Leak Heads South 5.19.10

Coast Guard: Tar Balls Found Off Key West

'The scare': Oil spill panic hits tourism business

BP gives state $25M to promote tourism

Oil edges toward Florida in the loop current

Oil from spill may be entering Gulf Loop

BP's role in cleanup frustrates officials

BP Reports Some Success in Capturing Leaking Oil

Strategies shifting in coastal oil battle

NOAA May Extend Fishing Season

Track the Gulf of Mexico oil spill movement in animated graphic

South Florida's plan to battle oil spill will be different than measures used in Gulf

Charlie Crist surprised, grateful oil hasn't hit Florida yet

Oil spill stays offshore

Crist Asks BP to Pay for Proposed Florida Tourism Ads

Collier Businesses Already Counting Losses from Oil

What went wrong? A lot, probers find

Other Information/Sources

• www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
• www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon
• www.incidentnews.gov
• www.floridadisaster.org
• www.volunteerflorida.org
• http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/
• www.bp.com
• http://www.noaa.gov/

 Click Here to view New Situation Status Map

Click here to view Bureau of Emergency Services Director Dan Summers' Deepwater Horizon oil spill response presentation to the BCC on 5-11-2010.

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Collier County Bureau of Emergency Services Updated May10, 2010

Florida Response Numbers

Florida Oil Spill Information Line

 (888) 337-3569  (888) 337-3569 
 (800) 955-8771  (800) 955-8771 (TDD)
 (800) 955-8770  (800) 955-8770 (voice)

Florida State Warning Point
Report Boom Vandalism
Report Oil or Tar Balls

 (877) 272-8335  (877) 272-8335

Attorney General Fraud Hotline for Price Gouging

 (866) 966-7226  (866) 966-7226

Florida Agriculture and Consumer
Services Price Gouging Hotline

 (866) 966-7226  (866) 966-7226

Florida Agriculture and Consumer
Services Seafood Availability Hotline

 (800) 357-4273  (800) 357-4273

Seabirds and shorebirds are protected
by law. Report anyone harming or
harassing these birds or nest disturbances
to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

 (888) 404-FWCC  (888) 404-FWCC (3922)

Florida State Parks Camping or Cabin Reservations

 (850) 245-2157  (850) 245-2157

Florida Department of Financial
Services Small Business Assistance Hotline

 (850) 413-3089  (850) 413-3089
(877) MY-FL-CFO
 (877) 693-5236  (877) 693-5236

Business Owner Insurance Coverage Hotline

 (850) 413-3100  (850) 413-3100 
 (800) 342-2762  (800) 342-2762
TDD:  (850) 410-9700  (850) 410-9700

Florida Department Of State
Hotline for Archeological, Historical
Preservation and Tribal Lands Impacts

 (850) 245-6530  (850) 245-6530