{"id":15807,"date":"2023-08-28T17:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=15807"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:10:28","slug":"franklin-county-calls-for-an-immediate-voluntary-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/franklin-county-calls-for-an-immediate-voluntary-evacuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin County calls for an immediate voluntary evacuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklinemergencymanagement.com\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Franklin County Emergency Management <\/a>is calling for an immediate voluntary evacuation for Alligator Point and Bald Point. The decision comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/all-npr-news\/all-npr-news\/2023-08-28\/tropical-storm-idalia-is-forecast-to-become-a-major-hurricane-before-it-hits-florida\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical Storm Idalia<\/a> is expected to cause life-threatening storm surge in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Anthony is the coordinator for Franklin\u2019s emergency team. She says now is the time to take action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are asking all of our residents to take today to get prepared,&#8221; said Anthony. &#8220;Secure your items in your yard, make sure you put away anything that could become storm debris ,and put your emergency plans in place in case you do have to evacuate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the county, only residents living in particularly vulnerable parts of the county are being urged to leave the area.<\/p>\n<p>State emergency officials say evacuation doesn\u2019t have to mean going hundreds of miles away. 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