Hurricane Debby
FDLE Base Camp
Location
Live Oak, Florida
Completion Year
2024
Client
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)
Scope
Establishing a temporary base camp for over 250 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) responders tasked with maintaining order.
In response to Category 1 Hurricane Debby, which
On August 4, 2024, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) activated SLS' Emergency Standby Materials & Services Contract to support an emergency base camp for over 250 Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) responders.
Following FDEM's Notice to Proceed issued on August 6 at 3 p.m., the SLS Response team promptly began setting up the camp, accommodating responders on-site by nightfall. The fully operational base camp provided mobile lodging, sanitation facilities, handwashing stations, light towers, a dining tent, and onsite catering, with breakfast served on the morning of August 7.
The camp was demobilized after 24 hours as the storm's impact was less severe than anticipated, and responders were redeployed to other locations.
