NPS Incident Management Team Hurricane Irma Update, Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 3 pm
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News Release Date: September 23, 2017 Contact:Mike Litterst, 202-306-4166 Contact:Brent Everitt, 850-393-7952 Contact:Katie Lawhon, 717-253-5776 Incident information Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and response Homestead, Fla. - Boca Chita Key at Biscayne National Park reopened today, welcoming park visitors for the first time since Hurricane Irma struck. The National Park Service (NPS) is working to safely reopen 13 additional national parks that remain closed or partially closed after the storm. The NPS Eastern Incident Management Team currently has 367 laborers, saw teams, arborists, heavy equipment operators and other employees on the ground in South Florida, along the Atlantic coast and...