TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today praised the Florida National Guard crew heading to Northern California for a 10-day deployment to fight wildfires. Six guardsmen will operate and support a Type-1 Firehawk helicopter from the New York State National Guard. Florida and New York join 11 other states in providing National Guard Air Assets to assist California in battling wildfires that have burned 610,000 acres to date. California was one of 35 states that responded to Florida’s need for assistance during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons.
Governor Crist Names Joel Williams of Hillsborough County as Point of Light in Honor of Disability Awareness Month
TALLAHASSEE — Governor Charlie Crist today recognized Joel Williams as this week’s Point of Light for outstanding volunteerism. For over 10 years Joel has donated his time to the Easter Seals of Tampa.
Governor Crist Announces E85 Ethanol Now on Sale to the Public at Turnpike’s Turkey Lake Service Plaza
TALLAHASSEE — Governor Charlie Crist today announced that the Florida’s Turnpike Turkey Lake Service Plaza gas station has become the first station in Central Florida to offer E85 (ethanol) for sale to the motoring public.
Governor Crist Addresses International Coral Reef Symposium
FT. LAUDERDALE – Governor Charlie Crist today joined Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Michael W. Sole and more than 2,500 scientists and federal, state and local officials to speak at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium.