State Fire Marshal's Office Posts No 2026 Hurricane Guidance | The Locally Times
The State Fire Marshal's last hurricane advisory was issued May 8, 2025; public records show none have been posted for the 2026 season.
## No Official Guidance for Upcoming Season A review of publicly posted documents from the office of the Florida State Fire Marshal reveals no preparedness advisories for the 2026 hurricane season, which officially begins in June. The absence of current guidance is a departure from previous years. While no 2026 hurricane readiness documents are available, the public record does contain other releases from the office. For example, a document from July 22, 2025, details the return of Florida Urban Search and Rescue teams from a flood deployment, and another from July 23, 2025, announces firefighter support for Governor Ron DeSantis’ appointment of Blaise Ingoglia as the new CFO and State Fire Marshal. Public records show no subsequent hurricane preparedness advisories were issued by the office for the remainder of the 2025 season after his appointment, nor have any been posted for the 2026 season. The records do not include the specific recommendations from the May 2025 release or state a reason for the halt in communications. ## Local Departments Advance Preparedness While state-level guidance is not apparent in public records, some local agencies are moving forward with their own resilience efforts. This classification, used to measure a community’s fire protection infrastructure, can impact insurance rates. The improvement reflects a local-level enhancement of community safety infrastructure as the hurricane season approaches, though state public records do not indicate if or when new guidance will be issued to support such efforts.