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Prepping Central Florida For Hurricane Season

Hurricane Charlie hammers the Florida peninsula in 2004. Photo: NOAA
Hurricane Charlie hammers the Florida peninsula in 2004. Photo: NOAA

A week in to the 2015 hurricane season, and it’s been pretty quiet, especially since 2004. That when hurricanes Charlie, Francis, Ivan and Jeanne pounded the state.

That it’s been so quiet in the past few years probably worries Seminole County’s Emergency Manager Alan Harris and Volusia County’s Director of Emergency Management Jim Judge. They spoke with 90.7's Catherine Welch about how they are preparing their counties for this years hurricane season.

Brendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program. Byrne also hosts Central Florida Public Media's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and the weekly news roundup podcast "The Wrap."