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Its dangerous. and the threat is still with us. but this is -- anderson, this is what i told the people today. this is why were here. this is my job. this is the job that policemen sign up for and firemen. >> we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. thank you. wish you the best. s. >> thank you. thank you very much. i want to check in with tom satyr. in terms of jacksonville, how long can people there expect to see this kind of flooding in jacksonville or the storm surge? >> basically ...

Its very clear the message i communicated when it started to shift to the west. i said, please, people, do not think this is not going to be a mainly event. do not think this is not going to have major impact. were not changing our evacuation orders. theyre as serious now as ever. so, you know, we werent surprised -- i wasnt surprised, my team wasnt surprised by such a major event. the development that was new was the type of it was that there would be category 3 storm surge and a tropical storm...

Chaos that goes on in a 911 dispatch center during crisis. this being major hurricane, dispatchers are here 24/7, 365. phones are ringing off the hook and i happened to be the lucky one who picked up the line. and basically, baby was coming when i picked up. you heard mom in the background and my job was to make sure i got the right address from dad. make him focused, understand what was going on, and what was happening. basically get the call in immediately and get it up to our police and firem...

Im looking at somebody about two or three feet. but thats just the tide coming in. >> chris, weve got people -- so the information that was available to us this morning was not previously available to us was that we have category 3 storm surge and tropical storm weather. so we had to move quickly this morning. i had to tell people that we need you to call us. we need to know where you are. we need to put a white flag or something white to represent that on your home. so we can see it from the ou...

Around. were going to get out of here after this. i dont know if well get cut off from the mainland. if you could show us what youre working with. >> sure. ground floor here. we have the kitchen and everything for the firemen, bays for the trucks. >> second floor is where we need to go. just in case the water level comes up you have contingency plans. >> exactly. thats the plan. starting with any type of sea level rise, rainwater coming in. we have the second floor. we have guys bunked here. thi...

We have some of the guys here. howdy. hey guys. with msnbc. thank you very much for your service. you look dry. i know it will be a late night here. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: thank you, guys. these over here are cubicles. >> correct. >> reporter: oh, wow. >> like i said, the planners and stuff. building department and everything are in here. building attorney is down here. the guys that just basically -- >> reporter: these are blow-up beds. >> we have grills out back and everything. firemen are ...

In islamorada. >> we are seeing the first of the hurricane force winds. they come and go in gales. they will see sustained hurricane-force winds. out there that stop sign wont last the night. we have seen trees falling in the area. we are taking shelter by this big building. this is islamorada village offices. this is an interesting place. in fact, we are joined here by one of the captains from the sheriffs department. this is cory bryan. nice and not so windy in here. this building is pretty mu...

Here is what theyre preparing for. that is irma whipping through the dominican republic. the keys are expected to be hit hard this weekend. here is a look at key largo a little bit ago. all of the folks that have not necessarily heeded these evacuation orders. the ones that think they can ride out the storm in the keys, what happens to them? >> katie, after our hospital shut down, our first responders and our firemen and other folks are not responding to calls. so were getting to the last hours ...

But i think inspiring is the next word that comes to mind. >> because of i dont what you cy see neighbors doing. >> because of the police men and firemen and the helicopters and what people do when they come together in a time like this and thats is most inspiring part of it all. >> do you have a goal in mind or it is open ended? >> this weekend my teammates and i have semi-trucks rolling in and we have those all filled with stock supplies, water, food, clothing, everything. so were going to giv...

>> because of what you are seeing. >> because of the police men and firemen and the helicopters and what people do when they come together in a time like this and that is the most inspiring. >> and do you have a goal. is it open-ended. >> this weekend my teammates and i have semi-trucks rolling in and we have nine sem dwri trucks coming in town with supplies sh water, food clothing and everything. so were going to give that out this weekend. that is the first step. and then i want to regroup aft...