(28 Sep 2022)
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Naples, Florida 28 September 2022
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HEADLINE: Fire station floods as Hurricane Ian hits
1. Various shots of fire crew pushing out a fire truck and unloading it
ANNOTATION: A Naples fire station was inundated with about 3 feet of water and firefighters worked to salvage gear from a firetruck outside the garage.
ANNOTATION: Naples Sheriff's Department reported on Facebook that it was getting a significant number of calls of people trapped by water in their homes.
2. Various of of fire crew rescuing civilian
ANNOTATION: They said they would prioritize reaching people reporting life threatening medical emergencies in deep water.
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Punta Gorda, Florida 28 September 2022
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ANNOTATION: The Category 4 storm slammed the coast with 150 mph winds and pushed a wall of storm surge accumulated during its march over the Gulf of Mexico.
3. Shot of trailer without a roof
4. Shot of palm trees and parking lot during hurricane
ANNOTATION: Though expected to weaken as it marched inland at about 9 mph, Ian's hurricane force winds were likely to be felt well into central Florida.
5. Shot of street view from window
STORYLINE:
Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamping city streets with water and smashing trees along the coast.
The massive storm was expected to trigger flooding across a wide area of Florida as it crawls northeastward, and at least one sheriff's office along the coast reported that it was already getting "a significant number of calls" from people trapped in their homes. The hurricane's center struck near Cayo Costa, a protected barrier island just west of heavily populated Fort Myers.
The Category 4 storm slammed the coast with 150 mph (241 kph) winds and pushed a wall of storm surge accumulated during its slow march over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm previously tore into Cuba, killing two people and bringing down the country's electrical grid.
About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before the storm hit, but but by law no one could be forced to flee. Though expected to weaken as it marched inland at about 9 mph (14 kph), Ian's hurricane force winds were likely to be felt well into central Florida.

In Naples, the first floor of a fire station was inundated with about 3 feet of water and firefighters worked to salvage gear from a firetruck stuck outside the garage in even deeper water, a video posted by the Naples Fire Department showed.

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