Ron DeSantis: “Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people. And what’s wrong…”

Fortunately, they weren’t needed for a lot of rescue missions, ’cause that demand wasn’t there, but they’ve already cleared 1,700 miles of roadway.

“So, somebody, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have spent money by bringing the guard or doing this. You didn’t need them.’ Well, you don’t know that.”

“Normally, you would think right there on the coast would be the worst. Here, you see that go inland,”

Walton County is now up to 80% restored, remaining customers are expected to have power tonight into early tomorrow.