The following Incident Reports were extracted from the NPS Morning Reports/Coalition Reports from 1989-2025. They are not a complete record of all incidents which occurred in this park during this timeframe.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Southeast Region
Hurricane Irma Recovery Operations Underway

The Service's Eastern Incident Management Team, now in its second week of operations, is working in parks throughout South Florida, the Caribbean, and along the Atlantic coast, coordinating the bureau's response to Hurricane Irma. Immediate objectives are to support employee emergency needs, conduct damage assessments, and remove debris in the affected areas.

As of yesterday, all national parks in the Caribbean remained closed in preparation for Hurricane Maria. Assessments and recovery efforts there have been put on hold until it passes. Currently, 305 NPS employees from outside the affected parks are assisting, representing 88 parks in 35 states.

The safety and support of all NPS employees working in the parks is the top priority for the NPS response. As cleanup from Hurricane Irma continues, preparations are underway to relocate NPS employees and their families from St. John to Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Information from damage assessments and updates on the recovery efforts are listed below: Caribbean National Parks

All national parks in the Caribbean are closed in preparation for Hurricane Maria.

Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument — Assessments and recovery efforts will resume once Hurricane Maria has passed.

Additional closures exist throughout Southeast Region, but local park employees are handling cleanup efforts. A full list of affect parks and updates on the status of these parks can be found at http://go.nps.gov/irma.

Source: NPS Incident Management Team Hurricane Irma Update for September 18th, found at the NPS Hurricane and Severe Weather Response website.