Florida activates National Guard and FDOT for Hurricane Isaias recovery

Florida has deployed thousands of service members, emergency responders and transportation workers as recovery efforts following Hurricane Isaias expand across the Panhandle.Approximately 5,000 Florida National Guard soldiers and airmen, nearly 400 Florida State Guard soldiers and more than 1,100 Florida Department of Transportation employees have been activated.Follow Channel 9’s live updates on Hurricane Isaias recovery efforts.Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.Two people were killed after trees fell on homes, one in Escambia County, Florida, and another in Birmingham, Alabama.Roads and bridges reopenFDOT said all state-owned bridges and interstate highways were open Saturday.Forty debris-clearing teams reopened Interstate 10 before 6 a.m., while crews also cleared U.S. 98. More than 260 pieces of heavy equipment were being used for recovery missions.The state has also deploye