PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County residents in coastal communities and emergency officials are bracing for Milton while continuing Helene recovery efforts. For two weeks now, the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center has worked on a Level 1, the highest level. Public Information Officer David Connor said at any given time 100 to 300 staff members are working, “Many of us have been going for almost two weeks, 12 to 15 hours a day.”