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Commissioner’s Update

Hurricane Preparedness 2021 Palm Beach County has the resources you need can save you time and aggravation later. Cleaning
to prepare and respond. Our Division of Emergency supplies, tools, and of course, candles and/or flashlights
By Commissioner Management is your go-to for the latest information on and batteries are essential.
Maria Marino matters you should consider, such as your flood zone, • Be informed – along with monitoring local
With hurricane season evacuation zone, emergency shopping list, FEMA tips radio, television and social media, you can sign up for
around the corner, it is for storage of food and water, shelters, gas stations and ALERTPBC, the county’s emergency notification system,
important that we remain grocery stores with generators, and the list goes on. that will quickly provide you with critical information
mindful of preparation. After From the county’s webpage at https://discover.pbcgov. in severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing
the past year of stocking up org/publicsafety/dem/Pages/Preparedness.aspx, you can persons and evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods.
on toilet paper, paper towels, explore links to find out how you can best prepare, based You can specify where you want the message sent.
cleaning products and hand on your personal situation. The basic steps include: By downloading the free PBC DART app on your
sanitizer, we cannot neglect • Make a plan – devise your own disaster plan smartphone, you will have immediate access to up-to-
our hurricane supply kits. including where you will wait out a storm, what you will the-minute emergency information, and you can report
I can already hear the do with your pets and whether a loved one requires the damage following a storm event.
collective groan, made worse by recent news reports from care of a special needs shelter. • Get involved – our emergency managers like to say
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about • Build a kit – in additional to nonperishable food, that preparedness is a responsibility we all share, and
moving up the season start date by a few weeks. The storm health and first-aid supplies, paper goods and a full this is so true. You can volunteer with organizations that
season of 2020 was the sixth in a row in which named tropical prescription of your required medications, keeping activate during disasters such as American Red Cross,
storms developed before the official start on June 1. important documents secured in a waterproof container The Salvation Army, United Way, Medical Reserve Corps,
and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
SUMMER SPECIAL CERT is a community-based organization of residents
who learn how to take emergency response actions in
safe ways until the professional emergency responders
can respond. The Division of Emergency Management has
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Although you may have insured your valuables, take
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Have a phone charger you can use in your car, especially
comfort of your home. if you do not have a landline phone. Lastly, be a “check-
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Remember to complete all major cutting of vegetation,
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» Medication Reminders » Daily Reports to Give to Your Doctor always, if I can be of assistance to you, please call me at
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