EMERGENCY SHELTERS OFFER A TEMPORARY HOME

What To Pack

• Face coverings

Planning for hurricane season and other potential disasters can be stressful.

When To Evacuate

• If you live in a site-built home, shelter in place at your home. If you have to leave, make plans to stay with family or friends to ride out the storm.

• Shelter space will be prioritized for the following:

- Those living in low-lying or flood-prone areas

- Those living in manufactured homes

- Those with special needs

• All shelters will include enhanced registration and medical screening to include temperature checks.

Preparing For A Shelter

If you evacuate to a public shelter, prepare a kit with personal items you cannot do without during an emergency.

Family Members With Special Needs

If your family has “special needs” relatives, it is important to decide what you will do in the event of an emergency or evacuation. Evacuation centers will not be able to offer the same quality of care that is provided for your elderly or disabled family members, only basic care and assistance will be available. Medications, skilled nursing care, oxygen and other special medical equipment will not be available. Remember, evacuation centers are staffed with volunteers, and supplies are limited to the basics such as food, water and first-aid kits.

• Blankets, pillows, sleeping gear

• Non-perishable foods that do not require cooking

• Important papers, including this Osceola

Hurricane Handbook

• Water

• Extra clothing for each family member

• Baby supplies, such as diapers, baby formula/ food, baby wipes, quiet toys

• Flashlight with extra batteries

• Medications

• Disinfectants

• Portable ice chest

• Personal hygiene items

• Quiet family activities — books, cards, puzzles, children’s coloring books and crayons, etc.

DON’T PACK

• Weapons or firearms

• Alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs

• Pets

• Valuables and “family treasures” of irreplaceable value

• Candles, kerosene lamps or other flammables