Disaster Preparedness Guide for Elders

Hurricane season has started and it is a good time to check your emergency plans. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs has published their annual "Disaster Preparedness Guide for Elders". This guide has information about:

• planning for the hurricane season
• manufactured homes and hurricanes
• assembling a disaster supply kit
• disaster preparedness for elders with hearing loss
• disaster planning for your pets
• heat stress and heat stroke
• disaster recovery assistance

You can read the entire guide here.
For local disaster preparedness, evacuation maps and shelters for Pasco County residents, click here. From this page you can choose the Pasco County evacuation maps and the Pasco County shelter list. You can pick up a print version of this brochure at our Pasco County public libraries.