Hurricane Season starts June 1.

Are you prepared?

2011 Prediction: http://www.wusf.usf.edu/news/2011/05/19/hurricane_forecast_above-average_year
Get all your questions answered at the Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo on Sat., May 21 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at MOSI. Learn more about the Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo online at www.tampabayhurricaneexpo.com/.
If you can't make it out to the Expo, there are a number of resources you can take advantage of at your own convenience:
EVACUATION
- Know your evacuation level. Find yours at - http://gisweb.hillsboroughcounty.org/heat/
- Find out what fire station and hospital is closest to your house? Best to know before you need it – http://gisweb.hillsboroughcounty.org/heat/
- Would you like an interactive Web site? Check out the Hurricane Evacuation Assessment Tool to find your property – http://arcims-prod.hillsboroughcounty.org/website/htmlviewer/heat/cf.htm?Title=Hurricane%20Evacuation%20Assessment%20Tool
- There are many things you should be aware of when returning home - www.hillsboroughcounty.org/emergency/info/flooding.cfm?oid=05
GUIDES
· Pick up your 2011 Hurricane Guide, The Official Guide For The Tampa Bay Area, at local post offices and libraries, or view it online at - www.tbrpc.org/tampabaydisaster/hurricane_guide2011/HG_2011.html
· You can start shopping for your hurricane supplies now. Don’t know what to buy? Here is a weekly list to help spread out the costs - http://bit.ly/140cWK
SPECIAL NEEDS
· Have a family member who need special assistance to evacuate? Find out many of the requirements at - www.hillsboroughcounty.org/emergency/hurricaneinfo/disabledprep.cfm  
BUSINESSES
· Do you have your business Go Box? Find out what you need at - www.hillsboroughcounty.org/emergency/hurricaneinfo/businessprep.cfm  
PETS
- Have a pet? Plan for them, too. Find out more at - www.hillsboroughcounty.org/animalservices/information/disaster.cfm
-Need to shelter your pet. Great pet sheltering preparation tips are found at - www.hillsboroughcounty.org/emergency/programsservices/shelteringpets.cfm
Hurricane Season runs June 1 through Nov. 30.
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