Expo Helps Residents Prepare for Hurricane Season

Get all your questions answered at the Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Museum of Science & Industry. 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/
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? 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.