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Florida ‘disaster preparedness’ tax holiday runs through June 14

Through Saturday June 14, there will be no Florida sales tax on a variety of essential survival products. Items like batteries & flashlights,
Satellite image of Hurricane Irma in the Gulf of Mexico.

Get your hurricane disaster kit ready for this season

This hurricane season is forecast to be one of the busiest yet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts above-normal hurricane activity for the Atlantic season which spans June 1 – Nov. 30. State officials...

Senator Rick Scott urges hurricane preparedness in St. Pete Beach

Hurricane Season starts this Saturday. Florida Senator Rick Scott visited St. Pete Beach Tuesday to urge residents to be prepared. 
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Hurricane Preparedness Week 2024

The start of the 2024 hurricane season is less than a month away and there are early indicators of an active year in the tropics.
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The 2024 hurricane season begins in a couple of months. Here’s what emergency managers want you to know.

Florida emergency management offices are sharing their safety tips to empower residents to act ahead of potential storms.

Hurricane season kicks off with preparedness expo in St. Pete

Last Thursday night, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue hosted a Hurricane Preparedness Expo to kick off this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. Residents picked up supplies and learned more about how they can be ready for worst-case...
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Radioactivity Wednesday: Could we survive a Hurricane Phoenix?

August 26, 2020 What if a Category 5 hurricane struck the Tampa Bay region? How would the events unfold, and what would the region look like in the aftermath of the storm? In 2009, the...
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Could Tampa handle a hurricane like Katrina?

Today at The Tampa Bay Catostrophic Planning Summit, disaster experts from nine counties considered what would happen if the Tampa bay region were hit by a category 5 hurricane as harrowing as Katrina. If Tampa...
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Tampa Bay planners prepare for the worst: A category five hurricane

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina still haunts America, as many recall the failure of FEMA, the levees, and government response to the disaster. Now other coastal cities like Tampa are learning from the tragedy, and...

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