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hurricane preparedness
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...
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...
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...
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...
