Hurricane Preparedness Information | 211 Brevard Contact Center

Programs that increase public awareness of the measures that people can take to protect lives and property before, during and after a hurricane.  Included are programs that inspect the homes of individual residents and give them a report which recommends ways to enhance their safety and reduce the risk of property damage or loss, as well as those that deal with hurricane safety in a more general way.  Hurricanes are tropical cyclones, formed in the atmosphere over warm ocean areas, in which wind speeds reach 74 miles per hour or more and blow in a large spiral around a relatively calm center or "eye".

Hurricane Preparedness Information

Twenty-four hour disaster response and support includes services for families following a residential fire or other disaster. Disaster preparedness includes training for volunteers responding as neighborhood groups, community agencies and businesses.

Disaster Preparedness | American Red Cross - Space Coast Chapter

Activities, programs and systems developed prior to an emergency that support community readiness and resiliency assessment; development and testing of disaster plans; training of staff in plan implementation; establishment of collaborative arrangements with other services; provision of suitable warning systems; identification, procurement and/or collection of the facilities, equipment, supplies and trained personnel that will be necessary for responding to an emergency; and development and dissemination of information and/or training about how individuals and organizations can prepare for a major disaster or large-scale emergency that disrupts the normal functioning of a community.