State of Florida Emergency Management

Address: 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd. Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone:  850-815-4000

📅Hurricane Season: June 1 through November 30📅

Complete Disaster Supply Kit Checklist

Living in Florida offers many benefits and advantages but be sure to thoroughly prepare for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season starting June 1. After assessing damages done from hurricanes in the past few years, Floridians are encouraged to have at least 7 days of supplies. These supplies include food, water, medicine, batteries, etc. Each family and business are advised to be adequately stocked and prepared to face this hurricane season.

During the past three years, four hurricanes have made landfall in Florida, including Hurricane Michael, the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. as a Category 5 since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. If you are unsure of what to do when disaster strikes, make a plan today.  To get you and your family started on planning visit FloridaDisaster.org/GetAPlan.

If you are an owner of a business and want to ensure that you will be able to continue business after a disaster, visit floridadisaster.org/business/planning-for-businesses/ to get started on planning.

For information about planning for any disaster and for disaster preparedness tips, visit  www.ready.gov/. 

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disaster supply kit checklist

Flood insurance is a valuable investment available to everyone: homeowners, business owners, condo unit owners and renters. Depending on the risk of where you live or own a business, as well as the provider you choose when purchasing flood insurance, policies may vary in price. Although the cost of another insurance policy may seem unnecessary, it could save you in the long run from flood damage costs and help you recover faster. Remember: just one inch of flood water can cause more than $25,000 in damage.

To find out the risk level of your property location, visit FloodSmart.gov/Flood-Map-Zone

Flood insurance claims can be filed anytime your property experiences flooding impacts. Flood insurance can cover both a property and its contents, and a claim can be filed in the event of losses directly caused by a flooding event. A flooding event is considered to be any flooding that affects two or more acres of land or two or more properties.

Instructions to Know Your Zone, Know Your Home

  • Click Know Your Zone Map
  • Type in your address
  • Know Your Zone - Find if your address is in one of the colored evacuation zones (these are flood zones)
  • If you are in an evacuation zone, listen to evacuation orders from local officials (Typically Zone A is the most vulnerable and the most likely to evacuate first. Zone E is most likely to evacuate last)
  • If an evacuation order is not issued for your area, you may consider sheltering in place. Not all evacuations zones are always ordered.  
  • If you shelter in place, it’s important to Know Your Home and its ability to withstand strong winds and heavy rain