Disaster Preparedness

Before the Storm

• Florida Division of Emergency Management – (850) 815-4000 or Dial 711 (TDD/TTY)
• Make a Family Plan
• Planning for Businesses
• Know Your Zone – Evacuation Zones
• Hurricane Preparedness Plan - Supply Kit
• Red Cross Shelter Locator
• State of Florida Shelter Locator by County
• Hillsborough County Emergency Management
• Pinellas County Emergency Management
• Pasco County Emergency Management
• Pasco County Emergency Notification System
• Sarasota County Hurricane Preparedness
• Manatee County Emergency Management

During the Storm

• Florida Emergency Information Toll-Free Line: (800) 342-3557
• National Weather Service
• TECO Power Outages Map
• Duke Energy Outages Map

Recovery

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Disaster & Recovery Tips & Resources/Insurance Information
• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay at 211
• Disaster Assistance
• Feeding Tampa Bay
• City of Tampa Resident Damage Self Reporting Form
• To report fallen trees: (813) 274-3101
• To report a power outage to TECO: (813) 588-1010
• To report price gouging in Florida: (866) 966-7226
• Wastewater Emergency Repair: (813) 247-3451
• City of Tampa Solid Waste Call Center at 813-274-8811

Members Offering Hurricane Relief Resources

Business Support

• Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
• Small Business Administration
• SBA Hillsborough County  - Disaster Recovery
• Florida Commerce Small Business Damage Assessment Survey
• Florida Small Business Development Center
• Disaster Assistance & Emergency Relief for Businesses and Individuals – Resources to help taxpayers and businesses recover from the impact of a disaster.
• IRS: Preparing for a Disaster – Find tips for individuals and businesses on preparing for a disaster.
• IRS/Small Businesses: Disaster Assistance & Emergency Relief
• IRS: Tax Relief in Disaster Situations – Find information on the most recent tax relief provisions for taxpayers affected by disaster situations.

How You Can Help

• Florida Disaster Fund: It's the state of Florida's official private fund to assist residents. Click here to offer cash donations.
• American Red Cross: In addition to offering assistance, it takes cash gifts that will be used to help those impacted by the storm. You can give here.
• Salvation Army: It accepts cash donations, along with clothing, furniture, and other items. Call 1-800-SA-TRUCK (1-800-728-7825) to arrange a pick-up, or click here.
• United Way Suncoast: It has set up a page with resources for receiving assistance, along with ways you can volunteer your time as well as donate. Details are here.
• OneBlood: It says there's an urgent need for blood following Helene. Click here for information on how to donate.
• Metropolitan Ministries: It offers assistance, including food and shelter, for the Tampa Bay area's homeless population. You can give financially here.

With Tampa Bay’s growing bilingual and Spanish speaking community in mind, we’ve partnered with Solmart Media Group’s Spanish language radio stations to connect you with resources. During an emergency situation, Solmart radio stations will broadcast in Spanish storm and hurricane alerts and warnings, and updates post-storm. In this audio message, Mercedes Soler, Solmart President, explains what kind of a hurricane season is predicted by experts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the basics of any hurricane preparedness plan. Solmart radio stations include: WTWD-910AM,WTWD-102.1FM, WZSP-FM, WZSP-FMHD1, WZSP-FMHD2, WTMY-FM 99.1, WTMY-AM 1280