2012 Hurricane Season

Alberto                Michael
Beryl                   Nadine
Chris                   Oscar
Debby                 Patty
Ernesto               Rafael
Florence              Sandy
Gordon               Tony
Helene                Valerie
Issac                  William
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie


The Town of Orchid in conjunction with the Indian River County Emergency Management Team will work together to keep you informed before, during and after a hurricane.  Below is information from the Indain River County Emergency Management as we kick off the 2011 Hurricane Season.  Visit this site, or the Indian River County Emergency Management website to stay abreast of the upcoming hurricane season.  We will post pertinent information here as it becomes available.


The first day of the 2011 hurricane season is less than a month away. During the last year Indian River County Emergency Management has been busy making and updating plans and preparing for another busy hurricane season.

Every day during the year, we monitor severe weather, wildfire conditions, hazardous materials and any other event that you should know about. If an event appears to impact Indian River or our surrounding counties, we send an alert to subscribers.

We update our many federal, state and local plans so that before, during and after a disaster we can keep our residents safe, informed and in a position to rapidly recover from disaster.

We exercise our plans with numerous state and local agencies around the area. We build relationships and trust with our partner agencies so that in an emergency we can quickly help others or send requests for help.

We continue to improve our emergency systems with redundancy built into our operation. We speak to many groups, organizations and home owner associations with a message of preparedness and assistance.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY -- A MESSAGE FROM  INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

The alerts we send to you are meant to raise awareness so personal and business plans can be ready if the need arises. So much of the year we are encouraging everyone to take three steps that will markedly improve their response when a disaster occurs.

First, make a plan.
Information on this can be found at our web page: http://www.irces.com/, at the state emergency management page: www.floridadisaster.org or at our numerous partners website such as The American Red Cross: www.redcross.org

Second, have a kit.
This is a “go kit” that consists of a container that is ready to grab and go should the need arise. A version of this in your car with snack, water and first aid supplies can make a difference on the road. The same sites above have all the information you will need.

Third, stay informed.
One of the best ways is with a NOAA weather radio. These can be set up so only a small area of the county, the entire county or a portion of the state will set off an alarm when imminent severe weather occurs. This alert service is an excellent way to get timely relevant information from our Emergency Management office regarding local impacts. Feel free to send this to anyone of your family or friends and encourage them to subscribe.

We hope you have enjoyed this snapshot of Emergency Management. We have speakers available if you have a group or you can email us or call our main phone number for more information: 772-567-2154.

Stay safe;
Indian River County Emergency Management

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Indian River County Emergency Management

4225 43rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967

772-567-2154