Hurricane/Disaster Preparation
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Hurricane Preparedness Video (Spanish) from Carl Hersh on Vimeo.
Preparation, planning, and supplies needed for hurridane season, and what to do if a hurricane is coming.
Nutrition
Food Safety
Emergency Home Power Generator
Landscape & Backyards
Presentations - Hurricane Preparation Workshop
- Urban Forestry Hurricane Recovery The site includes a vast collection of topics related to Hurricane Recovery. The main goal of the site is to foster a healthy urban forest that is more wind-resistant. The program is aimed at citizens and communities who seek to rebuild and set better management practices so that future storms are less devastating.
- This publication will guide you on how to be safe around fallen trees after a hurricane, when and how to restore damaged trees, and ways to prevent damage next time. The publication is available in English and Spanish
- Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Wind Storms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
- Selecting Tropical and Subtropical Species for Wind Resistance Tree selection for wind resistance is a key component for tree survival during hurricane conditions. The site contains many fact-sheets and PowerPoints presentations about tree selection in English and Spanish
- Preventing Problem The site contains a comprehensive list of strategies in order to minimize the tree damage after storm or hurricanes. The strategies could be for New Planting, Existing Planting or Special Situations or Conditions.
Presentaciones del Taller Preparacion contra Huracanes
Fact-sheets
- Biohazards in the Yard: Playing it Safe
- Hurricanes and Landscapes
- Pruning Landscape Trees and Shrubs
- How to Minimize Wind Damage in the South Florida Garden
Agriculture
- Preparing for and Recovering from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Damage for Tropical Fruit Groves
- UF/IFAS Extension Disaster Manual
Boaters
Aquaculture
Hurricane Forecast & Weather Resources
- National Hurricane Center
- Weather Sites for Cold Weather Events
- University of Florida Weather
- Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management
- American Red Cross of Greater Miami & The Keys - Disaster preparation
CONTACT
Pamela Aracena Santos, Ph.D. County Extension Director pamela.aracena@ufl.edu
Hours Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Physical Addresses
Main Extension Office
18710 SW 288 Street
Homestead, FL 33030
Phone (305) 248-3311
Fax (305) 246-2932
Other Offices
Florida Sea Grant
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: (305) 421-4017 (Call for appointment)
EFNEP
14400 NW 77 Court, Suite 106
Miami Lakes, FL 33016
Phone: (786) 391-0539 (Call for appointment)
4-H Youth Development Program
401 E 65 Street
Hialeah, FL 33013
Phone: (305) 769-4050
Fax: (305) 769-4052