Information & Resources
Pages, PDFs, and other important information.
Preparing your boat for hurricane season
Pinellas County is the second-largest boating community in Florida with nearly 54,000 registered boats. This presents a great risk during storms and...
Evacuation
Why evacuate? Evacuations are ordered to protect people from storm surge flooding. Pinellas County ordered a mandatory level A and mobile home...
Emergency Information
View the latest storm forecasts In the case of a large-scale emergency in Pinellas County, this page will be updated on an...
Employee Emergency Information
Find emergency information for Pinellas County employees during a hurricane event.
Make a Plan
Once you Know Your Risk, you can Make A Plan for how to respond if a hazard is threatening your safety. Who...
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
What is CERT? The Florida Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates residents about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their...
Hurricane Guide – English
The 2023 Pinellas County Hurricane Guide was developed in partnership with Pinellas County Emergency Management and the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education program and includes activities to help all ages actively learn about hurricanes and what to do to get ready and stay safe.
Emergency Shelters
List showing the open/closed status of the shelters in Pinellas County. Once an evacuation is called, this list is updated on a regular basis.
Preparing Pets for Emergencies
Pets are an important part of your family. Making an emergency plan that includes them, especially for hurricane season, is part of...
Storm Surge
Storm surge is the water that is pushed onto land as a hurricane makes landfall. • It can range from a few...
Special Needs Evacuation Assistance Form – Spanish
Use this printable form to register for special needs evacuation assistance, in Spanish.
Special Needs Evacuation Assistance Form – English
Use this printable form to register for special needs evacuation assistance.
Alert Pinellas FAQs
FAQs about the emergency and community notification service for Pinellas County, local municipalities and the Sheriff's office.
COVID-19 County Response After Action Report
December 2019 – March 2022
CEMP Review Acknowledgement Form
Certification form to accompany a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Text version without graphics. Answer these questions to help you decide if and when you would have to evacuate. Do you live...
Hurricane Guide – Vietnamese
Hướng Dẫn Chuẩn Bị cho Mọi Hiểm Nguy năm 2022 là sự hợp tác giữa Ban Quản Lý Khẩn Cấp Quận Pinellas (Pinellas County Emergency Management) và Báo Tampa Bay Times trong Chương Trình Giáo Dục (Newspaper in Education Program, hay NIE) để cung cấp cho học sinh và gia đình các em, nhiều công cụ Chuẩn Bị cho Mọi Hiểm Nguy và là một nguồn tài liệu trong suốt cả năm.