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During an emergency

Pinellas County provides up-to-the-minute information on disaster.pinellas.gov.

To ask a question during an emergency, call the County Information Center at (727) 464-4333, or use Live Chat at disaster.pinellas.gov, which may be preferable for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Hours of operation will be announced via the website, Ready Pinellas, alerts, social media and at disaster.pinellas.gov.

Alerts

Alert Pinellas

Sign up for Alert Pinellas to get community notifications.

Sign up for Alert Pinellas to receive messages about emergencies and other important community news. Alert Pinellas is an emergency notification service for Pinellas County, local municipalities and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. This service is free to our residents and delivers urgent messages about a variety of situations, such as severe weather, boil water notices, missing persons or evacuations.

Emergency Weather Radio

Get automatic alerts from the National Weather Service. We recommend that you configure the radio to receive alerts only for Pinellas County using the Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). Each model of the radio has different instructions for setting it up, so check your owner’s manual. For Pinellas County, use SAME code 012103. If the radio does not require a SAME, tune to frequency 162.450.

Free Mobile Apps

Ready Pinellas

Personalize emergency plans with checklists, insurance information, contacts, inventory and more. This information can be saved to your phone so that it will be available to you in the case of power outages and loss of cell service. Get up-to-date information and notifications that are pushed through to your device. It is available for free download on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Florida 511

The Florida 511 mobile app provides real-time traffic conditions and incident information for the state of Florida. It is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. You can alternatively receive Florida 511 information via text message or social media.

Nextdoor

Nextdoor is a social network where you can see news and updates local to your neighborhood or city. Pinellas County and other official agencies use Nextdoor to share important information during emergencies. The app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. You can also access the network by using the Nextdoor website, which has options for email and text messages.

Social Media

Pinellas County Government

Resources

Pinellas County 2024 Hurricane Guide

The Hurricane Guide will help you determine your risk and know what to do and what to expect. It is available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

The printed guides are available at:

  • Pinellas County Libraries
  • Municipal buildings
  • Pinellas County offices

Individuals and organizations can also pick them at the following locations:

  • Lealman Exchange, 5175 45 St. N., St. Petersburg (Lealman area, right off of 54th). Open Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • The Centre, 1500 16 St., Palm Harbor. Open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Pinellas County Connection Television (PCC-TV)

PCC-TV broadcasts and streams live coverage of press conferences during emergencies. Watch online or on your television by tuning to Spectrum 637, WOW 18 or Frontier 44.

News Media

Pinellas County provides frequent updates to local news media during emergencies. Be sure you are getting your information from trusted media outlets. Confirm important information on disaster.pinellas.gov, Pinellas County social media, the County Information Center and Live Chat.

Videos

Pinellas County maintains a collection of educational videos and animations about how to prepare for different kinds of emergencies.

Ready-Set-Protect Webinar Series

In the Ready-Set-Protect Webinar Series, Pinellas County Emergency Management and affiliated community partners discuss preparation, evacuation zones, emergency shelter options, special needs, and insurance considerations, providing information and resources to assist the community in best preparing for hurricane season. 

General Hurricane Preparedness

LINK TO RECORDING (1 hour) English

LINK TO RECORDING (1 hour) Spanish

Hurricane Preparedness for Mobile Home Communities

LINK TO RECORDING (1 hour)   

Hurricane Preparedness for Pinellas County Businesses

LINK TO RECORDING (1 hour)

Hurricane Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations

LINK TO RECORDING (1 hour)

Videos for Disaster Preparedness