What to Know
- With less than 30 days to go before hurricane season begins, emergency responders are wasting no time getting ready.
- Irma’s destruction in Florida and Maria’s devastation across the Caribbean and Puerto Rico has taught officials to expect the unexpected.
- Floridians are advised to download FEMA's app to help make a plan for families while receiving alerts from the National Weather Service.
With less than 30 days to go before hurricane season begins, emergency responders are wasting no time getting ready for what could be an active year.
"It's really important for us to get everybody ready with their plans," said Isa Mendez of FEMA. "Our resources are more valuable and our communication is stronger if we work together.”
Last year, an active season that included Irma’s destruction in Florida and Maria’s devastation across the Caribbean and Puerto Rico has taught officials to expect the unexpected. This year, crews want people to put last year's lessons into practice.
"The more prepared we are, the more we plan things ahead of time, it's going to be a lot better for us to face any eventual emergency that may happen," Mendez said. "For every dollar that we spend preparing, it’s $6 that we save in resolving afterwards."
Examples of things officials want taken care of include flood insurance, which can take thirty days to go into effect. Floridians are also advised to download FEMA's app to help make a plan for families while receiving alerts from the National Weather Service.
