EMERGENCY PLANNING & RESPONSE

Weather problems are the ongoing concerns for Florida citizens and visitors. Fortunately, Florida is also one of the best states for emergency planning and response functions in the country. Please browse the various operations below and review the planning functions carefully - there is a tremendous amount of great information here!

 

LOCAL EMERGENCY ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICES
There are several local emergency organizations and offices in the area and are noted below.
COLLIER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Local emergency control
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Oversee the counties
COLLIER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - EMS info
PET FRIENDLY SHELTER IN WEATHER PROBLEMS - Where your pets can stay with you.

EMERGENCY PLANNING
The impact of emergencies can be lessened through some simple preparation. How do you get started with disaster preparedness? What if you have a Tornado, Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake, Fire? What if you are forced to evacuate your home or living area? What do you need?

QUICK REFERENCE FLIER - We built a quick one page flier with the most critical bullet list including disaster preparedness, evacuation planes, a disaster supply kit, and even some quick cutout emergency pet ID cards that can go in your wallet or with your pets or guardian. This flier downloads quickly in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

 

DETAILED EMERGENCY PLANNING - For more detailed emergency planning information feel free to download the complete (large) emergency planning document created by the National Association Of Professional Pet sitters (NAPPS).

D.A.R.T. - DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM OF COLLIER COUNTY
LHAPS is also an active member of the local DART program to help animals and their owners that may have troubles before, during, or after a disaster event. The mission of the Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) is to promote the safety and well-being of all animals who are or may be adversely affected during a disaster and to respond to the needs of those who provide emergency and supportive care to animals during all phases of a disaster. This is accomplished in 3 ways: 1) Preparedness, 2) Awareness, and 3) Response.

DART LOCAL TEAMS -to learn more about the local D.A.R.T. program.
DART NATIONAL PROGRAM - Learn more about the Humane Society involvement on a national level.

F.E.M.A. - FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
FEMA has been very visible in disaster recovery in many areas and especially in hurricane seasons. Note the various FEMA areas of information below:

NOAA HURRICANE INFO - Excellent resource for preparation.
FEMA RESOURCES - Contact info for hurricane programs.
READY.GOV - Good site on how to make an emergency kit, emergency plan, and communications plan.
FEMA GENERAL INFO - The main web site entrance.

COUNTY POLICE & FIRE SCANNER (LIVE)
SCANNER - Naples News hosts a fantastic scanner with live fire and police functions