Make Your Home Safer Through Visit With Disaster Experts
Teams schedule February visits to area home improvement stores
Release Date: January 27, 2006
Release Number: 1609-073
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Teams of Hazard Mitigation Advisors with expertise in how to make homes and businesses safer from disasters will be temporarily available at the following area home improvement stores starting Monday, Jan. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The technical experts have been moving to new locations on a weekly basis. As specialists in hazard mitigation, they are promoting steps people can take to reduce damage from future disasters. During the first six weeks of operation, more than 32,500 people have received rebuilding and mitigation information from the teams.
Locations scheduled for the next two weeks:
From Monday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 5, they will be available each day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:
Dade County
Home Depot
5500 NW 167th St.
Hialeah, FL 33014
Dade County
Home Depot
15750 SW 88th St.
Miami, FL 33196
Collier County
Home Depot
2251 Pine Ridge Rod
Naples, FL 34109
Lee County
Home Depot
14655 S. Tamiami Trail
Ft Myers, FL 33912
Monroe County
Home Depot
2811 N. Roosevelt Blvd
Key West, FL 33040
(New location announced)
From Monday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 12, they will be available each day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:
Dade County
Home Depot
3183 SW 160th Ave
Miramar, FL 33014
Collier County
Home Depot
1000 Immokalee Rd
Naples, FL 34110
Lee County
Home Depot
11941 Bonita Beach Rd.
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
(Rescheduled to this week from
week of Jan. 30 through Feb. 06)
Monroe County
Home Depot
SE 4555 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003. For more information visit www.fema.gov.
SERT is a collaboration of Florida’s state agencies led by the state coordinating officer. SERT’s mission is to ensure that Florida is prepared to respond to emergencies, recover from them, and mitigate their impacts. Visit www.floridadisaster.org for the latest information on the hurricane relief efforts.
Last Modified: Friday, 27-Jan-2006 19:11:52