Patricia Reynolds, MLISDirector, Bishopric Medical LibrarySarasota Memorial Hospitalpatti-reynolds@smh.com
Disaster preparedness is going high-tech, regional, and Facebook.
Palm Beach County emergency managers, and counterparts in Miami-Dade, Broward and the Keys, have launched a one-stop web page with tips, lists, instructions and links for 15 different disaster scenarios from hurricanes to wildfires to terrorist attack. the page, www.ReadySouthFlorida.org, has downloadable emergency preparedness brochures, and links to each local county’s emergency management website.
There’s also a “Ready South Florida” social media site on Facebook, Palm Beach County emergency manager Bill Johnson said Friday. the program, patterned after the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s www.ready.gov web page, also features brochures and public service announcements. the web page is split into three themes: get a kit, make a plan, and be informed. People can click to get a checklist for food or other supplies, a list of shelters, or other important information. the website is in English and eventually also will be in Spanish and Creole, Johnson said. having four county web pages available in one place is key for a region where many work in one county and live in another, or have relatives or friends elsewhere in South Florida with whom they’ll have to care for in an emergency, said Johnson, who came to Palm Beach County from Miami-Dade and whose home there was smashed by Hurricane Andrew. now, he said, “you don’t have to memorize the websites. you can move from one agency to the other.” He said counties also are trying to standardize the pages to reduce confusion. Because disasters aren’t limited to hurricane season, Johnson said he hopes the web page will help people make sure they have a kit assembled year-round and have all preparations and plans in place.
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