Disaster Toolkit

We should all be prepared for disasters by having a plan, assessing our individual situations and needs, and knowing what to do in an emergency. The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) wants to provide clients, waiver support coordinators, partners, providers, and staff with resources to help meet your needs in an emergency.

The resource links listed below contain information to help individuals plan for and recover from a disaster or emergency occurring within the state of Florida.

Be sure to check out the APD Emergency Preparedness Guide for more information on how to be prepared for disasters.

Hurricane Isaias Information

Executive Orders

• Executive Order 26-212 - Emergency Management - Amending Executive Order 26-202 - Hurricane Isaias


• Executive Order 26-211 - Emergency Management -Tropical Storm Isaias


• Executive Order 26-202 - Emergency Management -Tropical Depression Nine

Information

• Alert Florida - To learn how to receive emergency alerts and other public safety notifications in your community.


• Disaster Shelters - Find Shelters - American Red Cross


• Power Outages Dashboard


• Disaster Distress Helpline for Immediate Crisis Counseling


• ESF 6 Mass Feeding Locations


• Preventing Mosquito and Tick Bites


• Multi-agency Resource Centers (MARCs): MARCs are opening in the following counties:
  a. Santa Rosa
  b. Washington
  c. Okaloosa
  d. Escambia
  


• Emergency Bridge Loans


• Boil Water Notices (BWNs): 10 BWNs are in affect: Escambia (1), Holmes (3), Jackson (1), Santa Rosa (1), Suwannee (1), Walton (2), Washington (1)
  

  Boil Water Notices are available at: Boil Water Notices - Florida Department of Health.

• Employee Assistance Program: The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a benefit provided by your employer, the State of Florida. It is a resource that’s free for you and your family/household members, and provides 24/7 confidential access to counseling, resources, and support for any issue that’s on your mind. Additionally, it can help with a spectrum of daily living issues related to childcare, elder care, family, financial and legal concerns, education, housing and much more. Call 24/7 at 1 (833) 746-8337 or visit: https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/work_and_life/additional_benefits/employee_assistance_program.


• RxOpen: Rx Open - Healthcare Ready

  This is a mapping tool that helps patients and providers locate open pharmacies in areas impacted by natural disasters and public health emergencies. By offering up-to-date information on pharmacy operations, Rx Open ensures individuals can access necessary medications, even in challenging times. 
  When activated, Rx Open offers the latest status of pharmacies in affected areas, indicating whether they are open, closed, or have restricted hours. When Rx Open is inactive, it displays every tracked facility in the country as “Open” on the map.
  Rx Open is currently activated in response to Hurricane Isaias. Rx Open was last updated at 2:30pm EST on 10/10/26. 

General Resource Links

• Florida Disaster website: http://www.floridadisaster.org/ to find your county EOC or current Shelter information.


• Get a Plan! - FloridaDisaster.org


• National Hurricane Center


• Disaster Supply Kit Checklist


• Have a Place to Go


• Shelters


• Post-Storm Debris Removal Guidelines - PDF Graphic


• Disability Planning


• Car Safety | Ready.gov


• Special Needs Shelters Brochure
        - English
        - Spanish
        - Haitian Creole



• Disaster Legal Services - Legal Aid for low-income survivors of a presidentially declared major disaster, provided through an agreement with the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division (YLD). DLS covers cases that would not normally incur legal fees.
  Year-round legal aid hotline: 833-514-2940
  Florida contact: Kathy Grunewald, kgrunewald@lsnf.org
  Types of Assistance:

  • Insurance claims: health, property or life
  • Recovery or replacement of lost legal documents
  • Home repairs and contractor or landlord disputes
  • Powers of attorney and guardianship materials
  • FEMA appeals


• Coping with Disaster - Ready.gov


• Florida Road and Bridge Information: https://fl511.com/


• Live DOT Cameras: Florida 511 Camera Listing


• Alert Florida to sign up for emergency alerts and other public safety notifications in your community


• Search here for Gas: Gasbuddy


• House assistance: www.FloridaHousingSearch.org


• Florida Independent Living Council: http://www.floridasilc.org/


• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance Programs


• FEMA Emergency Lodging Assistance User Guide


• Protocols for Requesting Church World Service (CWS) Disaster Kits & Blankets


• FEMA - Get Assistance After a Disaster


• FEMA - Obtenga Asistencia Después de un Desastre


• Collecting and Protecting Disaster Survivor's Information


• Privacy Data Cover Sheet