Ready Pinellas Status

Pinellas County Emergency Management’s Ready Pinellas application is a mobile disaster preparedness and decision support application designed to assist Pinellas County citizens in planning ahead, or when tropical storms approach our area, providing an outline of steps and recommendations and current information.  There is a Blue Sky Readiness Checklist for pre-storm preparations, and as a tropical storm approaches and Pinellas County is placed in the 5-day or 3-day cone as indicated by the National Hurricane Center, ReadyPinellas will present the 5-day Readiness Checklist and then the 3-day Readiness Checklist.  Pinellas County All Hazards Preparedness Guide: Download a PDF version of Pinellas County’s All Hazards Guide, with information on how to prepare for and respond to hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, lightning and manmade disasters.  Users can type in their address and see a representative graphic illustration of their structure type with a depiction of the projected height of storm surge for the different evacuation levels.  Social Media: Follow Pinellas County on social media for general county information, breaking news, preparedness tips and real-time updates.  As a user, you can enter your address and determine your evacuation level, the closest hotel accommodations, the closest general or special needs shelter.  Special Needs: Pinellas County’s special needs program is intended for those who need transportation or require minimal medical assistance while seeking public shelter.  Users can enter information about the location of their homes and businesses, family members, pets and family contact information and an individualized emergency plan will be developed that users are able to print or maintain online.  The Alert Pinellas emergency notification service allows Pinellas County to send urgent messages by voice to landlines and mobile devices, text, TDD and via email.  Get a Plan: This feature helps citizens, businesses and special needs citizens create an emergency preparedness plan.  Readiness Checklist: The Readiness Checklist is a tool to provide users an easy guide for preparedness ahead of hurricane season.  Registration for a special needs shelter is required and this feature allows users to register.  It also displays the specific evacuation level for the address and the amount of storm surge predicted for that evacuation level in a neighborhood view.  Storm Surge Protector: This interactive tool depicts the impact that different levels of storm surge flooding would have on a neighborhood, home or business.  Know Your Zone: When a tropical storm approaches it’s critical for residents to know their Evacuation Zone.  Pet Preparedness: Get information on sheltering your pet, and a list of supplies needed to weather the storm.