Emergency Preparedness
In the event of an emergency, natural or otherwise, it is important to make sure that your basic needs are being met and that you are safe. The most effective way of to do this is to have a plan in place. It’s very easy to panic during an emergency; being mentally and physically prepared may help to minimize that feeling of panic and enable you to keep yourself and family calm, cool, collected, and most importantly, safe.
When Irma hit us communications was down and so was our website. We have the site on Naples.Net a local server in Naples, without power the website was down. To prevent this from happening in the future I moved the residents section to a national server, BlueHost. Once I talk to Jon we will get more ont on Emergency Preparedness.
Collier County
Don’t overlook the fact that with summer rains come the potential for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes.
Read and save as your favorites on your computer or smartphone websites such as the following which have helpful tips on getting prepared and building a family action plan.
- Collier County Emergency Management
- Ready (Department of Homeland Security)
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Florida Disaster (Florida Division of Emergency Management)
- Sign up for Collier County Emergency Management daily situation reports
Collier Emergency Management also has Facebook and Twitter pages which will have real time info in case of an actual event.
Remember that text messaging to family and friends consumes fewer resources on the cellular network than voice and media. Make sure you are text savvy to stay in contact with family and friends if cellular networks are impacted or periodically overloaded.
NEW - Alert Collier
To sign up via landline: 311 or 239-252-8999
Sign up via email: AlertCollier@CollierCountyFL.gov
Sign up on line: colliercountyfl.
- Alerts will be received for hurricane, tornado, severe thunderstorms, brush fires, and flash floods.
- Notifications will be for watches, warnings and all clear and can be tailored to geographical areas within the County.
- This replaces the county Code RED notification system.