Other Hazard Resources

While hurricanes tend to be foremost on the minds of Pinellas County residents, lightning, flooding and emergencies from hazardous materials are other likely disaster situations we could face at any time. Make sure your survival kit is ready year-round and learn about how to deal with these life-threatening situations.

The following links will take you the FEMA website:

• Natural Disasters
  • Drought, earthquakes, extreme heat, floods, hurricanes, severe weather, space weather, thunderstorms and lightening, tornadoes, tsunami, wild fires, etc.

• Technological & Accidental Hazards

  • Black outs, hazardous materials incidents, household chemical emergency and nuclear power plant
• Terrorism - Terrorism Preparedness Brochure
  • Biological threats, chemical threats, cyber attack, explosions, nuclear blast and radiological dispersion device

Pinellas County has prepared or supplied the following information on other hazards:

• Active Shooter Preparedness
  • How to Respond Active Shooter
    Please search the Internet for additional resources developed for different types of facilities and organization.
• Bioterrorism FAQ
• Earthquake
• Emergency Management Speakers Available
• Flooding information
• Pinellas County Health Alerts
  • Zika Virus Hotline: (855) 622-6735
  • Report Diseases
• Homeland Security Information
• Rip Current Information See more info.
• Tornado
• Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is encouraging you to take part in the If You See Something, Say Something campaign and be on the lookout for suspicious activity. You could prevent the next petty theft, bank robbery, or major terrorist attack with a simple phone call. Call 9-1-1 in case of emergency. The non-emergency administration number is (727) 582-6200 and both numbers are staffed 24 hours a day.

NOAA Partner at National Weather Service / Ruskin:

Weather safety information for everyone.

Air Quality	Beach Hazard	Drought Safety	Floods	Fog
Heat	Hurricane	Lightning	Rip Current	Safe Boating
Space Weather	Sun (Ultraviolet Radiation)	Thunderstorms & Tornados	Tsunamis	Wind