Hurricane Season Begins June 1. Are you prepared?

Hurricane Humberto, as captured by a NOAA satellite September 15, 2019. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)

Emergency Support Function (ESF) 18 aims to coordinate local, state, and federal agencies and organizations’ actions that will provide immediate and short-term assistance for the needs of businesses, industries, and economic stabilization.

The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce fills that role. Our staff will be sure to keep you informed of what is happening before, during, and after an emergency, have someone staffed at the emergency operations center to assist city and county staff and assist you in the recovery process once it is safe to do so.

We will also take the time to educate you on ways to prepare your business, staff, and family for emergencies such as hurricanes as best we can.

As we enter hurricane season, now is a good time to make sure you are prepared. Do you know your zone? Do you have a hurricane kit and document checklist ready? Do you know your sheltering options?

All these items plus many others are explained in The St. Johns County Chamber’s Hurricane Preparedness vide

 

The official forecast from the NOAA Administration is calling for 12 – 17 named storms, 5 – 9 hurricanes, and 1 – 4 major hurricanes in the Atlantic basin.

This would be a less active hurricane season than the past couple of years and would be a more typical hurricane season.