Public Affairs
Department
301 North Olive Avenue
Suite 1102
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561)355-2754
FAX:(561)355-3819
Palm Beach County
Board of County
Commissioners
Jeff Koons, Chairman
Burt Aaronson,
Vice Chairman
Karen T. Marcus
Shelley Vana
Mary McCarty
Jess R. Santamaria
Addie L. Greene
County Administrator
Robert Weisman
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County to Open Cold Weather Shelters
For immediate release: Date: February 18, 2007
Contact: Public Affairs
561-355-2754
The Palm Beach County Public Safety Department’s Division of Emergency Management has activated the Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Plan for all of Palm Beach County. The Cold Weather Emergency Shelters will be open beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2007. Residents seeking refuge from the cold should contact the following:
Glades Region
Palm Beach County Crisis Line
Dial 211 or call toll free at: 866-882-2991
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
(561) 996-1670.
Eastern Communities
Palm Beach County Crisis Line
Dial 211 or call toll free at: 866-882-2991
Palm Beach County Emergency Management
(561) 712-6400 or (561) 712-6428.
The National Weather Service predicts an overnight temperature of 40o or a wind chill factor of 35o in Palm Beach County. These conditions are expected to last for more than four hours, prompting the opening of the Cold Weather Emergency Shelters. The Division of Emergency Management will continue to monitor weather developments and make announcements on any further shelter openings as necessary.