Evacuation

Evacuation Plan

If you need help with your day-to-day activities, look into the Palm Beach County Special Needs program and apply to the special needs registry. It is very important that you register now and not wait until a disaster is imminent.
Identify two different escape routes out of each room of your house. Make sure everyone, including children, is familiar with these routes.
Find out if you live in an evacuation zone for various hazards (hurricanes, radiological emergencies). If you do, look at a map and identify two different routes out of your neighborhood.
Know where you are going. Make arrangements ahead of time with your family or friends who live out of the area. As a last resort, you may also choose to go to an Evacuation Center.
Make sure that your Disaster Kit has already been assembled and don’t forget to bring it with you.
Remember that most hotels and evacuation shelters do not permit pets (except for pets assisting people with special needs, such as seeing eye dogs), so be sure to have a place to where your pets can evacuate as well.
If you evacuate, be ready to leave as soon as the evacuation order is given. If you wait too long, not only are you putting yourself and your family at risk, but you are more likely to encounter traffic and other obstructions.
If you do not live in an evacuation zone, you will have to shelter-in-place.