CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Public Safety and the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County offer these hurricane preparation options:
•Ready Okaloosa app. The app, available at www.okaloosafl.com, allows users to easily access a plan, get evacuation zone information, get a supply list, and retrieve other hurricane preparation information.
•Robo calls. Okaloosa has a computer-based warning system with the ability to call 1,000 homes a minute with emergency information.
•Special needs shelter. DOH-Okaloosa staffs the special needs shelter during evacuations and storms. The shelter is for people who need more medical supervision than a general population shelter can provide due to special medical needs, but they do not require hospitalization.
Visit okaloosa.floridahealth.gov for more information on the shelter. See https://snr.floridadisaster.org/okaloosa to register for it. Registration expires after one year and must be updated on the registration's anniversary.
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