O. Mitchell Smeykal, Director
707 NW 6th St.  Okeechobee, FL  34972
Phone: (863) 763-3212     Fax: (863) 763-4565
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Florida Division of Emergency Management's Floridadisaster.org Website for Florida's Division of Emergency Management
American Red Cross Disaster and Emergency Services, as well as First Aid and CPR training
Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter, American Red Cross This Chapter services Okeechobee County.
Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners

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City of Okeechobee City of Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County
South Florida Water Management District Rainy Season Readiness South Florida Water Management District preparedness site for heavy rains, June-October.
National Weather Service, Okeechobee Forecast National Weather Service website
Central Florida Regional Planning Council Regional Planning Council focused on Hazardous Materials safety.

Florida Personal Health Records Toolkit

Personal health and records toolkit
Florida 511 Current traffic conditions throughout the State of Florida (a free service from FDOT)
Treasure Coast 211 211 of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast provides information, assessment, referral, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, and suicide intervention, via the telephone 24 hours a day/365 days a year.
Consumer Watch ConsumerWatch.com is a comprehensive database featuring information and news alerts about thousands of products currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
 

Training Sites

FEMA Emergency Management Institute - Independent Study Program FEMA Independent Study Website
Domestic Preparedness Campus TEEX Training website
Division of Emergency Management Training Calendar List of training events sponsored by the Division of Emergency Management
 
Planning Sites
ASPCA Disaster Preparedness The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has very good information about how to prepare your pets for disaster, and links to additional training.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Catastrophic Planning

Herbert Hoover Dike Catastrophic Planning
House of Worship Security Assessment Software Geared towards Religious Organizations
Sunshine State Horse Council Disaster Planning for Country Properties
FDLE's BusinesSafe FDLE program protecting businesses from man-made and natural threats
Preparedness Planning for Home Health Providers DHS website discussing planning, sheltering, building a kit and service animals.
Church Security Member Site for Security and Safety issues for Churches
 
Local Weather Sites
Okeechobee Weather Flash graphics and gauges
 
Social Media Sites
Okeechobee Emergency Management Twitter http://twitter.com/okeechobeeeoc
Okeechobee Emergency Management Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Okeechobee-FL/Okeechobee-EOC/299045025237
Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Twitter http://twitter.com/OkeeSheriff
Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Facebook http://www.facebook.com/okeechobeesheriff
Florida Division of Emergency Management SERT Info Twitter http://twitter.com/FLSERTInfo
Florida Division of Emergency Management SERT Weather Twitter http://twitter.com/FLSERTWeather
Florida Division of Emergency Management State Watch Office Twitter http://twitter.com/FLStateWatch
Florida Division of Emergency Management Region 6 Coordinator Twitter http://twitter.com/FL_SERT_R6
Federal Emergency Management Agency Twitter http://twitter.com/femainfocus
Federal Emergency Management Agency Facebook http://www.facebook.com/FEMA
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Federal-Alliance-for-Safe-Homes-Inc-FLASH/127995990881
   
   
   
   

 

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