A fictional hurricane will hit North Florida next week as local emergency teams practice for the real thing.
The exercise will be held on May 23rd and 24th at the Emergency Management office at the Apalachicola airport – the bogus hurricane will be named “Griffin”.
The fake hurricane will follow the track of Hurricane Frances that made landfalls in 2004 in South Florida and again on the Big Bend.
The exercise is supposed to simulate a full hurricane response to make sure that emergency personnel are ready for the real thing before Hurricane Season kicks off on June the 1st.
Emergency officials will have to deal with a number of scenarios including the hurricane itself, possible tornados, flooding, and wind damage.
The exercise will include local emergency management officials, as well as sheriff’s officers and representatives of state agencies.
Local county commissioners will also take part in the exercise.
Local residents should also be making plans of their own by now.
This hurricane season is expected to be a busy one - so you should already you’re your evacuation route planned, and if you have pets you should also have plans for what you are going to do with them since they aren’t welcome at many shelters.
You should also have two well stocked first aid kits, one for your house and one for your car, a battery-operated radio with plenty of extra batteries. A flashlight, a non-electric can opener, and a fire extinguisher.
It also helps to have pliers, tape, a small shovel, needles and thread and a whistle.
And don't forget to stock up on sanitary items like toilet paper, garbage bags, disinfectant and chlorine bleach.
Oyster Radio is Franklin County's official emergency broadcast network, so in the case of a major storm this season, make sure to tune in to 100.5 FM.
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