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After storms, Pinellas emergency management lays out recovery status, shelter and mitigation priorities
Summary
Emergency management and public works staff updated the commission on recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, ongoing sheltering and hotel placements, ongoing case management needs, mitigation retrofit funding for schools and infrastructure projects, and work to improve future response coordination.
Pinellas County emergency management and public works presented a wide‑ranging update on storm recovery and 2025 hurricane‑season preparations, including continuing shelter support, hotel placements for displaced households, improvements to shelter training and steps to speed permitting for post‑storm repairs.
Kathy Perkins, director of emergency management, said last year’s season required prolonged response: the county’s Emergency Operations Center was activated for more than 150 days as staff handled sheltering and recovery. “We operated shelters and stepped‑down shelters for 50 days. That’s the longest time we’ve ever had people in shelters after hurricanes,” Perkins said, adding that…
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