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Okaloosa emergency management urges early evacuation planning, explains EOC activations and shelters
Summary
Okaloosa County emergency management outlined evacuation timing, phased tourist-first evacuations, EOC activation levels, shelter guidance and special-needs registries at a public preparedness talk.
Pat Maddox, Okaloosa County emergency management chief, told residents at a county preparedness presentation that personal planning and early evacuation are critical during hurricane season. "Know your evacuation routes," Maddox said, and he directed listeners to the county’s emergency management web resources for shelter locations and the special-needs registry.
Maddox said Okaloosa County covers more than 930 square miles of land and about 152 miles of barrier beaches, and that the county’s evacuation strategy is tailored to that geography and to a large seasonal population. "We know that we can evacuate the county complete in about 48 hours solid," Maddox said, adding that the county plans to phase evacuations by…
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