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Police‑based emergency operations team outlines hurricane readiness, exercises and community tips
Summary
Police Department officials described North Miami Beach’s hurricane preparedness work, recent tabletop and mock exercises with county evaluators, training on CrisisTrack and WebEOC, and outreach to elderly and vulnerable residents; the commission urged residents to prepare and sign up for city alerts.
City emergency management staff and the North Miami Beach Police Department provided a briefing Tuesday on hurricane‑season preparedness and recent training exercises.
Major Sandy Rodriguez and retired Sergeant Laura Gonzalez summarized the city’s recent exercise schedule and preparedness work: senior management trainings in March, an April tabletop exercise focused on flash flooding, participation in Miami‑Dade County’s exercises, county‑run WebEOC and CrisisTrack trainings held at the NMB Police Department, and an upcoming divisional mock hurricane exercise. County and state evaluators observed training and provided favorable feedback, staff said.
Rodriguez described the city’s Emergency Operations Center location at the police department and said staff are trained to use WebEOC (incident coordination software) and CrisisTrack (an assessment and damage‑tracking tool used to document damage for local, state and federal assistance). City staff stressed the importance of damage assessments for accessing FEMA assistance.
Staff also reviewed public preparedness tips — assemble an emergency kit, secure property (trim trees, clear gutters), charge devices and prepare fuel, make evacuation plans for households and pets — and encouraged residents to sign up for city alerts and download the NMB mobile app.
Why it matters: The city has multiple upcoming exercises scheduled and is working with county and state partners to ensure that shelters, damage assessment systems and emergency communications are ready for the 2025 hurricane season.
Next steps: The city will run a divisional mock hurricane exercise and publish preparedness materials, a short preparedness video and alert signup information on city channels.
Speakers quoted in this article are recorded in the meeting transcript and include Major Sandy Rodriguez and retired Sergeant Laura Gonzalez.
