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County details shelters, medical‑needs shelters and transportation support
Summary
Kelly Wilson said shelters (pet‑friendly, special medical‑needs, general population) open with evacuations; residents with medical needs should register in advance and the county will arrange buses from the school district and vehicles from the Council on Aging to transport residents to shelters.
Kelly Wilson said St. Johns County opens shelters simultaneously with evacuation orders and described three shelter types: pet‑friendly, special medical‑needs and general population. She urged listeners with medical needs that rely on equipment such as oxygen to register ahead of time so the county can place them in medical‑needs shelters that can accommodate electricity and special requirements.
Wilson added that pet‑friendly shelters require owners to be responsible for their animals while in shelter and that families might not share the same interior shelter space as their pets. On transportation, she said residents who need rides should call the EOC citizens' info line with their address; the county coordinates pickups using St. Johns County School District buses and smaller buses from the St. Johns Council on Aging to bring people to shelters.
She encouraged families to pack shelter kits with medicines, hygiene items, documents and special foods and to plan transportation needs ahead of an evacuation.
