Escambia Emergency Boss: Time To Prep For Hurricane Season

May 30, 2018

After a near-miss with Subtropical Storm Alberto, John Dosh, Escambia County’s Emergency Management director, says residents should focus on preparing for a hurricane season that begins Friday.

For days, the National Hurricane Center forecast said Alberto would make a landfall in or near Escambia County, bring a foot of rain and flash flooding. Escambia County responded, making sand for sandbags available and warning residents of the flooding danger.

“We were very, very fortunate that Alberto did not bring us lots of rain. Forecasts and storms change,” Dosh said. “It’s always best for people to continue to prepare and not let their guard down.”

Escambia County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service of Mobile will host a Tropical Town Hall today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Escambia County Public Safety building, located at 6575 N. “W” St. in Pensacola.

Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which will feature a presentation from the NWS on hurricanes, hurricane-related weather conditions and the associated hazards, as well as a presentation from Escambia County Emergency Management on disaster preparedness and local information. The town hall setting will give attendees an opportunity to ask NWS forecasters and Emergency Management staff their hurricane and disaster preparedness-related questions.

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2 Responses to “Escambia Emergency Boss: Time To Prep For Hurricane Season”

  1. Sage2 on May 30th, 2018 12:18 pm

    Great advice for all! Take heed of the warning and as the Boy Scouts used to say Be Prepared!

  2. Well on May 30th, 2018 12:08 pm

    Who you gonna call…..
    The Emergency Boss of course.

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