Suffolk County Shelter and Storm Surge Zone Mapping Tool. This interactive tool is provided for your information and use to assist with personal preparedness when emergency situations, storm flooding conditions or potential evacuations may occur. Residents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with this emergency preparedness tool and to use it for their own planning, safety and protection. The map identifies: address locations the specific types of shelters available within Suffolk County (i.e. General Population, Pet Friendly, Special Needs, Functional Needs) the location, capabilities and pertinent information about each shelter which shelters are currently open in actual emergency situations a mapping feature for driving directions to shelters Storm Surge Zones showing potential flood areas from different strength hurricanes links to important emergency related information Using this tool allows viewers to enter a specific address within the County and visually determine if that location is within an area subject to storm surge flooding. It also identifies the location of all potential shelters within the County. During a real emergency event, where sheltering of residents may be needed, actual conditions will dictate which shelters are open. In emergency situations, only those shelters that are open will be shown on the interactive map. Please note that the shelter closest to your residence may not be open. The mapping tool can also be used to provide viewers with directions to shelter locations.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:24:59 +0000
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