You can register online here, or please complete, print and sign the application. Return the completed application to: Manatee County Emergency Management P.O. Box 1000 Bradenton, Florida 34206-1000.

We recommend keeping sandbags in storage through the end of hurricane season. Sandbags can be placed at the curb alongside your trash bin for regular garbage collection.

Pet sheltering requirements and rules are important during disaster situations. Your cooperation in making a pet friendly shelter environment enjoyable is appreciated.

• Pet(s) must arrive with a carrier or cage. Cages will not be available on site.
• Pet(s) must remain in carrier (except at scheduled exercise times).
• Owners must provide pet food and other pet supplies as needed.
• Owners must provide certification that pet(s) are current with rabies vaccination
• Owners will not permit other shelter occupants to handle or approach pet(s).
• Owners are responsible for the care, feeding and handling of their own pet(s).

Pet Survival Kit for Pet-Friendly Shelters

• Proper ID collar and rabies license tag
• Carrier or cage
• Water and food bowls
• Medications
• Food supply to last about three days
• Special care instructions
• Newspapers/plastic bags for waste disposal
• Toys and comfort items
• Muzzles, if necessary
• First aid supplies
• Manual can opener
• Proper ID on all belongings

Eligible conditions for the Special Needs Shelter include, but are not limited to: · Being dependent on supplemental oxygen · Being dependent on electricity for survival · Official Diagnosis of: Dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease Even if you have one of these conditions all applications are reviewed by the Department of Health Manatee for approval or denial.

In addition to staying connected through AlertManatee and Manatee County Government's social-media outlets, the following are local media outlets that you can follow:

Television

BayNews 9
WFLA Channel 8
WTSP Channel 10
WTVT Channel 13
WFTS Channel 28
WWSB Channel 40


Radio

WFLA 970 AM
WWPR 1490 AM
WJIS 88.1 FM

In addition to your emergency supplies (food, water, medicine, flashlights, batteries, first aid kit, etc.), the following are good items to bring with you if you must evacuate to a shelter:

• Pillows, blankets, sleeping bags or air mattresses
• Extra clothing, shoes, eyeglasses, hearing aids (and batteries), etc.
• Personal toiletries, towels
• Folding chairs, lawn chairs or cots Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.)
• Quiet games, books, playing cards and favorite toys for children
• Important papers and irreplaceable keepsakes (driver’s license, special medical information, insurance policies and property inventories, photographs)

The County operates several sandbag filling locations ahead of significant storm events. Click here to see those locations.