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Guide to Hurricane Preparedness Video
Program Description: The "Guide to Hurricane Preparedness" video was produced by the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services to better educate the public about planning for, responding to, and recovering from tropical disturbances such as depressions, storms, and hurricanes. Available free from libraries and video stores, the video can be viewed by residents and their families at their convenience. Although the information is intended for Indian River County, the county has provided tapes to neighboring counties that want more information on hurricane preparedness. In addition, seminars, slide presentations, media interviews, special cable television screenings of the video, and a televised town meeting with phone-in question periods have created a wider audience.
Evaluation Information: The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners declared May 18-25, 1996 (the week the video was released) Hurricane Awareness Week. The county has received complimentary letters from civic groups and residents.
Annual Budget: $100 for video production, $200 for blank tapes and reproduction, and $50 for videotape covers.
Sources of Funding: Department budget.
Program Type: Hurricane preparedness video.
Target Population: County residents.
Setting: Countywide.
Project Startup Date: 1996.
Contact:
Nathan McCollum, CEM
Radiological Emergency Analyst
Indian River County Emergency Services
1840 25th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Tel: 407-567-8000, ext. 533
Fax: 407-770-5017
Last Modified: Thursday, 30-Mar-2006 10:17:01 EST