STATE OF EMERGENCY HURRICANE
Follow official emergency instructions
Find official evacuation instructions, open shelters and county updates before making your next move.
Find your county office (opens in a new tab)The benefit
Know where to go. Know what to do next.
- County instructions
- Local
- Check current openings
- Shelters
- State information line
- SAIL
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The division coordinates Florida's emergency response. Your county publishes local instructions and shelter information.
How to get it
Find the instructions for your location
- Open your county's emergency management page and read its current instructions.
- Check official evacuation and shelter information before leaving; confirm any transportation or special needs arrangements.
- Call SAIL at 1-800-342-3557 for emergency information when the line is operational.
A declaration does not mean every county has an evacuation order or open shelter. Follow actual local instructions. SAIL hours vary; call 911 for an immediate emergency.
Requirements, declaration & official sources
Florida · statewide guidance
The declaration activates state and local response and recovery plans and allows deployment of emergency personnel and supplies. Shelter openings, evacuations and curfews require actual state or local instructions.
State Assistance Information Line (SAIL): 1-800-342-3557. Official SERT updates: @FLSERT. Call 911 for an immediate emergency.
County protections shown here use the verified executive order. Early prescription coverage may also be triggered by a hurricane warning or an activated county emergency operations center and plan; ask your pharmacy or insurer even if your county is not listed.
Activated state or local emergency response personnel may have emergency-refill access outside the declared counties under EO 26-202. Insulin also has separate emergency-refill provisions.
A declaration alone does not open household cash grants, D-SNAP or SBA loans. Follow a separately announced, verified application program before applying.
EO 26-202 · amended by EO 26-211 · Initial expiration: December 5, 2026 · a renewal or rescission can change this
