Miami Hurricane Shelters & Emergency
Numbers
•
North Miami Beach Senior
High School, 1247 NE 167th
St., North Miami
• Booker
T Washington,1200 NW 6th Avenue,
Miami
• South
Miami High School, 6856 SW
53rd Street, Miami
• Robert
Morgan,18180 SW 122nd Avenue,
Miami
• Charles
Drew Middle, 1801 NW 60th Street,
Miami
BEFORE A HURRICANE
INSPECT YOUR HOME
• Inspect
your roof for proper overflow drainage,
especially on flat roofs.
•
Make sure that all drains are clear
of debris.
•
Check for loose rain gutters and drain
spouts.
•
Trim tree limbs and dead wood. If trimming
near power lines, call FPL to turn your
power off first.
•
Check your shutters.
•
Test your generator and chainsaw for
proper operation.
•
Do a dry run especially if you bought
a new house or new shutters.
HAVE A FAMILY
DISASTER PLAN
In the event of a disaster, you should
plan in advance where you will stay,
how you will get there, and what supplies
you will take. Consider the needs of
elderly and infant family members and
pets.
Make prior arrangements with friends
or relatives living in a non-evacuation
area; or, as a last resort, use a public
shelter. Make sure that you take proper
Miami Beach identification with you.
You will need it to re-enter the City.
Send a list of friend's and neighbor's
telephone numbers and copies of important
papers to family members in another
City.
Tell family, neighbors, and service
agencies where you would go to stay
in an emergency.
PREPARE A HURRICANE KIT
As part of your disaster plan, you should
also have an emergency supply kit ready
before an emergency strikes. When you
return to the City, you may not have
electricity or water for up to two weeks.
The kit should include the following:
battery-operated radio, flashlights,
extra batteries, manual can opener,
matches or lighter, a two-week, non-perishable
food supply, extra prescription medicines,
baby diapers, first-aid kit, toiletries,
plastic garbage bags, paper plates and
napkins, disposable eating utensils,
emergency cooking facilities, a fire
extinguisher, bleach (without lemon
or any other additives), water purification
tablets, and mosquito/insect repellant.
Two-week Emergency Supply of Food and
Drink
HURRICANE WATCH
If Miami-Dade County is placed under
a Hurricane Watch, a hurricane may strike
within 24 - 48 hours. You should take
appropriate precautions immediately:
• Listen
to local news reports.
• Check
medication supply.
• Replenish
batteries.
• Fuel
your vehicles.
• Be
ready to move car(s) to safe area.
• If
you don't drive, confirm your transportation.
• Check
your hurricane kit and emergency suitcase.
• Cash
a check, withdraw cash, or have traveler's
check on hand.
• Pack
dentures, glasses, and hearing aid.
• Pick
up loose objects from outside your home
(i.e. garbage cans, real estate signs)
and bring them inside.
• Move
furniture away from windows and cover
furniture with plastic.
• Pull
curtains, blinds and shutters.
• Call
family and friends and tell them your
plans.
• Prepare
emergency water supply.
• Turn
your refrigerator to its coldest setting.
• Place
valuables in waterproof containers and
store in high place.
• Arrange
for a shelter for your pet.
• If
you own a business, begin implementation
of your hurricane plan.
• If
you have a boat, begin plans to secure.
HURRICANE WARNING
When a Hurricane Warning is
issued, a hurricane is expected to strike
within 24 hours, and you must plan to
leave.
Before Evacuating:
• Fill
prescriptions, propane gas, and car
gas tank.
• Secure
boats and relocate according to predetermined
boat plan.
• Bring
in lawn furniture, trashcans, plants
and other unsecured items.
• Unplug
TV and take TV antenna and satellite
dish down from the roof.
• Drain
swimming pool one foot and add extra
chlorine.
• Turn
off electricity to pool equipment and
cover pump.
• Begin
boarding windows, doors and garage doors.
• Turn
off gas appliances at shut-off valve
inside the house as well as water and
electricity.
• Eat
before leaving; shelters may not serve
food in the first 24 hours.
• Take
proof of residency, driver's license,
insurance policy, utility bill and other
important papers with you.
• Secure
pets in a safe room or animal kennel.
• Turn
off your electricity at the fuse box/circuit
breaker panel.
• Turn
off the gas to your home.
• Turn
off the water main (if possible).
• Take
emergency suitcase to the shelter.
• Leave
Miami Beach as Early as Possible
Pack an Emergency Suitcase to Take to
a Shelter. The suitcase or bag should
be light enough to carry to a shelter
and it should include the following
items:
•
Flashlight and
fresh batteries (one per person)
• Battery
operated radio with extra batteries
• Insect
repellant and sunscreen
• Personal
hygiene items
• Washcloth,
hand towel, tissues, pre-moistened towelettes
• Change
of clothes and extra pair of shoes
• Dentures,
glasses, hearing aids
• List
of important papers (insurance policies,
bank accounts, mortgages, list of phone
numbers of family, friends, physician,
pharmacy, caregiver and business contacts,
and copies of prescriptions.
• Plastic
bag with water purification tablets
• Matches
and candles in plastic bag
• Manual
can opener
• Plastic
garbage bags
• Map
of area
• Blankets
or sleeping bags
• Cards,
games or books
• Snacks
(non-perishable)
• Baby
food (if applicable)
Miami Beach Municipal Parking Garages
Will Open for Residential Parking The
City will open all its municipal parking
garages for residential parking free
of charge, as available, during a state
of emergency. However, the elevators
will not be operational. For more information,
call the Parking Department at 305-673-7505.
All Businesses Must Be Secure. This
includes taking down and bringing in
any loose signs, tables, chairs and
other loose structures.
All Construction Sites Must Secure Sites
and Loose Structures
Contractors that fail to comply can
be fined of not less than $50 nor more
than $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding
60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
For more information, call the Building
Department at 305-673-7610.
Evacuation Pick-up Sites to Red Cross
Shelters for Miami Beach Residents
The City of Miami Beach will begin evacuation
procedures as soon as there is an evacuation
order from the state and county. If
you have not made prior arrangements
to stay somewhere off of the island,
the City urges residents to go to one
of the twenty-one (21) evacuation pick-up
sites to Red Cross hurricane shelters.
Miami-Dade Transit buses will provide
free transportation to the mainland
shelters. Remember that no pets will
be allowed to go to the shelters. Take
with you a blanket, pillow and an overnight
bag with essential personal items such
as prescription drugs.
These sites are NOT HURRICANE
SHELTERS, only Miami Beach MTA bus pick-up
locations to shelters.
South Beach
• Rebecca
Towers, 150 Alton Road
• Alton
Road & 2nd Street
• Ocean
Point Condominium, 345 Ocean Drive
• Ocean
Drive & 4th Street
• Council
Towers South, 533 Collins Avenue
• South
Shore Community Center, 833 –
6th Street
• Federation
Towers, 757 West Avenue
• South
Beach Alternative School, 920 Alton
Road
• Ocean
Front Auditorium, 1001 Ocean Drive
• Alton
Towers Condominium, 14th Street &
Alton Road
• Ida
Fisher Community School, 1424 Drexel
Avenue
• Euclid
Gardens Condominium, 1575 Drexel Avenue
• Miami
Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center
Drive
• Mesivta
High School, 1965 Alton Road
Middle Beach
• Miami
Beach Golf Club, 2301 Alton Road
• Scott
Rakow Youth Center, 2600 Sheridan Avenue
• Collins
Avenue & 29th Street
• Crown
Hotel, 4041 Collins Avenue
• Temple
Beth Shalom, 4144 Chase Avenue
North Beach
• Sherry
Frontenac Hotel, 6565 Collins Avenue
• Collins
Avenue & 65th Street
• Collins
Avenue & 76th Street
• Collins
Avenue & 81st Street
• Normandy
Pool, 7030 Trouville Esplanade
• 71st
Street & Rue Versailles
• North
Shore Park, 72nd Street & Byron
Avenue
• 79th
Street & Hawthorne
• Biscayne
Elementary, 800- 77th Street
• St
Joseph’s School, 8625 Byron Avenue
• North
Bay Village Synagogue, N Treasure Drive
& Hispanola
DURING A HURRICANE
Response to Emergency Calls
Cease at the arrival of Tropical Storm
Force Winds. The City of Miami Beach’s
Fire, Rescue and Police crews will cease
emergency operations during an impending
hurricane when the winds reach Tropical
Storm force (i.e. 40 mph). Following
a hurricane, emergency calls will be
very limited due to flooding, power
lines down, street access, and limited
personnel.
AFTER A HURRICANE
Residents Re-Entering the City
After the order for reoccupation to
the City has been given, you will have
to provide proof of residency (driver's
license and/or utility bill with current
Miami Beach address) to roadblock officials
to re-enter Miami Beach. Listen to the
local media for possible road closures.
Free
Stash Sites
There will be two stash sites opened
to take hurricane debris: Dickens and
72nd Street across from North Shore
Park and the Convention Center Parking
Lot, located between 19th and 18th streets
across from the Convention Center.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
Miami Beach Answer Center
305-604-CITY
Miami-Dade County Answer Center
305-468-5900/305-468-5402 TDD
Miami Beach Fire Department
Hurricane and Fire Safety Education
305-673-7123
Miami Beach Police Department
305-673-7900
Miami-Dade Emergency Evacuation
Assistance Program
305-513-7700 /305-468-5402
TDD
National Weather Service
305-229-4522
National Hurricane Center
305-229-4470
Miami-Dade County Emergency
Operations Center
305-468-5400
American Red Cross
305-644-1200
FPL
305-442-8770 (Miami-Dade County)
BellSouth
611
City Gas
305-693-4311
Teco (People’s) Gas
305-940-0139
DISASTER INFORMATION RESOURCE
CENTER
In the event that all communications
fail after a hurricane, the following
location will be set up as a location
to obtain information and resources
in person, if available.
Miami Beach High School
2231 Prairie Avenue
