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 Hurricane Season
June 1st - Nov.30th
WILL YOU BE PREPARED?
NOTE: The Manor, Ashley Hall, and Hermitage Hall
are NOT approved shelters.
click ---> 2011 EMERGENCY PREP. TEAM CAPTAINS 
click here to view----> EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BOOKLET If a hurricane sets its sights on Central Florida, it is important Lake County residents know
where they plan to shelter for the duration of the storm. Because of the destructive power and torrential rainfall of a hurricane,
residents in a manufactured home or low-lying area should never ignore an evacuation order. Lake County shelters are storm-hardened facilities. Evacuating residents should think twice
about staying in “shelters” that are not designated by the American Red Cross and Emergency Management. Another
option besides evacuating to a Lake County designated shelter is finding shelter with a friend or relative in a site-built
home. While Lake County’s shelters are high on safety, residents may tend to find the comfort level more accommodating
in a site-built home of a friend or relative. A new program introduced this year by Emergency Management is the Public-Shelter Registry. Any Lake County resident that may use a public shelter during a hurricane is encouraged to fill out a public-shelter registry form. The registry will help Emergency Management with assisting residents who may not have reliable transportation to a public
shelter. View the Public-Shelter Registry Pamphlet to learn more about the program. Lake County has eight primary shelters, and additional shelters are available if necessary.
In most circumstances, the primary shelters will be the first to open. In addition to being general population risk shelters,
all primary shelters are pet friendly and many serve those residents who have registered with the County’s special-needs program. All pets accepted by authorities at shelters must be crated and have documentation of up-to-date rabies vaccinations. To register for the special-needs program or the public-shelter registry, call the Lake County Emergency Management Division at (352) 343-9420. Public Shelter Register Form
click here------> Florida Hurricane Preparedness Information... Are you ready? The Lake County Special Needs Program is designed to assist those persons with special medical, transportation or mobility
considerations during disaster situations. Emergency Management officials, local home-care agencies, the Public Health Unit, American Red Cross and other service
organizations make up the “Local Special Needs Inter-Agency Committee.” The committee meets throughout the year
to plan and coordinate disaster services to the special needs population. A person with special needs may be any age. Most are identified through their home-care agency. Some contact Emergency
Management directly. A two-page Special Needs Application form (also available in Espanol) must be completely filled out by the person in need or their caretaker, and submitted to Emergency Management. Once received,
it is processed for review by the Lake County Health Department for the monthly Special Needs Review Team meeting. Based on
the information provided on the form, the Medical Director will then make one of the following assignments in the event of
an evacuation: The Special Needs Application form is considered and treated as a confidential medical document and is kept in a locked
file. These records do not fall under public records laws. For more information about special assistance due to physical limitations, call Lake County Emergency Management at (352)
343-9420 or print out the Special Needs Application form. Complete the form then send it to the following address or fax it to (352) 343-9728. Lake County Emergency Management **Applicants must be full or part-time residents of Lake County.** Download the Special Needs Application Below
click here for---->Interactive Weather Information Updated Every 60 seconds Click here-----> LEESBURG WEATHER EMERGENCY SUPPLY LIST
click here: Congratulations! Plantation Save A Life Receives Award from County Commissioners 8-07-07
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE Let’s say it’s 6:15 p.m. and you’re driving home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You’re really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home; unfortunately you don’t know if you’ll be able to make it that far. What can you do? Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. Deep breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.  8-07-07 Lake County Residents (The Plantation at Leesburg)Honored For Saving Neighbors' Lives |
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If you have interesting pictures to share,
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Upon completion of review by the Medical Director, the form is returned to Emergency Management for final processing which
will include a letter to the mailing address provided on the form advising the applicant of the results of the review.
