Don’t Forget Me!

How Do You Stay Informed

Before, During & After

An Emergency?

What is my evacuation zone? When to go? What to do with debris? Where to go? How do I get back into my What to take? home after leaving? What shelters are Charlotte County Webpage - www.CharlotteCountyFL.Gov open?

Inside you will find resources to help you stay “IN TUNE” with our office Before, During and After an Emergency!

Alert Charlotte Websites Radio/TV Social Media Cell Phones Newspapers

Charlotte County Emergency Management 26571 Airport Road Punta Gorda, FL 33982

Phone: 941.833.4000 [email protected]

Distributed by Charlotte County Government LOCAL RESOURCES TO HELP YOU STAY INFORMED!

RESOURCE LINK IF APPLICABLE Before During After 211 Dial 211 from your home or cell anywhere within Charlotte County √ √ √ Alert Charlotte www.alertcharlotte.com - If we can’t REACH you……. We can’t ALERT you! Sign up today! √ √ √ Charlotte County Website www.CharlotteCountyFL.Gov √ √ √ Facebook Search and “like” Charlotte County Emergency Management √ √ √ National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ √ √ National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/ √ √ Newspapers Charlotte Sun & Herald Tribune √ √ √ NOAA Weather Radio These valuable devices can save your life by alerting you of approaching hazardous weather. Can be bought √ locally and programmed for Charlotte County only. Our FIPS code to program is 012015. This service is pro- vided by the National Weather Service. The alert is tested every Wednesday.

Radio Some local stations are: WCCF AM1580, WIKX (FM 92.9), WENG (AM 1530), WBCG (FM 98.9), WCVU (FM √ √ √ 104.9), WINK (AM 1240), WCKT (FM100.9and WINK (FM 96.9) For more: www.ontheradio.net Television Comcast stations (SD/HD): Weather-31/441, Wink-5/433 , WBBH-2/432, WZVN-7/431, WFTX-4/343, and √ √ √ SNN-6/400 Centurylink stations (SD/HD): Weather-225/1225, Wink-5/1005 , WBBH-2/1002, WZVN-7/1007, and WFTX- 4/1004 DirectTV stations: Weather- 362, Wink-11, WBBH-20, WZVN-26, and WFTX-36 Dish stations: Weather- 214, Wink-11, WBBH-20, WZVN-26, and WFTX-36 Charlotte County TV (CC-TV) on Comcast Channels 20 & 97 along with Prism Channel 96. Or you can stream it live from your computer Twitter Follow us at CCOEM √ √ √ Wireless Emergency Alert National FEMA alert for smartphones. Short text messages to alert you of imminent threats, amber alerts, √ www.fema.gov/wireless- and presidential alerts. You will be alerted no matter where you are in the nation. If you are near a cell emergency-alerts tower that is being alerted, you will get it on your cell.

Places to Call Audible Weather Alerts Cell Phone Alerts 211 NOAA Weather Radio Alert Charlotte Charlotte County Emergency Alert Charlotte Wireless Alerts Management - 941.833.4000 National Weather Service

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