Emergency Management Services

Director
Charles C. Craig
ccraig@co.volusia.fl.us
(386) 736-5980 (West Volusia)
(386) 258-4088 (Daytona Beach)
(386) 423-3395 (New Smyrna Beach)

Mission: Volusia County's Emergency Management Services will provide County-wide emergency management program leadership, continuity and direction to enable Volusia County to respond to, recover from and mitigate the impact of natural, manmade or technological disasters upon the people or property of Volusia County. Also, if required, to render similar support to any unit of local, state or federal government.

Current U.S. storm tracking information
Printable hurricane tracking chart [PDF]
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Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Hurricane Conditions (HurCons)
Disaster Preparedness Checklist [PDF]
Floodplain Management

	Disaster Preparedness Guide Emergency Management staff Emergency Operations Center CEMP Workshops (Healthcare Facilities) Volusia County Citizen Corps 2008 Hazardous Weather Awareness Guide [PDF]
Volusia County Draft Local Mitigation Strategy Sept. 2009 Appendices A-F Sections 1-10 Fill out our survey and let us know what you think about the Disaster Preparedness Guide.

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Emergency Management e-update Emergency Notification System

Florida 511 is real-time information collected by Intelligent Transportation Systems to travelers and commuters to help with trip decisions.

Disaster preparedness videos to aid and hearing impaired residents prepare for emergencies

Volusia County Debris Management Plan [PDF]
(file is 676 pages and 35 mb in size, expect long download)

My Safe Florida Home
Due to an overwhelming public response, Volusia County Emergency Management has reached its goal for wind inspections and grant applications for the My Safe Florida Home program. No more applications can be accepted as of Jan. 23.

Volusia Prepares Business
Articles of interest

Terrorism information
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
How should Florida prepare for terrorism
Florida's current status
FEMA terrorism fact sheet
American Red Cross information
Bioterrorism FAQ
CDC Anthrax FAQ
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Volunteer opportunities
Volusia County Council on Aging
Red Cross
United Way
Second Harvest Food Bank
Volusia Interfaith/Agencies
Volusia County Citizen Corps
more...

Weather and flood information
Floodplain Management
Ecological & Economic Consequences of the 98 Wildfires
100-year floodplain map
Current U.S. storm tracking information

For Flood Insurance information and flood protection information, click on the following links:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration (FIMA)

Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook
From the National Weather Service in Melbourne, FL, this web page describes weather threats which are expected to affect east Central Florida in the next 24 hours.
Policy issues in Hurricane Preparedness and Response

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
National Weather Service
Volusia County weather

Storm update videos

Links of interest

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