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2024 MAX DEFENDER 8 HURRICANE READY GUIDE

Welcome

Thanks for looking up the 2024 MAX Defender 8 Hurricane Ready Guide.

It’s the time of year when all of us start looking toward the tropics and wondering what this hurricane season has in store.

That is why it is so important to equip and prepare yourself with the most recent and best possible information – the kind of information you’ll find in this guide.

For the most part, all of us who live in Central Florida have been lucky the past couple of years.

In addition to this guide, Max Defender 8 will keep you informed on TV, on WFLA.com and through social media such as Twitter and Facebook.

Turn to us before, during, and after a hurricane, tropical storm or severe weather threatens. But no matter what is predicted, it only takes one storm. That impact could change your life forever if you and your family are not prepared. It’s vital to have a hurricane plan, a survival kit and most importantly, stay informed.

Thanks again for looking up the Max Defender 8 2024 Hurricane Guide. And remember: The idea is to get ready and stay ready, whether the big storms threaten us this season or not.

contact list

EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST

NUMBERS TO KEEP ON HAND

American Red Cross Disaster Assistance: 1-866-438-4636
FEMA: 1-800-525-0321
Florida Dept. Agriculture & Consumer Services: 1-800-435-7352
Florida Dept. Financial Services Consumer Help Line: 1-800-342-2762 TDD* 1-800-640-0886
Florida Div. Emergency Management: 1-850-413-9969
Hurricane Help Line: 1-800-227-8676
National Flood Insurance Program: 1-888-356-6329 TDD* 1-800-427-5593
Poison Control Hot Line: 1-800-222-1222
Max Defender 8 Hurricane Hot Line: 1-800-528-0808
TRAFFIC and Travel Information: 511 (FROM CELL PHONE)

SOURCES:

INFORMATION RESOURCES PROVIDED BY: TAMPA BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES- CITRUS, DESOTO, HARDEE, HERNANDO, HIGHLANDS, HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, POLK AND SARASOTA. ADDITIONAL SOURCES: AMERICAN RED CROSS; DOMINION ENERGY; FEMA; FLASH.ORG; FLORIDA DISASTER.ORG; FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES; NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER; POLK COUNTY SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT; SPCA OF TAMPA BAY; USDA’S NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY DATABASE; MAPS COURTESY OF TAMPA BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL.