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Emergency Management

The new Emergency Operations and Sheriff's Communications Center became fully operational April 5, 2013. Located at 3825 Tiger Bay Road, Daytona Beach, the 43,000-square-foot, $21 million facility houses the county's emergency operations and sheriff's communictions activities including countywide 9-1-1 dispatch functions.

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Current U.S. storm tracking information

Mission: To provide coordinated all-hazards Emergency Management in support of our community.

Since 2004,Volusia County has been affected by four hurricanes, a tropical storm, two major tornadoes and several heavy rain storms that produced severe regional flooding. These events have shown us the importance of being prepared. 

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Local mitigation strategy (LMS)
Disaster preparedness checklist [PDF]
Volusia Prepares Business
D
isaster preparedness checklist [PDF]

Weather links
Volusia County weather
National Weather Service, Melbourne, FL
Current U.S. storm tracking information
Florida's 2012 Severe WeatherAwareness Guide [PDF]
American Meteorological Society

NOAA LIVE weather radio

Other links
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes

Terrorism information
Centers for Disease Control information on bioterrorism
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA information on terrorism
Florida's current status
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Volunteer opportunities
Volusia County Council on Aging
American Red Cross
United Way
Second Harvest Food Bank
Volusia Interfaith/Agencies


Director
Charles C. Craig
ccraig@volusia.org

Daytona Beach
386-258-4088

DeLand
386-736-5980

New Smyrna Beach
386-423-3395