A Website of the Captiva Hurricane Preparation & Response Committee

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We encourage you to verify your plans for the 2012 hurricane season now!

While we all hope for good weather this season, we want to encourage you to plan for preparations for a storm and the potential evacuation that would be possible in the case of a severe storm.

Please Read the 2012 Home Owner's Letter
(or Continue Reading Here)

1. Complete a Family Hurricane Plan - A form developed by the Lee County Emergency Operations Center can be found online on our website www.mycaptiva.info , the CCA and CPOA web sites and at the Captiva library and Fire Station.

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Make Your Own Family Hurricane Plan
With This Template From Lee County Emergency Management
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2. Get a hurricane pass. NEW HURRICANE PASSES ARE NEEDED for 2012! Your 2009 pass is not good this year. You will need it to re-enter the island after an evacuation. - More Info Here

3. Register anyone you would like authorized to check your house after an evacuation with the Resident Sheriff Deputies on Captiva by sending a signed letter to the attention of: Captiva Resident Sheriff Deputies c/o Captiva Fire Control District, P.O. Box 477, Captiva, FL 33924. Send a copy to the people who you are authorizing to enter your property. See a sample of this letter here 2012 Captiva Home Owners Authorization Letter

4. If you rent through an agency, check their plans for informing and evacuating renters. If you rent yourself, we recommend you inform renters to follow the directions below during a storm.

5. Everyone here during hurricane season should do the following!

a. Listen to local media before and during a storm for instructions.
b. Watch Lee County TV (cable channel 11 on Captiva) for information and instructions.
c. Watch the Captiva Fire Station flagpole. If an evacuation is ordered, a red flag will be flown.

Most importantly, keep your family and possessions safe during hurricane season.

The Captiva Fire Department
The Lee County Sheriff's office
The Captiva Hurricane Preparation Committee

"Preventing the loss of life and minimizing the damage to property from hurricanes are responsibilities that are shared by all." - Joe M. Allbaugh, FEMA Director

The most important thing that you can do is to be informed and prepared. Disaster prevention includes both being prepared as well as reducing damages (mitigation).

Disaster Prevention should include:

Developing a Family Plan
Creating a Disaster Supply Kit
Having a Place to Go
Securing your Home
Having a Pet Plan

HomeAgain pet microchip and pet id

Lee County Animal Services
(Please take care of your pets in an Emergency - They depend on YOU!!)

More Preparedness Info Available From NOAA Here

LCEC ON LINE

Important Safety Information From LCEC

After The Storm
Generator Safety
People On Life Support
Reporting An Outage
How Power Is Restored
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We Are Pleased To Announce That Captiva is
A Storm Ready Community for the 2011 Season

Thank you for visiting www.MyCaptiva.info

Here you will find current news & storm preparation information for Captiva Island.

We will also closely monitor and post all summer storm tracks and warnings for storms that threaten S.W. Florida as well as current NHC storm information.

In the event of an emergency, we will post current news, updates and emergency information as it becomes available from local first responders and other resources in the area.

Please sign up on the mailing list to make sure you get all the updates and storm warnings! Then be sure to go visit www.mycaptiva.info frequently during hurricane season!

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Thank You To Everyone Who Is Working So Hard
To Help Prepare Our Islands For Any Future Storms!!

Including, but certainly not limited to:

  • The Countless Volunteers We Couldn't Do Without
  • Captiva Civic Association
  • Captiva Community Panel
  • Captiva Fire Department & Chief Rich Dickerson
  • Captiva Hurricane Preparation Committee
  • Captiva Property Owners Association
  • Doris Holzheimer
  • Celeste Langer
  • Lee County Emergency Operations Center
  • Lee County Sheriff's Department & Lt. Joe Poppalardo
  • Michael Mullins
Please note: All information that I am getting is from other
sources ie: press releases, emails, phone calls, etc. I try to keep the
information as accurate as possible, but please bear in mind
that anything on this site is
Subject to Change, Accuracy is NOT Guaranteed
and will be updated as frequently as possible.

As always, we appreciate those who have helped support
this site and our many volunteers!

Please Help Support Our Efforts
Our volunteers cannot make do without your support!

Please make your tax deductible donations to the
Captiva Community Panel
specifically earmarked as restricted to the
Captiva Hurricane Preparation & Response Committee
and mail it to:

Captiva Community Panel
PO Box 72
Captiva Island, FL 33924


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