Who Will Be There
Many organizations from our community have joined together to make this year's Get Ready Expo a success.
Come by and visit our sponsors at the Expo! Read below to learn about our sponsors and see what disaster preperation material they will have available!
Our Sponsors
- Alachua County Emergency Management
- Alachua County Sheriff's Office
- Alachua County Waste Collection
- Amateur Radio
- Clay Electric
- Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Division of Forestry
- Florida Dept. of Financial Services
- Gainesville Regional Utilities
- KCountry / WIND FM
- IFAS/Cooperative Extension
- National Weather Service, Jacksonville
- Public Health
- Publix Supermarkets
- The Red Cross
- V.O.A.D. (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster)
- Volunteer Center / D.A.R.T.
- WCJB TV20/CW
Alachua County Emergency Management
Come visit to see information on being prepared for a disaster, hurricane tracking maps, brochures about the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and more!
WCJB TV20/CW
WCJB TV20/CW presents the 6th Annual Jr. Weathercaster Contest. The contest is open to kids 8-13 years of age. Registration begins at 12:30pm.
The contest will be held 1-3pm. The first 15 kids to register will participate. Top three place scores receive prize packs. First place winner will be shown on WCJB TV20 News with Chief Meteorologist Bill Quinlan. All participants receive a certificate and a VHS copy of their weathercast.
The WCJB TV20/CW Weather Team Bill Quinlan, Mike Potter and Lindsay Milbourne will be on hand at 12:30-3pm to greet people and judge the contest.
National Weather Service, Jacksonville
NWS Jacksonville will be presenting some Hurricane History for the area and presenting some of the graphical products we use during hurricane situations.
IFAS/Cooperative Extension
University of Florida Extension and IFAS offer a wide variety of disaster information resources. At our table, visitors will find samples of these resources, including the Disaster Handbook, which includes over 350 fact sheets and other publications that deal with every kind of disaster. UF/IFAS also produces several videos that can help in dealing with pets and large animals in disaster and in coping with stress. Most of this information is also available on our disaster Web site: http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu.
Volunteer Center / D.A.R.T.
Come by the Volunteer Booth and learn:
- How you can use our website www.volunteergainesville.org
- Why it is important to sign up as a Disaster Volunteer and what does that mean
- What is a Disaster Reception Center
- What you should know before a disaster to consider when making a decision to stay or leave with your pet
- What is the pet page we are giving out which is designed to be put in your car's glove compartment so that it is available during an evacuation or when you are traveling with your pet
- Come by and pick up a complimentary pet page
- What DART is all about (Disaster Animal Response Team)
- Learn how to access FEMA's Emergency Management Institute online to become certified with DART
The Red Cross
The Red Cross will have hourly drawings for small scale Red Cross items and an end of the day drawing for a Family Size 1st Aid Kit! Come by the table for assorted children?s coloring books on disaster preparedness, and an interactive and informative event for kids! The Red Cross will also have brochures on Disaster Preparedness on preparing your disaster kid, purifying water, etc., and a sample Disaster kit to look at.
Clay Electric
Visit Clay Electric at the Expo for:
- Information on Safety after the storm
- Tips on Emergency Generator Safety
- an Activity Book for Kids
- Hurricane Tracking Maps
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Visit GRU at the Expo to see:
- A demonstration on electric safety hazards; come see what happens with things come into contact with electricity!
- Hurricane Preparedness Guides with phone numbers to call when an outage occurs
- A Gas meter to demonstrate proper shut off techniques should an odor be detected
- Handouts on Gas Safety
- Several give-away items!
KCountry / WIND FM
Come by and register to win a generator from KCountry! You'll be ready in case of power disruptions during a hurricane or other major storm.
Also, WIND-FM will pay a lucky winner's electric bill (up to $500) for the month of July! Register to win! (residents only)
Coast Guard Auxiliary
The USCGAUX 15-5 of Gainesville will have a table set up with boating safety tips. Also on this table you will find Federal and State regulations in regards to boating in the State of Florida. Since children are our main goal to attract we will have various safety coloring books to hand out. Our children are our future and educating them will also educate the adults.
Florida Dept. of Financial Services
The Legislative Special Session on hurricane insurance resulted in several major changes in property insurance designed to provide more consumer friendly laws and immediate rate relief for consumers. The Department of Financial Services (formerly Department of Insurance), Division of Consumer Services, regulates all licensed insurance companies, agents, and adjusters in the state of Florida. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) is proud of its efforts to provide Florida consumers with information and education they need to make informed financial decisions through our website: www.fldfs.com or our toll-free helpline number (800) 342-2762.
Come by our table at the 2007 Get Ready Expo where we will have:
- Homeowner?s Insurance Guide
- Automobile Insurance Guide
- Surplus Insurance Guide
- Hurricane Toolkit
- Boat-owner?s Insurance Guide
- Natural Disaster Guide
- Mold Brochure
- Generator Safety Brochure
- One Stop Hurricane Resource Guide
Also sponsored by:
- Alachua Co. Waste Collection
- Alachua County Sheriff's Office
- Amateur Radio
- Division of Forestry
- Public Health
- Publix Supermarkets
- V.O.A.D. (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster)
