Wilma Shelters

[sparkie]

Can anyone find out where Wilma shelters will be or suspected.

Thanks.

Oh, are evacuees allowed to take pets also.

Anyone?

[sparkie]

Florida Gov Bush specifically mentioned shelters that allow pets today at a press conference. He also said he was an animal lover.

[vervilledeb1]

Arthur Ashe Middle School
1701 N.W. 23rd Ave
Fort Lauderale

Please be adivised: Mobile Feeding Unit will be in place along with health services.

I will be adding to this list as I search and watch the news.

Debby

[speckledbird]

http://www.eoconline.org/EM_Live/shelter.nsf

SHOWS ALL SHELTERS.
FROM THE TAB AT THE LEFT,
YOU CAN THEN ACCESS
CURRENTLY OPEN SHELTERS, SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTERS, STANDBY SHELTERS AND COUNTY UPDATES...You can then move your mouse over the county to expand the listing, to give the specific info for each of the counties shelters. **Pet acceptance is on a County by County basis...I did just hear that Collier Co accepted pets into some of their Special Needs Shelters...

[vervilledeb1]

This taken from the Associated Press:

More than 3,000 National Guardsmen mobilized; another 3,000 on alert

More than 33,000 people in shelters

50 truckloads of ice, 50 truckloads of water, 5 truckloads of meals delivered to Homestead Air Force Base

100 truckloads of ice, 100 truckloads of water, 25 truckloads of meals ready at Jacksonville Naval Air Station

6 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams deployed to pre-stage in Orlando

6 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams on alert at their home bases.
-- Associated Press

[vervilledeb1]

I was reading the most recent update on Wilma:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051024/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_wilma

6M without power.

Debby

[vervilledeb1]

Many Homes and Businesses still without power. Taken from Yahoo News 10/27. Link is supplied:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051027/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_wilma;_ylt=Ak3o__70d7t7dMMyfMGz7SCs0NUE; _ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

Thanks,
Debby