Lee County Emergency Management to present hurricane preparedness seminar on Pine Island
Fort Myers, FL, Aug. 1, 2025 – Lee County Public Safety-Emergency Management would like to remind Pine Island residents that staff will present an annual hurricane preparedness seminar at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Pine Island Public Library, 10701 Russell Road, Bokeelia.
At the one-hour event, residents can receive guidance on how to:
- Prepare a Family Emergency Plan and an Emergency Supply Kit. A Family Emergency Plan should include where a family would evacuate – like a family member’s or friend’s home or a community outside the area.
- Know Your Zone – both for evacuations and flooding. It’s essential to know your Evacuation Zone so you will be ready to react when evacuations are ordered.
- Be ready when a storm is forecast to impact our area. Your Family Emergency Plan should include securing loose items in your yard and ensuring your shutters are up. Take these steps before an Evacuation Order is issued. When officials issue an Evacuation Order, you should be ready to evacuate.
- Know your flood zone and your evacuation zone. They are not the same.
Printed copies of Lee County’s’ All Hazards Guide will be available at the event; other hazards that residents may face also will be discussed. A digital version of The All Hazards Guide is available at https://www.leegov.com/publicsafety/emergencymanagement/plan/ahg
