Should you decide to stay, plan ahead to find safe shelter. You will also avoid the crowds when the time comes to return home. You can avoid going elsewhere in the state only to find the storm has shifted and now you are in harms way.
You can avoid traffic jams and uncertainty that comes with hitting the crowded highways as other counties evacuate along with Santa Rosa. Evacuating tens of miles to a shelter within the county has its advantages. It is your responsibility to determine the risk for your family to stay in Santa Rosa County or to drive hundreds of miles out of town. Residents and visitors in the affected area are encouraged to seek refuge on their own initiative and independently obtain safe accommodations, ideally with family or friends living in an area not within the evacuation zone(s). Additionally, traffic control measures are implemented. Shelters will open in conjunction with mandatory evacuations. It is illegal to stay in a home under a mandatory evacuation order. Residents in a specific zone must evacuate the area of danger. In Santa Rosa County, there are two types of evacuations: Mandatory Evacuation When evacuation notices are given, residents and visitors must adhere to evacuation guidelines and immediately travel to a place outside of the evacuation zone.
Being told to evacuate is no doubt disruptive and inconvenient, but it is necessary to ensure the safety of you and your loved ones. Evacuations are the movement of people to a safe area from an area believed to be at risk when emergency situations necessitate such action.
Hurricanes are the most common reason evacuations are ordered in Santa Rosa County, but orders can be issued at anytime for other types of disasters that will impact our area to ensure the safety of residents and visitors.
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