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FSU Emergency Resources
The FSU Emergency Management website is our home for emergency management resources. Helpful items on this site include:
- FSU Alert page
University status and official announcements are posted here. We strongly advise subscribing to FSU Alert text messages if you are not already subscribed. You can also follow FSU Alert on Facebook. - FSU Emergency Management's social media feeds
Subscribing to these feeds is an additional way to stay informed: - SeminoleSAFE mobile app
Available for both Apple and Android devices, this app contains lots of information that is helpful beyond emergency situations. We strongly recommend installing it on your device. - Recorded telephone hotline — 850-644-INFO (850-644-4636)
We recommend saving this number in your phone so if you are without an internet connection you can still call this number for up-to-date information about the status of FSU, closures, etc., during and after an emergency. - Current weather information
This page contains weather information from the National Weather Service, including current watches, warnings, and advisories for FSU and the surrounding Leon County. - Hazard information, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and other information
FSU Panama City Campus Resources
- FSU Alert page
University status and official announcements are posted here. We strongly advise subscribing to FSU Alert text messages if you are not already subscribed. You can also follow FSU Alert on Facebook. - SeminoleSAFE mobile app
Available for both Apple and Android devices, this app contains lots of information that is helpful beyond emergency situations. We strongly recommend installing it on your device. - Emergency Preparedness page
Outlines communication channels for sharing emergency information with the FSU PC community.- FSU Panama City emergency hotline: 850-770-2000
We recommend saving this number in your phone so if you are without an internet connection you can still call this number for up-to-date information about the status of FSU PC campus, closures, etc., during and after an emergency.
- FSU Panama City emergency hotline: 850-770-2000
- Social media feeds
Though emergency messages are not guaranteed to be posted to social media, it is still a good idea to subscribe to FSU Panama City social media feeds: - Campus Safety page
Contains information about reporting procedures and who to get in touch with regarding criminal activity.
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Local Emergency Resources
Main Campus location in Leon County
- Leon County Emergency Information Portal
We recommend signing up for email or SMS/text alerts from Leon County Public Safety Alerts. Some additional website highlights include:- Social media feeds:
- Special Needs Registry
- Leon County Disaster Survival Guide
This website contains information about local resources for preparing for storms, shelters, and post-storm recovery. - Leon County Citizens Connect app
This app is available for both Android and iPhone users. We strongly recommend downloading this app so that you already have it before an emergency situation occurs. - Radio: 88.9 FM WFSU broadcasts emergency messages.
- Talgov Hurricane Connection
This page provides links to City of Tallahassee (Talgov) resources for hurricane preparedness and response resources. The Digitally mobile app may be useful in reporting a power outage after a storm. There are several phone numbers at the bottom of this page that we recommend saving in your phone:- City of Tallahassee Utilities: 850-891-4968
- State of Florida Emergency Information 24-hour Hotline (FEIL): 1-800-342-3557
- Attorney General's Price Gouging Hotline: 1-866-9NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226)
- Shelter Information: *ARC or 850-402-5656
- 2-1-1 Big Bend
24/7 gateway to community information, services, and support. Their disaster information page may be updated to include resources available to assist with recovering from a specific event. - Salvation Army, Tallahassee branch
Often offers food and cleanup kits to those affected by disasters. - Tallahassee Democrat local news outlet
Offers access to a limited number of articles to non-subscribers each month. Tallahassee Democrat may suspend its paywall during times of natural disasters so important information such as severe weather forecasts, preparation measures, and post-event response information is more easily accessible. If you wish, you can subscribe to the Tallahassee Democrat to have unlimited access to its articles at any time.
Social media feeds:
Panama City Campus location in Bay County
- Bay County Emergency Management website
We recommend signing up for email or SMS/text alerts from the Bay County Notify Me system (you can opt in to only emergency notifications or include other notifications of interest). We also recommend subscribing to the alertbay notification system to make sure all your bases are covered.
Some additional website highlights include:- Social media feeds:
- Emergency Services page
This page contains links to American Red Cross, FEMA, and other websites and resources that are helpful in the event of an emergency. - Special Needs Registry
- Evacuation Zones
- Utility Services information
We recommend saving your utility company's phone number in your phone. - Radio: WKGC 90.7 FM and 1480 AM broadcast emergency messages.
- Salvation Army, Panama City branch
Often offers food and cleanup kits to those affected by disasters. - Panama City News Herald local news outlet
Local news outlet offering digital subscriptions. Social media feeds:
All other Florida counties
Use the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s County Emergency Management page to locate your local county’s emergency resources and managers. It is vital that you follow the directions of your local emergency managers.
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State & National Emergency Resources
Mobile Apps
We strongly recommend having these mobile apps installed on your device as they may assist you during and immediately after an emergency event regardless of your location.
- Florida Storms mobile app from Florida Public Radio Emergency Network
Free weather app that includes live broadcasts containing real-time credible information from your nearest Florida Public Radio Emergency Network partner station (WFSU in Tallahassee and WKGC in Panama City). - Florida 511 mobile app
Offers official real-time information about road closures and traffic incidents. Available for both Apple and Android devices. - GasBuddy mobile app
In an emergency, this app displays which stations are reporting outages and which have fuel. - FEMA mobile app
This app is available for both Apple and Android devices and may be of assistance after an emergency.
Web Resources
- Florida Division of Emergency Management
- County Emergency Management page connects you to your local county’s emergency managers and emergency resources. It is vital that you follow the directions of your local emergency managers.
- State Assistance Information Line
- Emergency Information page contains resources to help you prepare for emergencies and may be updated to contain resources to assist you after a specific event.
- American Red Cross North Florida Region
- FEMA website
- Disaster Assistance Improvement Program (DAIP) website
- Florida Disaster Nutrition Assistance page may be updated to contain resources to assist you after a specific event.
- County Emergency Management page connects you to your local county’s emergency managers and emergency resources. It is vital that you follow the directions of your local emergency managers.