Emergency Activation
The Citizen Information Center hotline (407-742-0000) will operate 24 hours a day beginning Tuesday at 8 a.m. for citizens that have specific questions or need to speak with an Osceola County representative.
Trash Collection
All curbside trash collection services for Wednesday, October 9, and Thursday, October 10, are cancelled. Please secure all garbage carts and remove any bulk items from the curb as the storm approaches. For real-time updates, visit www.WMfloridastorm.com.
Additionally, the Bass Road Yard Waste Disposal site and Kenansville Drop-off sites will also be closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Sandbag Distribution
A joint team from Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, and the City of St. Cloud have distributed more than 200,000 sandbags. Sandbags will continue to be available Monday at Osceola Heritage Park in a joint effort among Osceola County and the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud.
Osceola Heritage Park, (Shakerag Road): 1211 Shakerag Road, Kissimmee FL 34744
Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday, October 8
A second sandbag distribution site will also be open tomorrow, October 8, at the Celebration Athletic & Recreation Complex. Supply at this site is limited and will not be restocked. The distribution will close once the supply is exhausted.
Celebration Athletic & Recreation Complex, 305 Campus St, Kissimmee, FL 34747
Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. until sandbags run out
Supplies will be provided including bags and sand. Residents are allowed 25 sandbags per household and will need to bring their own shovel or filling tool. Supplies are limited, and sandbags will be available for filling on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents who still have uncontaminated sandbags from previous distributions earlier this year are strongly encouraged to reuse those sandbags.
Shelters
At this time, no evacuations are in effect for Osceola County. However, residents who live in low-lying or flood-prone areas – or in homes with potential structural issues – should have an evacuation plan ready. The following shelters will open at 8 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, for residents who need a safer place to ride out the storm.
Celebration High School - 1809 Celebration Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34747
Gateway High School (Pet-Friendly) - 93 Panther Paws Trail, Kissimmee, FL 34744
Harmony High School (Pet-Friendly) - 3601 Arthur J. Gallagher Blvd., St. Cloud, FL 34771
Holopaw Community Center - 8801 Community Center Rd., St. Cloud, FL 34773
Kenansville Community Center - 1178 S Canoe Creek Rd., Kenansville, FL 34739
Kissimmee Middle School (Pet-Friendly) - 2410 Dyer Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34741
Liberty High School (Pet-Friendly) - 4250 Pleasant Hill Rd., Kissimmee, FL 34746
A shelter for those with special medical needs will open at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, at the Osceola Council on Aging, 700 Generation Point, Kissimmee, FL 34744.
Residents who wish to evacuate are encouraged to make arrangements to ride out the storm with friends or family, or consider staying in a hotel, if possible. Shelters are available to all residents who need them but should be considered a last resort. People arriving at shelters are asked to bring items that will help make their stay comfortable such as blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, books, quiet games, and battery-powered radios. Those on prescription medication are strongly urged to bring adequate supplies with them. Please do not bring perishable food items. Food will be provided.
Media Briefing
Leaders from Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, the City of St. Cloud, the School District of Osceola County, KUA, and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office will brief the media on the storm Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., from the Osceola County Emergency Operations Center at 2586 Partin Settlement Rd., Kissimmee, FL 34744. The briefing will also be streamed online on the cities’ and county’s Facebook pages.
Office Closures
Osceola County, City of Kissimmee, and City of St. Cloud government offices will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, October 9-10, due to Hurricane Milton.
Based on the storm’s current forecast path, residents are encouraged to be in the place where they plan to ride out the storm by Tuesday evening.
For more resources to prepare for severe weather, please visit readyosceola.org.
Residents should stay informed by monitoring weather reports and by receiving emergency phone alerts through Osceola’s free AlertOsceola service, by texting the word “alertosceola” to 888777.
FEMA Resources
FYI:
FEMA will provide $1200 if you are/ have been without power for 24 hours 1-800-621-3362
Please note that the website for FEMA assistance is available at www.disasterassistance.gov
If the power remains out and you lose all of your food, file a FEMA Claim for $750.
*Note: You must say or use these exact words: "I HAVE A SERIOUS FOOD NEED"800-621-3362 for the FEMA FOOD ALLOWANCE. Please give out this information I know a lot of people, will have food lost.
Assistance/funding also available for hotel acommodation .
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