The Brevard County Special Needs Program is a voluntary program that should
be considered by individuals who have
no alternative other than a public shelter or who need transportation to
a shelter. The Office of Emergency Management recommends using this program
only as a last resort and you should consider sheltering with relatives
or friends before using a shelter.
Special needs individuals are those with health or medical conditions who
meet the program criteria or need transportation assistance during an
evacuation. Those individuals who meet program criteria are provided sheltering
and/or transportation assistance within the resources available in Brevard
County. Brevard County Special Needs shelters are mainly in elementary
schools throughout the county.
If other alternatives are not available, individuals who elect to use any
public shelter should bring cots, bedding, medicine and medical supplies
and food supplies
for each person to be self-sufficient for 72 hours. The community pages of the local phone
book provide information on items recommended to take to a shelter.
Remember, Brevard County shelters are in schools and contain neither privacy
nor luxuries.
There will be a minimum of service provided. How comfortable you will be
in the shelter is your responsibility.
If you have any question, please contact your home health agency, durable
medical equipment company, or the Office of Emergency Management.
