Assistance Pyramid

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If you need help either before or after a natural disaster, let us know so we can try to help.

Assistance Organizations

There are many organizations to help provide assistance following a natural disaster. When looking for help consider the following heirarchy:

Local => City => State => National

Generally the higher the level the longer the time it will take for you to get assistance. Also each level is usually only designed to handle problems that can not be done by a lower level.

Local Assistance

Neighborhood Emergency Group:

Even if you do not already have a neighborhood homeowners association, we recommend at least an informal group be organized to help watch out for each other following a disaster. At the very least you can keep a phone tree for contacting your neighbors about the current conditions of their property.

CERT:

CERT is an acronym for Community Emergency Responce Team. These are ordinary citizens that have completed a training program to help assist in emergency situations where organizations like the police and fire department find they are overwhelmed. CERT members can help with house to house searches and inspections.

City/County

Brevard County Office of Emergency Management:

This organization coordinates emergency management activities, services and programs within the county, such as, maintaining the county's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, provides control and coordination of emergency operations in emergencies. For more informations on the scope of their responsibilities you can go to their website: http://www.brevardcounty.us/EOC/index.cfm

Evacuation Centers:

Here is a list of the emergency evacuation centers for Brevard county:

  • Mims Elementary School - 2582 US Highway 1, Mims
  • Apollo Elementary School - 3085 Knox McRae Dr, Titusville
  • Imperial Estates Elementary School - 5525 Kathy Dr., Titusville
  • Brevard Community College (Cocoa campus) - 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa
  • Manatee Elementary School - 3425 Solerno Blvd., Viera
  • Brevard Community College (Melbourne campus) - 3865 N. Wickham Road
  • Eau Galli High School - 1400 Commodore Blvd
  • Melbourne High School - 74 Bulldog Blvd, Melbourne
  • Central Junior High School - 2600 Wingate Blvd
  • Riveira Elementary School - 351 Riviera Dr. NE
  • Westside Elementary School - 2175 DeGroodt Rd. SW
  • South Mainland Community Center - 3700 Allen Avenue

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State

Florida Division of Emergency Management:

http://www.floridadisaster.org/

SERT:

State Emergency Response Team

Florida State Insurance Commission

State Insurance Hotline (800-227-8676)

TARPS:

888-ROOF-BLU (7663-258)

National

FEMA:

[800-621-FEMA(3362), Web Site].
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The primary mission of the FEMA is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.

Red Cross:

[Space Coast Chapter 321-890-1002,
Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for removing debris from federally designated,navigable channels and turning basins. Examples include the following: Removal of debris or shoaling to restore channels and turning basins to authorized and permitted conditions, removal of wrecked vessels or waterborne debris deemed to be a navigation hazard.

Department of Environmental Protection

The Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, under the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, is responsible for administering the State's beach management program to protect and restore the state's beaches and coastal systems and has five sections, which share in the implementation of the program. ( http://www.floridadep.org/beaches/ )