Hurricane 2022: Sarasota-Manatee area shelters, contact information
To help you prepare for this year's hurricane season, the Herald-Tribune has assembled lists of all of the hurricane shelters in Sarasota and Manatee counties and other helpful information.
SARASOTA COUNTY
Evacuation centers
Sarasota County has hurricane shelters in the following locations. All allow pets:
Fruitville Elementary School, 601 North Honore Ave., Sarasota.
Brookside Middle School, 3636 South Shade Ave., Sarasota.
Southside Elementary School, 1901 Webber St., Sarasota.
Riverview High School, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota.
Booker High School, 3201 North Orange Ave., Sarasota.
Phillippi Shores Elementary, 4747 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
Gulf Gate Elementary School, 6500 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota.
North Port High School, 6400 West Price Blvd., North Port.
Heron Creek Middle School, 6501 West Price Blvd., North Port.
Woodland Middle School, 2700 Panacea Blvd., North Port.
Atwater Elementary School, 4701 Huntsville Ave., North Port.
Taylor Ranch Elementary School, 2500 Taylor Ranch Trail, Venice.
Emergency contacts
In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 911. To report blocked roadways or downed power lines or to find out more information about evacuation centers, call 311.
Sarasota County residents with qualifying medical needs are encouraged to apply for registration as a medically-dependent person. If you qualify, you will be added to the county’s registry for transportation and sheltering at a medically-dependent evacuation center during a disaster. Applications can be found at scgov.net/government/emergency-services/emergency-management/medical-needs-program. Individuals using oxygen must bring their oxygen concentrator and a travel tank to an evacuation center.
Other helpful links:
www.scgov.net/government/emergency-services/emergency-management-4420
MANATEE COUNTY
Not all shelters are open in the event of a storm. Check mymanatee.org/weather for up-to-date information.
Primary Shelters
Bayshore Elementary School, 6120 26th Street W., Bradenton
Braden River Middle School, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton
Buffalo Creek Middle School, 7320 69th Street E., Palmetto
Daughtrey Elementary, 515 63rd Avenue E., Bradenton
Freedom Elementary School, 9515 State Road 64 E., Bradenton
Gullett Elementary School, 12125 44th Avenue E., Bradenton
Harvey Elementary School, 8610 115th Avenue E., Parrish
Haile Middle School, 9501 State Road 64 E., Bradenton
Johnson-Wakeland School of International Baccalaureate, 2121 26th Avenue E., Bradenton
Kinnan Elementary School, 3415 Tellevast Road, Sarasota
Lee Middle School, 4000 53rd Avenue W., Bradenton
McNeal Elementary School, 6325 Lorraine Road, Bradenton
Miller Elementary School, 601 43rd Street W., Bradenton
Myakka City Elementary School, 37205 Manatee Avenue, Myakka City
Oneco Elementary School, 5214 22nd Street Ct E., Bradenton
Prine Elementary School, 3801 Southern Parkway, Bradenton
Rogers Garden Elementary School, 515 13th Avenue W., Bradenton
Seabreeze Elementary School, 3601 71st Street W, Bradenton
Tillman Elementary School, 1415 29th Street E., Palmetto
Williams Elementary School, 3404 Ft. Hamer Road, Parrish
Willis Elementary School, 14705 The Masters Avenue, Bradenton
Witt Elementary School, 200 Rye Road, Bradenton
Pet Friendly
Braden River High School, 6545 State Road 70 E., Bradenton
Manatee High School, 902 33rd Street Court W., Bradenton
Mills Elementary School 7200, 69th Street E., Palmetto
Emergency contacts
American Red Cross
Tampa Bay (Regional Headquarters)
3310 W. Main Street
Tampa, FL 33607
813-348-4820
www.redcross.org/local/florida/central-florida.html
Southwest Florida
2001 Cantu Court
Sarasota, FL 34232
941-379-9300
American Red Cross (National)
1-800-733-2767
Manatee County Emergency Management
941-749-3500
www.mymanatee.org/departments/public_safety/emergency_management
Special Needs Shelter Registry
Manatee County
941-749-3500
www.mymanatee.org/departments/public_safety/emergency_management/special_needs_registry
Federal Emergency Management Agency, disaster assistance
800-621-3362
FEMA (TTY for hearing-impaired)
800-462-7585
Florida Division of Emergency Management
850-815-4000
In a declared disaster, call Florida Emergency Information:
800-342-3557
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
850-414-2000
Elder Help Line
800-963-5337
Senior Choices of Southwest Florida
239-652-6900 or 866-413-5337
Elder Help Line in Manatee County
941-742-5818
Florida Bureau of Insurance Fraud
850-413-3115
Florida Department of Financial Services
1-877-693-5236
FEMA National Flood Insurance Program
1-800-621-3362
NOAA, National Hurricane Center
NOAA, National Weather Service (local)
813-645-2323
U.S. Small Business Administration
800-827-5722
Disaster Field Operations Center East
404-331-0333
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Hurricane season: Sarasota, Manatee storm shelters-contacts
