Find an Emergency Shelter

• Shelter openings vary with each emergency. These shelters are hurricane evacuation shelters, not tornado shelters, cold weather shelters or flood shelters.
• Stay tuned to local media to determine which shelters are open. Shelters only open when all other local resources are expected to be expended.
• Be aware of which shelters are pet friendly. If you plan to go to a pet-friendly shelter, please be familiar with the Pet Requirements for Shelters (below) in advance.
• Sign up for the Special Needs Registry if you do not have transportation to get to a shelter and will need assistance.
• Public shelters should be a last option. It is always recommended to stay with family and friends if possible when you're told to evacuate.

Do not go to the shelter until local officials announce, through the media, that the shelter is open.