Planning is the first step to being ready for a disaster. Have you reviewed your insurance policies yet? Explore our PLAN tips to ensure you have everything covered in your disaster planning.

Take steps now to ensure you are prepared for a disaster later. Take time now to create a home inventory and meet with your insurance agent to be ready in the case of a disaster. Learn more with our PREPARE tips!

Protect your home, personal information and rights. Review our PROTECT tips to learn what you can do to protect your property after a disaster and make sure you do not fall victim to disaster-related frauds and scams.

Make improvements to your home in advance to mitigate damages. Minor changes - shutters, roof attachments, etc. - you make to strengthen your home now may decrease the amount of hurricane damage later. 

Plan, Prepare, Protect: Mitigation Page

Eye of the Storm is a 12-episode video series to educate people about hurricanes and connect them with inspiring science. The series is unique in that each episode contains an interactive science demonstration highlighting the topic being discussed. Experts discuss their educational backgrounds and interesting STEM careers, allowing viewers to get a glimpse into their daily lives.

Eye of the Storm was developed in a partnership between the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU, the Florida Small Business Development Center at FIU, Broward County Emergency Management, the City of Fort Lauderdale Emergency Management and the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) in Fort Lauderdale. The series was sponsored by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM).

 Watch the Eye of the Storm Video Series