As hurricane season approaches, Seminole County residents are preparing by attending a local hurricane action day event in Lake Mary.Valerie Justice, a resident of Seminole County for almost 60 years, said, "I know it's going to come, we don't have a choice, so I just have to take it one day at a time."Justice expressed her concerns about flooding due to the proximity to the ocean."I'm always worried about too much water flooding because we aren't too far from the ocean," Justice said.She and her husband attend the event every year to enhance their preparedness."So I can be prepared because I don't think we are ever prepared enough, and I can always learn something different," Justice said.Seminole County's Emergency Manager Alan Harris discussed potential changes in federal disaster assistance."We don't know if the federal government is going to be here, so the state and local organizations, so there's been a push for the state and local to do more, and that's what we are going to do," Harris said.Harris also mentioned the importance of readiness, offering training on generator and chainsaw safety, as well as debris clearing."You never know with a hurricane season, it looks like it's going to be an above-average season," he said.
As hurricane season approaches, Seminole County residents are preparing by attending a local hurricane action day event in Lake Mary.
Valerie Justice, a resident of Seminole County for almost 60 years, said, "I know it's going to come, we don't have a choice, so I just have to take it one day at a time."
Justice expressed her concerns about flooding due to the proximity to the ocean.
"I'm always worried about too much water flooding because we aren't too far from the ocean," Justice said.
She and her husband attend the event every year to enhance their preparedness.
"So I can be prepared because I don't think we are ever prepared enough, and I can always learn something different," Justice said.
Seminole County's Emergency Manager Alan Harris discussed potential changes in federal disaster assistance.
"We don't know if the federal government is going to be here, so the state and local organizations, so there's been a push for the state and local to do more, and that's what we are going to do," Harris said.
Harris also mentioned the importance of readiness, offering training on generator and chainsaw safety, as well as debris clearing.
"You never know with a hurricane season, it looks like it's going to be an above-average season," he said.