COVID-19 General Information and ARPA Relief Funds
Miami District Chief Miami District Chief in command of a warehouse fire. Miami Fire Captain Miami Fire Captain after a residential fire. Flood Car Accident A Miami firefighter on a call regarding a car accident in the flooded streets of Downtown Miami. Downed Trees Miami Firefighters cut teams clear debris and downed trees post Hurricane in order to restore traffic flow. Thunderstorm Flooding Flooding during a thunderstorm in Downtown Miami. Wildland Fire Miami Fire Rescue mutual aid on the west coast of Florida.
Miami District Chief in command of a warehouse fire.
Miami Fire Captain after a residential fire.
A Miami firefighter on a call regarding a car accident in the flooded streets of Downtown Miami.
Miami Firefighters cut teams clear debris and downed trees post Hurricane in order to restore traffic flow.
Flooding during a thunderstorm in Downtown Miami.
Miami Fire Rescue mutual aid on the west coast of Florida.
Miami Fire Rescue's Division of Emergency Management (DEM) is responsible for coordinating disaster planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation concerns for all City departments. This section creates, updates, and administers the City’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), which provides the blueprint for the City’s response to all disasters whether natural or man made. As part of its response duties, DEM is responsible for the activation and management of the City of Miami's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC is activated to maintain the continuity of municipal services any time a disaster threatens or occurs. The EOC becomes the operational link to both the public and private sector resources that would be required to successfully deal with a catastrophic event.
The primary objective for Emergency Management in Miami is to provide a coordinated effort from all supporting City departments in the preparation for, response to, and relief from injury, damage and suffering resulting from either a localized or widespread disaster. The Miami Emergency Manager is the focal point for City emergency management activities. However, Emergency Management responsibilities extend beyond this office, to all City government departments, and ultimately, to each individual citizen.
Please watch this short video from the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Team of the states of NY, NJ, CT and PA on what the field of Emergency Management is and what the duties and responsibilities are of an Emergency Manager.
Since World War II emergency management has focused primarily on preparedness. Often this involved preparing for enemy attack. Community preparedness for all disasters requires identifying resources and expertise in advance and planning how these can be used in a disaster. However, preparedness is only one phase of emergency management. Current thinking defines four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. There are entire courses on each of these phases.
The City of Miami will meet its responsibility for protecting life and property from the effects of hazardous events by acting within each of the following four phases of Emergency Management:
Details about emergency preparation, hurricanes, storms, flood preparedness, clean up and more can all be found in our new Hurricane Guide.
Information about residential healthcare facilities can be found on Miami Dade's site.
Sheltering in place during a disaster or an emergency can be nerve wrecking. Sheltering in place whether at home, work or any other place may be necessary when faced with an unforeseen disaster or emergency. The length of time you are required to take shelter may be short, such as during a tornado warning, or during a pandemic. In all cases, it is important that you stay informed and follow the instructions of local authorities. If sheltering in place requires a prolonged stay, you will need to manage water and food supplies to make sure you and your family have what you need to get by. This is why we recommend having a family emergency plan and an emergency supply kit ready. Read more about sheltering in place on the link below.
The City of Miami is experiencing more heat than ever before, and climatologists predict significant further increases in record-breaking temperatures for our city in the future. By definition, extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. Learning about heat’s impacts on your health is important.
Because Miami is subtropical, the dangers of heat are often underestimated. High temperatures are linked to increased hospitalizations, deaths, and many other adverse health impacts. In fact, nationally, extreme heat is responsible for the highest number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards.
For more information and tips to beat the heat, visit:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-during
https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/pubs/extreme-heat-guidebook.pdf
In extreme heat, your body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature. Everyone is at risk from heat, but some people face increased risk:
Learn about CERT & Apply to be a Volunteer
The City of Miami's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train volunteers to assist first responders in emergency situations.
Coral Gables Hospital 3100 Douglas Road Coral Gables, FL 33134 305-445-8461 www.coralgableshospital.org
Doctors Hospital 5000 University Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33146 786-308-3000 www.baptisthealth.net
Holtz Children's Hospital 1611 NW 12 Avenue East Tower, Suite 6006 Miami, FL 33136-1096 305-585-5437 http://www.jacksonhealth.org/forkids.asp
Jackson Memorial Hospital 1611 NW 12 Avenue Miami FL 33136 305-585-1111 www.jhsmiami.org
Mercy Hospital 3663 South Miami Avenue Miami FL 33133 305-854-4400 www.mercymiami.org
Miami Children's Hospital 3100 S.W. 62nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33155 305-666-6511/800-432-6837 www.mch.com
Mount Sinai Medical Center 4300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33140 305-674-2121 www.msmc.com
South Miami Hospital 6200 SW 73 Street South Miami, Florida 33143 786-662-4000 www.baptisthealth.net
University of Miami Hospital 1400 NW 12 Avenue Miami FL 33136 305-325-5511 www.umiamihospital.com
1015 North America Way, 2nd Floor Miami, Florida 33132 Phone:305-347-4800 Fax: 305-347-4853 Customer Service: POMSERVICE@miamidade.gov Website: https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/home.asp
2100 NW 42nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126 MIA Information Phone: (305) 876-7000 Website: http://www.miami-airport.com/home.asp
Metro-Mover https://www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/metromover.page
Metro-Rail https://www.miamidade.gov/global/transportation/metrorail.page
City of Miami Trolley https://www.miamigov.com/Services/Transportation
Miami-Dade County Bus Routes https://www.miamidade.gov/transportation-publicworks/routes.asp
Railroad https://fecrwy.com/
Florida Department of Transportation news and questions please dial 511
Miami Police Department https://www.miami-police.org/
Miami Fire Department https://www.miamigov.com/Government/Departments-Organizations/Fire-Rescue
City of Miami https://www.miamigov.com/Home
City of Miami specific questions please dial 311
305-539-3000 800-933-8448 www.gmcvb.com Hotel Hotline 305-468-5900
Over the past years, the Red Cross has helped tens of thousands of people whose lives were uprooted by massive disasters. The Red Cross is working tirelessly to provide food, shelter, comfort and support where it is needed most. Rest assured, your local Red Cross is prepared to respond to any disasters in South Florida, large or small.
In an effort to encourage the community to prepare for any type of emergency and learn ways they can respond, we are offering free virtual programs for adults and children. These online classes are offered at no cost and are available in English and Spanish.
For more information, please visit: https://www.redcross.org/local/florida/south-florida/about-us/our-work/virtual-emergency-preparedness-programs.html
Florida Division of Emergency Management
United States Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sign up for Emergency Alerts
Complete an Emergency Environmental Control Plan (EEC) for an Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Miami Riverside Center (MRC) 444 SW 2nd Ave Miami, FL, 33130