Florida must be prepared for hurricanes, fires, floods, tornados and more. Every hurricane season has the potential to be a destructive one—this is incentive enough to plan ahead. This webinar will be presented in coordination with staff from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM), who will detail new construction and rehabilitation features that strengthen a home against damage from futures disasters. Participants will learn to identify community partners who are preparing for disasters and organizing to respond when the time comes. Presenters will address the valuable contribution of the SHIP program in responding to past disasters. Learn how to ‘tune up’ your SHIP disaster response strategy. Key topics will include the Local Mitigation Strategy and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters.