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Hurricane Preparedness: Duval County Emergency Management Special Needs Coordinator Zena Gainer

Alex Pellom
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Duval County Emergency Management

With hurricane season here, state emergency officials are urging anyone with mobility or health problems to register with local officials for extra help during an emergency evacuation.If you –or anyone you know in Duval County—needs assistance  evacuating during a storm threat, then you should know about the local special needs registry. WJCT's Michelle Corum spoke with Duval Emergency Management Special Needs Coordinator Zena Gainer about the registry.

You can download the form in English or Spanish on JaxReady.com. If you want a form mailed to you, or you need help filling one out, call (904) 630-2849 [630-CITY].

You can follow Michelle Corum on Twitter @MCorumonME.

Michelle Corum joined WJCT as "Morning Edition" host in 2012 and has worked in public broadcasting as an announcer and reporter for public radio stations in Lawrence, Kansas, and Interlochen, Michigan. She also manages WJCT's Radio Reading Service for sight-impaired listeners.