HURRICANE MILTON UPDATE: Brevard County Shelters Now Open for the Public in Cocoa, Micco and Melbourne

Space Coast Area Transit will provide transportation to the shelters for those with special needs

Space Coast Area Transit will provide transportation to the shelters for those with special needs, and to request transportation, call 2-1-1 Hotline.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard County will open three shelters at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, for residents who live in manufactured or mobile homes, flood-prone or low-lying areas, or those needing safe harbor from potentially dangerous wind and rain conditions anticipated from Hurricane Milton, which is expected to begin impacting the county sometime late Wednesday and continuing throughout the day Thursday.

A Hurricane Warning is now in efffect for Brevard County – a Hurricane Warning means hurricane-force winds are expected somewhere within Space Coast within the next 36 hours.

Shelters that will be available for general population and families wishing to bring their pets includes:

■ South Mainland Community Center, 3700 Allen Avenue, Micco, FL 32976
■ Walter Butler Community Center, 4201 N Cocoa Boulevard, Cocoa, FL 32927
■ Wickham Park Community Center, 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne, FL 32935

Space Coast Area Transit will provide transportation to the shelters for those with special needs, and to request transportation, call 2-1-1 Hotline.

Residents going to shelters will need to take their own supplies, including bedding, folding chairs, or sleeping bags; any needed medications; multiple changes of clothing and and sturdy shoes; personal hygiene items; and entertainment items, like games, cards, books or magazines.

• Bring your own pillows, sheets, blankets, portable cot or air mattress, chaise lounge, folding chairs or sleeping bags.

• Cots or beds are not provided

• If you are on a special diet, bring a supply of nonperishable food that will be sufficient for 3 days per person.

• All required medications and medical support equipment:

• Wheelchair/walker, oxygen, dressings, feeding and suction equipment, diapers, etc.

• Any specific medications or care instructions ( 2-week supply)

• Personal hygiene items, like toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, towels, brush/comb, dentures, glasses, eye drops, diapers, etc.

• Entertainment items, like games, cards, books, magazines, etc.

For more information about this and other Hurricane Milton questions, call the Community Information Hotline at 2-1-1.

WATCH: Live Hurricane Milton update and information with Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Emergency Management Director John Scott.

Sandbag Sites open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8:

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – In anticipation of the potential impacts from Hurricane Milton, Brevard County will offer free sandbags for residents beginning 8 a.m. Tuesday.

■ Chain of Lakes Park, 2300 Truman Scarborough Way, Titusville, FL 32796.
■ Mitch Ellington Park, 577 Hall Road, Merritt Island, FL, 32953. Enter from West Hall Road.
■ Wickham Park, 2500 Parkway Dr., Melbourne, FL 32935. Enter using south access from Parkway Dr.
■ Eastern Florida State College-Palm Bay Campus, 250 Community College Parkway SE Palm Bay, 32909

Sand is being provided by Brevard County Public Works and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office will have supervised inmate work crews filling and loading sandbags for residents.

Residents do not need to bring sandbags, bags are provided and filled by on-site personnel. There is a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle. Please be aware, lines may be closed earlier than 6 p.m. to ensure a timely closure.

WATCH: Update from sandbag distribution location at Eastern Florida State College’s Palm Bay campus in preparation for Hurricane Milton.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily’s Zach Clark is live from Mitchell Ellington Park in Merritt Island as Brevard Public Works Provides Free Sandbags Today in preparation of Hurricane Milton.

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