ABOUT WHAT THOSE CONCERNS ARE ARE ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A AND A NEW SURVEY FROM THERE, ABOUT 25% OF FLORIDIANS SAY THEY WOULD NOT EVACUATE FROM A HURRICANE. AND A LOT OF LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS BELIEVE MAYBE SOME PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER TAKING HURRICANE SEASON VERY SERIOUSLY. IT’S THE PRICE OF LIVING IN PARADISE. HURRICANE SEASON, IT BEGINS ON THURSDAY. AND LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR RESIDENTS. ALWAYS BE PREPARED. NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. BE PREPARED. HAVE A PLAN. THE FIRE CHIEF AND PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, ERIC GILL, IS THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. BOTH SAY THEIR COUNTIES ARE READY FOR WHATEVER MOTHER NATURE MAY BRING. WE PREPARE YEAR ROUND FOR EMERGENCIES AND SO WE FEEL WE’RE PREPARED AND READY. WE JUST HOPE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE AS WELL. AND THEY SAY THAT PREPARATION SHOULD START RIGHT NOW, MAKE A PLAN IN CASE OF A STORM. HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOUR HOME? HOW WILL YOU GET SUPPLIES WHERE WILL YOU GO IF YOU NEED TO EVACUATE? AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE STORM, YOU KNOW, IT ONLY TAKES A TROPICAL STORM TO SPAWN A TORNADO OR MAJOR FLOODING AS WE SEEN LAST YEAR, MEAN ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE JUST PREDICTIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE STORMS CAN WHAT ARE THE METEOROLOGIST SAY THEY WOBBLE, YOU KNOW, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SO YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. ALWAYS GOT TO BE PREPARED. BUT WILL SOUTH FLORIDA RESIDENTS BE PREPARED? SO MANY PEOPLE JUST MOVED HERE AND IT’S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE SUFFERED A DIRECT HIT. ARE OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED RESIDENTS WILL NOT TAKE PREPARATION SERIOUSLY? IT’S DEFINITELY CONCERNING. I MEAN, IT’S IT’S DIFFERENT FROM FROM BLIZZARDS AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THERE’S TIME TO PREPARE AND THEY JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THAT AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. SO MAKE SURE YOU’RE DOING WHAT YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR PROPERTY. AND GILL SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO THEIR EMERGENCY SHELTERS NEED TO PRE-REGISTER. THEY NEED TO DO THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO EVEN IF YOU DID IT LAST YEAR, YOU NEED TO DO IT AGAIN. IT’S THE SAME DEAL ON A LOT OF OTHER COUNTIES. YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR COUNTY WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT APPLIES TO YOU. AND FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ABOUT PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON. WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED. OUR HURRICANE READY GUIDE IS AT