Bradenton officials fine-tuning plans for hurricane season
Bradenton helping locals prepare for storm season
FOX 13's Lloyd Sowers shares how the city of Bradenton is fine tuning its plan to prepare for this year's hurricane season which began on Monday.
BRADENTON, Fla. - The City of Bradenton’s newest high-water rescue truck is gassed up and ready to go. It arrived just in time last fall for a trial by fire.
"Last year we took a wallop with the three storms that came over a short period of time, and we learned a lot," said Rob Perry, Bradenton's city administrator.
Big picture view:
On Monday, Bradenton’s Public Safety Operations Center was filled with representatives from city departments who were fine-tuning hurricane plans. Perry said Manatee County is looking at a new million-dollar software package that can predict how certain areas will be affected based on the specific characteristics and position of a storm.
It will allow them to pre-position equipment and respond faster.
Dig deeper:
Bradenton recently received an award from the regional planning council for what they’ve done, but they know it’s not about last season – it’s about this one.
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The entire Tampa Bay region, bruised last year by multiple storms, faces another round this hurricane season.
"It’s like a prize fight," said Perry. "Every round is different, but at the end you’re pretty beat up."
Now in a new hurricane season, they prepare, but hope the card is canceled. No one wants a fight like the one in 2024.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered by FOX 13's Lloyd Sowers.
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