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A departmental community-preparedness program under fire/EMS and emergency-management authority.
The problem
When a storm is coming, most Tampa families have no idea what their specific neighborhood's plan is. Generic citywide guidance doesn't tell you whether your street floods first, where your shelter is, or who checks on your elderly neighbor.
The plan
Neighborhood Emergency Playbooks translate citywide plans into block-level instructions: where to go, what to bring, who checks on whom, and how your specific street floods or shelters.
Residents help write them, so the plans match real neighborhoods — not just maps.
How you’ll know it’s working
- Playbooks published for priority neighborhoods
- Resident awareness of local playbooks
- Drills and tabletop exercises held
- Feedback incorporated into updates
From the Blueprint
- 2,500 plain-language copies printed per neighborhood, delivered door-to-door by mail, ambassadors, and groups.
- Each playbook names the household's evacuation route, assigned shelter, and local ambassador contact.
- Budget $80,000-$120,000 for staff time, design, printing, and translation; CDBG plus city operating budget.
- Ongoing $30,000-$40,000 annually for updates and reprinting.
Sources and research conditions
S01 pp. 136-139
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