Shelters

The time may arise that you need to evacuate your home to go to a safer place. Hurricane shelters will be available for people who have no other place to go. The best options for our citizens is to go to a relative or friend’s site built home. Those who need to consider evacuation include:

  • Mobile, manufactured and modular homes and recreational vehicles
  • Low lying, and flood prone areas
  • Special needs
  • Those who do not feel safe by themselves

If you have no choice but to go to a shelter, do not leave your home until officials announce that the shelter is open. Information about shelters that are open in your area will be available through newspapers, television, radio, and Emergency Management. Shelters do not have cots, blankets, or other supplies. You will need to bring your own. Locations can change quickly, so stay informed.
 
 Please bring the following:

  • Identification such as a driver’s licenses
  • Bedding (cot, air mattress, blanket, pillow)
  • Food and water
  • Prescriptions
  • Extra baby food or formula
  • Toiletries (tooth brush and paste, body soap, etc.)
  • Games or sources of entertainment
  • Please bring all necessary supplies for your pet

Please DO NOT bring:

  • Weapons
  • Illegal drugs
  • Alcohol

Please remember to check before proceeding to a shelter. Not all shelters are opened during an event. Please call the Citizen Information Line at 352-689-4400 to confirm that they are accepting evacuees before going to a shelter.

All shelters are pet-friendly.


Sumter County General Population Shelters

 

  • Sumter Fairgrounds           
    7620 SR 471
    Webster, FL 33597
     
  • South Sumter High School   
    706 N. Main St, SR 475
    Bushnell, FL 33513
     
  • Wildwood Elementary School
    300 Huey Street
    Wildwood, FL 34785

  • Webster Elementary School
    349 S Market Blvd, SR 471
    Webster, FL 33597

  • Center Hill Recreation Center
    74 S. Virginia Avenue
    Center Hill, FL 33514

  Special Needs Shelter: 

  • Wildwood Community Center
    6500 Powell Road 
    Wildwood, FL 34785

Evacuation

  • Know if and when to evacuate
  • You might not need to evacuate if you live in a site-built structure, not located in the area subject to flooding. The evacuation order may not apply to you.
  • If you live in a mobile home, even if it’s well away from the water and tied down, wind could pose a threat to your safety.
  • If you feel that you must evacuate, please make sure that you do so far enough in advance. Just remember that the Florida Turnpike and I-75 merge in Wildwood, and everyone south of Sumter County will have the same idea as you.
  • Call 511 Traveler Information System (or visit visit Florida 511) before you leave, to receive up-to-date traffic information. You can also download the free Florida 511 mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices.