Seminole County Holds Hurricane Preparedness Exercise for Staff and Partner Agencies

Seminole County Office of Emergency Management staged a hurricane preparedness exercise at Harvest Time International on Feb 14, 2026, calling it a Hurricane Action Day to train county staff and partner agencies ahead of the hurricane season. The event brought county emergency personnel together with partnering organizations to rehearse roles and coordination in advance of Florida’s storm season.

The Feb 14 exercise centered on practical readiness for Seminole County operations, with Office of Emergency Management staff leading the training at Harvest Time International. County officials used the site to simulate decision-making and resource coordination that the office oversees during declared emergencies, underscoring institutional responsibilities assigned to the Office of Emergency Management.

Harvest Time International served as the physical hub for the exercise on Feb 14, providing space for the county-led sessions and partner briefings. By holding the drill at a community site in Seminole County, the Office of Emergency Management emphasized interagency logistics and the county’s reliance on local facilities for staging and sheltering when storms threaten.

The Hurricane Action Day on Feb 14 was explicitly framed as preparation ahead of hurricane season, with Seminole County staff and partner agencies participating in joint training activities. That coordinated approach reflects the county’s operational priority to ensure interoperability among municipal and county responders and to rehearse procedures that affect public safety and continuity of services across Seminole County.

Seminole County’s use of Feb 14 for this exercise illustrates a broader administrative timeline: emergency management leadership is scheduling hands-on drills months before peak storm months to strengthen response capacity. Holding the Hurricane Action Day at Harvest Time International on that date signals the county’s intent to test plans and partnerships repeatedly as part of its pre-season preparedness cycle.