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Orange County Urges Residents To Be Storm Ready With Sandbags

Photo: Citrus County Network.
Photo: Citrus County Network.

Orange County Government wants residents to be storm ready ahead of the peak of hurricane season. Starting Monday, the county is hosting a free self-serve sandbag program. 

Orange County residents are being urged to dig in for free sandbags at five county park locations. The county will provide all the tools needed to fill your sandbag. 

There is a limit of 10 bags per household. 

All filling sites are open from 8 a.m to 8 p.m Monday through Sunday. The program runs through August 31 and is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For a map of sandbag self-service locations, head over to the Orange County Government website.

After a brief stint as Morning Edition Producer at The Public’s Radio in Rhode Island, Talia Blake returned to Central Florida Public Media. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Psychology. While at UCF, she was an intern for Central Florida’s public affairs show, Intersection. She joined on as Morning Edition Host in 2019. In 2022, Ms. Blake was appointed to the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalist’s board of directors.