SJC Healthcare Facilities Mandatory Evacuation Due to Hurricane Milton
October 8, 12 p.m. – St. Johns County has issued a mandatory evacuation order for all healthcare facilities in Evacuation Zone A (ALL OF ZONE A, which includes coastal and river areas), Zone B (ALL OF ZONE B), and Zone F (only the part south of State Road 206), effective 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Please Note: UF Health Flagler Hospital is in Zone C and is not being ordered to evacuate.
The early issuance of this mandatory evacuation order for healthcare facilities is to facilitate the coordination of logistics and transportation, ensuring patients and residents in these healthcare facilities continue to receive care.
For More Information
For detailed evacuation information, route maps, and updates, visit www.sjcfl.us/hurricane or call the Citizen Information Hotline at 904-824-5550.
St. Johns County Emergency Management encourages the public to stay informed through these options:
- Follow St. Johns County Emergency Management on Facebook (facebook.com/StJohnsEOC) and X/Twitter (x.com/StJohnsEOC).
- Sign up for the Alert St. Johns emergency notification system at www.sjcemergencymanagement.com.
- Ensure the notification settings selected allow you to be alerted at all times for your safety.
- Register for Nixle Alerts by texting StJohnsEOC to 888777.
- Download the SJC Connect app at www.sjcfl.us/sjc-connect.
- Enable notifications within the app to receive real-time updates.