This is for Hurricane Isaias recovery – Okaloosa County is running Points of Distribution (PODs) for free water, food (MREs), and tarps. Ice has been handed out by the state/Guard in the region too, but county PODs are listing water/MREs/tarps right now.

Here are the active sites from the County EOC:

South County – Main POD

Destin-Fort Walton Rigdon Center (formerly NWF Fairgrounds)

1319 Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

• First site opened Saturday Oct 10 at 10am, was open until 4pm that day • Supplies: bottled water, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), tarps • This is the County’s main distribution point – it will expand as supplies arrive.

County says: POD distribution is for Okaloosa County residents in need

North County PODs

County opened north county sites specifically for residents still without power:

1. Baker Park – 1450 Charlie Day Road, Baker

2. Garden City Park – 6330 Garden City Road, Crestview

• Monday Oct 12 from 1 – 3:30 p.m. – limited supply of tarps, bottled water and MREs

3. Crestview Public Library – 1445 Commerce Dr, Crestview, FL 32539

• Was open Sunday Oct 11 from 1-5 p.m. for north county • County has been rotating north locations daily, so check for today. What to know for TODAY (Oct 13): 1. Check live: MyOkaloosa.com EOC page – https://myokaloosa.com/eoc/home – they update POD times daily at 12pm. The north sites yesterday were 1-3:30pm, so today’s may be similar. 2. Bring proof of residency and only go if you are without power/in need – supplies are limited, county asks you to shop reopened stores if you can: Publix, Walmart, Aldi in Destin, Fort Walton, Mary Esther, Niceville, and Crestview are open 3. Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) opening tomorrow: Starting Oct 14: • Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center, 1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach – 10/14-10/24, 7am-7pm (1pm-7pm on 10/14) • Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Dr, Crestview – same hours

These will have financial help, tarps/muck-outs, volunteer resources, etc.

If you need ice specifically – Florida National Guard has reported handing out bags of ice, water, MREs and tarps statewide (4,635 cases water, 2,646 bags ice), but county PODs are currently listing water/MREs/tarps only. Ask at the POD if ice arrived today.

This is for Hurricane Isaias recovery – Okaloosa County is running Points of Distribution (PODs) for free water, food (MREs), and tarps. Ice has been handed out by the state/Guard in the region too, but county PODs are listing water/MREs/tarps right now.

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