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Shelters

Written by: June 01 2016
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Do you know where you need to go if you have to evacuate? Here’s a list and map of the American Red Cross Primary Shelters. Remember, not all shelters will open the same time. Also, shelters will only open when the Indian River County Emergency Management Services Department deems it so.

  • Special Needs Shelter – Treasure Coast Elementary – 8955 85th Street, Sebastian – Pre-Registration required: (772) 567-2154
  • Pet Friendly Shelter – Liberty Magnet School – 6850 81st Street, Vero Beach – Pre-registration required; (772) 388-3331, Ext. 28
  • Sebastian Elementary: 400 Sebastian Blvd, Sebastian
  • Fellsmere Elementary: 50 N Cypress Street, Fellsmere
  • Sebastian River Middle: 9400 County Road 512, Sebastian
  • Sebastian River High School: 9001 90th Avenue, Sebastian
  • Pelican Island Elementary: 1355 Schumann Drive, Sebastian
  • Storm Grove Middle: 6400 57th Street, Vero Beach
  • Gifford Middle: 4530 28th Court, Vero Beach
  • VBHS Freshman Learning Center: 1507 19th Street, Vero Beach
  • Glendale Elementary: 4940 8th Street, Vero Beach
  • Oslo Middle: 480 20th Avenue SW, Vero Beach
  • Osceola Magnet School: 1110 18th Avenue SW, Vero Beach
  • Highlands Elementary: 500 20th Street SW, Vero Beach
  • Vero Beach Elementary: 1770 12th Street, Vero Beach
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