{"id":24040,"date":"2026-06-11T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=24040"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:19:32","slug":"orange-county-hosts-2026-hurricane-expo-power-of-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/06\/orange-county-hosts-2026-hurricane-expo-power-of-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Hosts 2026 Hurricane Expo: Power of Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- mp_trans_remove_start --><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23597\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color.png 648w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color-600x790.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>WHAT:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Orange County Government and the Office of Emergency Management will host the 2026 Hurricane Expo on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Oak Ridge High School. The event is free and open to the public. The expo will feature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-on-one discussions with emergency responders and safety vendors<\/li>\n<li>Safety tips on how to survive a hurricane<\/li>\n<li>2026 hurricane predictions with National Weather Service meteorologist Brendan Schaper<\/li>\n<li>FREE preparedness items (while supplies last)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Saturday, June 20, 2026<br \/>\n9 a.m. to 1 p.m.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Oak Ridge High School Gym<br \/>\n700 W Oak Ridge Road<br \/>\nOrlando, Florida 32809<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Media interested in attending should RSVP to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:PIO@OCFL.net\">PIO@OCFL.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information call: 407-836-9140 or email: <a href=\"mailto:ocoem@ocfl.net\">ocoem@ocfl.net<\/a>. For more information on hurricane preparedness, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/storm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ocfl.net\/storm<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!-- mp_trans_remove_end --><!-- mp_trans_disable_start --><!-- mp_trans_add\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">El condado de Orange presenta la Expo de Huracanes 2026: El poder de la preparaci\u00f3n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\n\n<strong>QU\u00c9:<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\nEl Gobierno del Condado de Orange y la Oficina de Administraci\u00f3n de Emergencias organizar\u00e1n la Expo de Huracanes 2026 el s\u00e1bado 20 de junio de 2026 en la Escuela Secundaria Oak Ridge. El evento es gratuito y abierto al p\u00fablico. La expo contar\u00e1 con:<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Charlas individuales con personal de emergencias y proveedores de productos de seguridad<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Consejos de seguridad sobre c\u00f3mo sobrevivir a un hurac\u00e1n<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Pron\u00f3sticos de huracanes 2026 con el meteor\u00f3logo del Servicio Meteorol\u00f3gico Nacional Brendan Schaper<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Art\u00edculos de preparaci\u00f3n GRATIS (hasta que se agoten existencias)<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\n\n<strong>CU\u00c1NDO:<\/strong><br \/>\nS\u00e1bado, 20 de junio de 2026<br \/>\n9 a.m. a 1 p.m.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\n\n<strong>D\u00d3NDE:<\/strong><br \/>\nGimnasio de la Escuela Secundaria Oak Ridge<br \/>\n700 W Oak Ridge Road<br \/>\nOrlando, Florida 32809<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\n\n<strong>MEDIOS:<\/strong><br \/>\nLos medios interesados en asistir deben confirmar su asistencia a: <a href=\"mailto:PIO@OCFL.net\">PIO@OCFL.net<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spanish-div\">\n\nPara m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n llame al: 407-836-9140 o por correo electr\u00f3nico a: ocoem@ocfl.net. Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre la preparaci\u00f3n ante huracanes, por favor visite: www.ocfl.net\/storm.<\/div>\n\n\n<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span>--><!-- mp_trans_disable_end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT: Orange County Government and the Office of Emergency Management will host the 2026 Hurricane Expo on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Oak Ridge High School. The event is free and open to the public. 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