Bay Strong: Chamber Supports Businesses After Storm

Your business is our priority!

The Bay County Chamber hopes all is well and you are safe following yesterday’s storm. First and foremost, the safety of you and your employees are of top priority. Please make sure conditions are safe before proceeding with any business operations following a severe weather event. We need you and your team and it would sadden us should something happen to any of our members.

As part of Bay County’s Emergency Support Function (ESF) 18 team, your Bay County Chamber wants to ensure you and your business have access to any resources you may need following any emergency. Our website features a list of valuable resources for not only preparing for a natural weather event, but recovering from one as well. Please take a moment to visit out website and see if any of those resources could be helpful to you.

In addition, FloridaCommerce and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) activated the Business Damage Assessment Survey in response to the January Severe Weather event. Survey responses will allow the state to expedite January Severe Weather recovery efforts by gathering data and assessing the needs of affected businesses.

Businesses can complete the survey online by visiting www.FloridaDisaster.biz and selecting “January Severe Weather” from the dropdown menu. 

If you need additional assistance with your business, please call the private sector hotline at 850-815-4925. The hotline was activated on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, and the hotline will be operational between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time or you can email ESF18@EM.MyFlorida.com.