Evacuation Center Shelters Open D Miami-Dade County
About This Dataset
This dataset shows which evacuation shelters are currently open across Miami-Dade County, including their locations, capacity, current occupancy, and whether they accept pets. It's updated weekly and provides critical real-time information residents need when hurricanes or other disasters strike to find safe places for themselves and their families.
Why This Matters
- A resident evacuating ahead of a hurricane searching for the nearest open shelter that accepts their dog or cat
- A community organizer checking shelter capacity and availability to help direct vulnerable neighbors to less crowded locations
- A person with mobility challenges looking for nearby shelters in their zip code with current occupancy rates to plan their evacuation
Key Metadata
| Publisher | Miami-Dade County, Florida |
|---|---|
| Department | Fire Rescue |
| Category | Communications and Information Technology Department |
| Format | Feature Service |
| Last Updated | Updated 10 months ago |
| Rows | None |
| Civic Relevance | HIGH |
| Update Frequency | Weekly |
| Source | View on Open Data Portal |
| Keywords | evacuation shelters emergency shelters hurricane shelters pet-friendly shelters disaster shelters shelter capacity where to go during hurricane emergency management evacuation centers |
Columns / Fields
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
address |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Address |
city |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: City |
dataid |
integer | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: dataid |
entrydate |
date | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: entrydate |
incidentid |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: incidentid |
positionid |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: positionid |
ObjectID |
integer | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: ObjectID |
GlobalID |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: GlobalID |
CreationDate |
date | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: CreationDate |
Creator |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Creator |
EditDate |
date | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: EditDate |
Editor |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Editor |
delete_shelter |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: delete_shelter |
gen_pop |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: General Population |
petfriendly |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Pet Friendly |
shelter_name |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Name |
shelter_status |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Status |
shelter_type |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Type |
capacity |
integer | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Capacity |
occupancy |
integer | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Occupancy |
post_storm |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: Post Storm |
zip |
text | EvacuationCenterShelters_Open: zip |
Related Datasets
Quality Breakdown
D
Composite Score: 51%
Findings
- Very stale: 300 days since update (expected every 14 days)
- Row count not available