The Florida Living Manual: Living Here & Staying Ready

Everyday Florida answers and a household plan for whatever comes, with your county's local numbers.

What's inside:

• Living in Florida first: beach flags, rip currents, homestead, tolls, termites, lawn watering days and more.
• 118 quick answers in plain steps, from everyday Florida life to hurricanes, power outages, water, food, generators, medical needs and pets. Each one is footnoted to its official source.
• Every county's emergency, special-needs, utility and hospital numbers. Pick your region inside.
• Your household plan: supplies, medicines, evacuation and contacts, saved on your own device.
• Your region's hurricane history since 1851, from NOAA records.
• The First 30 Days tracker for new residents: license, tag, homestead and more, in the order they come due.
• A 93-page print edition (PDF) with fill-in pages, contents and an index.

Works on any phone or computer. Put it on your phone's home screen and it works with no internet. The Start Here sheet in your download shows how.

Written by Charles Squires, who has lived in Florida for 40 years in eight places from Coral Gables to Fort Walton Beach. Researched with AI help; every fact checked at its source. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Independent publication by CHEWZI.NET LLC. Not affiliated with any government agency. Not medical, legal or insurance advice. In an emergency, call 911.