Emergency Management

Important Phone Numbers

• For a Police or Fire Rescue emergency, please call 911.
• For non-emergency or preparedness information, please call our Emergency Office at (305) 743-5266.
• City of Marathon’s Rumor Control Line is (305) 289-5268
  This phone line is only operational when the City Emergency Operations Center is activated.

The City of Marathon Emergency Management is committed to, preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against the effects from natural and man-made disasters and events.

Alert!Monroe

Alert!Monroe is an Everbridge mass notification system used by Monroe County Emergency Management to share emergency notifications with residents quickly. Notifications can include severe weather, evacuation information, fires, and other emergencies, as well as general important routine County information and announcements.

Messages are sent to residents on preferred primary and secondary contact paths – cell phone, SMS/texts, home phone, or email – to ensure real-time access to potentially lifesaving information. The notifications will transmit to thousands of residents within seconds.

• Register for Alert!Monroe

Residents listed in the Monroe County public white and yellow page database were automatically subscribed to alerts by phone, but non-landline users can self-register cell phone and email information, provide or change additional contact or secondary information, or opt-out. 

In addition to being able to send alerts to all users in the Florida Keys, the Everbridge technology system allows Monroe County Emergency Management to tailor information to specific geographical areas and neighborhoods.

"This technology is particularly important as we head into another hurricane season for helping keep Monroe County residents safe," said Shannon Weiner, Deputy Director of Monroe County Emergency Management. "Communication is key for Emergency Management, and this system will allow us to reach residents with critical time-sensitive information quickly."

The program is used throughout the State of Florida and across the country and is funded by the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

Notify Me

Monroe County also has a wide variety of ways you can be notified about County government functions, including BOCC meetings, employment opportunities, news flashes, bid postings and calendar events.

Click here to register for any or all of the above notifications.

“Be Prepared, Get a Plan”

Florida’s Hurricane Season is from June 1 to November 30

In response to a hurricane emergency, the City of Marathon will strive to achieve the following:

1. Evacuation and shelter of the vulnerable population and non-residents who do not leave the City in a category 1 or 2 storm, and open Refuge of Last Resort in category 3, 4, and 5 storms when required.
    
2. Preservation of Public Property and vital records.
    
3. Minimize the loss of private property.
    
4. Minimize the impact and timing of response operations on the local level economy by coordinating with Monroe County and the National Hurricane Center to prevent unnecessary closure of businesses and evacuation of residents and guests.
    
5. Minimize the impact of response operations on the environment.
    
6. Identify structures to be used as Shelter and Refuges of Last Resort in the City and communicate them to Monroe County.
    
7. Coordinate all plans and programs with our Emergency Management Partners.
    
8. Preservation of the continuity of local government.
    
9. City of Marathon canals will be closed to boat traffic at 36 hrs when a hurricane watch is issued. A hurricane watch is issued when there is a possibility that you could experience hurricane conditions within 36 hours. This will allow residents time to secure their vessels in the canal. Residents wishing to trailer their boats should do so before the issuance of a hurricane watch.