What Pinellas County Emergency Management does

Pinellas County Emergency Management is a department within the Pinellas County Government of Florida, USA, responsible for coordinating hurricane preparedness, emergency response, and disaster recovery for county residents and municipalities. The department operates within a broader county government structure encompassing Utilities, Public Works, Safety & Emergency Services, Human Resources, and other divisions, with governance provided by an elected Board of County Commissioners and a County Administrator. Its core operational technology stack includes the Alert Pinellas emergency notification system (powered by Everbridge) for mass resident communications, the Pinellas Recovers portal (recover.pinellas.gov) for CDBG-DR grant administration following hurricanes, and the SeeClickFix-powered Pinellas County mobile app for resident issue reporting. The department does not sell products or services commercially; it is funded through property taxes, fees, state and federal grants, and FEMA reimbursements, with FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program covering 75% of eligible infrastructure project costs. Its primary customers are Pinellas County residents requiring preparedness information and recovery assistance, and municipal governments requiring federal grant coordination and emergency management capacity.

Name

Pinellas County Emergency Management

Legal name

Pinellas County

Website

https://pinellascounty.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Pinellas County Emergency Management is a Florida county government department coordinating hurricane preparedness, emergency notifications, and disaster recovery for county residents and municipalities, funded by taxes and FEMA grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Conservation Programs (924120)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Services (8741), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Public Safety & Emergency Management (Police, Fire, EMS Oversight) (BPAIABAG), Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Natural Disaster Preparedness & Recovery (Storm/Flood/Wildfire) (BPABANAI)

Keywords

• Emergency management services
• Disaster preparedness
• Hurricane recovery
• Public safety coordination
• Infrastructure resilience

Headquarters

HQ city

Largo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pinellas County Emergency Management is a county government department that coordinates hurricane preparedness, emergency notifications, disaster response, and post-storm recovery for Pinellas County, Florida. It administers federal and state grant programs (including FEMA Hazard Mitigation and CDBG-DR), operates the Alert Pinellas notification system, manages storm-hardening and flood mitigation infrastructure projects, and partners with municipal governments to protect residents and county assets before, during, and after storms.

Product overview

Pinellas County Emergency Management is a county government department that provides emergency management services including hurricane preparedness, emergency notifications (Alert Pinellas), disaster recovery assistance programs, and public safety coordination. The department does not offer a distinct software product or technology platform with named modules, sub-products, or branded service offerings as a product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Preparedness and Response Services
• Alert Pinellas Emergency Notification System
• Pinellas Recovers Hurricane Recovery Program (CDBG-DR)
• Pinellas County Mobile App (SeeClickFix)
• FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Administration
• Municipal Water Reclamation Storm-Hardening (incl. AquaFence)

Quantifiable outcome

• 71 infrastructure projects funded through FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of St. PetersburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2025Partnership between Pinellas County and City of St. Petersburg for hurricane preparedness coordination ahead of 2025 season. Joint efforts include water reclamation facility projects, flood proofing at sewer plants, and AquaFence installation. St. Petersburg planning $545 million in additional investments over five years following 2024 storm damage.
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOAA provides annual Hurricane Outlook forecasts used by Pinellas County Emergency Management for preparedness planning. 2025 Hurricane Outlook forecasts 13 to 19 named storms for the season.
• Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWFWMD has extended the 'Extreme' Water Shortage Order for Pinellas County through October due to severe drought conditions and declining water supplies. County operates under Modified Stage III water conservation requirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hillsborough County Emergency Management: Adjacent Tampa Bay area county that shares the same hurricane exposure profile and coordinates with Pinellas on regional preparedness. Operates a similar FEMA-funded infrastructure hardening program for stormwater and flood mitigation.
• Lee County Emergency Management: Southwest Florida county with extensive hurricane experience including Hurricane Ian (2022). Operates a directly comparable emergency management structure with FEMA grant administration and CDBG-DR recovery programs.
• Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management: Large Florida county with one of the most established emergency management operations in the state. Operates similar hurricane preparedness, evacuation, and FEMA-funded infrastructure hardening programs serving a comparable coastal population.
• Broward County Emergency Management Division: Southeast Florida coastal county with directly comparable hurricane preparedness and disaster recovery operations. Administers FEMA Hazard Mitigation grants and CDBG-DR programs for hurricane recovery.
• Charlotte County Emergency Management: Adjacent Southwest Florida county that was simultaneously impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. Operates a comparable small-county emergency management structure with FEMA coordination.
• Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management: Large Texas county with comparable scale of emergency management operations. Administers FEMA-funded infrastructure resilience programs and CDBG-DR recovery funding following major storm and flood events.
• New York City Emergency Management: Large municipal emergency management agency with comprehensive hurricane, coastal storm, and disaster preparedness programs. Operates a comparable Notify NYC alert system and disaster recovery grant administration.
• Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management: Large California county emergency management agency with comparable scale and breadth of operations. Administers FEMA grant-funded disaster preparedness and recovery programs for a similarly diverse coastal population.

Broad incumbents

• Florida Division of Emergency Management: State-level agency that oversees and coordinates with Pinellas County Emergency Management. Administers statewide FEMA pass-through funding and sets the policy framework for county-level emergency management operations.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Federal agency that is the primary funding partner and regulatory authority for Pinellas County's emergency management operations. Provides the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding that anchors the county's infrastructure hardening pipeline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PinellasEM
• Facebookfacebook.com/PinellasCountyNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pinellascounty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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