Get Engaged

Looking for ways to get engaged in your community? Check out some of Leon County’s upcoming events and programs.

Citizen Engagement Series: Disaster Resilience Edition

Thursday, June 18, from 6-8:30 p.m.
Public Safety Complex, 911 Easterwood Drive

Step behind the scenes at the Emergency Operations Center and learn how to prepare for disasters with Leon County's public safety experts.

Step behind the scenes at the Emergency Operations Center and learn how to prepare for disasters with local public safety experts at Leon County’s Citizen Engagement Series: Disaster Resilience Edition.

This interactive event will feature hands-on activities and demonstrations for the whole family. This year’s program includes breakout sessions and hands-on activities, like Leon County Emergency Medical Services’ Stop the Bleedtraining, which teaches participants how to control bleeding in emergency situations, and the Consolidated Dispatch Agency's The First of First Responders presentation, which provides insights into the critical role of 9-1-1 dispatchers and how to effectively communicate vital information. Residents who attend the event will have a chance to win items that will be a great addition to their disaster preparedness supplies.

Dinner will be provided. Please note that this event requires walking to and from sessions. While assistance services will be available, they are limited. We encourage all attendees to prepare accordingly for walking throughout the event.

Register at LeonCountyFL.gov/CES. Registration closes Thursday, June 18, at noon, unless sold out prior to that time. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Prepare now before it's too late!

Since 2017, Leon County Government has implemented more than 500 citizen ideas to improve programs and services for Leon County residents.  Citizens have submitted bright ideas like:

• Adding a button to translate the County’s Emergency Information Portal website to keep citizens of any language proficiency informed during a disaster.

• Creating a “Help My Pet” sticker to assist first responders in contacting a pet caretaker when the owner cannot be reached.

• Declaring Florida Emancipation Day as a County holiday.

• As a pilot program, installing three electric vehicle charging stations at the Main Library and Eastside Branch Library.

• Transferring surplus Leon County EMS ambulances to Lively Technical Center to be used for training in the Diesel Truck Maintenance Program.

All of these suggestions came from citizens like you and are now implemented in Leon County!

Join Leon County in co-creating our one-of-a-kind community by sending your own bright ideas.