Warming Center Opening in Brooksville As Overnight Freezing Temperatures Arrive
Enrichment Center of Hernando County
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Summary
- Hernando County Emergency Management, in collaboration with the City of Brooksville, has opened a Warming Center at the Brooksville Enrichment Center to provide a heated space for residents amid freezing temperatures. The center will operate overnight without providing meals or cots, and pets are not allowed. Residents are advised to take precautions against the cold, including bringing pets indoors and protecting plants.
Timeline
Officials remind the community to check on elderly neighbors, individuals experiencing homelessness, and others who may be especially vulnerable to cold weather conditions.
Emergency management officials are also urging residents to take additional steps to prepare for the cold. People are advised to remain indoors when possible, bring pets inside, and protect cold-sensitive plants by covering them or moving them indoors. Pool owners are encouraged to run pool pumps overnight during freezing temperatures to help prevent damage to plumbing and equipment.
County officials emphasized that the Warming Center is intended as a temporary place to stay warm. Meals and cots will not be provided, and pets are not permitted inside the facility, so residents should plan accordingly and bring any necessary personal items.
The Warming Center will be located at the Brooksville Enrichment Center, at 800 John Gary Grubbs Boulevard, and will open Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., remaining open overnight until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Officials say the center will stay open through the coldest overnight hours to help protect residents from dangerous low temperatures.
With freezing overnight temperatures forecasted across the region, Hernando County Emergency Management, in partnership with the City of Brooksville, is opening a Warming Center to provide a safe, heated space for community members in need.
Incident reported at Enrichment Center of Hernando County.
Officials remind the community to check on elderly neighbors, individuals experiencing homelessness, and others who may be especially vulnerable to cold weather conditions.
Emergency management officials are also urging residents to take additional steps to prepare for the cold. People are advised to remain indoors when possible, bring pets inside, and protect cold-sensitive plants by covering them or moving them indoors. Pool owners are encouraged to run pool pumps overnight during freezing temperatures to help prevent damage to plumbing and equipment.
County officials emphasized that the Warming Center is intended as a temporary place to stay warm. Meals and cots will not be provided, and pets are not permitted inside the facility, so residents should plan accordingly and bring any necessary personal items.
The Warming Center will be located at the Brooksville Enrichment Center, at 800 John Gary Grubbs Boulevard, and will open Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., remaining open overnight until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Officials say the center will stay open through the coldest overnight hours to help protect residents from dangerous low temperatures.
With freezing overnight temperatures forecasted across the region, Hernando County Emergency Management, in partnership with the City of Brooksville, is opening a Warming Center to provide a safe, heated space for community members in need.
Incident reported at Enrichment Center of Hernando County.
Officials remind the community to check on elderly neighbors, individuals experiencing homelessness, and others who may be especially vulnerable to cold weather conditions.
Emergency management officials are also urging residents to take additional steps to prepare for the cold. People are advised to remain indoors when possible, bring pets inside, and protect cold-sensitive plants by covering them or moving them indoors. Pool owners are encouraged to run pool pumps overnight during freezing temperatures to help prevent damage to plumbing and equipment.
County officials emphasized that the Warming Center is intended as a temporary place to stay warm. Meals and cots will not be provided, and pets are not permitted inside the facility, so residents should plan accordingly and bring any necessary personal items.
The Warming Center will be located at the Brooksville Enrichment Center, at 800 John Gary Grubbs Boulevard, and will open Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., remaining open overnight until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Officials say the center will stay open through the coldest overnight hours to help protect residents from dangerous low temperatures.
With freezing overnight temperatures forecasted across the region, Hernando County Emergency Management, in partnership with the City of Brooksville, is opening a Warming Center to provide a safe, heated space for community members in need.
Incident reported at Enrichment Center of Hernando County.
Officials remind the community to check on elderly neighbors, individuals experiencing homelessness, and others who may be especially vulnerable to cold weather conditions.
Emergency management officials are also urging residents to take additional steps to prepare for the cold. People are advised to remain indoors when possible, bring pets inside, and protect cold-sensitive plants by covering them or moving them indoors. Pool owners are encouraged to run pool pumps overnight during freezing temperatures to help prevent damage to plumbing and equipment.
County officials emphasized that the Warming Center is intended as a temporary place to stay warm. Meals and cots will not be provided, and pets are not permitted inside the facility, so residents should plan accordingly and bring any necessary personal items.
The Warming Center will be located at the Brooksville Enrichment Center, at 800 John Gary Grubbs Boulevard, and will open Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., remaining open overnight until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Officials say the center will stay open through the coldest overnight hours to help protect residents from dangerous low temperatures.
With freezing overnight temperatures forecasted across the region, Hernando County Emergency Management, in partnership with the City of Brooksville, is opening a Warming Center to provide a safe, heated space for community members in need.
Incident reported at Enrichment Center of Hernando County.
Officials remind the community to check on elderly neighbors, individuals experiencing homelessness, and others who may be especially vulnerable to cold weather conditions.
Emergency management officials are also urging residents to take additional steps to prepare for the cold. People are advised to remain indoors when possible, bring pets inside, and protect cold-sensitive plants by covering them or moving them indoors. Pool owners are encouraged to run pool pumps overnight during freezing temperatures to help prevent damage to plumbing and equipment.
County officials emphasized that the Warming Center is intended as a temporary place to stay warm. Meals and cots will not be provided, and pets are not permitted inside the facility, so residents should plan accordingly and bring any necessary personal items.
The Warming Center will be located at the Brooksville Enrichment Center, at 800 John Gary Grubbs Boulevard, and will open Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., remaining open overnight until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Officials say the center will stay open through the coldest overnight hours to help protect residents from dangerous low temperatures.
With freezing overnight temperatures forecasted across the region, Hernando County Emergency Management, in partnership with the City of Brooksville, is opening a Warming Center to provide a safe, heated space for community members in need.
Incident reported at Enrichment Center of Hernando County.
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