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Coastal Crisis
PENSACOLA BEACH - If you come in contact with oil on local beaches... there is now a way for you to clean off.
24 cleaning stations have been set up on Pensacola Beach.
There's six on Perdido Key.
14 stations will be placed on Navarre Beach.
It wasn't the crystal blue water that brought Cecilia Schupp and her husband John to Pensacola Beach from Fairhope.
It was a new found interest.
Cecilia Schupp/Visiting Pensacola Beach
"I read an article about these clean up stations and I thought it was a fabulous idea. I was curious about it and I was glad to know I didn't need it today."
The clean up stations were put here over the weekend to help get oil off your body.
"There are 24 of these stations now set up on Pensacola Beach. There's soap for your hands, water and paper towels, so you can dry off."
Eddy Kiihnl/Visiting Pensacola Beach
"It was nice to see they're trying what they can to try to keep whatever contaminants are out there. Keep us half way clean anyway."
Eddie Kiihnl didn't see any tar balls one the beach during his visit, but cleaned off anyway.
Eddy Kiihnl/Visiting Pensacola Beach
"With the dispersants and chemicals, I had my little three year old out here. He came up and washed his hands. I washed mine and we headed out to dinner."
There were no reports of tar balls on Pensacola Beach Monday, but visitors say it's good to have the clean up stations in place... just in case.
BP will be paying for the cleaning stations in both Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
Monday, June 21 2010, 09:51 PM EDT
INFORMATION: National/State/Local
Newest Links
New BP Claims Process
1-800-916-4893
Boom Removal Schedule
National
National/State Contact Numbers
BP Hotline: 800-440-0858.
Oil spill info for residents and visitors: (888) 337-3569
Wildlife Hotline number is 866-557-1401.
To report oiled shoreline or for volunteer info: (866) 448-5816
BP Vessels of Opportunity program: (281) 366-5511
Florida seafood safety and fishing information: (800) 357-4273
Informational Sites
- Oil spill live feed
- EPA oil spill subsite
- Florida Gulf Response
- Deepwater Horizon Response
- Writeup with pictures documenting the Deepwater Horizon explosion
- Job information via Employ Florida
- Gulf Recovery Jobs
- Legal updates to the oil spill
Forecast Info
- Latest trajectory map via NOAA
- Oil spill forecaster
- Oil spill forecaster with wind conditions
- Beach conditions
- Gulf Coast air quality monitor
Environmental Info
- Oil health effects (more information)
- Information on tar balls (more information)
Economic Info
- U.S. retail gas prices
- Information about oil and gasoline usage
Volunteer Organizations
- Gulf Coast Oil Spill Volunteers
- Audubon volunteer information
Other Misc. Sites
If you have an Oil Spill Cleanup Invention, call BP's Hotline at 281-366-5511.
Lakeview Center in Pensacola 24 hour Crisis Line DIAL 438-1617
- Condolences for slain Deepwater Horizon workers
- Deepwater Horizon Florida business survey
Business Loss Information
To speak with a local BP representative about a claim, you must first file a claim by calling (800) 440-0858, or you may file a claim online by clicking here.
Pensacola
3960 Navy Boulevard, Suites 16 & 17
Open 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 7 days a week
435 East Government Street
(850) 858-0817
(This location only answers questions about the oil spill, and does not handle claims.)
Gulf Breeze
5668 Gulf Breeze Parkway (across from the zoo)
Foley
1506 N. McKenzie Street, Suite 104
Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. 7 days a week
SBA Recovery Centers
The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened several Business Recovery Centers in Florida and Alabama to help small businesses and non-profit organizations affected by the oil spill.
Florida
Escambia County
Small Business Development Center
401 E. Chase Street Suite 100, Pensacola
Open Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More info call (800) 659-2955
Santa Rosa County
Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce
8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre
Open Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More info call (800) 659-2955
Okaloosa County
Community Center Annex
108 Stahlman Avenue, Destin
Open Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More info call (800) 659-2955
Alabama
- Alabama Small Business Administration loans
Baldwin County
Harry Roberts Community Center
300 E. 16th Street, Gulf Shores
Open Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Also open Sat, May 23 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Local Information
Florida
Escambia County
- County website
- Escambia Disaster Response
- Lifeguard website
- Volunteers: call Perdido Key Association and chamber
- Workforce Escarosa - (850) 607-8700
Santa Rosa County
- County website
- Santa Rosa County is compiling a database for volunteer opportunities. If you'd like to be added, just call 983-5223.
Okaloosa County
- County website
- Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge: 650-1880
- The Okaloosa Department of Public Safety is collecting volunteer contact information. They also want to know if you have animal or boating experience. If you can help, call (850) 651-7560.
Alabama
- Alabama Governor's office -- 334-242-7150.
- Alabama Joblink (click on "Environmental Cleanup")
- Alabama cleanup info
- Outdoor Alabama
Baldwin County
- County website
- Contact info for Loxley boom factory
- For oil spill-related job information, you can visit the Bay Minette Career Center on Faulkner Drive or the Foley Career Center on West Michigan Avenue.
Mobile County
- For oil spill-related job information in Mobile, you can visit the Career Center at Springhill Plaza Court.
- Mobile Baykeeper, Alabama Coastal Foundation and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program are organizing a volunteer response. For more information, call (251) 433-4229.
New BP Claims Process
1-800-916-4893
Boom Removal Schedule
National
National/State Contact Numbers
BP Hotline: 800-440-0858.
Oil spill info for residents and visitors: (888) 337-3569
Wildlife Hotline number is 866-557-1401.
To report oiled shoreline or for volunteer info: (866) 448-5816
BP Vessels of Opportunity program: (281) 366-5511
Florida seafood safety and fishing information: (800) 357-4273
Informational Sites
- Oil spill live feed
- EPA oil spill subsite
- Florida Gulf Response
- Deepwater Horizon Response
- Writeup with pictures documenting the Deepwater Horizon explosion
- Job information via Employ Florida
- Gulf Recovery Jobs
- Legal updates to the oil spill
Forecast Info
- Latest trajectory map via NOAA
- Oil spill forecaster
- Oil spill forecaster with wind conditions
- Beach conditions
- Gulf Coast air quality monitor
Environmental Info
- Oil health effects (more information)
- Information on tar balls (more information)
Economic Info
- U.S. retail gas prices
- Information about oil and gasoline usage
Volunteer Organizations
- Gulf Coast Oil Spill Volunteers
- Audubon volunteer information
Other Misc. Sites
If you have an Oil Spill Cleanup Invention, call BP's Hotline at 281-366-5511.
Lakeview Center in Pensacola 24 hour Crisis Line DIAL 438-1617
- Condolences for slain Deepwater Horizon workers
- Deepwater Horizon Florida business survey
Business Loss Information
To speak with a local BP representative about a claim, you must first file a claim by calling (800) 440-0858, or you may file a claim online by clicking here.
Pensacola
3960 Navy Boulevard, Suites 16 & 17
Open 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 7 days a week
435 East Government Street
(850) 858-0817
(This location only answers questions about the oil spill, and does not handle claims.)
Gulf Breeze
5668 Gulf Breeze Parkway (across from the zoo)
Foley
1506 N. McKenzie Street, Suite 104
Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. 7 days a week
SBA Recovery Centers
The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened several Business Recovery Centers in Florida and Alabama to help small businesses and non-profit organizations affected by the oil spill.
Florida
Escambia County
Small Business Development Center
401 E. Chase Street Suite 100, Pensacola
Open Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More info call (800) 659-2955
Santa Rosa County
Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce
8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre
Open Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More info call (800) 659-2955
Okaloosa County
Community Center Annex
108 Stahlman Avenue, Destin
Open Mon - Sat, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
More info call (800) 659-2955
Alabama
- Alabama Small Business Administration loans
Baldwin County
Harry Roberts Community Center
300 E. 16th Street, Gulf Shores
Open Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Also open Sat, May 23 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Local Information
Florida
Escambia County
- County website
- Escambia Disaster Response
- Lifeguard website
- Volunteers: call Perdido Key Association and chamber
- Workforce Escarosa - (850) 607-8700
Santa Rosa County
- County website
- Santa Rosa County is compiling a database for volunteer opportunities. If you'd like to be added, just call 983-5223.
Okaloosa County
- County website
- Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge: 650-1880
- The Okaloosa Department of Public Safety is collecting volunteer contact information. They also want to know if you have animal or boating experience. If you can help, call (850) 651-7560.
Alabama
- Alabama Governor's office -- 334-242-7150.
- Alabama Joblink (click on "Environmental Cleanup")
- Alabama cleanup info
- Outdoor Alabama
Baldwin County
- County website
- Contact info for Loxley boom factory
- For oil spill-related job information, you can visit the Bay Minette Career Center on Faulkner Drive or the Foley Career Center on West Michigan Avenue.
Mobile County
- For oil spill-related job information in Mobile, you can visit the Career Center at Springhill Plaza Court.
- Mobile Baykeeper, Alabama Coastal Foundation and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program are organizing a volunteer response. For more information, call (251) 433-4229.
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