Emergency operations center at end of final hurricane season
Pinellas County, Florida -- Shortly after the close brush with Hurricane Elena in 1985, Pinellas County emergency planners sought a permanent space to use when responding to threatening hurricanes and other disasters. This year, with the end of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season on Nov. 30, emergency planners will close this first-in-the-state center, ending its 28-year run.