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    By: Melissa Finley Gonzalez
    History Reference Assistant
    Updated June 2009

Pensacola Area Information:
Services

Churches
  • Pensacola Online - Churches http://www.pensacola.com/pages/Community/churches.aspx
Chambers of Commerce
  • Escambia:
    • Century Chamber of Commerce  http://www.centurychamber.com
    • Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce  http://www.navarrefl.com
    • Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce  http://www.pensacolachamber.com
  • Okaloosa:
    • Crestview Area  http://www.crestviewchamber.com/crestviewchamber.htm - includes demographic information and cost of living
    • Destin Area  http://www.destinchamber.com
    • Greater Fort Walton Beach  http://www.fwbchamber.org/
    • Niceville-Valparaiso-Bay Area Chamber of Commerce  http://www.nicevillechamber.org/
  • Santa Rosa
    • Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce  http://www.gulfbreezechamber.com
    • Jay Chamber of Commerce  http://www.jaychamber.com
    • Pace Chamber of Commerce  http://www.pacechamber.com
    • Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce  http://www.srcchamber.com
  • Walton:
    • Rosemary Beach  http://www.rosemarybeach.com
    • Seaside  http://www.seasidefl.com
    • Walton County Chamber of Commerce  http://www.waltoncountychamber.com
Community Agencies
  • American Red Cross of Northwest Florida  http://northwestflorida.redcross.org/
  • Children's Services Center  http://www.childrensservicescenter.org
  • Directory of Community Services Escambia County, Florida. 1998. UWF. (Ref. HV99 E7 I48 1998)
  • Florida Gulf Coast Couples  http://www.fgccouples.com/ - A social organization for same sex couples
  • Gift Givers' Guide. Annual. (Fla.Coc.AGR.K 1:G 43/)  http://www.800helpfla.com/giftgiversguide/ - "A guide to charitable giving in Florida" lists properly registered charitable organizations with income, expenses and revenue sources.
  • Northwest Florida Blood Center  http://www.nfbcblood.org
  • Northwest Florida Scanner Frequencies  http://www.angelfire.com/fl/scannerman
  • Pensacola Area Clubs and Organizations Directory. 1996. UWF (Ref. F319 P457)
  • Pensacola Area Community Guide  http://www.pcola.com
  • Pensacola Beach Santa Rosa Island Authority  http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com
  • Pensacola Visitor Information Center  http://www.visitpensacola.com
  • Perdido Key, Florida Chamber of Commerce  http://www.perdidochamber.com
  • Shelter House, Inc.  http://www.shelterhousenwfl.org/default.htm - Serves the survivors of domestic violence in Okaloosa and Walton counties
  • United Way Okaloosa-Walton  http://www.united-way.org - Local agencies. Click on "Member Agencies" for a list of 35+ community agencies in Northwest Florida
  • YMCA  http://www.ymca-pensacola.org - Greater Pensacola area
Emergency Agencies (Besides 911)
  • Florida Emergency Management  http://www.floridadisaster.org - Information and links regarding different types of emergencies including hurricanes and terrorism

  • National Hurricane Center  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

  • Fire Departments

    • Escambia County
      • Escambia County Fire - Rescue  http://www.co.escambia.fl.us/departments/fire_services/default.php
    • Okaloosa County:
      • Mary Esther  http://www.cityofmaryesther.com/FireDepartment/index.html
      • North Oka loosa Fire District  http://departments.firehouse.com/dept/CrestviewFL
    • Santa Rosa County:
      • Gulf Breeze  http://www.cityofgulfbreeze.com/firedept/index.html
      • Milton  http://www.ci.milton.fl.us/city_services/fire/fire.htm
    • Walton Countyb
      • Liberty Volunteer  http://departments.firehouse.com/dept/DeFuniakSprings2FL
      • South Walton Fire District  http://www.swfd.org/
      • Walton County Fire Protection  http://www.co.walton.fl.us/default.asp?id=62


  • Police and Sheriff's Departments:

    • Escambia County
      • Escambia County Sheriffs Department  http://www.escambiaso.com
      • Pensacola Police Department  http://www.pensacolapolice.com
    • Okaloosa County
      • Fort Walton Beach  http://www.fwb.org/content.php?page=97
      • Niceville  http://www.cityofniceville.org/police.html
      • Sheriff's Office  http://www.sheriff-okaloosa.org
    • Santa Rosa County
      • Gulf Breeze Police Department  http://www.cityofgulfbreeze.com/police/index.html
      • Milton Police  http://www.usacops.com/fl/p32572/index.html
      • Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office  http://www.santarosasheriff.org/
    • Walton County
      • Sheriff's Office  http://www.waltonso.org
  • Disaster/Emergency Management and Planning

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    • District 1 Local Emergency Planning  http://www.wfrpc.dst.fl.us/wfrpc/lepc.htm - Includes Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties
    • Escambia County Office of Emergency Management  http://www.escambia-emergency.com
    • Okaloosa County Public Safety  http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/dept_ps.html
    • Santa Rosa County Emergency Management  http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency/ - Evacuation centers and routes, hurricane preparedness, local emergency actions, and storm surge maps
    • Walton County Emergency Response  http://www.co.walton.fl.us/default.asp?ID=14
Hospitals-Listed By County:

  • Escambia County:
    • Baptist Hospital  http://www.bhcpns.org/BaptistHospital
    • Pensacola Navy Hospital  http://themilitaryzone.com/bases/pensacola_naval_hospital.html
    • Sacred Heart Health System  http://www.sacred-heart.org
    • West Florida Hospital  http://www.westfloridahospital.com/
  • Okaloosa County:
    • Fort Walton Beach Medical Center  http://www.fwbmc.com
    • North Okaloosa Medical Center  http://www.northokaloosa.com/
    • Twin Cities Hospital  http://www.twincitieshospital.com(Niceville, Fl)
  • Santa Rosa County:
    • Baptist Health Care Hospitals:  http://www.bhcpns.org - Gulf Breeze Hospital, Jay Hospital, Baptist Medical Park Navarre
    • SantaRosa Medical Center  http://www.santarosamedicalcenter.org/
  • Walton County:
    • Healthmark Regional Medical Center  http://www.healthmarkregional.com
Medical
  • American Red Cross of Northwest Florida  http://northwestflorida.redcross.org/
  • Covenant Hospice  http://www.covenanthospice.org
  • Florida Department of Elder Affairs  http://www.myflorida.com/doea - Links, resources, policies, and publications including Older Floridian Handbook
  • Florida Hospital and Medical Links  http://www.floridalink.com/links/jobs/florida_hospitals.htm
  • Florida Health Stat.Com  http://www.floridahealthstat.com - A wealth of information about Florida health care, including statistics, health care providers, reports and guides, pharmaceutical information, insurance companies and more
  • Florida Health Finder  http://facilitylocator.floridahealthstat.com/
  • Nursing Home Guide  http://ahcaxnet.fdhc.state.fl.us/nhcguide/ - Nursing homes and details of their State inspections, searchable by region or by characteristics

Public Transportation
  • Amtrak  http://www.amtrak.com
  • Escambia County Area Transit  http://www.goecat.com/ - Bus fares, route maps, trolley service, special events
  • Florida Highway Patrol  http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/traffic - Browsable various criteria including county.
  • Greyhound Lines, Bus Company  http://www.greyhound.com/
  • Mobile Airport  http://www.mobairport.com/
  • Okaloosa County Airports System  http://www.okaloosacountyairports.com - descriptions of the three separate airports, links to airlines, and schedules
  • Okaloosa County Transit  http://rideoct.org - Fares, maps, schedules
  • Pensacola Regional Airport  http://www.flypensacola.com/ - Flights, directory, airline sites
Services and Utilities
  • Bell South  http://www.bellsouth.com
  • Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative  http://www.chelco.com - a provider of services in Okaloosa and Walton counties and portions of Santa Rosa county
  • Energy Services of Pensacola  http://www.espnaturalgas.com
  • Escambia County Utilities Authority  http://www.ecua.org/ - water, sewage, garbage
  • Escambia River Electric Cooperative  http://www.erec.net
  • Gulf Power (electricity)  http://www.gulfpower.com/
  • Okaloosa Gas Service  http://www.okaloosagas.com
  • Santa Rosa Utilities  http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/default.aspx?PageId=2012
Taxes
  • State of Florida - Department of Revenue  http://www.myflorida.com/dor/taxes

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  • Property Taxes
    • Escambia  http://wctc.co.escambia.fl.us
      • Escambia County Property Appraiser  http://www.escpa.org
    • Okaloosa  http://www.okaloosatax.com
      • Okaloosa County Property Appraiser  http://www.okaloosapa.com
    • Santa Rosa  http://www.srctc.com/
      • Santa Rosa Property Appraiser  http://www.srcpa.org/
    • Walton  http://www.waltontaxcollector.com/
      • Walton County Property Appraiser  http://www.waltonpa.com/
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