SAFER Santa Rosa

09/15/2025

Medical Reserve Corps/Disaster Response Group/CERT:

Please find updated training schedule for the second quarter.
(Fiscal Year for the State of Florida starts July 1 – ends on June 30).

We will be offering the following CPR - Basic First Aid - Wilderness First Aid Classes in October and November. There will be no training classes in December.

This is a great opportunity for first time learners, certification requirements for other classes or medical training, or your current certifications have expired and it is time to re-certify. (Certificates are valid for 2 years).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
November classes (except for the Wilderness First Aid Class) will convene at the Midway CHD Facility: 5840 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, Florida, 32563.

Only the Wilderness First Aid Class will convene at the Milton CHD @ 5527 Stewart Street, Milton, Florida, 32570 in the Clinic Conference Room, not the Large Conference Room. (see attached map for CLINIC Conference Room location)

If you are taking either a CPR or First Aid Class at the Milton CHD Facility @ 5527 Stewart Street, Milton, Florida, 32570, please park all the way in the very back, and follow the ramp up to the double glass doors. This is the large conference room and someone will let you in. (see attached map for Large Conference Room location)

October

CPR Class on Thursday October 2nd from 5:30p-7:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday October 16th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

November

CPR Class on Thursday, November 6th from 5:30p-7:30p in the Midway CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday, November 20th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Midway CHD Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!
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Wilderness First Aid Class Saturday September 20th from 8:00a-4:00p – in the Milton CHD Clinic Conference Room. (see attached map for Clinic Conference Room location)
This class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, the class is free, however, if certifications are required, there will be a $50.00 charge for the 8-hour Wilderness First Aid Class which is the cost of the certification. It is asked that both CPR and Basic First Aid classes be completed prior to taking this class – LPN’s, RN’s, Nurse Practitioners, EMT’s, Paramedics, and Medical Doctors do not need these prerequisites.

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Please RSVP if you would like to attend any of these classes – DO NOT REPLY TO ALL

Thank you!

Thomas D.Verlaan
Planner IV
DOH-Santa Rosa
5527 Stewart Street
Milton, Florida 32570
PH: 850-564-2278
CELL: 850-291-8329

09/13/2025

I am sharing a post:

I copied the neighbors post in the community chat to make it easier. This family literally walked out, Thank God, with just the clothes on their backs. I have previously shared the post with Danielle Faircloth Bence and Michael Bence,s paypal and Venmo. If anyone is able to financially contribute, Im available to pickup if anyone has things they would like to donate! I will be working a storage situation so that when they do get a place, they will have stuff for it. Many people have offered clothes so we need a way to store what they can't keep can't for the time being.Storage bins are also needed if anyone has any they don't need. Thank you for your kindess❤️

Hello everyone, I’m hoping to help our neighbors, Mike & Danielle, and their family, Unfortunately Last night around 2 AM, Their home burned down. Thankfully, everyone made it out safely, but they lost everything in the fire. There are four of them in the household, plus their two dogs and they are in urgent need of help.
If you are able to donate clothes, supplies, or anything that might help them get back on their feet. please call or message Danielle directly at 850-760-3580

They also need any information on any rentals that accepts pets.
Here’s some of the sizing for them.
-Danielle: pants 12, shirts Large, shoes 7.5/8

-Mike: pants 32/32, shirts Large, shoes 10.5

-Jr.: pants 50/32, shirts 4/5X, shoes

-Danielle’s mom: pants 4 petite, shirts, Large, shoes 8

Dog food - purina one.

These people are some of the sweetest and best neighbors I’ve had. It’s absolutely terrible this happened and if there’s anything you can donate or any information you can give that can help will be greatly appreciated. Let’s show this family they are not alone.

06/12/2025

Medical Reserve Corps/Disaster Response Group/CERT:

Please find updated training schedule for the first quarter.
(Fiscal Year for the State of Florida starts July 1 – ends on June 30).

We will be offering the following CPR - Basic First Aid - Wilderness First Aid Classes in July, August, and September.

This is a great opportunity for first time learners, certification requirements for other classes or medical training, or your current certifications have expired and it is time to re-certify. (Certificates are valid for 2 years).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
August classes will convene at the Midway CHD Facility: 5840 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, Florida, 32563.

If you are taking a class at the Milton CHD Facility @ 5527 Stewart Street, Milton, Florida, 32570, please park all the way in the very back, and follow the ramp up to the double glass doors. This is the large conference room and someone will let you in. (see attached map)

July

CPR Class on Thursday July 10th from 5:30p-7:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday July 24th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

August

CPR Class on August 7th from 5:30p-7:30p in the Midway CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday, August 21st from 5:30p-8:30p in the Midway CHD Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

September

CPR Class on Thursday, September 4th from 5:30p-7:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday, September 18th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Wilderness First Aid Class Saturday September 20th from 8:00a-4:00p – in the Milton CHD Large Conference Room.
This class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, the class is free, however, if certifications are required, there will be a $50.00 charge for the 8-hour Wilderness First Aid Class which is the cost of the certification. It is asked that both CPR and Basic First Aid classes be completed prior to taking this class – LPN’s, RN’s, Nurse Practitioners, EMT’s, Paramedics, and Medical Doctors do not need these prerequisites.

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Please RSVP if you would like to attend any of these classes – DO NOT REPLY TO ALL

Thank you!

Thomas D.Verlaan
Planner IV
DOH-Santa Rosa
5527 Stewart Street
Milton, Florida 32570
PH: 850-564-2278
CELL: 850-291-8329

06/11/2025

Just reminding everyone that this Saturday will be our second supported feeding station at the Liberty Church Gulf Breeze Campus which is located at 6006 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563.
Liberty has included the information for it in a post to Facebook however it includes information about other church related items for the week so I am not sure we really want to share that post.
I have attached a picture they had posted about it and the information they posted about it is below which we could post to our page:
Feeding the Gulf Coast – Gulf Breeze Campus On Saturday, June 14th. We will distribute over 10,000 pounds of food going to families in need. If you’d like to serve setup starts at 7AM, distribution begins at 9AM. Sign up via the link.
If you or someone you know wants to sign up and help, feel free to sign up at the following link:

05/20/2025

Feeding stations that we are co-sponsoring will be next Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Liberty Church, Pace Campus located at 4310 N Spencer Field Rd, Pace, FL 32571. This will be a 10,000 #

We are going to support these as well:

June 14, 2025 – Gulf Breeze Campus - 6006 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
October 11 – Pace Campus - 4310 N Spencer Field Rd, Pace, FL 32571
October 25 – Milton Campus - 6866 Caroline St, Milton, FL 32570 (Imogene Theatre)

03/24/2025

03/13/2025

Medical Reserve Corps/Disaster Response Group/CERT:

Please find updated training schedule for the fourth quarter.
(Fiscal Year for the State of Florida starts July 1 – ends on June 30).

We will be offering the following CPR - Basic First Aid - Wilderness First Aid Classes in April and May. There will be no classes in June

This is a great opportunity for first time learners, certification requirements for other classes or medical training, or your current certifications have expired and it is time to re-certify. (Certificates are valid for 2 years).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
There will not be any classes convening this quarter at the Midway CHD Facility in Gulf Breeze

If you are taking a class at the Milton CHD Facility @ 5527 Stewart Street, Milton, Florida, 32570, please park all the way in the very back, and follow the ramp up to the double glass doors. This is the large conference room and someone will let you in. (see attached map)

April

CPR Class on Thursday April 3rd from 5:30p-7:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday April 17th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Special Volunteer Training Class on Thursday April 24 from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room. Class is free regardless of county affiliation.


May

CPR Class on Thursday, May 1st from 5:30p-7:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Basic First Aid Class on Thursday, May 15th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Large Conference Room.
The class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, there will be a $30.00 charge for the certification, which is the cost of the certification. All buddies, spouses, significant others are welcome!

Wilderness First Aid Class on May 17th from 8:00a-4:00p – in the Milton CHD Large Conference Room.
This class is free for Santa Rosa County Residents. For all non-Santa Rosa County residents, the class is free, however, if certifications are required, there will be a $50.00 charge for the 8-hour Wilderness First Aid Class which is the cost of the certification. It is asked that both CPR and Basic First Aid classes be completed prior to taking this class – LPN’s, RN’s, Nurse Practitioners, EMT’s, Paramedics, and Medical Doctors do not need these prerequisites.

Special Volunteer Training Class on Thursday May 29th from 5:30p-8:30p in the Milton CHD Facility Large Conference Room. Class is free regardless of county affiliation.

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Please RSVP if you would like to attend any of these classes – DO NOT REPLY TO ALL

Thank you!

Thomas D.Verlaan
Planner IV
DOH-Santa Rosa
5527 Stewart Street
Milton, Florida 32570
PH: 850-564-2278
CELL: 850-291-8329

03/07/2025

A woman in Milton recently had her house broken into and needs the door and door trim replaced, if you can do this, please message me for her contact information. 

02/18/2025

Cold weather shelter open February 19 and 20
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open nights on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Thursday, Feb. 20 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Only service animals (with verification of rabies vaccination) are permitted to stay with guests. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. each morning.

Santa Rosa County's cold weather shelter is operated by Ferris Hill Baptist Church, utilizing volunteer resources and donations. It opens each night weather is forecasted to drop below 40 degrees, typically November through March. The shelter is for people who are homeless or cannot maintain heat in their home, can care for themselves, and are not at risk to themselves or others. No one will be admitted to the shelter who is under the influence of drugs/alcohol, or is unable to walk without assistance.

02/14/2025

Cold weather shelter open February 16 and 17
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open nights on Sunday, Feb. 16 and Monday, Feb. 17 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Only service animals (with verification of rabies vaccination) are permitted to stay with guests. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. each morning.

Santa Rosa County's cold weather shelter is operated by Ferris Hill Baptist Church, utilizing volunteer resources and donations. It opens each night weather is forecasted to drop below 40 degrees, typically November through March. The shelter is for people who are homeless or cannot maintain heat in their home, can care for themselves, and are not at risk to themselves or others. No one will be admitted to the shelter who is under the influence of drugs/alcohol, or is unable to walk without assistance.

01/24/2025

If anyone can help Lilly reach out for her contact info:

Milton, FL 42583
In urgent need of adding insulation to attic. Thank you so much. God bless you!