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 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Jeb Bush warned residents Wednesday to be prepared for a storm season that could be as active as the devastating 2004 stretch that brought four hurricanes ashore in Florida.
Bush, speaking at the opening of the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference, said those who don't properly prepare and don't evacuate when they are told put the lives of law enforcement and emergency workers in more danger by forcing them into hazardous situations.
With polls showing not everyone who lives near the coast is planning on preparing for the hurricane season that begins June 1, Bush and top emergency managers are trying to persuade residents to be ready with an emergency plan, and to stock their homes with hurricane supplies well in advance.
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