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Medical Emergencies

  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL; 1210 North U.S. 27, Lake Placid, (863) 465-3777 (9.7 miles north of U.S. 27 & Hwy 70 intersection, hospital on west side of U.S. 27)

  • Highlands Regional Medical Center; 3600 South Highlands Avenue, Sebring, (863) 385-6101 (16.9 miles north of US 27 and Hwy 70 intersection, hospital on west side of US 27)

  • POISON INFORMATION CENTER; Tampa General Hospital, (813) 253-444

Emergency Numbers

  • AMBULANCE SERVICE: 911

  • SHERIFF’S OFFICE: 911

  • STRUCTURAL FIRES: 911; then call Station Operations Manager (863) 414-5142 and Executive Director (863) 414-5140

  • WILDLAND FIRES: Call Station Land Manager (863) 414-5144 or Station Operations Manager (863) 414-5142; if neither available, call Division of Forestry (863) 462-5163


Station Emergencies

After hours or weekend emergencies, please call in this order;

  • a) Bert Crawford, Station Operations Manager: (863) 414-5142.

  • b) Hilary Swain, Executive Director, home: (863) 465-6689.
    cell: (863) 414-5141

Regional information:

Airport driving distances
(miles) to Archbold:

  • Fort Myers - 70

  • Orlando - 107

  • Tampa - 110

  • Miami - 145

Driving directions


Residential Visitor Information Index

Part 1

Application to Visit
Banding Birds
Behavior
Billing
Camping
Cattle
Check in/out Procedures
Checklists
Citrus Fruit
Collecting
Computer Access
Contributions (Scientific) from MAERC
Copying
Data Archives and Standards

Part 2

Environmental Data
Faxing
Field Markers
Fire/Wildfire
Fishing
Food Service
Garbage
Gasoline
Gates
Green Practices
Habitat Alterations
Hazards

Part 3

Heat Related Illnesses
Horses
Housing
Hunting
Introducing Biota
Keys
Key Pad Entry Code
Lake Annie
Laundry and Linens

Part 4

Library
Lounge
Mail
Malfunctions
Maintenance Shop
Maps
Meta Data
Nature Trail
Observation of Rules, Laws and Regulations
Offices
Outdoor Cages
Parking
Personal Protective Equipment
Pets
Rates
Recycling
Reference Collection
Regional Exploration

Part 5

Release of Liability Form
Research Facilities and Equipment Use
Research Report
Sales
Smoking
Speed Limits
Structures
Swimming
Telephone
Tennis
Tower
Transportation
Vehicles
Weather
Wireless Access