Sandbagging

City of Tampa Sand and Sandbag Policy

The City of Tampa's policy has been to provide sand and sandbags to our citizens to protect property from flooding.  Historically, this service had been provided by our fire stations.  However, City of Tampa fire stations no longer provide this service. During flood emergencies, Fire Rescue personnel will be mitigating life threatening medical emergencies, fire emergencies, evacuations, and assisting with Emergency Management Operations. 

If you need sandbags for additional structural support, every property owner in the City of Tampa is allowed to collect 10 sandbags per storm event from the City at one of the following locations:

• Himes Sports Complex* - 4500 S. Himes
• Jackson Heights Playground* - 3310 E. Lake Avenue
• Solid Waste* - 4010 W. Spruce St.

The listed sites are not in operation at this time.