Emergency Agencies for Hillsborough County

The Brandon News and Tribune posted a really great list of important numbers the other day. The focus was regarding hurricane preparedness but this could apply to many emergency occasions. I plan to PRINT THIS LIST and put it inside my kitchen cabinet by the phone. Don't you know, when you NEED THE NUMBER, you can never find it! NOW YOU CAN...

Here's some IMPORTANT NUMBERS to bookmark if you're in the Hillsborough County Area:

American Red Cross: (813) 348-4820

American Red Cross Disaster Assistance: 1-866-438-4636

Citizen Action Center: (813) 272-5900

Special-needs shelter registration: (813) 272-5900

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, District IV: (813) 247-0455

Animal services: (813) 744-5660

Dispatch center: (813) 272-5665

Water service: (813) 744-5600

Emergency Operations Center: (813) 232-6890

Fire Rescue: 911

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 1-800-525-0321

Florida Division of Emergency Management: (850) 413-9900

Florida Highway Patrol: (813) 632-6859

Hurricane Help Line (state): 1-800-227-8676

National Flood Insurance Program: 1-888-356-6329

Phone service: 1-800-483-1000

TECO outage: 1-877-588-1010

If you're interested, you can read the full article by going to Hurricane Forum is One-Stop Source written by By LOIS KINDLE.