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Hurricane Rita Emergency Resources
Emergencies
Weather Sites
Hurricane Preparedness
Find Shelters
Government Agencies
Assistance
Find Missing Loved Ones
School Information
Assistance for Foreign Nationals
Emergencies
Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Dial 9-1-1
US Coast Guard - Galveston
671-339-2007
http://www.uscg.mil/d14/units/galveston.htm
Coast Guard Search and Sea Rescue
409-766-5622
Coast Guard Rescue Line
1-800-323-7233
Be prepared to give a location.
Report Downed Power Lines (greater Houston area)
713-207-2222
Weather Sites
National Weather Service (National Hurricane Center)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov
Hurricane Track
http://www.hurricanetrack.com
The US Navy Tropical Support
http://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/cgi-bin/main.pl?tropical
Hurricane Preparedness
Hurricane Preparedness Checklists
National Weather Service (National Hurricane Center)
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/family_plan.shtml
Also, use this link and click "En Espanol"
Evacuation and Flood Plain Maps
Harris County Office of Emergency Management (track rainfall amounts, emergency information and evacuation routes)
http://www.hcoem.org
Harris County Flood Control District (stream flow/watershed maps)
http://www.hcfcd.org
Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project (Flood Plain Maps)
http://maps.tsarp.org
Local Media with On-line Guides
KPRC Channel 2
http://www.click2weather.com
KHOU Channel 11
http://www.khou.com
Note: May not work with all browsers
KTRK Channel 13
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk
Note: May not work with all browsers
KRIV Channel 26
http://www.fox26.com
Note: May not work with all browsers
Find Shelters
American Red Cross
1- 866-GET-INFO
http://www.redcross.org/where/where.html
Central Texas Red Cross
http://www.centex.redcross.org
North Central Texas Red Cross
http://www.redcrossnct.org
Government Agencies
Texas Evacuation Hotline
800-525-5555
Galveston Office of Emergency Management
409-797-3710
Harris County Office of Emergency Management (track rainfall amounts, emergency information and evacuation routes)
http://www.hcoem.org
Harris County Flood Control District (stream flow/watershed maps)
http://www.hcfcd.org
Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project (Flood Plain Maps)
http://maps.tsarp.org
City of Houston
http://www.houstontx.gov
City of Galveston
http://www.cityofgalveston.org
Harris County
http://www.co.harris.tx.us
Galveston County
http://www.co.galveston.tx.us
Brazoria County
http://www.brazoria-county.com
Matagorda County
http://www.co.matagorda.tx.us
State of Texas
http://www.texasonline.com
US Government
http://www.firstgov.gov
Assistance
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov
Register for Disaster Assistance by calling:
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
or TTY 1-800-462-7585
(for the speech and hearing impaired)
The American Red Cross
For financial assistance
1-800-975-7585
Red Cross Donations
1-800-HELP NOW
1-800-435-7669 (English)
1-800-257-7575 (Spanish)
http://www.redcross.org
The American Red Cross - Houston
http://www.houstonredcross.org
The United Way
Helpline, phone: 2-1-1
http://www.uwtgc.org
Houston Area Food Bank
The Herzstein Center
3811 Eastex Freeway
Houston, TX 77026
(713) 223-3700
http://www.houstonfoodbank.org
Located northeast of Downtown on US 59 North (the Eastex Freeway), west of US 59 North at Cavalcade, near 610 North Loop.
Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
The Houston SPCA
http://www.spcahouston.org
Find Missing Loved Ones
ICRC Family News Network
Call 1-877 LOVED-1S (1-877-568-3317)
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST
http://www.missingkids.com
School Information
Houston Independent School District
http://www.hisd.org
713-892-6699
Assistance for Foreign Nationals
Note: Foreign nationals and undocumented workers affected by the hurricane should contact their consul generals for support, as well as local civic authorities in Houston for assistance.
Consul General of Mexico
4507 San Jacinto Street Houston, TX 77004 713-271-6800
Consul General of Hounduras
713-667-5427
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