Hurricane Telephone Hot Lines

Phone numbers for services to help you recover from a hurricane.


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Health and Safety Hot Lines

  • Food Safety
    Call 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) with food safety questions. Available in English and Spanish.
  • Health and Safety
    Call 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636), TTY 1-888-232-6348, for information on hazards, safe clean up, and preventing illness and injury. Available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Mental Health Crisis Counseling
    Call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), TTY 1-800-799-4889, if you or a loved one are in emotional distress or suicidal in the aftermath of the disaster. You will be connected to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Spanish counseling available at 1-888-628-9454.
  • North Carolina Emergency Management Division
    North Carolina residents can call for updated weather information, highway closings, shelter information, and feeding sites. Available in English and Spanish 1-888-835-9966, TTY 1-877-877-1765 or 711 (Relay N.C.).
  • Report Chemical and Oil Spills
    Call 1-800-424-8802, TDD 202-267-4477 to report a chemical or oil spill to the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Survivor Assistance Hot Lines

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Federal Employees, Military and Veterans Hot Lines

International Evacuees and Foreign Nationals

If you are a tourist or other foreign national affected by a disaster in the U.S., contact your consulate.