As South Florida prepares for a possible Category 4 or 5 hurricane impact, here are a list of important emergency contact numbers:
City of Fort Lauderdale
Hurricane Emergency Hotline – 954-828-8888
- 24-Hour Customer Service Center– 954-828-8000
- Police Department
o Non-Emergency – 954-764-4357 or 954-764-HELP
o Emergency – 911
- City Commission Office– 954-828-5003
- City Hall– 954-828-8000
Broward County
Broward County Emergency Management Division – 954-831-3900
- Broward County Hurricane Hotline– 954-831-4000
- Special Needs Registry with Broward County Human Services – 954-831-3902
- Hearing-Impaired (TTY) Special Needs Registrywith Broward County Human Services – 954-357-5608
- Mass Transit– 954-357-8400
State and Federal Government
- Division of Emergency Management– 850-413-9900
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)– 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-FEMA
- National Flood Insurance– 1-888-379-9531
Other
- Florida Power & Light (FPL)– 1-800-468-8243 or 1-800-4OUTAGE
- AT&T / BellSouth Repair Service– 1-877-737-2478
- TECO / People’s Gas Company– 1-877-832-6747
- American Red Cross (Broward Chapter)– 954-763-9900
West Palm Beach
American Red Cross_____________561-833-7711
Animal Care & Control __________ 561-233-1200
Code Enforcement______________561-233-5500
Consumer Affairs_______________561-712-6600
Constitutional Tax Collector_______561-355-2264
Contractor Certification __________561-233-5525
EMERGENCY_________________________ 911
Emergency Management Division __561-712-6400
Crisis Hotline__________________________ 211
Consumer Services Storm Hotline __800-227-8676
Engineering & Public Works ______ 561-684-4000
FEMA _______________________800-621-3362
Fire Rescue – Non-Emergency_____561-712-6550
FPL Power Outage______________800-468-8243
Health Department Administration___ 561-840-4500
Palm Tran_____________________561-841-4200
Palm Tran Connection ___________561-649-9838
Parks and Recreation ____________ 561-966-6600
PBC Water Utilities Department ___ 561-740-4600 (opt. 2)
PBC Water Utilities Customer Service__561-740-4600 (opt.1)
Check your water bill to determine who provides your water.
Roads, Drainage, Traffic__________561-684-4018
Salvation Army_________________561-686-3530
Sheriff (PBSO) – Non-Emergency__561-688-3000
Solid Waste Authority____________561-640-4000
TDD (HEARING IMPAIRED) ____561-712-6343
Traffic Signal Repair_____________561-683-6885
United Way ____________________ 561-375-6600