Disaster Resources

Quick Guide

For an immediate life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1

For non-emergency assistance, call 2-1-1

FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 for the speech/hearing-impaired. Apply for disaster aid online at www.fema.gov or www.disasterassistance.gov

Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Assistance Center:
1-800-659-2955; online at https://www.sba.gov/disaster/

Emergency Management
Florida Department of Emergency Management

Florida Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

Phone: 850-815-4000 or 1-800-342-3557

Map of shelters and quick facts: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter

You can also search for open shelters by texting SHELTER and your ZIP code to 43362. Example: Shelter 01234 (standard rates apply).

American Red Cross:
Disaster and Emergency Assistance: https://www.redcross.org/get-help.html
National Number: 1-800-733-2767

Volunteer Information: https://www.volunteerflorida.org/

Beware of Fraud and Scams:
For more information, please call (866) 966-7226 or visit http://legacy.myfloridalegal.com/Contact.nsf/PriceGouging!OpenForm

For assistance, please contact my offices, or visit my website at http://dunn.house.gov/

Florida Division of Emergency Management & Sheriff's Offices

The Florida Division of Emergency Management coordinates the state emergency management program, which is intended to ensure the state and its local governments respond to and recover from disasters. For updates, please visit http://www.floridadisaster.org/

Bay County
Emergency Management: (850) 248-6040 or https://www.baycountyfl.gov/164/Emergency-Services
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 747-4700 http://www.bayso.org 

Calhoun County
Emergency Management: (850) 674-8075 or https://www.calhouncountyfl.gov/emergency-management/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 674-5049 or http://www.calhounsheriff.com/

Franklin County
Emergency Management: (850) 653-8977 or http://www.franklinemergencymanagement.com/contact/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 670-8500 or http://www.franklinsheriff.com/

Gadsden County
Emergency Management: (850) 875-8650 or https://www.gadsdencountyfl.gov/departments/emergency-management 
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 627-9233 or https://gadsdensheriff.com/  

Gulf County
Emergency Management: (850) 229-9110 or https://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/county_government/emergency_management
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 227-1115 or http://www.gulfsheriff.com/

Holmes County
Emergency Management: (850) 547-1119 or https://holmescountyfla.com/emergency-management/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 547-3681 or http://holmescosheriff.org/index.html

Jackson County
Emergency Management: (850) 482-9678 or https://jacksoncountyfl.gov/services/emergency-management/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 482-9624 or https://www.facebook.com/jcsoflorida/

Jefferson County
Emergency Management: (850) 342-0211 or https://jeffersoncountyfl.gov/emergency-alerts/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 997-2287 or http://www.jcso-fl.org/

Lafayette County
Emergency Management: (386) 294-1950 or https://lafayettecountyfl.org/emergency-management/
Sheriff’s Office: (386) 294-1950 or https://lafayetteso.org/county-services/emergency-management/

Leon County
Emergency Management: (850) 606-3700 or https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Government/Departments/Administration/Emergency-Management
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 606-3300 or http://www.leoncountyso.com/

Liberty County
Emergency Management: (850) 643-2339 or http://libertycountyflem.com/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 643-2235 or http://libertycountysheriff.org/

Madison County
Emergency Management: (850) 973-3698 or https://madisoncountyfl.com/departments-services/emergency-management/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 973-4151 or https://madisonflsheriff.org/  

Taylor County
Emergency Management: (850) 838-3575 or http://taylorsheriff.org/index.php/emergency-management/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 584-4225 or http://taylorsheriff.org/

Wakulla County
Emergency Management: (850) 745-7200 or https://www.wcso.org/emergency-management
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 745-7100 or http://www.wcso.org/

Walton County
Emergency Management: (850) 892-8065 or https://www.co.walton.fl.us/1063/Emergency-Management
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 892-8111 or https://waltonso.org/  

Washington County
Emergency Management: (850) 638-6203 or https://washingtonfl.gov/departments/ems/about/
Sheriff’s Office: (850) 638-6111 or http://www.wcso.us/

Department of Transportation:
For travel information, visit http://www.fdot.gov/. You can also follow FDOT at http://www.facebook.com/FLDOT/ (Facebook) or @MyFDOT (Twitter)

Florida Fish and Wildlife: 
For more information, go to http://myfwc.com/, @MyFWC (Twitter) or http://www.facebook.com/MyFWC  (Facebook). 

Department of Agriculture: 
For the latest updates from the Florida Department of Agriculture please visit: http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Consumer-Resources/ 

Florida Department of Health and Human Services:
For information from Florida HHS visit http://www.floridahealth.gov/

Florida Department of Financial Services:
The Florida Department of Financial Services has insurance specialists available to answer questions. Claims need to be filed with your insurance company, but the division can assist consumers with questions about insurance and help guide them through the process. Impacted residents can call the Division of Insurance at 1-877-693-5236. For more information, visit http://myfloridacfo.com/division/consumers/needourhelp.htm 

Florida Department of Education:
For more information about FLDOE resources, visit: http://www.fldoe.org/ 

Florida Attorney General’s Office (AG):
The Florida AG’s office is taking complaints regarding price gouging, fraudulent charities and home repair scams. Consumers can call 1-866-966-7226 or visit http://myfloridalegal.com/ to file a complaint.

Florida Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC): 
The Florida Small Business Development Center Network is dedicated to helping small and mid-size businesses throughout Florida achieve their goals by providing free and confidential consulting and low-cost training programs. Please visit http://floridasbdc.org/ for additional information.