PREPARATION & SURVIVAL
Emergency Contact Numbers
Virginia
Public Inquiry Center
1-866-880-4280
Local
Government Agencies
CHESAPEAKE
Office of Emergency Services: 382-6464
HAMPTON
Non-life
threatening emergency: 727-6111
Office of Emergency Management: 727-6414
NEWPORT NEWS
Disaster
Information: 269-2910
Emergency Management: 269-2900
Fire Department: 247-2500
NORFOLK
Norfolk Emergency Services Department: 441-5600
POQUOSON
American Red Cross: 898-3090
PORTSMOUTH
Special Hurricane information line: 393-5000
SUFFOLK
Police
(non-emergency): 923-2350
Information: 923-2000
Emergency Services: 923-2110
VIRGINIA BEACH
Emergencies:
911
Public information: 427-4111
Shelter information: 427-3580, press 1, then 630
WILLIAMSBURG
American Red Cross: 253-0228
YORK COUNTY
Emergency
Management Information: 890-3600
Public Information: 890-3300
OTHER CONTACT NUMBERS
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Tidewater
Chapter: 446-7700
CABLE TELEVISION
Cox Cable
Customer Service: 222-2222
Charter Communications (Suffolk): 539-2312
ELECTRIC
Dominion
Virginia Power: 888-667-3000
Cape Hatteras Electric: (252) 995-5616
Ocracoke Island (Tideland): (252) 928-3351
NATURAL GAS
Virginia
Natural Gas: 466-5500
Columbia Gas: 800-543-8911
TELEPHONE
Verizon:
611
Verizon (for former GTE Customers): 800-483-1000
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Carolina: 800-682-1034
TRAFFIC
VDOT
Highway Helpline: 800-367-7623
MILITARY CONTACTS
Navy
Relief: 425-5789
Navy Family Services: 444-NAVY (444-6289)
Shore Patrol: 623-2291
Coast Guard Search & Rescue: 483-8567
INSURANCE INFORMATION
National Insurance Consumer Helpline: 1-800-942-4242
Va. State Corporation Commission: 1-800-552-7945
N.C. Department of Insurance:
1-800-546-5664
SALVATION ARMY
Tidewater
Area Command (Norfolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach):
461-7646
Hampton
/ Newport News Corps: 838-4875
Portsmouth
Corps: 393-2519
Suffolk
Corps: 539-5201
Williamsburg
Corps: 757-229-6651
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