Important Phone Numbers
• American Red Cross: 651-5300 (main number) or 651-5310 (disaster services)
• Telephone Services – dial 611
• Emergency Help: 911 (area police, fire and medical)
• Essential Community Services: dial 211 (for help directing your call to the appropriate agency)
• Office of Homeland Security Georgia Emergency Management Agency: 800-TRY-GEMA (800-879-4362)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency: 770-220-5200 (Atlanta Regional Office)
• Livestock: 404-656-3667 (Department of Agriculture number for emergency planning for barnyard animals)
• Animal Protection: 404-656-4914 (Department of Agriculture number for which shelters for small animals are open)
• National Weather Service: 843-744-0303. Press 3 for tropical conditions.
• Salvation Army: 651-7420
• Georgia's Insurance Commissioner's Office: 800-656-2298
CHATHAM COUNTY
• AGL (natural gas): 800-GAS-LINE, 800-427-5463 (for repairs, if you smell gas)
• Candler Hospital: 819-6000 (general), 819-6037 (emergency room)
• Chatham County Emergency Management Agency: 201-4500
• Chatham County Humane Society: 354-9515
• Memorial University Medical Center: 350-8000 (general), 350-8113 (emergency room)
• Public works, Chatham County: 652-6840; 652-6844 (water and sewer; county only); 652-6780 (recreation)
• Georgia Power: 800-390-2834 (for repairs and to report outages)
• St. Joseph's Hospital: 819-4100 (general)
• Water Department, city of Savannah: 651-6460 or 311
BRYAN COUNTY
• Bryan County Emergency Services: 858-2799
• Fire Department North Bryan: 653-4772 (admin: 858-2799)
• Fire Department South Bryan: 727-3033
• Health Department: Pembroke 912-653-4331; Richmond Hill 912-756-2611
• Evans Memorial Hospital: 739-2611
• Bryan County Sheriff's Department: 653-3800
• Richmond Hill police: 756-5645
• Pembroke police: 653-4414
• Utilities: Georgia Power Co., 888-660-5890; Pembroke Telephone, 653-4389; Coastal Communications(Century Link), 369-9000
• Coastal Electric Cooperative: 884-3311 and 1-800-421-2343
EFFINGHAM COUNTY
• Effingham Sheriff's Dept. non-emergency: 754-3449
• City of Guyton: 772-3353
• City of Springfield: 754-6666
• City of Rincon: 826-5745
• County public works: 754-2141
BEAUFORT & JASPER COUNTIES
• Storm Threat and Evacuation Number: 866-706-8223
• Hurricane Hotline and Re-entry: 800-963-5023
• Department of Transportation (Traffic Information) 888-877-9151
• American Red Cross: 843-757-7437
• Beaufort County Emergency Management Agency: 843-470-3100
• Beaufort Memorial Hospital: 843-522-5200
• Hilton Head Hospital: 843-681-6122
• Coastal Carolina Hospital: 843-784-8000
• Beaufort County Health Department: 843-525-7615
• Beaufort County Animal Shelter: 843-255-5010
• Jasper County Emergency Management Agency: 843-726-7607
• Jasper County Animal Shelter: 843-726-7799
• Jasper County Public Works: 843-726-7740
• Palmetto Electric: 843-726-5551
• Jasper Dept of Social Services: 843-726-7747
• Hispanic Outreach of South Carolina 803-419-5112
• Beaufort/Jasper Water and Sewer Authority: 843-987-9292
• South Carolina Electric and Gas: 800-251-7234
• South Carolina Insurance News Service: 803-252-3455
Insurance Numbers
The following insurance claims numbers will be activated only after an emergency:
• 21st Century Insurance: 800-244-6163
• ALFA Insurance: 334-288-3900
• Allstate Insurance: 800-547-8676
• AssuranceAmerica: 888-223-8409
• Infinity Insurance: 800-334-1661
• Cotton States Insurance: 800-457-1658
• Farmers Insurance: 888-344-4343
• Georgia Farm Bureau: Contact your local agent
• GEICO Insurance: 800-841-3000
• GMAC Insurance: 800-468-3466
• Grange Insurance: 800-445-3030
• Liberty Mutual Companies Personal Market Customers: 800-225-2467
• Mercury Insurance: 800-987-6000
• Progressive Insurance:800-274-4499
• Safeco Insurance: 888-723-3265
• Southern Mutual Insurance: 800-226-1919
• State Farm Insurance: 800-732-5246
• Travelers: 800-CLAIM33
• Unitrin Specialty Insurance: 888-253-7834
• USAA Insurance: 800-531-8222
Web sites
• American Red Cross: www.redcross.org
• Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: www.noaa.gov
• National Weather Service: www.nws.noaa.gov
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