*Phone numbers are area code 912 unless noted.

Area-wide
American Red Cross: 651-5300
American Red Cross Disaster Coordinator: 651-5311
BellSouth Help Line: 1-800-448-1110
Emergency Help: 911 (area police, fire and medical)
Georgia Emergency Management Agency: 1-800-879-4362
Federal Emergency Management Agency: 700-220-5200
Department of Agriculture (Livestock): 404-656-3667
National Weather Service: 843-744-0303
Salvation Army: 651-7420

Chatham County
AGL (natural gas): 1-800-427-5463
Candler Hospital: 818-6000 (general); ER: 819-6037
Emergency Management Agency: 201-4500; hearing impaired 201-4519
Georgia Power: 1-800-390-2834 (outage hotline); 1-800-437-3890 (customer service)
Humane Society: 354-9515
Memorial Health University Medical Center: 350-8000 (general);
ER: 350-8113
Public Works: 652-6840 (county); 651-6565 (Savannah)
St. Joseph’s Hospital: 819-4100 (general); ER: 819-2419

Appling County
County Sheriff: 367-8120
County Manager: 367-8100

Bacon County
City of Alma: 632-5917

Bryan County
Emergency Services North: 653-4018
Emergency Services South: 756-2181
County Sheriff: 653-3800
County Fire Department:North Bryan 653-4772; South Bryan 727-3033
Blichton Fire Department: 858-2316
County Health Department: 653-4331
Evans Memorial Hospital: 739-2611
Liberty Regional Medical Center: 369-9400
Police: Richmond Hill 756-5645; Pembroke 653-4414
Georgia Power Company (Claxton): 1-888-660-58890
Pembroke Telephone: 653-4389
Coastal Communications: 369-9000

Bulloch County
EMS Rescue: 764-6188
Public Safety: 489-1661

Candler County
Metter Fire Department: 685-2384
Metter Police Department: 685-2415
Public Works: 685-2527

Effingham County
Sheriff ’s Department (Non-Emergency): 754-3449
City of Guyton: 772-3353
City of Springfield: 754-6666
City of Rincon: 826-5745
Public Works: 754-2141

Evans County
Evans Memorial Hospital: 739-2611
County EMS: 739-1514
County Fire Department: 739-3111
Red Cross: 739-7632

Jeff Davis County
County EMS: 375-6628
County Sheriff: 375-6600

Liberty County
Red Cross: 876-3975
Canoochee Electric: 368-2252
Coastal Electric: 884-3311
Water Services: Hinesville 876-3564; Midway 884-3344
Coastal Communications: 369-9000
Liberty Regional Medical Center: 369-9400
Emergency Management Agency: 368-2201

Long County
County Government: 545-2143
City of Ludowici: 545-9611

McIntosh County
County Commission: 437-6671
City of Darien: 437-6686

Montgomery County
County Offices: 583-2363
City of Mount Vernon: 583-2323

Screven County
County Sheriff: 564-2013
County Health: 564-2182
County Hospital: 564-7426

Tattnall County
Emergency Management Agency: 557-6820
911 Emergency Facility: 557-1911
County Sheriff: 557-6778

Toombs County
County Government: 526-3311
City of Lyons: 526-6318
Vidalia Police Department: 537-4123
Vidalia Fire Department: 537-4018

Wayne County
City of Jesup: 427-5900
City of Odum: 586-2211
City of Screven: 579-2211

Beaufort County, S.C.
Red Cross: 843-757-7437
County Emergency Management Agency: 843-470-3100
Beaufort Memorial Hospital: (Toll Free) 1-877-532-6472; 843-522-5200
County Animal Shelter: 843-846-3904
Low Country Health Department: 843-525-7603
Hilton Head Regional Medical Center: 843-681-6122
Palmetto Electric: 800-922-5551
South Carolina Electric & Gas: 800-251-7234

Hampton County, S.C.
County EMS: 803-943-7523
County Sheriff: 803-943-7575
County Fire Department: 803-943-7534
Palmetto Electric: 800-922-5551
South Carolina Electric & Gas: 800-251-7234

Jasper County, S.C.
County Emergency Management Agency: 843-726-7607
County Animal Shelter: 843-726-7799
County Public Works: 843-726-7740
Palmetto Electric: 800-922-5551
South Carolina Electric & Gas: 800-251-7234
SC Department of Social Services: 843-470-4600
Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville: 843-784-8000

by Hargray Communication:

Make a Corded Phone Part of Your Hurricane Plan

When storms arrive, will your family be prepared to communicate with E911, safety officials, and loved ones?  A hurricane, tropical storm, or even an electrical storm and heavy wind can easily disrupt electrical service, and therefore your cordless telephone service.

Since power outages can also occur for reasons other than severe weather, you should always have at least one corded phone in your home that is not dependent on electricity to operate. This could be your only method of communication during and after a storm. In the case of a major hurricane, your area could be without electrical power for days or weeks. 
Without electricity, you cannot rely on the following:

• VOIP - A popular trend is to have home phone service over the internet. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone service requires a computer and Internet service, which requires electrical power. You will not have VOIP phone service during a power outage.

• Cordless phones require electricity for the receiver, which will not work during a power outage, rendering your cordless phone useless.

• Wireless or cellular phones. Cellular towers and antennas can suffer extensive storm damage, which can cause considerable disruption. Even with tropical storm winds, antennas can be blown off alignment, resulting in poor coverage. Also, you can not recharge your cell phone battery without electricity.

Here’s an important tip: Post emergency telephone numbers by your corded phone, and make sure your children know how and when to call 911.

For safety’s sake, make a corded phone part of your emergency and hurricane plan.