The Nationwide Disaster Contact Directory
Every Emergency Contact Your Family Needs.
In One Document. Free.
Every state emergency management agency, every regional FEMA office, and every federal disaster resource hotline. In one place, before you need it.
Operation Prepare is an independent company and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with FEMA, DHS, or any government agency.
WHY THIS EXISTS
The Information You Need Most Is Hardest to Find When You Need It.
When a wildfire jumps the line. When the hurricane shifts course. When the levee fails. The first thing every family asks is the same: who do I call?
And the answer is rarely simple. State emergency management agencies have different names in every state. Regional FEMA offices cover multiple states with separate phone numbers. Federal disaster hotlines change with the administration. Local emergency management contacts are buried three clicks deep on county websites built in 2008.
In the calm, none of this matters. In the emergency, all of it does.
For 20+ years coordinating federal disaster response, I watched families lose precious hours. and sometimes more. searching for information that should have been printed on their refrigerator.
That is why I built this directory.
WHAT'S INSIDE
What's Inside the Directory
State Emergency Management
All 50 state emergency management agencies, plus DC and U.S. territories. Phone, web, and emergency hotline for each.
Regional FEMA Offices
All 10 FEMA regional offices, the states each region covers, and direct contact information.
Federal Disaster Resources
Federal disaster assistance hotline, SBA disaster loans, Red Cross, Salvation Army, and the agencies most families do not know to call until they need them.
Utility + Infrastructure
National utility outage reporting numbers, the federal communications resources for when local cell service is down, and the resources for water, gas, and power emergencies.
Insurance + Recovery
NFIP flood insurance contact, federal insurance ombudsman, and the federal-side recovery resources insurance companies will not point you toward.
Print-Ready Format
Designed to print, fold, and store. One sheet on the refrigerator. One in the go-bag. One in the car.
THE REALITY
The First 72 Hours Are Almost Entirely on You.
When federal response activates after a disaster, it does not arrive with resources on Day 1. It arrives with coordination. Resources follow declared disaster status, which can take days.
Your family's first 72 hours are almost entirely on you. and they are the hours when knowing exactly who to call matters most.
The families that come through disasters intact are not the ones with the most expensive plans. They are the ones who knew where to find the answer in the moment they needed it.
This directory is that answer.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Who This Directory Is For
Parents
Parents who want one document on the fridge so anyone in the family. including the babysitter, the grandparent, the older kid home alone. knows exactly who to call.
Homeowners in Disaster-Prone Regions
Homeowners in hurricane, wildfire, flood, earthquake, or tornado zones who have been meaning to organize this and have not gotten around to it.
Caregivers
Anyone responsible for an elderly parent, a child with medical needs, or a household member with mobility limitations. where every minute of confusion matters more.
BUILT BY
About the Person Who Built This
Operation Prepare is independently owned. All content and products are created by Brandi Richard Thompson in her private capacity and are not affiliated with or endorsed by FEMA, DHS, or any government agency.
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