IF THERE IS A FIRE AT YOUR LOCATION - LEAVE EVERYTHING, ALERT OTHERS AND GET OUT OF THE BUILDING - RIGHT NOW !
CALL FOR HELP FROM A SAFE LOCATION.
IF YOUR COMPUTER IS ON A DIAL UP MODEM AND THIS IS A NON-FIRE EMERGENCY, LOG OFF RIGHT NOW, OR UNPLUG THE PHONE LINE FROM THE BACK OF THE COMPUTER AND THEN: DIAL 911(in USA) - Outside USA
IF YOU ARE NOT ON A DIAL UP MODEM AND THIS IS A NON-FIRE EMERGENCY, DIAL 911 AND FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. Outside USA U.S.A. EMERGENCY NUMBERS - U.S.A. EMERGENCY WEBSITES
NON-USA EMERGENCY SITES & NUMBERS
AMERICAN RED CROSS' HOME SAFETY CHECKLIST
Post emergency telephone numbers by phones (fire, police, ambulance, etc.). Teach children how and when to call 9-1-1 or your local Emergency Medical Services number for emergency help.
Show each family member how and when to turn off the utilities (water, gas, and electricity) at the main switches.
Get training from the fire department for each family member on how to use the fire extinguisher (ABC type), and show them where it's kept. \
Install smoke detectors on each level of your home, especially near bedrooms.
Conduct a home hazard hunt.
Stock emergency supplies and assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit.
Take a first aid and CPR class.
Determine the best escape routes from your home. Find two ways out of each room.
Find the safe places in your home for each type of disaster.
FEMA - State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management - FEMA is an independent federal agency with more than 2,600 full time employees at headquarters in Washington D.C., at regional and area offices across the country. FEMA also has nearly 4,000 standby disaster assistance employees. FEMA works in partnership with other organizations that are part of the nation's emergency management system including state and local emergency management agencies, federal agencies and the American Red Cross. - http://www.fema.gov/ - FEMA Home Page - FEMA For Kids
The American Red Cross -- The Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. http://www.redcross.org/
MEDLINEplus - First Aid/Emergencies Link - Health information from the National Library of Medicine. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other sources on diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs - http://medlineplus.gov/ - Home Page
Visit www.metanoia.org/suicide* which contains conversations and writings for suicidal persons to read. If you're feeling at all suicidal, be sure to read this page. It might just save your life.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/*
National Child Pornography Tipline and CyberTipline - Handles calls from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children through the production and distribution of pornography. 800.843.5678 or http://www.cybertipline.com/
Samaritans www.befrienders.org/email.html A 24-Hour confidential e-mail service. The Samaritans trained volunteers are available 24 hours a day to listen and provide emotional support. You can call a volunteer on the phone, or e-mail them. Confidential and non-judgmental.
THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION IS DRAFT FORM AND MAY NOT BE RELIABLE - CALL 911 IF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY
Emergency Numbers
Emergency 911 USA
National Crisis Helpline - for use in locating the nearest crisis service in the United States - 800.999.9999
Girls and Boys Town Crisis Line - 24 hours 800.448.3000, or for TDD 800.448.1833
Alcohol a Drug Abuse Hotline - 800-ALCOHOL - 800.454.8966
Boys Town National Crisis Line - 24 hours a day, every day: the only national crisis line that children and parents can call with any problem, any time. You can refer troubled families to the Hotline which is staffed by caring professionals. 800.448.3000, or for TDD call 800.448.1833
California Missing Children - 800.222.3463
Child Find/A Way Out - 800.292.9688 Emergency and free mediation services.
Childhelp USA's National Child Abuse Hotline - 800.422.4453
Children of the Night - 800.551.1300 Short-term crisis
The Children’s Rights Advocacy Network - 800.787.5437
Cocaine Helpline - 800.262.2463
Consumer Product Safety Commission - 800.638.CPSC Notify about products, cribs, children's toys that are dangerous or easily broken.
Covenant House Nineline - 800.999.9999 Short-term crisis - 24 hours
Mental Health Crisis Line - 800.222.8220
National Alcohol a Drug Abuse Hotline - 800.252.6465
National AIDS Hotline - English - 800.342.2473 / Spanish - 800.344.7432
National Center for Missing a Exploited Children - 24-hour hotline - 800.843.5678 and see Missing Children.
National Child Abuse Hotline - 800.422.4453
National Child Pornography Tipline and CyberTipline - Handles calls from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children through the production and distribution of pornography. 800.843.5678 or http://www.cybertipline.com/
National Council on Child Abuse a Family Violence - 800.222.2000
National Crisis Helpline - for use in locating the nearest crisis service in the United States - 800.999.9999
National Network of Runaway Youth Services - 202.783.7949 Networks with youth shelters and other community based groups. 1319 F St NW #401, Washington, DC 20004
National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse - 800.KIDS.006
National Victim Center Infolink - M-F 8:30a-5:30p - 800.FYI.CALL
National Youth Crisis Hotline CA - crisis for runaways parents needing immediate assistance - 800.448.4663
Out Youth Often Helpline - 800.969.6884
Suicide Prevention Crisis Lines - Call 911
Victims of Crime Resource Center - 800.627.6872
Abuse/Child Abuse Child Abuse- 1-800-4-A-CHILD Child Abuse National Hotline - 1-800-252-2873 (1-800-25ABUSE) Child Abuse/Neglect 800-FYI-3366 Child Help USA - 1-800-4-A-CHILD - 1-800-422-4453 Children in immediate danger - 1-800- THE-LOST Cyber Tipline for reporting the exploitation of children 1-800-843-5678 Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 KIDS SAVE - 1-800-543-7283
Cult Information Cult Hotline (Mercy House) 606-748-9961
Domestic Violence/Incest/Rape Domestic Violence 1-800-799-SAFE Domestic Violence National Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE Battered Women and their children- 1-800-603-HELP Elder Abuse Hotline- 1-800-252-8966
RAINN (Rape Abuse and Incest National Network) 1-800-656-HOPE or 1-800-656-4673 or click on www.rainn.org Rape Crisis 1-800-656-HOPE
Gambling Compulsive Gambling Hotline 410-332-0402 New Life Clinics 1-800-NEW-LIFE (Christian counseling for gambling problems)
Missing Children Child Find of America 800-426-5678 Missing Children Help Center 800-872-5437
Prayer National Prayer Line 1-800-4-PRAYER
Pregnancy Bethany Lifeline Pregnancy Hotline 1-800-BETHANY or 1- 800-238-4269 Birthright 1-800-848-5683 Crisis Pregnancy Helpline Crisis Pregnancy Helpline 1-800-67-BABY-6 Liberty Godparent Ministry 1-800-368-3336 Lifeline - National Crisis Pregnancy Helpline 1-800-852-5683
Runaway Boystown National Hotline 800-448-3000 Covenant House Nineline 800-999-9999 Laurel House 714-832-0207
National Runaway Switchboard- 1-800-621-4000 (List of shelters, counseling, food pantries, transportation. Message relay from kids to parents or from parents to kids, 3-way calls arranged, Suicide and crisis counseling)
Self-Injury SAFE (self abuse finally ends) -1-800--DONT-CUT or 1-800-366-8288
Substance Abuse Cocaine National Hotline - 1-800-COCAINE Drug Abuse National Helpline 1- 800-662-4357
Suicide EMERGENCY CALL 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) National Hotline IMMEDIATE HELP DIAL 1-800-834-6817
Nine-Line Nationwide crisis/suicide hotline- 1-800-999-9999 (For runaways and homeless youth, and their familes. Provide short term counseling over the phone. Sponsored by NineLine/Covenant House)