Be Prepared for Power Outages

Emergency management and power crews are on standby, monitoring conditions in Southeastern North Carolina.  However, make sure you have flashlights and extra batteries ready, charge all electronic devices, gather enough water and nonperishable food for everyone in your household (including pets), and check that your CO detectors are working and have battery replacements.  Click here for power outage data and contact information for North Carolina utility companies.

Generator Safety

Generators when used incorrectly are extremely dangerous.  Never run a generator inside your home or garage.  Carbon monoxide fumes can build up and become deadly.  Plug appliances directly into the generator.

Turn Around, Don't Drown

Please do not drive in flooded areas.  Too many deaths and emergency calls come from cars driving into water or cars that get swept away by flash floods.  For real-time information on events affecting travel across the state, please monitor the DriveNC.gov and NC FIMAN.

Call 911 for emergencies only.  It is important that 911 lines remain open for life threatening emergencies.  You can contact your local emergency management department for non-life threatening emergencies, preparedness tips, and recovery information before, during, and after the storm.

• New Hanover County Emergency Management; 910-798-6900
• Brunswick County Emergency Management; 910-253-5383
• Pender County Emergency Management; 910-259-1210
• Columbus County Emergency Services; 910-640 6610
• Bladen County Emergency Management; 910 862-6761
• Johnston County Emergency Services; 919-989-5050
• Sampson County Emergency Services; 910-592-8996
• Harnett County Emergency Services; 910-893-7563
  
  

In the event of an emergency, it is important to have multiple sources of information and potential alerts to protect yourself and your family.  Make sure you have multiple ways to receive severe weather warnings, like a weather alert app on your phone or a NOAA weather radio in your home. Tune to local TV news when severe weather threatens.  Additionally, there are multiple websites with trusted sources of information on such events, including:

• North Carolina Department of Public Safety
• National Weather Service - Wilmington
• North Carolina 2-1-1
• North Carolina Emergency Management
• National Hurricane Center
• Federal Emergency Management Agency

Please stay safe and visit my website, ROUZER.HOUSE.GOV/HURRICANE, for additional information.  If you would like to continue receiving alerts on Hurricane Ian, please sign up here.