Home emergency contacts
Save this page. 911, Poison Control, and 811 work in every state — they're below. For your local utility-emergency and state-management contacts, plus 24-hour steps for floods, fires, no heat, no AC, sewer backups, and gas leaks, open your state's emergency guide.
Works nationwide — any state
Life-threatening (call first)
- 911911
Fire, medical emergency, immediate danger. Works in all 50 states + DC.
- 1-800-222-1222Poison Control
Suspected poisoning, accidental ingestion, chemical exposure. One number routes to your regional center anywhere in the U.S. Free, 24/7.
Smell gas
- 911Leave first, then call your gas utility's 24/7 leak line
There is no single national gas-leak number — it's your local utility. Get everyone out of the house first, don't flip switches, and call from outside. If you don't have the utility's number handy, call 911. Your state's utility-emergency contact is on its state page below.
Before you dig (call first — federally required)
- 811811 — Call Before You Dig
Free, nationwide. Required by law before any digging — sewer line, gas line, water line, fence post, deck footer, tree planting. Utility crews mark all underground lines on your property. Notice windows and the online portal vary by state (Ohio uses OUPS at oups.org; most states give 2–3 business days).
Your state's emergency guide
Each state page lists poison control, the state utility-emergency contact, state emergency management, and weatherization assistance — plus what to do in the first minutes of a burst pipe, electrical fire, no-heat, no-AC, sewer backup, or gas leak. Covering 51 jurisdictions.
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Example: Northwest Ohio (local utility contacts)
Ohio is our launch state, so here's the city-level depth we're building everywhere — the exact utility numbers a Toledo or Findlay homeowner shouldn't have to search for in a panic. These apply to Northwest Ohio only; use your own state's guide above for everywhere else.
Toledo metro (Lucas, Wood, Fulton counties)
Electric: Toledo Edison (FirstEnergy). Water/sewer: Toledo Public Utilities + Lucas County Sanitary for rural areas.
Power outage / downed line
- 1-888-544-4877Toledo Edison (FirstEnergy) — outage
Report outage, downed line, sparking transformer. 24/7 dispatch. NEVER touch a downed line.
Water / sewer emergency
- (419) 936-2020Toledo Public Utilities — water main / sewer
Water main break, no water, sewer backup at street side, hydrant issue. After-hours: same number.
- (419) 213-4540Lucas County Sanitary Sewer (rural)
Outside Toledo city limits — sewer mains, lift-station issues.
Non-emergency police
- (419) 245-3340Toledo Police (non-emergency)
Property crime, neighbor disputes, suspicious activity that's not urgent.
Findlay metro (Hancock County)
Electric: AEP Ohio in town, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative for rural. Water/sewer: City of Findlay Water Distribution. Different providers than Toledo — don't dial Toledo Edison if your power is out in Findlay.
Power outage / downed line
- 1-800-672-2231AEP Ohio — outage
Findlay-area electric provider (different from Toledo Edison). Report outage, downed line, sparking transformer. 24/7 dispatch. NEVER touch a downed line.
- 1-800-445-4840Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative (rural)
Rural Hancock + Wood County electric co-op. 24/7 outage line.
Water / sewer emergency
- (419) 424-7113City of Findlay Water Distribution
Water main break, no water, sewer backup at street side. Business hours; after-hours routes through dispatch.
- (419) 424-7150City of Findlay (after-hours dispatch)
Findlay Police dispatch — also routes after-hours water/sewer calls to on-call utility crew.
Non-emergency police
- (419) 424-7150Findlay Police (non-emergency)
Property crime, neighbor disputes, suspicious activity that's not urgent.
- (419) 424-7097Hancock County Sheriff (non-emergency)
Outside Findlay city limits — Arcadia, McComb, rural Hancock County.
After the immediate danger
Once 911 or your local utility has stabilized the situation, you'll need a licensed pro for the repair. Skip the lead-gen middlemen — find a verified tech directly. We list pros in all 50 states + DC, with the deepest coverage in our Ohio launch state.