FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 911
FOR NON-EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, CALL 211
General public
In non-emergency situations call 211 (www.mass211.org). You can get help through your local emergency management director. See The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) site for more storm related-information.
Local officials
We strongly recommend keeping a hard-copy of this information so it is accessible if you are unable to access the web during a storm event. Remember: as part of your community’s emergency response plan, the local emergency management director should have an established line of command and a clear communications system.
Relevant Contact Information
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency: www.mass.gov/mema
Massachusetts Department of Transportation: www.mhd.state.ma.us | (617) 973-7800
Massachusetts Traveler Information: www.mhd.state.ma.us/511 | 511 (from any cell) or (617) 374-1234
National Weather Service Forecast Office: (Boston): www.erh.noaa.gov/er/box | (508) 822-0634 (for recorded weather) | (508) 828-2672 (general weather information)
Massachusetts Board of Animal Health: www.mass.gov/agr/animalhealth | (617) 626-1794
Massachusetts Governor’s Office: www.mass.gov/governor | (888) 870-7770 or (617) 727-3666
Massachusetts Attorney General: www.mass.gov/ag | (617) 973-8787 or (888) 283-3757 (in MA)
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: www.mass.gov/dep | (617) 292-5500
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game: www.mass.gov/dfwele | (617) 626-1500
US Coast Guard: (1st District): www.uscg.mil/D1 | (757) 398-6390 (marine search and rescue)
National Grid: www1.nationalgridus.com/masselectric/storm/storm.aspx | (800) 465-1212
NSTAR: www.nstaronline.com/residential | (800) 592-2000
Radio Stations
The following stations may provide emergency information during a storm event
WBUR 90.9 FM (Boston Region)
WGBH 89.7 FM (Boston Region)
WUMB 91.9 FM (Boston Region)
WFPB 91.9 FM (Cape – Falmouth)
WCCT 90.3 FM (Cape – Harwich)
WFPB 1170 AM (Cape – Orleans)
WSDH 91.5 FM (Cape – Sandwich)
WBUR 1240 AM (Cape – West Yarmouth)
WCAI 90.1 FM (Cape – Woods Hole)
WNAN 91.1 FM (Islands – Nantucket)
WNAF 91.7 FM (North Shore)
For streaming weather audio on your computer, try: audioplayer.wunderground.com/MilfordWx/Boston.mp3.m3u
If you have a special receiver capable of receivingNOAA weather broadcasts, find your location frequency at www.weather.gov/nwr/CntyCov/nwrMA.htm
Additional Information
American Red Cross: www.redcross.org
Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): www.fema.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): www.noaa.gov
NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center: www.ncddc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Climatic Data Center: www.ncdc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Data Buoy Center: www.ndbc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center: www.nodc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Weather Service: www.nws.noaa.gov
NOAA Coastal Services Center: www.csc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information: www.nesdis.noaa.gov
NOAAWatch – NOAA’s All-Hazard Monitor: www.noaawatch.gov
US Department of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce: www.commerce.gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): www.nasa.gov
Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command: www.oceanographer.navy.mil/cnmoc.htm