State & Local Contacts

Florida Division of Emergency Management & Sheriff's Offices

The Florida Division of Emergency Management coordinates the state emergency management program, which is intended to ensure the state and its local governments respond to and recover from disasters. For updates, please visit www.floridadisaster.org/

University of South Florida

1. Emergency Management: (813) 974-0870 or www.usf.edu/administrative-services/emergency-management/
2. USFPD: (813) 974-2628 or www.usf.edu/administrative-services/university-police/

Hillsborough County

1. Emergency Management: (813) 272-6900 or www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/residents/public-safety/emergency-management
2. Sheriff’s Office: (813) 247-8000 orwww.teamhcso.com/

Pasco County

1. Emergency Management: (727) 847-8137 or www.pascocountyfl.net/310/Disaster-Preparedness
2. Sheriff’s Office: (727) 847-5878 or www.pascosheriff.com/

Polk County

1. Emergency Management: (863) 298-7000 or www.polk-county.net/emergency-management
2. Sheriff’s Office: 863-298-6200 orwww.polksheriff.org/

Plant City

1. Emergency Management: (813) 659-4200 www.plantcitygov.com/community/page/emergency-management
2. Police Department: (813) 757-9200 or www.plantcitygov.com/police

State Agencies

Department of Transportation:

For travel information, visit www.fdot.gov/. You can also follow FDOT at www.facebook.com/FLDOT/ (Facebook) or @MyFDOT (Twitter)

Florida Fish and Wildlife:

For more information, go to myfwc.com/, @MyFWC (Twitter) or www.facebook.com/MyFWC (Facebook).

Department of Agriculture:

For the latest updates from the Florida Department of Agriculture please visit: www.fdacs.gov/

Florida Department of Health and Human Services:

For information from Florida HHS visit www.floridahealth.gov/

Florida Department of Financial Services:

The Florida Department of Financial Services has insurance specialists available to answer questions. Claims need to be filed with your insurance company, but the division can assist consumers with questions about insurance and help guide them through the process. Impacted residents can call the Division of Insurance at 1-877-693-5236. For more information, visit myfloridacfo.com/division/consumers/needourhelp.htm

Florida Department of Education:

For more information about FLDOE resources, visit: www.fldoe.org/

Florida Attorney General’s Office (AG):

The Florida AG’s office is taking complaints regarding price gouging, fraudulent charities and home repair scams. Consumers can call 1-866-966-7226 or visit myfloridalegal.com/ to file a complaint.

Florida Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC):

The Florida Small Business Development Center Network is dedicated to helping small and mid-size businesses throughout Florida achieve their goals by providing free and confidential consulting and low-cost training programs. Please visit floridasbdc.org/ for additional information.