County Emergency Management Services and Shelters in North Carolina

Description: The Brunswick County Emergency management site offers a detailed Hurricane Guide in English and Spanish, as well as a FEMA guide on How to Prepare for a Hurricane, a Hurricane Preparation Check list, and Evacuation Routes. They also offer links to Emergency Alert Sign-Ups, information on Flood Zones in the County, Emergency Supply lists, Public Shelters and a Hurricane Cookbook that provides details on nutritious foods to include in a Hurricane Preparedness Food Kit.

Description: The Carteret County Emergency Office has numerous pages dedicated to Emergency Preparedness including Preparing Children for Emergencies, Evacuation, Home Preparedness, Public Shelters, Reentry and a Hurricane Preparedness Checklist.

Description: The Chowan County Emergency Operations Center was not yet activated as of 6/26/2023 as no hurricanes have yet occurred in the area.

Description: Currituck County Emergency Management's Disaster Preparedness page has a great deal of information on all aspects of Hurricane Emergencies. There are pages for Beach Conditions & Safety, Evacuation Information and Maps, Re-entry, Resident, Property owner and Business Permits, Sheltering, Flooding Information, and a Hazard Mitigation Plan. You can also sign-up for their Currituck Alert app to keep up-to-date on pending emergencies.

Description: The Dare County Emergency Management hurricane webpage covers the bases by providing information on the following topics: Emergency Alerts, Evacuation, Shelters Know Your Flood Zone, Pets, and Reentry among others. The Pets page (which links to www.ready.gov/pets) will help you make a plan and build a kit for your pet as well as offer tips for large animals.

Description: The Hyde County Hurricane and Flood Information webpage gives updates on upcoming storms as well as links to social media outlets. They also have a sign-up for reverse 911 messages sent by Hyde County Emergency Services to residents' phones. Finally, they offer a Tropical System Strength Guide that details the different Categories of storms, their wind speed and the damage that they inflict on homes, infrastructure, and the surrounding natural environment.

Description: The New Hanover County Emergency Management mission statement is to "work year-round to build a resilient community that is prepared to respond quickly and efficiently to natural and man-made disasters. During emergency events, the department partners with local, state, and federal agencies to keep the county’s residents and visitors safe." They offer tips on how to Build an Emergency Supply Kit, Design a Pet Safety Plan and Sign Up for Emergency News Updates and have info on Evacuation and Shelters.

Description: The Onslow County Emergency Services page provides helpful information on Planning & Coordination between emergency communications, local, state and federal emergency response agencies and municipal and private sector agencies. They also have a 2023 Onslow County Emergency Operations Plan and a Hazard Mitigation Plan. In addition, they have a YouTube video on Preparing Before the Storm and tips on Communications, Pets, Utilities, Creating a Home Inventory and Sheltering and Evacuation.

Description: The Pamlico County Emergency Management website focuses on signing residents up for CodeRed Emergency Alerts that cover, among other things, evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices, and missing child reports. They also have a page for Shelter Openings and Archived Data.

Description: The Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Management website offers a lot of Preparedness information, including an Emergency Operations Plan and Albemarle Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. They also have an Active Alert page for Local and State Alerts, Weather Alerts, Shelter Status, Road Closures and Power Outages. Residents can sign up for the CodeRed Mobile Alert App as well a Zone Finder to help find out if they live in an Evacuation Zone and, if so, what Zone they are in.

Description: The Pender County Disaster Preparedness site offers a host of detailed information on Disaster Supply Kits, Pets and Animals Preparedness, Preparing Kids for Disasters and Individuals with Disabilities. They also have Shelter FAQ page and provide a list of shelters along with directions and maps. Finally, there is a sign up page for an Alert called Nixle that alerts residents of emergency situations in the area, as well as a Disaster Medical Support Registry.

Description: The Perquimans County Emergency Management provides information on Preparing for Hurricanes, Voluntary Special Needs Registrations, a Checklist for Disasters, Knowing Your Zone, What to Bring & What Not to Bring to a Shelter, as well as emergency links to FEMA, the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, Real Time Road Conditions, the Department of Homeland Security and various local radio and television stations.

Description: The Tyrell County Emergency Management page has a link to sign up for the Hyper-Reach alert app which will keep residents updated with regard to Community Alerts. There are also links for the Citizen's Guide to Emergency Preparedness, FEMA Public Notice, and the Northeastern Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Description: During an emergency the Washington County Emergency Operations Center is open 24 hours a day until the emergency is over. Their website offers Emergency Information links to their Emergency Plan, a sign-up page the for Hyper-Reach alert account to keep residents updated regarding pending and current emergencies, and a link to the Washington County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.