1. What has happened
2. Where it has happened
3. Your telephone number

General Assistance Numbers

City of Houston
City of Houston: 713-247-1000
Emergency Management Office: 713-881-3045
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD): 713-881-3099
Mayor's Citizens Assistance Office: 713-247-2511
Neighborhood Protection Team Hotline: 713-525-2525
Police Department: 713-247-5420
Fire Department: 713-247-5000

Harris County
Emergency Management Office: 713-881-3100
Metropolitan Transit Authority: 713-738-4000
METRO Police (224-COPS): 713-224-2677
METRO Lift: 713-225-0119
METRO Assistance Center: 713-658-0180
Motorist Assistance Program (Call MAP): 713-225-5627

State of Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety: 713-681-1761
     After Hours: 713-957-6192
Texas Department of Transportation: 713-802-5000
Road Conditions and Closures: 713-802-5074
Texas Natural Resources Conservation
Commission (TNRCC): 713-625-7300

Service Agencies
Greater Houston American Red Cross: 713-526-8300
Night number: 713-526-0636
Salvation Army: 713-222-8253
Night number: 713-224-2875

Federal Agencies
National Weather Service: 281-337-5074
Marine Information Recording: 281-337-7895