Hurricane Irene Emergency Contact Information Using Facebook
As residents on the eastern seaboard of the United States prepare for Hurricane Irene, we thought it would be helpful to provide emergency government contact information found on Facebook, a place where you may find out what’s happening in your local area on your cell phone faster, especially after the storm. It may be difficult to reach your insurance company, electrical power provider and government agency by phoning them. Facebook is another valuable communication tool you may not have thought of.
Here is a list of emergency resources we found on Facebook. If you are able, 'like' the appropriate pages before the storm. Not all Facebook pages are actively updated. Some utility companies post on Twitter instead of Facebook.
Emergency Information Facebook Government Contact Pages:
- American Red Cross
- Federal Emergency Management (FEMA)
- Governor of Maryland
- Governor of New Jersey
- Governor of New York
- Governor of Rhode Island
- Governor of Virginia
- Maine Emergency Management Agency
- Massachusetts Emergency Managment
- South Carolina Emergency Management
- State of North Carolina Department of Transportation
Electrical Power Providers:
- Coastal Maine, Central Maine Power Company - no presence found on Facebook
- Coastal Maryland, Baltimore Gas and Electric
- Coastal Massachusetts, NSTAR Electric and Gas
- Coastal New Jersey, PSEG - no presence found on Facebook
- Coastal New York, ConEdison - no presence found on Facebook
- Coastal North Carolina, Progress Energy
- Coastal Pennsylvania, PECO - no presence found on Facebook
- Rhode Island, National Grid
- Coastal South Carolina, SCE&G - no presence found on Facebook
- Coastal Virginia, Dominion
Insurance Companies:
- Allstate Insurance
- American International Group (AIG) - no presence found on Facebook
- Chubb Insurance
- Farmers Insurance
- Liberty Mutual
- National Indemnity Company - no presence found on Facebook
- Nationwide Insurance
- Progressive Insurance
- State Farm Insurance
- The Hartford
- Travelers
Our fingers are crossed Hurricane Irene takes a new course and heads straight out to sea. Us Floridians already know what to expect from these dangerous storms. It's been years since the Northeast has been punched by a hurricane like Irene. Please be safe. Facebook government pages can be a valuable communication tool to help you and your family.
