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One page for the fridge or the glove box. Status still changes. Verify live when you have a signal.

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Verify live before you drive. Numbers below are public. Shelter status and boil-water change by the hour. If someone is trapped, call 911.

Who to call

911 Life threat, swift water, medical 211 Texas / United Way referrals 311 City of Houston (inside the city) 1-800-RED-CROSS American Red Cross 800-621-3362 FEMA helpline (confirm on DisasterAssistance.gov) 713-207-2222 CenterPoint (confirm on their site) 1-800-222-1222 Poison Control 800-252-3439 TDI help line 1-800-985-5990 Disaster Distress

First 24 hours

People and pets out of standing water. Power only from a dry place.
Photograph the waterline, rooms, and serials before you haul a sofa.
Call the carrier. Write the claim number.
Pull bulk water if it is safe. Open air out of the house.
Do not start a flooded car. Do not sign a porch contract.

Document before you demo

Waterline with a measure. Two corners of each wet room. Contents close-ups. VIN if a car sat in it. Then you can tear out wet drywall. Not before.

Links to open on a phone

Red Cross open-shelter finder
Harris County shelter dashboard
Ready Harris
Harris County Flood Warning System
CenterPoint outage center
DisasterAssistance.gov
htx.io/tools/shelter-script (questions to ask before you drive)
htx.io/tools/flood-map

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