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Jefferson County Emergency Management Organization Jefferson County Emergency Management: 722-4371 City of Beaumont: 880-3916 City of Groves: 962-4469 City of Nederland: 722-4965 City of Port Arthur: 983-8600 City of Port Neches: 722-5885 City of China: 752-5403 City of Nome: 253-2391 City of Bevil Oaks:753-1475 Emergency Alerting System In an emergency, Jefferson County has the ability to alert its residents by the use of the Emergency Alerting System. Radio stations KLVI 560 AM and KQXY 94.1 FM are the local official Emergency Alerting System radio stations for Jefferson County. In an emergency situation, programming is interrupted and information is automatically broadcast to listeners. A cable television EAS is provided to Jefferson County residents by Time Warner Cable through all cable television channels. In an emergency, all programming is interrupted to provide verbal and visual emergency information to viewers. The Emergency Alerting System also issues Amber Alerts for missing children. STAN What is STAN? STAN is the Southeast Texas Alerting Network, a public awareness telephone information system designed to communicate important information about emergencies, high profile events and general industrial activity to the people of Southeast Texas. It is reached by calling 1-877-the-STAN. STAN is a partnership between the area’s media, industry and local emergency management to enhance public communication and emergency response in Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties. Informational messages on the STAN line are done in addition to any requirements to activate the Emergency Alert System. Emergency messages that require the public to take action are coordinated with local emergency management officials. Public officials and industrial companies in Southeast Texas place messages on STAN. For emergency and high profile events, messages are posted on STAN and then sent automatically to the media. The media, in turn helps notify the public. The public can also call STAN directly to hear informational messages. When calling STAN, any emergency messages that require the public to shelter in place or evacuate will play first. Any urgent messages will play second. The caller can then choose to hear general messages about industrial activity in the area. STAN can be contacted if you are concerned about a noise or see flaring near a local industry. Call STAN for information about extraordinary weather events, large traffic accidents, railcar derailments or truck chemical spills. OTHER HELPFUL NUMBERS • FEMA Registration and Helpline: 1-800-621-3362 For speech or hearing impaired: 1-800-462-7585 • American Red Cross: 1-866-438-4636 • Salvation Army: Disaster Assistance 1-888-363-2769 Shelter Information 1-866-438-4636 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: 1-888-297-8685 • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Hotline for questions about availability of bank or accounts: 1-877-275-3342 • Texas Workforce Commission: 1-800-939-6631 • Social Security Administration: 1-800-772-1213 • Small Business Administration: 1-800-659-2955 Preparedness Websites Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs is a guide prepared by FEMA in partnership with the American Red Cross DisabilityPreparedness.gov This disability preparedness web site provides practical information on how people with disabilities can prepare for an emergency. It also provides key information that family members, service providers, emergency planners and first responders can use to help better prepare to assist persons with disabilities. Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities is a comprehensive guide designed to help people who have physical, visual, auditory or cognitive disabilities to prepare for natural disasters and their consquences. Using a Generator When Disaster Strikes: Developed with technical advice from the National Fire Protection Association Emergency Transportation Website for People with Disabilities: a site made available by the Department of Transportation to provide information on accessible evacuation For more information on how the public can prepare for hurricane season, visit the Governor's Division of Emergency Management website. To find a lost pet.
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