"Be Prepared Stamford!"

An important part of being prepared for any natural disaster is staying informed. There is a mass array of local, statewide and national resources at the disposal of the public, including websites, newspapers, radio stations, television stations, and emergency contact phone numbers. Below are several of these resources for you to use to be better prepared for the next disaster.

**For Immediate Emergency Response Call 911**

Other Emergency Contact Numbers:

• Citizen Services (203) 977-4140 
  Citizens Services Web Site
• ​Dial Stamford (203) 977-4140
  (Recorded emergency announcements/facility & school closings) 
• Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) (800) 286-2000 
• Aquarion Water Company (800)732-9678
• Yankee Gas Company (800) 989-0900
• Beach Closures and Other Public Health Information (203) 977-5889

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Local Media Listings For Emergency Information

Newspapers

• Stamford Advocate 
• The Greenwich Time
• The Hartford Courant

Radio

• WSTC 1400 AM/WNLK 1350 AM(Cox Radio)
• WEBE 107.9 FM
• WGCH 1490 AM

Television

• News 12 Connecticut, Channel 12
• Cablevision Channel 78

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Emergency/Terrorism Response Information Sites:

Register for Stamford Alerts

• CTAlert
  http://www.ctalert.gov/ctalert/site/default.asp

Comprehensive Web Sites

• Emergency Preparedness & Response (CDC)
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/index.asp
• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism (Saint Louis University)
  http://www.bioterrorism.slu.edu/index.html
• Ready
  http://www.ready.gov

Hurricanes

• Hurricane Preparedness Information (Ready)
  http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes

Biological Agents

• Biological Agents/Diseases (CDC) 
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) 
  http://www.usamriid.army.mil/

Chemical Agents

• Chemical Agents (CDC) 
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlistchem.asp
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Radiological Events

• Radiation Emergencies (CDC) 
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp
• Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) 
  http://www.orau.gov/reacts/default.htm

Other Web Sites

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
  http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
• Mass Trauma Preparedness and Response Information (CDC) 
  http://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/default.htm
• Strategic National Stockpile (CDC) 
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/index.asp
• Disaster Readiness (American Hospital Association) 
  http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/disaster_readiness/index.html
• Stamford Community Emergency Response Team (Stamford CERT)
  http://www.stamfordct.gov/public-safety-health-welfare/pages/community-emergency-response-team-cert
• Weather National Service
  http://www.weather.gov/
• Stamford Medical Reserve Corps
  http://stamfordmrc.gov
• Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
  http://www.ct.gov/despp/site/default.asp
• Corporate Emergency Access Team
  http://www.ceas.com/
  Learn more about the CEAS program at http://bepreparedstamford.org/ceas.aspx
• Stamford Police Department
  http://stamfordpd.org/