USA evacuation routes

When an emergency happens, or if natural disaster, terrorism, or civil unrest strikes during your foreign travel, the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate can be your source of assistance and information.

Mexico and Cancun

US consular: Cancun: Plaza Caracol Two, Second Level, No. 320-323, Boulevard Kukulcan, km. 8.5, Zona Hotelera, telephone (52)(998) 883-0272
CDC health issues:1-888-232-3228
Updated information on travel in may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or from overseas, 1-202-501-4444.
Mexican Secretariat of Tourism (SECTUR) at telephone 1-800-44-MEXICO (639-426)

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Links:

Road closure and highway information- dial 511 or click here, Other phone numbers, State by state listings

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/

Evacuation information hotlines:

Plan a flood-free evacuation route, and know where to go.

If you are on the road (or know someone who is) listen to your radio (or TV) for information on provisions being made to assist those who need assistance in evacuating.
Real time traffic and weather information is available by simply dialing 5-1-1 from most phones.
How does it work?
Dial 5-1-1 and say "traffic" to receive customized traffic information. Next say the road number, such as "5," and receive up-to-the-minute updates on the road segment you plan to use.

*Coastal evacuation maps for the east coast*

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/hez_tool/mapper.html

Emergency and evacuation information by state about

http://216.205.76.112/

Emergency Information by Major Northeast Location - scroll down

http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/index.htm

*State by state listings*

scroll down

US road conditions by state

http://www.usroadconditions.com/

*State Emergency websites- a state by state index* or drop down menu

http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/emerg-preparedness/federal-state-local/agency-sites.html

State Transportation Web Sites- Federal Highway Administration

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.htm

Map of the United States- plan an evacuation route

http://www.mapquest.com

Index of International maps from mapquest

http://www.mapquest.com/atlas/?region=index

Local hometown sites

http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/Local_Government/Cities.shtml

State and territorial governments

http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml

State troopers by state

http://www.statetroopersdirectory.com/#Menu

Law enforcement agencies by state

http://www.usacops.com/

Emergency management agencies by state

http://www.fema.gov/fema/statedr.shtm

Emergency services by state

http://www.ready.gov/useful_state.html

Resources for the disabled- transportation information

http://projectaction.easterseals.com/ (800) 659-6428 http://www.disabilityresources.org/DRMreg.html

Animal Safety

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/animalsafety.html

United States Department of State Travel Warnings

http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/travel/index.html

Exxon - plan a route (find a gas station)

http://map.exxonstations.com/locator.asp

Find a Shell station

http://www.localshell.com/

Customers who call the Shell toll-free consumer line at 1-888-GO-SHELL (1-888-467-4355, Option 2) can now find station locations via an automated speech recognition system.

More gas station finders at petrofind.com, Fuel information from the gov, AAA fuel gauge report

Get directions from google via text messages : Send the message to the US shortcode 46645 (GOOGL on most phones). Receive a text message (or messages) with your results. ex:"pasadena ca to santa monica"

http://www.google.com/sms/howtouse.html#dd

Coastal hazards information by state

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/hez_tool/resources.html#dot

Local hometown sites

http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/Local_Government/Cities.shtml

State and territorial governments

http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml

Road closure sites

Road closure information dial 511

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/

Get directions from one location to another

http://www.mapquest.com

Reverse 911

http://www.reverse911.com/?iorb=4764

Weather

Weather maps from CNN, satellite image of North America

http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/#maps

River flooding forecast site - NEW

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1107.htm

Tsunami history in the USA

http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/tsunami.html

Reuters alert-net disaster reports

http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/countryprofiles/americas.htm

MAPS

Further information:Flood maps from FEMA

Build an online hazzard map from FEMA and ESRI (GIS)

Determine the flood threat in your area- not an emergency tool.

FloodThreat is a county level color map which indicates how much rain is required over any 3-hour period within the next 24 hours to cause flooding.

Hazzard maps.gov

http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php

Street Atlas USA- GPS for purchase

http://www.delorme.com/streetatlasusa/reviews.asp

Terra fly- virtual arial view- not in real time

http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php

Map Watch News

http://www.mapwatch.com/news-blog/

Further links

Fire safety and evacuations

http://www.firesafety.gov/directory/at-risk/mobility.shtm

Travel research library, vocabulary

http://ntl.bts.gov/reference_sources.html

US Government emergency information

http://firstgov.gov/Government/State_Local/Disasters.shtml

Ready.gov

http://www.ready.gov/

Disaster help index

https://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/quicklinks/TreeTest.jhtml

The safety library- emergency links and information

http://www.thesafetylibrary.com/sites/

Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/

Government hotlines

http://usgovinfo.about.com/bl1800.htm

Weather alerts and warnings

http://www.weather.gov/

Homeland security

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.html

Homeland security offices state by state

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0291.xml

Emergency preparedness tips

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0711.xml

Federal military websites

http://www.defenselink.mil/sites/

Coast gaurd

http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm

Map finder

http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~jfieber/mapfinder/

Weather map sites

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/wea_sites.html

Disaster maps

http://www.libraryspot.com/maps/disaster.htm

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/noaa.gif

National Weather Service- NOAA

Advice for families: Pick a family member's phone number that is local and also one that is out of state so that everyone can call to one location to organize.

Keep a list of current medications with you at all times.

*West coast emergency preparation*

For more information please contact: fema.gov

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