Kontakt-Information

WICHTIG Red Cross "I'm OK" Funktioniert nun online. Wenn Sie wissen, dass jemand vermisst wird bzw. gerrettet werden muss kontaktieren Sie die amerikanischen Kuestenwache (Coast Guard). Der Telefondienst des Amerikanischen Roten Kreuz begrenzt die Anfrage auf Rettung auf Menschen, die unter ernsthaften Erkrankungen, z.B. Diabetes oder Blindheit leiden, gehbehindert, gelaehmt oder an Sauerstoffgeraete angewiesen sind bzw. neulich einen Herzinfarkt oder Schlaganfall erlitten haben. Telefonische Auskunfte erteilen oertliche Kreisverbaende des Roten Kreuzes ausserhalb des Katastrophengebietes. Die Heilsarmee und Informationsquellen im Internet koennen Sie bei der Suche nach Ihren Familienangehoerigen unterstuetzen. Viele der Geretteten sind in Notlager und verschiendenen Krankenhaeusern gebracht worden.

Nothilfe/Such- und Rettungsdienst

Tel.-Nr. fuer extreme Notfaelle:

• Bundesstaatspolizei von Louisiana: (800) 469-4828:
  
• St. John Notfaelle: (985) 652-6338 | (985) 497-3321
  
• Kenner Notfaelle: (504) 468-7200
  
• Kuestenwache: (225) 389-2133
  
• Kuestenwache (gebuehrenfrei): 800-323-7233
  

Amerikanische Kuestenwache Such- u. Rettungsdienst

• Kuestenwache Zentrale fuer Internet-Anfragen
• Kuestenwache (gebuehrenfrei): 800-323-7233
  
• Kuestenwache: (225) 389-2133
  
• 225-925-7708
  
• 225-925-7709
  
• 225-925-3511
  

Notruf-Telefonnummer im Bundesstaat Louisiana: Bundesstaatspolizei von Louisiana:

• (225) 922-0325
• (225) 922-0332
• (225) 922-0333
• (225) 922-0334
• (225) 922-0335
• (225) 922-0341
• (225) 925-7398

Weitere Notruf-Telefonnummer (New Orleans)

• Info zum Notlager 1-800-469-4828
  
  
• Polizei, Feuerwehr & medizinische Notfaelle -- 911
• Such- und Rettungsdienst -- (225) 925-7708
• Crescent City Connection Polizei --(504) 364-8180
• New Orleans Polizei- Buergertelefon (Non-Emergency) --(504) 821-2222
• Louisiana - Bundesstaatspolizei -- (504) 471-2775
• Buero der Notbereitschaft (Office Of Emergency Preparedness) -- (504) 658-6900
• Úrad pro pripravenost v nouzových sitaucích --(504) 658-8700
• Giftinformationszentrale (Poison Control Center) -- (800) 256-9822
• Buergerinteressen-Buero (Public Advocacy) --(504) 658-4015

Die Suche nach Familienangehoerigen und Freunden

Liste der Familienverbindungen beim amerikanischen Roten Kreu (Red Cross Family Links List) oder 1-877-LOVED-1S (LOVED-ONE-S)
(1-877-568-3317) anrufen

Aktuální potreby

Sites Needing Nursing (and other medically trained volunteers)

Lead officer for medical volunteers in Louisiana: Dr. Jean Takenaka, Office of Public Health Emergency Operations Center at (225) 763-5751 or e-mail:jtakenak@dhh.la.gov.

More contacts for Medical Volunteers in Texas and Louisiana.

Or Contact James Bryant at (512) 458.7111 x6643 or James.Bryant@DSHS.state.tx.us More information available online including temporary licensing.

Texas Asking for Medically Trained Volunteers

• Nurse Volunteers
  
• Physician Volunteers
  

LSU Looking for Trained Medical Volunteers. Call 225-219-0821.

LSU Looking for medical and other supplies.

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine at 225-578-9900 (www.vetmed.lsu.edu) or the LVMA at 1-800-524-2996 (www.lvma.org)">LSU Veterinary School needs money, kennels, and other supplies.

MORE WAYS TO HELP Collection points, items needed, and more

Baton Rouge River Center Shelter needs supplies including clothing, blankets, formula, diapers, sleeping bags and more. Call 225-389-3030

Supplies Needed at the medical triage headquarters at LSU Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge. Looking for reading glasses, plus sized clothing, liquid canned baby formula, pedialyte, infant diapers, feminine products, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other toiletries. Do not bring clothes, shoes, and toys to the Assembly Center.

Volunteer Opportunities at Craig's List New Orleans.

AA Groups are available to provide support to anyone who needs it.

American Bar Association is recruiting lawyers to help man a phone bank and assist people with issues related to the disaster. Contact Beth Ragan 312.988.6142 for more information.

LA Wildlife & Fisheries are no longer asking for volunteer boats because of security concerns in the city. Call 225-765-2706 for more information.

Red Cross is asking for volunteers. In Louisiana dial 211 or call 1-866-GET-INFO or check with your local Red Cross chapter.

EPA is asking for reports of all spills of hazardous chemicals, including oil spills and other environmental hazards. Call 800-424-8802 or 202-267-2675.

Can't Call Out? Volunteers on Craig's List are helping place telephone calls for others. See craigslist.org in the "Lost and Found" section for New Orleans and Jackson.

Landmarks Underwater in New Orleans. GPS and satellite phones would help search and rescue efforts.

Check with Your Local Blood Donation Program. Centers being set up for blood donation efforts.

Salvation Army is looking for small groups of volunteers who can serve victims and response personnel in 12-day stints. Call Maj. Alan Phillips at (904) 545-1371 or Robert Toman at (904) 545-1035.

Translation Language Help

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• www.horizontranslating.com

Emergency Medication Refills

Emergency Medications Refills Texas and some other states will allow a pharmacist to refill prescriptions in an emergency even if the prescribing physician can't be reached. Schedule II controlled substances are generally excluded from this provision. See Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

Louisiana Board of Pharmacy announced Friday that evacuees can go to any Wal-Mart, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen's or Kroger's pharmacy in Louisiana or around the country to have their prescriptions filled.

Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Hotlines

Call RAINN - 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or the Domestic Violence National Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Services and Help

The American Bar Association is setting up hotlines to assist people with insurance claims, home repair contracts, wills and other documents, and related issues. See: abanet.org for more information.

Houston Volunteer Lawyer's Program will have volunteer lawyers available at shelters and the Astrodome to assist refugees. See: hba.org for more information.

The New York State Bar Association fund will help victims in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama pay for such services as filing insurance claims, getting death certificates completed and applying for federal aid.

Small Business Administration has assistance for business owners affected by the hurricane. See sba.gov.

FEMA Hotline Number for Unemployment Benefits is 1-800-621-FEMA or TTY: 1-800-462-7585 or call your local unemployment office.

IRS Disaster Tax Relief information and disaster loss kits. Available online The IRS has extended deadlines until Oct. 31 to file tax returns and submit tax payments. The extension includes the Sept. 15 deadline for estimated taxes for businesses and individuals affected by the Hurricane.

FDIC Web Site for information about banking help or call 1-877-ASK-FDIC (1-877-275-3342).

Reverse Voice Mail
OmVox Telecom and Window Canvas, both of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, have created a new toll-free communications service, allowing family members displaced by Hurricane Katrina to communicate with one another via "reverse voice mail."

Storm victims can call 1-877-206-7500, enter a 10-digit telephone number such as their home, office, or cell number, and leave a 3-minute voicemail message, letting others know of their whereabouts and safety. Family members can call 1-877-206-7500, enter the 10-digit telephone number of their loved one and listen to any messages left by missing family members. If the line is busy, keep trying.

School Information

Lafayette Parish in Lafayette, Louisiana. The schools are taking in students that are displaced from Katrina
They can contact they Lafayette Parish School Board at 337-236-6838

Texas Public Schools Open to Children from Hurricane Katrina. Texas schools will enroll children from the disaster area. Hotlines for schools in Texas.

Diocese of Baton Rouge is making room in its classes for students from the Diocese of New Orleans. They also are offering housing to displaced families. 225-387-0561

Colleges

• Google Search of Colleges Accepting Students
• University of Texas at Arlington
  
• University of Houston
  
• University of Texas at Austin
  
• Southern Methodist University
  
• TCU in Fort Worth
  
• Loyola University Chicago
  
• University of Illinois
  
• Indiana University
  
• University of Wisconsin
  
• SUNY (State University of New York)
• Mississippi
  
• South Carolina
  

Federal, State, and Local Agencies

• NOAA Aerial Photos by Zip Code
• Landsat Satellite Photos of Disaster Zone
• More Photos from Space
• NOAA Aerial Photos
• NOAA Storm Surge Animation

Disaster Recovery Centers

Before visiting a Recovery Center, try calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1 800-462-7585 (TTY) available 24 hours per day. Multilingual operators are available.

You can also apply for assistance online at www.fema.gov

Alabama Disaster
Recovery Center
Bayou La Batre Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
12700 Padgett Switch Road
Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

National Emergency Resource RegistryIf you or your organization, agency, or corporation have resources that may be made available to the response agencies please list them here.

High Priority Needs

• Housing
• Transportation
• Emergency Supplies

• Louisiana State Services Hotline 1-888-524-3578. Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Can assist with Disaster Food Stamps, Medicaid, Wic, Mental Health Counselling, Addictive Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Social Security Benefits, Social Security Disability Benefits, Child Support, Foster Care, DHH State Supplement Checks, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, and Disaster Unemployement Benefits.

FirstGov
Katrina Recovery

• Federal Web Site with links for finding loved ones, getting help, and other information.

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
  • FEMA Hotline (888)312-4567 for shelters and volunteers
  • FEMA Tele-registration lines:
    1-800-621-3362 & 1-800-462-7585
    Speech or Hearing Impaired: 1-800-462-7585 or Online
• Getting Help from FEMA
• FEMA Situation Reports
• Recent News Releases