Emergency InformationFIND quick links to Emergency information! These resources may be helpful to you in preparing for, or dealing with.... a bad situation. Warning! Never use any Website to make life or death decisions. ALWAYS heed the advice of local authorities. This Website section is for informational purposes only. Here’s "Who to Call"Police......911Police Administration......912-748-7333 Ambulance......911 Fire......911 Fire Administration......912-748-7012 Pooler City Hall - 100 W. Collins Street......912-748-7261 Chatham County Police Administration......912-652-6500 Chatham County Police Emergency Only......911 Coast Guard Marine Emergencies......912-786-5106 Poison Control Center......1-800-282-5846 Sewer Issues...... 912-495-6063
Drainage Issues...... 912-496-6064
Medical EmergenciesIn a Medical Crisis Situation...
• State slowly and plainly, “I want to report a medical emergency,” and give a brief description of the situation. • Give your name and the address at which the medical accident is located. • Give the dispatcher brief directions on how to reach the person in need of care. • The dispatcher will notify the Urgent Medical Service and the First Responders • You should notify the Guard Gate to assist the responders in locating the address. Local Hospitals – Contact Numbers
Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation. Although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative care for the aftermath. In order to be defined as an emergency, the incident should be one of the following: * Immediately threatening to life, health, property or environment. * Have already caused loss of life, health detriments, property damage or environmental damage. * Have a high probability of escalating to cause immediate danger to life, health, property or environment. More Resources... For The Safety of Your Family
Emergency ManagementThe planning phase starts at preparedness, where the agencies decide on how they will respond to a given incident or set of circumstances. This should ideally include lines of command and control, and division of activities between agencies. This avoids potentially negative situations such as three separate agencies all starting an official rest center for victims of a disaster.Following an event occurring, the agencies then move to a response phase, where they execute their plans, and may end up improvising some areas of their response. Agencies may then be involved in recovery following the incident, where they assist in the clear up from the incident, or help the people involved overcome their mental trauma. The final phase in the circle is mitigation, which involves taking steps to ensure no re-occurrence is possible, or putting additional plans in place to ensure less damage is done. This should feed back in to the preparedness stage, with updated plans in place to deal with future emergencies, thus completing the circle. More Emergency Resources
As Pooler continues to add medical facilities, dealing with a medical crisis will become a simpler task. Aside from the numerous doctors and dentists building local practices, there's also a new urgent care office along Pooler Parkway. It is rumored that Memorial Health plans to build a hospital in Pooler by 2011. This should eliminate the need to travel to Savannah for all, but the most critical injuries. More great resources coming soon! Check back as we continue to build and expand this important local Web site... Looking for HOTELS?  Search 30+ sites at once! Rates From      So, do you have... A Great Story or Important Information About a Local Resource?Do you have an interesting discussion topic related to our local emergency resources? Share it! Return from Emergency to Pooler-Georgia-HOMEPAGE |
