Welcome to NHC Emergency Management
New Hanover County Emergency Management works year-round to build a resilient community that is prepared to respond quickly and efficiently to natural and man-made disasters. During emergency events, the department partners with local, state, and federal agencies to keep the county’s residents and visitors safe. The department also facilitates recovery efforts to rebuild our community following disasters.
I want to:
- Get more resources to be ReadyNHC
- Make a Plan
- Design a Pet Safety Plan
- Learn about Evacuation and Shelters
- Learn about NCEM's Know Your Zone program
- Sign up for the Access & Functional Needs Registry
- Build an Emergency Supply Kit
- Learn other way to Stay Informed
- Register My Phone Number for Emergency Alerts
- Sign up for Emergency News Updates
- Become a NHC EM Volunteer
- Request a Speaker
I am interested in:
- Becoming an NHC EM Volunteer
- Building My Severe Weather Plan
- Current Weather Information
- National Hurricane Center Information
Emergency Operations Plan- Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Disaster Planning for Businesses
- Local Emergency Planning Committee
- NHC Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Brunswick Nuclear Safety
- New Hanover County 911 Communications Center
- New Hanover County Fire/Rescue
- New Hanover County Sheriff's Office
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Emergency Medical Services
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown Wilmington. * WHEN...Until 5 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPA...
...A line of strong showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact portions of New Hanover, Pender and eastern Brunswick Counties through 1045 AM EST... At 945 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong showers and isolated thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ivanhoe to near Little River.....