Emergency Info

FOR LIFE/DEATH & FIRE EMERGENCIES: 911

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office maintains a Community Substation in the heart of SCC. The Substation has a Community Resource Deputy assigned full time to assist SCC residents.

Non-emergency number: 813-247-8200

Community Resource Deputy Sheriff
(9:00am – 4:00pm M-F): 813-242-5515
www.teamhcso.com/

Sun City Center Security Patrol

Some 1,200 resident volunteers cover the entire community in brightly marked cars looking for anything that seems out of place or clearly needs attention. They carry no arms but have radios to alert the nearby sheriff’s office when necessary. Sun City Center has the lowest crime rate in the county.

813-642-2020
www.sccpatrol.org/

Sun City Emergency Squad Ambulance

Free Basic Life Support ambulance service is provided 7 days a week, 24 hours a day by over 300 resident volunteers. Training for EMTs and other support personnel is provided. Funding is by donations, and staffing is drawn from people just like you. Neighbors helping neighbors is more than just a slogan.

The SCC Emergency Squad also maintains Emergency Contact and Emergency Home Entrance information for residents in case of medical issues or the need to access your home. Stop by and fill out an information card.

Emergency: 813-634-3800
Non-emergency number: 813-633-1411
(Non-emergency after 5:00pm call: 813-633-1412)
sccems.com/

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue

(Including Medical calls): 813-272-5665
www.hillsboroughcounty.org/government/departments/fire

Tampa Electric Company (TECO)

Power Outages: 877-588-1010
Non-emergency: 813-223-0800
www.tampaelectric.com/

Hillsborough County Water & Sewer

Emergency: 813-744-5600
Non-emergency: 813-272-6689
www.hillsboroughcounty.org/residents/property-owners-and-renters/water-and-sewer

Disaster Planning Documents

Emergency Messaging and Communications

In a severe weather emergency or disaster when communications (landline phone, cell phone & internet services) are interrupted residence of Verona can turn to services provided by the local Amateur Radio community. Below are three key services to help you call for emergency services and/or keep in touch with family & friends outside of Sun City Center.

Disaster Radio Service Program a program offered to Sun City Center by the Kings Point Amateur Radio Club (KPARC) which provides a way to get emergency services in the event we lose landline, cell phone and internet services: https://drs.kparc.org

Emergency Messaging System (provided by Verona Resident Eric Nisenfeld WA4EMN) which can be used when (and if) internet, phone and cell services are interrupted during a disaster: https://wa4emn.radio/vem

Severe Weather Notifications: As a member of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), NWS (National Weather Service) SkyWarn system Eric/WA4EMN provides regular email notifications and voice messaging over the DRS Radio server (see above) during a SkyWarn active. You can also view Eric’s weather station at https://wa4emn.radio/wx

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