Emergency Contact Sheet
Keep all important home-related contacts in one printable sheet. Perfect for emergencies or sharing with family members, house sitters, or renters.
Contacts Filled
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Utilities
Home Services
Insurance
Professional
Property
Emergency Preparedness Tips
Essential Information
- •Post this sheet on your refrigerator or near phone
- •Give copies to family members and trusted neighbors
- •Include main water/gas shutoff locations
- •Update after any service provider changes
Additional Preparations
- •Take photos of utility shutoff valves
- •Keep flashlight near electrical panel
- •Know location of fire extinguisher
- •Save digital backup of this sheet
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Why Every Home Needs an Emergency Contact Sheet
When a pipe bursts, the power goes out, or you smell gas, the last thing you want to do is scroll through old emails hunting for a phone number. An emergency contact sheet puts every number you might need — emergency services, utility outage lines, your plumber, your insurance claims department — on one printable page that anyone in your household can use, even with a dead phone.
This template organizes 22 pre-structured contacts across six categories: Emergency, Utilities, Home Services, Insurance, Professional, and Property. It is especially useful for new homeowners who have not yet built a mental list of who to call, for families with babysitters or aging parents at home, and for anyone who rents out their property or leaves it with a house sitter.
How to Fill Out the Template
- Start with the pre-filled emergency numbers. The template already includes 911, Poison Control (1-800-222-1222), and a slot for your gas company's emergency line. Look up your utility's 24-hour emergency number now — it is different from the billing number on your statement, and you do not want to be searching for it while your basement floods.
- Switch to Edit Mode and fill in your utilities. Click Edit Mode and enter your electric, gas, water/sewer, and internet providers. Add the account number for each one — utility companies ask for it before they will discuss an outage or dispatch a crew, and it is the field most people leave blank.
- Add the service providers you already trust. Enter your plumber, electrician, HVAC technician, handyman, and a locksmith. If you do not have one yet, ask neighbors for a recommendation and record it now. Finding a plumber at 2 a.m. with water pouring through a ceiling is the worst possible time to start vetting contractors.
- Record insurance policies and account numbers. Add your homeowners, auto, and health insurance carriers with the claims phone number (not the agent's office line) and your policy numbers. After a burst pipe or storm damage, the claims line and policy number are the first two things the insurer will ask for.
- Print it, post it, and back it up. Use the Print Sheet button and post a copy on the refrigerator or inside a kitchen cabinet, then use Save Backup to download a JSON copy. Write in your water shutoff, gas shutoff, and electrical panel locations on the printed sheet, and give copies to family members, babysitters, and house sitters.
The Numbers Most People Forget
Almost everyone remembers 911. The gaps show up in the second tier of emergencies — urgent, expensive, but not life-threatening:
- Utility emergency lines. Your electric, gas, and water companies each run a 24-hour emergency number that is different from customer service. The gas emergency line in particular should be on the sheet — and if you smell gas, leave the house first and call from outside.
- Insurance claims numbers. Your agent's office is closed at midnight; the carrier's 24-hour claims line is not. Record it along with your policy number so you can start a claim the night the damage happens.
- Nearest urgent care and your veterinarian. For injuries that do not justify an ER visit — or a pet emergency — knowing exactly where to go saves a frantic search.
- A 24-hour locksmith. Lockouts never happen at convenient times. Vet one now and record the number, because search results at midnight are full of bait-and-switch operators.
- Shutoff locations. Not a phone number, but the printed sheet includes blanks for your water shutoff, gas shutoff, and electrical panel. In a plumbing emergency, shutting off the water within a minute or two is the difference between a mop-up and an insurance claim.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which emergency contacts do homeowners most often forget?
The most commonly forgotten numbers are the utility emergency lines — electric outage, gas leak, and water main numbers, which are separate from customer service — plus the insurance claims phone number, a 24-hour locksmith, the nearest urgent care clinic, and the poison control hotline (1-800-222-1222). People also forget account and policy numbers, which utilities and insurers require before they can help.
Where should I keep my emergency contact sheet?
Keep a printed copy somewhere everyone in the household can find it without a phone: the refrigerator door, inside a kitchen cabinet, or next to the electrical panel are the most common spots. Give copies to family members, regular babysitters, and house sitters, and keep a digital backup on your phone or in a document vault so you can access it away from home.
How often should I update the contact sheet?
Review it twice a year — daylight saving time changes are an easy trigger — and update it immediately whenever you switch insurance carriers, change utility providers, or find a new plumber, electrician, or HVAC company. An out-of-date number on the sheet is worse than no sheet at all, because you will trust it in a moment when you cannot afford a wrong turn.
What information should I include besides phone numbers?
Include account numbers for each utility, policy numbers for each insurance carrier, and the physical locations of your main water shutoff, gas shutoff, electrical panel, fire extinguisher, and first aid kit. In a plumbing or gas emergency, knowing where the shutoff is matters more than any phone number — you stop the damage first, then make the call.