Environmental Telephone Hotlines for the Suffolk County, NY Area

Environmental Telephone Hotlines
for the Vicinity of Suffolk County and Long Island, NY

(Updated May 2007)

*Enforcement Hotlines*	*Wildlife Hotlines*
*Spills Reporting*	*Environment Related Health Hotlines*

Enforcement Hotlines

*Subject*	*Hotline*	*Coverage*	*Sponsor*	*Further Info*
Emergency	911	All areas, including Suffolk County 24 hours / 7 days	Suffolk County Police Department (in Suffolk)	*This is the ONLY number to use when police or other emergency help is needed.*
Non Emergency Police Number	1-631-852-COPS	Suffolk County 24 hours / 7 days	Suffolk County Police Department	See County Executive's Press Release (6/5/06)
Suffolk County Park Police Non-Emergency	1-877-BARRENS	Suffolk County 24 hours / 7 days	Suffolk County Park Police	See description here.
Arson Hotline	1-631-654-1211	Suffolk County, NY 9 am to 12 midnight / 7 days	Suffolk County Police Department Arson Task Force
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers (any type of crime)	1-800-220-TIPS	Suffolk County, NY 24 hours / 7 days	Suffolk County Crime Stoppers
Turn in Poachers and Polluters Hotline	1-800-TIPP-DEC	New York Statewide 24 hours / 7 days	NY State Department of Environmental Conservation	www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dle/tippinfo.htm
Animal Cruelty	1-631-382-SPCA	Suffolk County 24 hours / 7 days	Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals	www.suffolkspca.org

Spills Reporting

*Subject*	*Hotline*	*Coverage*	*Sponsor*	*Further Info*
Spills Hotline	1-800-457-7362	New York Statewide 24 hours / 7 days	NY State Department of Environmental Conservation	www.dec.state.ny.us/website/der/spills/

Wildlife Hotlines

*Subject*	*Hotline*	*Coverage*	*Sponsor*	*Further Info*
Asian Longhorned Beetle Sighting Reports	1-800-554-4501 Extension 72087	New York Statewide Time ?	NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets	www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ep/alb/
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Hotline	1-631-369-9829	New York Statewide 24 hours / 7 days	Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation	www.riverheadfoundation.org
NYS DEC Region 1 Wildlife Office (for wildlife rehabilitators and rescuers)	1-631-444-0310	DEC Region 1 - Nassau and Suffolk Counties Mon - Fri, 9 am - 12 and 1 - 4 pm	NY State Department of Environmental Conservation	www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ dfwmr/wildlife/ifyoucar.html
Wildlife Info, Rescue and Rehabilitation	1-631-423-0982	Long Island (including Nassau, Suffolk) Time ?	Volunteers for Wildlife	www.volunteersforwildlife.org
Wildlife Info, Rescue and Rehabilitation	1-631-725-0949	East End of Long Island Time ?	East End Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Network	Call number at left.
Wildlife Info, Rescue and Rehabilitation	1-631-287-5428	East End of Long Island Time ?	Heart of the Wild	Call number at left.
Wildlife Info, Rescue and Rehabilitation	1-631-283-5845	East End of Long Island Time ?	North Sea Wildlife Rehabilitation Center	Call number at left.
Wildlife Info, Rescue and Rehabilitation	1-631-736-8207	Long Island ? 24 hours / 7 days	STAR (Save the Animals Rescue) Foundation	Call number at left.
Wildlife Info, Rescue and Rehabilitation	1-631-728-WILD	East End of Long Island 24 hours / 7 days	Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons	Call number at left. Located at Munn's Pond, Sears Bellows County Park, Hampton Bays.

Environment Related Health and Safety Hotlines

*Subject*	*Hotline*	*Coverage*	*Sponsor*	*Further Info*
Lyme Disease	1-631-444-TICK	No restrictions Mon - Fri, 9 am - 5 pm	State University of NY at Stony Brook Medical Center - Lyme Disease Center
New York City & Long Island One Call Center (Call Before You Dig)	1-800-272-4480	New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties 24 hours / 7 days	NYC & LI One Call / Dig Safely, Inc.	www.nycli1calldsi.com
West Nile Virus reports of dead birds	1-866-537-BIRD	New York Statewide Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 4 pm	NYS Department of Health - Center for Environmental Health Information Line	www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/westnile/index.htm
Poison and Drug Center, including poisonous plants.	1-800-222-1222	Long Island 24 hours / 7 days	Long Island Regional Poison & Drug Information Center at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola	www.nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/poisoncontrol/centers.htm