Last updated: July 27, 2026 Unsafe home right now? Call 911 for fire, smoke, collapse, serious electrical danger, or an immediate threat to life. For a suspected gas leak, leave the home and call your gas utility from a safe place. Do not wait for a repair grant application. For a shutoff notice, broken heating … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 If the home is dangerous now: Leave the area and call 911, the fire department, or the utility if you smell gas, see sparks, hear a carbon monoxide alarm, have sewage entering the home, or think a ceiling, wall, floor, or porch may collapse. Repair programs usually require an application … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Start With Safety If you smell gas, see sparks or live wires, or believe part of the house may collapse, leave the danger area and call 911 or the utility emergency number first. Repair funding applications come after immediate safety. Bottom Line Iowa does not have one statewide application that … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Is the home dangerous right now? Do not wait for a grant decision if you smell gas, see sparks or live wires, have sewage inside the home, or believe part of the building may collapse. Move people away from the danger. Call 911, the fire department, or the utility that … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Deal with danger first. If you smell gas, see sparks or smoke, have sewage inside the home, face a collapsing ceiling or wall, or cannot safely stay in the house, call 911, the utility emergency line, or local emergency services. A repair program is not an emergency response service. Bottom … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 If the home is unsafe now: Leave the area and call 911, the fire department, or the utility emergency line for a gas smell, fire risk, exposed live wiring, structural collapse, sewage inside the home, or another immediate danger. Public repair programs usually do not provide same-day emergency crews. Bottom … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 If the home is dangerous now: Call 911 for fire, a strong fuel smell, exposed live wiring, carbon monoxide symptoms, a collapsing floor or roof, or another immediate threat. For loss of heat, also call the fuel vendor, electric utility, landlord if applicable, and Alaska 211 at 2-1-1 or 1-800-478-2221. … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Urgent Virginia help If you smell gas, see sparks, have sewage backing into the home, or fear collapse, leave the unsafe area and call 911 or the utility. Repair programs are not emergency responders. Cooling help is time-sensitive: As of July 27, 2026, Virginia Cooling Assistance is within its annual … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Immediate danger: If you smell gas, see smoke or exposed live wires, have sewage entering living space, or believe part of the home may collapse, move people away from the danger and call 911, the utility, or an emergency professional. Repair programs do not replace emergency response. Bottom line: Delaware … Read more
Last updated: July 27, 2026 Start with emergency help if the home is unsafe Do not wait for a grant decision if there is a gas leak, fire risk, sparking wire, active sewage, collapse danger, or no heat during severe cold. Call 911 or the fire department for immediate danger. Call your utility or fuel … Read more