Emergency Resources
Hatteras provides full services for emergencies, including medical, fire, police and rescue.


Emergency Info and Contacts
Outer Banks Family Medicine Avon
Address & Contact Information
40894 Hwy 12
Avon, NC 27915
Phone: (252) 995-3073
Fax: (252) 995-6504
Physicians:
T. Bentley Crabtree, MD
Joseph Al Hodges, MD…Learn more
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Services in Dare County are provided at the Advanced Life Support (ALS) level of care. All personnel hold credentials issued by the State of North Carolina, which require a high level of continuing education and on-going training. Paramedics also maintain certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS).
Dialing 911 activates EMS throughout all of Dare County. If you have any doubt about whether someone needs an ambulance, it is best to call 911 and have EMS respond so they can properly assess the patient and give the appropriate assistance…Learn more
Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department
Hatteras Village Civic Association salutes the service performed by devoted Volunteer Firefighters in our community. These dedicated men and women are true hometown heroes. If you would like to learn valuable lifesaving skills and help your neighbors, consider becoming a Volunteer Firefighter. Men and women, of all ages, are needed on an on-going basis.
Address and Contact Information
PO Box 251
Hatteras NC 27943
Phone/Fax: 252.986.2356
For Emergencies you may also call 911.
Sheriff’s Department
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is proud to protect and serve its community, citizens and visitors. Since 1870, Dare County Deputies have been doing their part to help make our community on the Outer Banks, Roanoke Island and Mainland of Dare County, a better place to live, work and visit. With a current staff of 147 Deputies and support personnel, The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is a full service law enforcement agency ….Learn more
Sheriff Doug Doughtie believes in accessibility. Email your Sheriff or call his office phone at (252) 475-5980.
The Sheriff’s Office in Buxton is the Sheriff’s sub-station for the C-District Patrol District.
50347 Hwy NC 12 Buxton, NC 27920
252.475.9350 (emergency 911)