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Emergency Services 24H

24/7 emergency home services

When it fails at home, get someone licensed moving

Burst pipes, dead furnaces, flooded basements, lockouts and storm damage. Tell us what has gone wrong and your ZIP code, and licensed local contractors contact you directly. Free to submit, any hour.

In an emergency right now?

  1. 1Make it safe. Stop the water, power or gas if you safely can.
  2. 2Life-safety? Gas smell, fire, or injury: leave and call 911 first.
  3. 3Send the request and a licensed contractor near you calls back.
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The stakes, in real numbers

Why the first ten minutes matter

Every figure is sourced

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home electrical fires a year in the US

Source: ESFI

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window before mold can start after water damage

Source: EPA

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US deaths a year from consumer-product carbon monoxide

Source: CPSC

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damage from just one inch of flood water

Source: NFIP

How do I get an emergency contractor to my house right now?

Stop the source of the damage first: water at the main valve, power at the breaker: then submit a request with your ZIP code and what has failed. Emergency Services 24H routes it to independent contractors licensed for that trade in your area, and they call you directly, usually within the hour. Submitting is free and you are not obliged to hire anyone. If there is fire, gas or injury involved, call 911 before you do anything else.

The cost of a home emergency is set in the first hour, not by the repair itself. A quarter-inch supply line that lets go pushes several hundred gallons through a floor before morning, and the 24 to 48 hour window before mold takes hold begins the moment it does. A furnace that quits in a cold snap can freeze a supply line and convert a $400 ignitor into a five-figure insurance claim. Speed is not convenience here. It is the difference between a repair and a rebuild.

Finding someone trustworthy at 2am is the hard part. Search results at that hour are dominated by national call centers that subcontract to whoever picks up, and the locksmith category in particular has a long-documented bait-and-switch pattern where a $29 quote becomes $350 once the drill is out. So this site does the reverse: the safety steps and the honest price ranges come first, on the page, and the request only goes to contractors whose licence and liability cover have been checked.

Nine emergency trades, one request form

Find your emergency, get a contractor moving

Each service page tells you what to do in the next five minutes, what the repair should cost, and puts your request in front of licensed contractors covering your ZIP code.

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Emergency Plumbing

Burst pipes, no water, water-heater failures. We get a licensed plumber to your ZIP code and tell you the rate first.
Water Damage & Restoration

Flooded basements and the 24-48 hour mold clock. Certified restoration crews, plus what your insurer will actually cover.
Emergency HVAC

No heat in January, no cooling in July, or a carbon-monoxide warning. HVAC techs dispatched around the clock.
Lockout & Locksmith

Locked out of a house or car, or need locks changed tonight. Vetted locksmiths, quoted up front, no bait-and-switch.
Emergency Electrical

Breakers that will not reset, burning smells, sparking outlets. Licensed electricians for the faults you must not touch.
Appliance Repair

Fridge, washer, dryer and oven failures, with the repair-or-replace math before a technician is dispatched.
Garage Door

A snapped torsion spring, a door off its track, a car shut in. Garage door technicians and honest spring pricing.
Pest Emergencies

A wasp nest by the door, a sudden rodent problem, bed bugs. Licensed exterminators, same-day where available.
Storm, Roof & Tree

A roof leaking mid-storm or a tree on the house. Emergency tarping, tree removal, and documentation for the claim.

How it works

Four steps, and only one of them is ours

  1. 01

    Make it safe first

    Every service page opens with the valve, breaker or shut-off that stops the damage, and says plainly when not to touch it.

  2. 02

    Tell us what failed

    One short form. The trade, your ZIP code, the symptom, and how soon you need somebody on site.

Residential gas meter and its quarter-turn service valve on a brick wall
  1. 03

    A licensed contractor calls

    We route the request to contractors holding a current license and liability cover for that trade in your area. They contact you directly.

  2. 04

    You compare and decide

    We publish the real price ranges before you ever speak to anyone, so you can judge the quote you are given. No obligation to hire.

What happens after you submit a request Step 1, You describe it: Trade, ZIP code, what failed, how soon you need someone. Step 2, We match: Routed to contractors licensed for that trade in your ZIP code. Step 3, They call you: The contractor contacts you directly and quotes the job. Step 4, You decide: Hire, or do not. No fee to you either way. What happens after you submit a request 1 You describe it Trade, ZIP code, whatfailed, how soon you needsomeone. 2 We match Routed to contractorslicensed for that trade inyour ZIP code. 3 They call you The contractor contacts youdirectly and quotes thejob. 4 You decide Hire, or do not. No fee toyou either way. Emergency Services 24H is paid a referral fee by the contractor. You pay nothing for the match.
Where your details go, including the step where they reach a third-party contractor. Nothing is passed on until you submit.

Is this actually an emergency?

Being told everything is urgent is how homeowners end up paying an after-hours premium for a repair that could have waited until Tuesday. The honest test is whether the situation is getting worse on its own while you decide.

Call 911, call a contractor tonight, or book it for Tuesday Stop. Call 911 first: Any smell of gas, indoors or at the meter; Smoke, sparks or a burning smell from wiring; Water reaching outlets, a panel or an appliance; A carbon monoxide alarm sounding; A tree or beam through the roof or a wall; Anyone injured, dizzy or nauseated indoors. Contractor tonight: Water entering the building and not stopping; No heat with outdoor temperatures near freezing; Sewage backing up into living space; Locked out overnight or in extreme weather; A breaker that will not reset on a needed circuit; A garage door jammed open on a ground-floor entry. Can wait for an appointment: A slow drip you can catch in a bucket; One appliance down, nothing else affected; A garage door that works but sounds wrong; AC underperforming in mild weather; A wasp nest away from doors and paths; Cosmetic damage once the water is already stopped Call 911, call a contractor tonight, or book it for Tuesday Stop. Call 911 first Leave the building Any smell of gas, indoors or atthe meter Smoke, sparks or a burning smellfrom wiring Water reaching outlets, a panel oran appliance A carbon monoxide alarm sounding A tree or beam through the roof ora wall Anyone injured, dizzy or nauseatedindoors Contractor tonight Damage is compounding Water entering the building andnot stopping No heat with outdoor temperaturesnear freezing Sewage backing up into livingspace Locked out overnight or in extremeweather A breaker that will not reset on aneeded circuit A garage door jammed open on aground-floor entry Can wait for an appointment Book in normal hours A slow drip you can catch in abucket One appliance down, nothing elseaffected A garage door that works butsounds wrong AC underperforming in mild weather A wasp nest away from doors andpaths Cosmetic damage once the water isalready stopped When in doubt, treat it as the more serious lane. A false alarm costs nothing.
Sitting between two lanes? Treat it as the more serious one. A callback you did not need costs nothing.
Night kitchen table with a notepad, torch and keys during a home emergency

Why we publish the prices

You should know the number before the van arrives

Every service page carries real US price ranges for that repair, attributed to named 2026 cost data and cross-checked against what homeowners report paying. A referral service that hides pricing is working for the contractor. This one gives you the range up front so you can tell a fair after-hours quote from an opportunistic one.

  • Real installed price ranges, not "call for a quote"
  • Safety guidance drawn from CPSC, EPA, NFPA and ESFI
  • Every cost table carries its source and retrieval date
  • No invented reviews, ratings, counters or case studies
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Straight answers

Questions homeowners ask first

The questions homeowners actually search for on this problem, answered in plain language.

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What is Emergency Services 24H?

A nationwide referral service for home emergencies. You describe the failure and give a ZIP code; we match the request to independent contractors licensed for that trade in your area, and they contact you directly. We do not employ the technicians and we do not perform the repair work ourselves.

How much does it cost to use?

Nothing. Submitting a request is free and you are under no obligation to hire whoever calls. Contractors pay us a referral fee. What you pay for the repair is agreed directly between you and the contractor, and should be in writing before work begins.

How fast will someone contact me?

For an active emergency in a metro ZIP code, most contractors call back inside an hour and can be on site the same evening. Severe weather stretches that across a whole region at once, because every crew within range is already dispatched. If nobody has called within an hour, tell us and we re-route it.

Which emergencies do you cover?

Nine trades: emergency plumbing, water damage and restoration, emergency HVAC, lockout and locksmith, emergency electrical, appliance repair, garage door, pest emergencies, and storm, roof and tree damage. If your problem spans two of them, pick the one causing the damage right now.

Are your contractors licensed and insured?

Contractors are checked for a current state license in the trade we refer them for and for liability insurance. That is a check, not a warranty of their work on your job, so verify the license number with your state board and confirm the insurance before you authorize anything.

What should I do before anyone arrives?

Stop the source if you safely can: water at the main valve, power at the breaker, gas at the meter. Photograph the damage before you clean up, or your insurer may dispute it. Then move anything valuable clear of the affected area. Each service page has the specific steps for that failure.

Is this a substitute for calling 911?

No. If there is fire, a gas smell, a carbon monoxide alarm, water reaching electrical equipment, or anyone injured, leave the building and call 911 or your utility from outside. Submitting a form does not summon emergency services. Use it once the property is safe.

Do you cover my ZIP code?

The network is nationwide and routes on ZIP code. Coverage is deepest in metro areas and thinner for some trades in rural counties. If we cannot match your ZIP for that trade we tell you rather than leaving the request sitting.

24/7 dispatch network

Tell us what has failed

One form, nine trades, nationwide. Licensed and insured contractors covering your ZIP code contact you directly, day or night.

Fire, a gas smell, or an injury? Leave the building and call 911 first, then your gas utility or power company. Use this form once you are safe.

By submitting this request you agree that Emergency Services 24H and the licensed contractors in its network may contact you at the phone number and email you provided, including by automated dialing system, prerecorded message, or text. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time. See our privacy policy and terms.

Free to submit. No obligation to hire.