Emergency
If you are in danger right now, call 911.
If you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, call 988. They will answer 24 hours a day. They speak Spanish.
The numbers and links on this page are for the moments when something has gone wrong and you need help fast.
Right Now
911 (Police, Fire, Ambulance)
If someone is hurt, in danger, or breaking the law right now, call 911. The dispatcher will help you in any language.
988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)
If you are thinking about suicide, hurting yourself, or are in any kind of mental health crisis, call or text 988. Free. Confidential. Available 24 hours a day, every day. Spanish and other languages available.
Kentucky Treatment Hotline (Addiction)
If you are struggling with addiction and need help right now, call (833) 859-4357. Free. Confidential. Available 24 hours a day. They can connect you with treatment that takes most insurance, including Medicaid, or sliding-scale options if you don’t have insurance.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
If you are being hurt by a partner or family member, call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Free. Confidential. Available 24 hours a day. They speak more than 200 languages.
Hope Harbor (Bowling Green)
Bowling Green’s local crisis line for sexual assault, domestic violence, and trauma. Call (270) 846-1100 for the Warren County crisis line, or (800) 656-4673 toll-free 24-hour hotline. Free. Confidential. Available 24 hours a day.
BRASS (Local Domestic Violence Shelter)
Barren River Area Safe Space provides emergency shelter for women, men, and children fleeing domestic violence. Call their 24-hour crisis line at (800) 928-1183. They will help you get to safety tonight if you need it.
Veteran Crisis Line
If you are a veteran, active-duty service member, National Guard, or Reserves member in crisis, call 988 then press 1, or text 838255. The people who answer have served. Free. Confidential. Available 24 hours a day.
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
If you are a veteran who is homeless or about to be, call 1-877-424-3838. They connect you with VA services, emergency shelter, and longer-term housing programs. Free. Available 24 hours a day.
Poison Control
If someone has swallowed something dangerous, call 1-800-222-1222. Free. Available 24 hours a day. They will tell you what to do.
Bad Weather
A tornado doesn’t ask what language you speak.
Bowling Green sits in the new tornado alley, so when severe weather hits, the difference between safe and unsafe can be a matter of minutes. This is why we have created weather safety cards in twelve languages, made by Sarah Pannell, Wendell Weathers, and WxOrNotBG, that explain what each kind of warning means and what to do.
See the weather safety cards →
Storm Shelters in Bowling Green
If a tornado warning has been issued and you do not have a basement or interior room without windows, these public storm shelters open during severe weather. Find the closest one to you before bad weather is in the forecast, not after.
Ephram White Park · 885 Mt. Olive Road (2 shelters)
Ed Spears Park · 226 Sunset Drive (1 shelter)
Phil Moore Park · 7101 Scottsville Road (1 shelter)
Basil Griffin Park · 2055 Three Springs Road (2 shelters)
Michael Buchanon Park · 9222 Nashville Road (2 shelters)
Red Cross at Jennings Creek Elementary · 2617 Russellville Road
Keeping Your Family Safe
Safe Seats | Safe Kids (Free Car Seat Checks)
Most car seats in the United States are installed wrong. A trained technician will check your car seat, show you how to install it correctly, and make sure your child is the right size for it. Free. Run by Community Education. Register in advance to make sure a technician is available. Call (270) 842-4281 or sign up online.
Community Education has served Bowling Green and Warren County families since 1973. They also run before and after-school programs, adult enrichment classes, and free notary service. See our After School, Adults, and Legal pages for more of what they do.
Free Smoke Alarms
The American Red Cross will install free smoke alarms in your home. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcross.org. They also help families recover after a fire.
Other Emergencies
Smell gas? Call right away.
If you smell gas in your home, leave the house and call Atmos Energy at 1-866-322-8667. Do not turn on lights. Do not light a match. Do not use your phone inside.
Power Outage
If your power is out, call your electric company. Bowling Green Municipal Utilities: (270) 782-1200. Warren Rural Electric: (270) 842-6541. If you do not know which company serves you, look at your last electric bill.
Water Emergency
For water main breaks, no water, or sewer emergencies, call your water provider. Bowling Green Municipal Utilities: (270) 782-1200. Warren County Water District: (270) 842-0052.