If your home was flooded, call a licensed plumber or a gas appliance technician to inspect your appliances and gas piping to make sure it is in good operating condition before calling CenterPoint Energy to reconnect service. This also includes outdoor gas appliances, such as pool heaters, gas grills, and gas lights.

If you haven't had flooding in your home and your natural gas is turned off at the meter, call CenterPoint Energy to reconnect service.

Be alert for leaking gas as you return to your home or business to assess damage. If you smell gas, leave the area immediately and tell others to leave too.

Do not turn the lights on or off, smoke, strike a match, use a cell phone or operate anything that might cause a spark, including a flashlight or a generator.

Do not attempt to turn natural gas valves on or off. Once safely away from the area, call CenterPoint Energy.

Call the Call Before You Dig hotline at 811 to locate underground natural gas lines and other underground lines before digging on property or conducting debris clean-up.