Available 24/7
24/7 Emergency Electrician for Florida Homes
Sparks, smoke or a hot smell in a Florida home? Call any hour, and we'll get a licensed electrician out to make it safe.
- Line answered
- 24/7
- Electrician
- Licensed
- Price
- Quoted first
- You pay for
- Agreed work
Emergency electrical help in Florida
If something electrical in your Florida home is sparking, smoking or smells hot, get everyone away from it. If there is smoke or flame, get out and call the fire department first. If you can reach the panel safely, switch off that breaker or the main, and stay clear of anything wet. Then call Hire Local Electrician, any hour.
Florida gets more lightning per square mile than any other state, by Vaisala's counts, and with hurricane season running June to November and salt air on both coasts, there's no real off season for electrical emergencies. Older block homes often still carry their original panels, and those panels, along with outdoor equipment sitting in humidity and salt, give out more often here than in most places.
Summer into early fall is the peak, when daily thunderstorms and the height of hurricane season overlap. Air conditioning runs hard from April to October, so overloaded circuits keep coming the whole time.
Call now if
- A burning smell near outlets, switches or the panel
- Visible sparking, arcing or scorch marks
- A shock from an appliance, switch, faucet or fixture
- Water reaching outlets, the panel or wiring
- A breaker that will not stay reset, or a panel that is hot to the touch
- Total power loss when neighboring homes still have power
Local pattern
What causes electrical emergencies in Florida?
Mostly the weather, the age of the housing and the grid, and the season decides which one you're likely to run into.
Lightning strikes and surges that take out the panel, the air conditioning controls and a few appliances at once, sometimes with a burning smell and no obvious source.
Hurricane wind tearing at service masts, meter bases and outdoor disconnects.
Floodwater and storm surge over outlets, panels and pool equipment, which all have to be checked before the power goes back on.
Salt-air corrosion at meter sockets and breaker terminals on both coasts, showing up as flickering power and warm equipment.
Panels from the 1960s through the 1980s with a record of failing to trip, still in plenty of older block homes.
Pool pumps, lights and spa heaters faulting, which carries a shock risk around the water.
Read this first
What do I do
until help arrives?
If you can reach it safely, switch off the breaker feeding the affected area. That removes the immediate hazard in most situations.
Don't touch anything that's wet and electrical, and keep everyone away from water that may be in contact with power.
Smoke or a burning smell from a wall, ceiling or panel is a fire risk. Get out and call the fire department first, then call us.
Unplug appliances on the affected circuit so nothing restarts unexpectedly once power is restored.
Note what happened and when, and tell us on the call. It helps the electrician go straight to the likely fault.
By city
Where in Florida are you calling from?
Each city marked 24/7 has a dedicated emergency page. For the others, open the city page to check your ZIP code. Don't see your ZIP? Call anyway and we'll check your address.
- Miami emergency electrician24/733101
- Electrician in Orlando32801
- Electrician in Tampa33601
- Electrician in Fort Lauderdale33301
- Electrician in Jacksonville32099
- Electrician in Saint Petersburg33701
- Electrician in Pensacola32501
- Electrician in Sarasota34230
- Electrician in Naples34101
- Electrician in West Palm Beach33401
- Electrician in Boca Raton33427
- Electrician in Pompano Beach33060
- Electrician in Bradenton34201
Can an electrician come out at night or on a weekend in Florida?
Yes. Our line is answered 24 hours a day, every day. Tell us what's happening and where, and we'll get a licensed electrician out who takes after-hours calls in Florida.
How fast can an electrician get to me?
It depends on where you are, the hour and how busy the night is, so you'll get an arrival window on the call rather than a promise here. If anything is sparking, smoking or wet, switch off that breaker and keep everyone clear until help arrives.
Who licenses electricians in Florida?
Florida electrical contractors are licensed by the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, either statewide or for a local area, and the electrician who comes out works under that license.
Does emergency work cost more?
Usually, yes. Nights, weekends and holidays carry a higher rate than a weekday visit. You'll know the price before the repair starts, and you only pay for work you agreed to.
Do emergency repairs need a permit?
Making a hazard safe, such as isolating a damaged circuit, doesn't wait for paperwork. Permanent repairs that follow, such as a new panel or a rewired section, usually need a permit and an inspection under local rules in Florida, and the permit is normally pulled as part of the job.
Any hour
Electrical emergency in Florida?
Switch off the breaker if you can reach it safely, then call. We'll get a licensed electrician out in Florida to make the house safe and find the fault.
We'll get a licensed electrician out to you, and you only pay for work you agreed to.