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Sparks, smoke or a hot smell in a New York home? Call any hour, and we'll get a licensed electrician out to make it safe.
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Emergency electrical help in New York
If something electrical in your New York 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.
New York State has two very different kinds of electrical emergency. In New York City, pre-war co-ops, rentals and brownstones run on risers extended over a century, so a fault on one floor can affect the whole line. Upstate, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo have older housing, deep winters, ice storms and lake-effect snow, while Long Island and the coast take wind and surge from tropical storms and nor'easters.
In the city, July and August are the busiest months as old buildings carry their heaviest cooling loads. Upstate, December through March is the peak, and the coast adds storm calls in late summer and fall.
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 New York?
Mostly the weather, the age of the housing and the grid, and the season decides which one you're likely to run into.
Overloaded risers and shared panels in city apartment buildings and brownstones, with window air conditioner circuits failing in summer.
Ice, heavy snow and lake-effect wind upstate bringing trees and service drops down onto homes.
Storm surge on Long Island and along the coast reaching basements, panels and building electrical rooms.
Cloth-insulated and repeatedly extended circuits in older housing statewide, failing at splices and boxes.
Summer cloudbursts flooding basements in the city and the older upstate cities, reaching panels and sump pumps.
Space heaters and heating circuits overloading old wiring during a long upstate cold snap.
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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 New York 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.
- New York emergency electrician24/710001
- Electrician in Albany12201
- Electrician in Brooklyn11201
- Electrician in Syracuse13201
- Electrician in Bronx10451
- Electrician in Jamaica11405
- Electrician in Schenectady12301
- Electrician in Flushing11351
- Electrician in Great Neck11020
- Electrician in Rochester14608
- Electrician in White Plains10601
- Electrician in Port Washington11050
- Electrician in Utica13501
Can an electrician come out at night or on a weekend in New York?
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 New York.
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 New York?
New York has no statewide electrician license; New York City licenses master electricians through its Department of Buildings, counties and cities elsewhere license locally, and the electrician who comes out carries the license your area requires.
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 New York, and the permit is normally pulled as part of the job.
Any hour
Electrical emergency in New York?
Switch off the breaker if you can reach it safely, then call. We'll get a licensed electrician out in New York 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.