Michigan 211 is a free confidential hotline that connects its callers to often life saving resources

By Shelley Irwin

Published April 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM EDT

Chad Veeser, Emergency Management Officer for Michigan 211, joins in with the details.

Michigan 211 is a free confidential hotline that connects its callers to often life saving resources. We discuss how to use the hotline in disasters with Chad Veeser, Emergency Management Officer for Michigan 211, known as the Disaster Dude.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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