Important Phone Numbers
Save these numbers to your phone contacts BEFORE an emergency. Be digitally prepared!
Emergency Phone Numbers
9-1-1, TTY 911, for police, fire, ambulance
Public Safety Non-Emergency
- 703-691-2131, TTY 703-204-2264
Fairfax County Main Phone Number
- 703-FAIRFAX (703-324-7329), TTY 711 (Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Fairfax County Emergency Information Line
- 703-817-7771, TTY 711
Poison Control
- 1-800-222-1222, TTY 711
Roads
- VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation): 1-800-FOR-ROAD (1-800-367-7623), TTY 711
Weather
- National Weather Service Updates: 703-652-1210
Tree Removal
Utilities
Natural Gas
- Washington Gas: 1-800-752-7520 or 703-750-1400, TTY 711
- Columbia Gas: 1-800-544-5606, TTY 1-800-231-3238
Power
- Dominion Virginia Power outages and downed wires: 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357), TTY 711; view outage map
- NOVEC (Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative) outages and downed wires: 1-888-335-0500 or 703-335-0500, TTY 711; view outage reports
- BGE outages: 877-778-2222; downed wires: 800-685-0123; view outage map
- Pepco outages: 1-877-737-2662; downed wires: 202-872-2369; view outage map
Water
- Fairfax Water at 703-698-5800, TTY 703-698-7025. After hours, call 703-698-5613, TTY 711
More Utility Company Information
Flooding
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Rising water that threatens your safety, call 9-1-1
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Storm flooding during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 7:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.), call 703-877-2800, TTY 711
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For after-hours storm flooding emergencies that are not life
threatening, call 703-323-1211, TTY 703-239-8498, and state that
you are reporting a storm sewer emergency
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For sanitary sewer flooding, call 703-323-1211, TTY
703-239-8498
- If you have damp walls or floors, contact a water removal or restoration company
Sewer Breaks or Back-ups
- Call the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services at 703-323-1211 or 703-250-2003, TTY 703-239-8489
Septic System
- Call the Health Department at 703-246-2201, TTY 711
24-Hour Emergency Mental Health Services
- 703-573-5679, TTY 703-207-7737
Basic Needs (Coordinated Services Planning)
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703-222-0880, TTY 703-803-7914
Adult Protective Services
- 703-324-7450, TTY 711
Child Protective Services
- 703-324-7400, TTY 711
Red Cross of the National Capital Area
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Fairfax/Falls Church 703-584-8700, TTY 711
- South Fairfax/Fort Belvoir 703-805-2057, TTY 711



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