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Sooner or later it will probably happen
to you.
An inevitable emergency will occur,
and you'll need an ambulance, fire equipment or a police officer.
How do you contact the right person? Just dial 9-1-1 from the
nearest telephone. Do not waste precious seconds by calling
your local fire or police station. You will get a much quicker
response to your emergency needs by dialing, for both Voice
and TTY: 9-1-1.
Please remember, 9-1-1 is only for emergencies.
For routine questions or non-emergency situations in Fairfax
County, dial 703-691-2131.
By dialing 9-1-1 in the northern Virginia
area, your call will automatically be routed to the appropriate
Emergency Operations Center - Fairfax County's is the Department of Public
Safety Communications (DPSC). When the DPSC receives
your call, highly trained personnel are ready to respond with
assistance and will get you the help you need. Learn how to
properly use them!
Please follow these simple guidelines:
- Stay calm - dispatchers can't help you if they can't understand
you. Take a deep breath and think before you talk. Speak slowly
and clearly.
- State the nature of the emergency and the exact address
where the help is needed. Stay on the line to answer further
questions the dispatcher may have.
- Send someone to meet the emergency equipment if at all possible.
It's hard to find an address on a dimly lit street in the
middle of the night.
Contact:
Public Affairs and Life Safety
Education Section
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-246-3801 or TTY 711
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