Emergency Preparedness

Winter Storm Update: Sunday, Feb. 7 Waller Mill Park & Quarterpath Recreation Center are closed today. Williamsburg Regional Library will be open as usual from 1-5 pm. www.wrl.org

In the event of an emergency, in addition to following updates on this site, there are other sources of area information:

Winter Weather Links: National Weather Service: Williamsburg Forecast   Virginia Department of Emergency Management  Virginia Department of Transportation's 511 website  Area Winter Awareness Info from the Virginia Gazette (PDF)

• Follow the City on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WilliamsburgGov or sign up for e-notifications.
• Williamsburg-James City County Schools or WJCC hotline at 259-4154
• York County information and closings
• James City County information and closings
• The College of William & Mary or 221-4000
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation or 229-1000
• Williamsburg Regional Library
• Listen to WMBG 740 AM or TIDE 92.3 FM
• Visit www.vagazette.com and www.dailypress.com and www.wydaily.com
• Watch Channel 48 for city information; Channel 47 for School information; and other local networks for updates.
• Call the City’s Human Services Department at 220-6161 for special needs assistance
• If the City declares a local emergency you will be notified that the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated. Emergency Operations Center: 444 N. Boundary Street, 757-259-7200
  
  
• Useful phone numbers:
  Police non-emergency: 220-2331
  Fire non-emergency: 220-6222
  Public Works: 220-6140 (After hours 220-6196)
  Building Inspection/Code Compliance: 220-6254
  City Manager's Office: 220-6100
  Dominion VA Power: 1-888-667-3000 or www.dom.com
  Virginia Natural Gas: 1-877-572-3342 or www.virginianaturalgas.com
  Cox Communications: 1-757-224-1111 or www.cox.net
  Verizon Telephone: 1-800-275-2355 or www22.verizon.com
  Cavalier Telephone: 1-800-683-3944 or www.cavtel.com

 Other sources of information:

• Emergency Information in the Residents Guide
• Williamsburg Hurricane Information (PDF)
• Virginia 2009 Hurricane Information 
• Hurricane Readiness Guide 
• Sheltering your Pets During an Emergency
• Surry Emergency Evacuation Routes
• Winter Weather Information from the Virginia Gazette (PDF)
• To find out about disasters and steps you can take to prepare, access the Virginia Department of Emergency Management's website at http://www.vaemergency.com