Washington Gas leak or emergency: call 911 AND 703-750-1400 or 800-752-7520
To report interruptions in gas service: 703-750–1000
Call 811 before you dig
Residents can visit www.vdotplows.org and enter an address to see where the snow plow trucks are during a storm. You can also email VDOT or call 800-367-7623 to report streets that have not been plowed.
County law requires residents to clear sidewalks adjacent to their homes within six hours of the end of a snow or ice event (or by noon if the event occurs at night).
Use flashlights for emergency lighting instead of candles.
Unplug electrical equipment until a steady power supply returns.
Practice proper generator and surface heater safety.
Leave one light turned on so you know when power is restored.
Eliminate unnecessary travel, especially by car. Traffic signals will stop
working during an outage, creating traffic congestion.
If you come upon a non-working traffic signal, treat each traffic light as a four-way stop, with the driver on the right having the right-of-way.
Proceed with caution only when traffic permits and enter intersections only when it is safe to do so, using your turn signals to let other motorists know your intentions.
If traffic lights are on flash, treat a flashing red as a stop (treat it like a stop sign). For flashing yellow, proceed with caution.