Due to planned major telephone system maintenance to its
internal phone system, the phone lines for most City of Alexandria departments
and offices will be unable to receive calls on Thursday evening, April 14,
beginning at 5 p.m. The phone system should be available again no later
than midnight.
- Emergency
911 phone lines will still be available. Please call 911 only if
immediate police, fire, or emergency medical assistance is needed.
- The
police non-emergency numbers, 703.746.4444 and 703.838.4444, will still be
available. Due to anticipated call volume on the evening of April 14,
please call on another day unless urgent help is needed.
- The usual phone
numbers for the City’s emergency hotlines will not work on the evening of April
14, including the hotlines for child protective services, domestic violence,
mental health or substance abuse crisis, and sexual assault. Please call
703.746.4444 or 703.838.4444 to reach these
hotlines on the evening of April 14 only.
For media
inquiries, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov
or 703.746.3959.
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