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Montgomery County Emergency Storm Contacts

Where to report downed trees and wires and find storm response updates and alerts.

Fallen trees, wires and other incidents

  • For downed trees on public property, call 311 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays (or 240-777-0311 from outside Montgomery County or from a cell phone) or go to www.MC311.com at any time to report the problem. If live wires are involved, the tree is blocking a roadway, the tree is on a structure, or if persons are trapped under the fallen tree, call 911.
  • Trees that have fallen on private property are the responsibility of the property owner. The county’s Office of Consumer Protection advises homeowners to deal with established businesses only, and to call Consumer Protection first to check a business’ complaint record. Consumer Protection can be reached at 240-777-3636.
  • For non-emergency police assistance, call the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.

Websites

Social media

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  • Montgomery County government — TwitterFacebook
  • Montgomery County Dept. of Fire & Rescue Service — TwitterFacebook
  • Montgomery County Public Schools — Twitter
  • Montgomery County Office of Emergency management and Homeland Security — Facebook

Utility phone numbers, websites:

For more information about emergency preparedness, go to the Montgomery County website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov, check the county’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com or sign up to receive county news via Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/MontgomeryCoMD.  

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