County Emergency Communications Center Phone Number Updates

120 W. Washington Street

Hagerstown, MD 21740 | 240.313.2380

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

James Jenkins, Manager

P: 240.313.2384

E: jajenkins@washco-md.net

WASHINGTON COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

PHONE NUMBER UPDATES

Changes affect non-emergency phone numbers

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (November 23, 2016) - The Washington County Emergency Communications Center would like to announce, due to upgrades to their administrative phone system, the old non-emergency phone numbers will be disconnected.

Verizon upgraded the phone lines September 2015 and several numbers were disconnected. At that time residents were instructed to use the new numbers. If residents called the old numbers they were prompted to use the new numbers. Effective December 1, 2016, the old numbers will be permanently disconnected.

As a reminder the new numbers are:

240-313-4345, non-emergency phone line
240-313-4360, main office phone line

Remember, residents with an emergency should still utilize 9-1-1. Citizens with a non-emergency call should utilize 240-313-4345.

For more information, contact Public Relations Manager James Jenkins at 240-313-2384.

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