County Department of Emergency Services

Under the direction of the County Administrator, the Department of Emergency Services is responsible for coordinating emergency services activities within Washington County. A close relationship is maintained between the Department and the volunteer fire and rescue organizations who are assigned emergency response duties throughout the County. The Department is responsible for maintaining a County Emergency Operations Plan and a Hazardous Materials Response Plan. The Department is the point of contact for the County's Enhanced 9-1-1 (E-9-1-1) system and to report a stolen street name signs and requesting replacement signs. The Department maintains a database of all addressed structures in the County and is responsible for the coordination between the telephone company and post offices on E-9-1-1 issues.

Please see links to the left for access to Frequently Asked Questions about the County Department of Emergency Services as well as information about Virginia Homeland Security, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the Washington County Emergency Operations Plan.

Contact Information:

County Department of Emergency Services County Administration Building 205 Academy Drive Abingdon VA, 24210 Phone: (276) 525-1330 Fax: (276) 525-1339 Email: emergencyservices@washcova.com Hours: Weekdays 8:30am - 5:00pm