❤️ Outreach Teams are helping to keep everyone safe, conducting wellness checks, distributing warming items, and bringing unhoused residents in from the cold.
You can help:
🚐 If you see someone in need of shelter, call the Shelter Hotline at 311
☎️ For emergencies, call 911
A snowy day in DC means #TeamMOCRS is out in #All8Wards ready to serve 💪
Residents are responsible for clearing their sidewalks of ❄️ within 8 hours after storm ends.
Available to help a vulnerable neighbor shovel snow? Visit @ServeDC to sign up for @MayorBowser’s Snow Heroes!
The Cold Weather Emergency is now through Sunday, 1/21. Harbor Light, Faith United, Church of Epiphany & St. Josephine will operate overnight (7pm-7am). All other overflow sites will continue to operate 24 hours/day through Monday 1/22 at 7am. Low-barrier shelters operate 24/7.
Know the signs & symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia, and help keep unhoused and vulnerable residents safe from cold weather injury or death. If someone shows these signs, call 911 ☎️ If you see someone in need of shelter, call the Shelter Hotline at 311 or (202) 399-7093
As temperatures drop this evening, #TeamMOCRS are checking in on seniors and vulnerable neighbors in all #All8Wards 💚 If you see someone in need of shelter, call: 📞202-399-7093 or 311 📞911 if there’s an immediate safety risk
Temperatures are set to drop further below freezing this evening. In extreme cold, your pipes can be more likely to burst! Prevent frozen pipes by insulating exposed areas, letting faucets drip, and keeping your home heated above 55°. Learn more at https://t.co/2q1xY0HjLk
Get ready, DC!
There may be snow between 11AM-1PM today and we're expecting dangerously low temps Mon-Thur.
If you see someone in need of shelter, call:
📞202-399-7093 or 311
📞911 if there’s an immediate safety risk
We're getting ready for wintery conditions. Make your plan⬇️
With high winds and heavy rainfall forecasted for tomorrow, please take the time to clear your gutters and check storm drains near you to help prevent flooding!
Report clogged storm drains by phone or web:
☎️ Call 311
💻 Submit report at https://t.co/WHDiwdvnkM
5⃣ more days until our 10th Annual Fresh Start 5K!
Get a head start on New Year's resolutions and celebrate surrounded by friends, family, and neighbors:
🗓️Monday, January 1
⏰11AM
📍Freedom Plaza
Register for free ➡️https://t.co/3MuqsOYVrR
'Tis the season! 2024 Christmas Tree and Holiday Greenery Collection begins Jan 3rd.
If you live in a DPW-serviced household, here's what you need to know:
🎄Remove decorations
🌲Place curbside or in the tree box area
🌱Trees become free compost for residents
The modernization of the Capital One Arena will be an invaluable investment.
With unanimous support from the DC Council, this proposal represents our commitment to keeping the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals where they belong – in Washington, DC.
🚨NOTICE🚨
Dec 6, 2023: the District’s Hypothermia Alert will be ACTIVATED at 7PM.
Check on unsheltered neighbors, seniors, and other vulnerable individuals.
If you see someone in need of shelter, call:
☎️ 202-399-7093 or 311
📞911 if there’s an immediate safety risk
ICYMI: @MayorBowser and District leaders joined community members to announce NEW public safety legislation, #ACTNow
This legislation reflects what the community has told us: they want accountability for those who choose to commit crimes and inflict fear in our city.
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Box Alarm @wmata Petworth Metro station. Very small electrical fire involving a water heater that is out. Smoke has been cleared. Metro maintenance will handle further. No injuries. #DCsBravest
It’s that time of year! The weather is getting colder and the leaves are starting to fall. Join @MayorBowser & @DCDPW tomorrow to get #BackToBasics and learn more about this year’s leaf collection 🍂🍁
📆 Thursday, Oct. 19th
⏰ 11:30 AM
📍 North Carolina Ave & 8th St SE
DDOT TMC reports the following updated road closures:
I-295 southbound beginning at Eastern Ave NE
I-295 northbound between Polk St NE and Eastern Ave NE.
Please avoid the area. https://t.co/rMLrpOxkmz
In anticipation of the winter season, @DCDGS will conduct its annual cooling to heating switchover at all District-owned properties. All facilities will transfer from air conditioning systems to heat during the transition starting October 15.
More info: https://t.co/u9ADBR1Oaq
It’s #FirePreventionWeek and this year’s theme is “Cooking safety starts with YOU.”
Pictured: #TeamMOCRS recently met with @dcfireems leadership to discuss our continuous collaboration in keeping DC residents safe. Follow @dcfireems for important fire safety tips 🧯🚒