What is UMD Alerts?

UMD Alerts is a software application used to send emergency alerts, notifications and updates to your cell phone, pager, BlackBerry, PDA and / or e-mail account. In the event of an emergency such as a fire, tornado, campus closing, a Virginia Tech or September 11th-type attack, important alerts and updates will be sent right to your cell phone or mobile device. All you have to do is sign up for a UMD Alerts account. (UMD Alerts is a free service offered by the University of Maryland. Your wireless carrier may charge you a fee to receive messages on your wireless device.)

What types of alerts will be sent?

Alert types may include life safety, assaults, fire, weather, accidents involving utilities or roadways, team activation notifications, or disaster notification such as a terrorist attack, tornado, hurricane, and more. A few examples of the types of messages that can be sent through UMD Alerts are:

Emergency Situations:

• Notify employees, and / or citizens of the location of the nearest emergency shelter, available bed space, hours of operation during a crisis
• Notify employees / citizens of available evacuation routes during an emergency
• Activate special teams within the community, based upon an event

Precautionary Warnings:

• Severe weather warnings
• Change in the Homeland Security Advisory System terror alert level
• Pre-cautionary evacuation order if on high alert

How to Register

• Register online at https://alert.umd.edu/index.php
• New users may also register by sending a text message to 411911 keyword: UMD. Click here to read SMS Terms of Use.

For more information about the UMD Alerts, see https://alert.umd.edu/faq.php

Your Family Disaster Plan: familyplan

Major Evacuation Routes (Prince George’s County): Major_Evacuation_Routes

D.C. Evacuation Routes: dc-evac_routes_lrg

Transportation Tips During an Emergency Situation: emergencytips

Personal Workplace Disaster Supplies Kit Recommendations from the Red Cross: red_cross_work_emergencykit

Emergency Tips and Checklist for Persons with Mobility Problems: red_cross_prep_for_mobility_impared

Animal Control

Animals (Pets) Licencing Information: Fines_handout

Animal Control Laws: ACLaws_article

County Services

Delegate, Victor R. Ramirez

URL: http:www.victorramirez.org
E-mail: Victor.Ramirez@house.state.md.us
Address: Maryland House of Delegates, 47th Legislative District
6 Bladen Street, Room 415
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 301-858-3340
Fax: 301-858-3239

Prince George’s County Executive and County Council, 2005: County_Council_Exec

Department of Family Services, Spring 06: Dept_family_services_Spring-2006

Facility Fees for Renting Buildings: fac-fees_bldg

Fees for Picnics in Regional Parks and Open Shelters in Parks: fac-fees_parkspicnics

P.G. County Public Schools Directory from 2006-2007: SiteDirectory

P.G. County Public Schools Important Telephone Numbers: ImpPhones

P.G. County Street Map: StreetMap

P.G. County Reference Numbers

Service	Provided by	Phone
County Waste Management Division		301-985-3904
Curbside Recycling aluminum, bimetal and steel food and beverage containers, glass, newspapers, plastic beverage containers and detergent bottles.	Prince George’s County Office of Recycling	301-925-5963 (TDD 301-925-5167)
Recycling—U of MD aluminum, antifreeze, cardboard, clothes, glass, magazines, newspapers, phone books, plastic 1 and 2, textbooks, and tin.	ECO, the recycler on the Univ. of MD campus, Paint Branch Drive, which is the extension of Azalea Drive on the campus.	301-314-8345 (ext. 48345)
Recycling Hazardous Waste – for radioactive materials – for asbestos materials – for appliances, furniture, tree limbs, or other large special pickup items	Dept. of Environmental Resources	301-95-CLEAN (TDD 301-925-5167) – 410-225-6981 – 301-794-6800 – 301-952-4744
Mixed paper	County landfills
Magazines—collected every 2nd Saturday of every month	Holladay-Tyler Printing, Greenbelt	301-925-5963 (TDD 301-925-5167)
Bulky Item Trash Pickup		301-952-7600
Prince George’s Dept. of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT)	Office of Highway Maintenance Anthony C. Pinnix, Associate Director Marburger Building 8400 D’Arcy Road, Room 200 Forestville, Maryland  20747	Contact: Loraine Mock Voice: 301-499-8523 Fax: 301-499-8525
DPWT Emergency Services	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8600
Leaf collection	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8576
DPWT Service Requests	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8520
Snow Removal Information snow/ice removal requests	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-350-0500
Power Outage	Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO)	1-877-PEPCO-62 Anytime (1-877-737-2662) We regret that we cannot respond to email outage reports
Life-Threatening Emergencies	Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO)	202-872-3432 Anytime
Street Light Repairs Customer Service M-F 7 a.m. – 8 p.m (Servicio en Español)	Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO)	202-833-7500 1-800-424-8028 (202-872-4641 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.) TTY:  202-872-2369
Street Sign Repair	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8590
Street Tree Maintenance	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8530
Storm Drainage Maintenance	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8500
Traffic Signal Shop	Office of Highway Maintenance 8400 D’Arcy Road Forestville, MD  20747	301-499-8579
Wet Yards & Water Seepage	P.G. County Dept. of Environmental Resources Paul DeSouza	301-883-5871
Water & Sewer Emergency	WSSC	301-206-4002
Sewer Backup or Stoppage Emergency	WSSC	301-206-4002
PG County Property Standards Division		301-883-6010
Neighborhood Watch information	Neighborhood Watch
Police (non-emergency)	Hyattsville Station Information & referrals	301-985-5060
Emergency Ambulance-Fire-Police		911 TDD   301-350-1181
Animal Control		301-499-8300
Poison Control		1-800-492-2414
Emergency Animal Hospitals	11600 Annapolis Road Glen Dale 12213 Nebel Street, Rockville	301-464-3737 301-770-5225
District 2 Councilman Will Campos		301-952-4436 Fax 301-952-5554 (TDD 301-925-____)
21st District Delegation (MD)	, ,	410-841-3114 301-858-3114
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr.	Maryland Senate	410-841-3141 301-858-3141
Maryland’s 4th District: Representative Albert Russell Wynn	United States House of Representatives	202-225-8699 301-929-3462 (Olney office) 301-773-4094 (Largo office)
Maryland’s 5th District: Representative Steny Hoyer	United States House of Representatives	202-225-4131 301-464-6440
Senator Barbara A. Mikulski	United States Senate	202-224-4654
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes	United States Senate	202-224-4524
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC)	Chair, John Rhoads Public Affairs Office	301-952-3561 301-699-2407