In an emergency, dial 911

Alerts

Sign up to receive neighborhood alerts for police activity, street closings, utility outages, and more at DC.gov. For example, in a snow emergency, parking is not allowed on Constitution Avenue. An alert will warn you to move your car before it is towed.

DC Police:

The DC Metropolitan Police Department’s Web site is http://mpdc.dc.gov.

It is also on Twitter (DCPoliceDept) with traffic advisories, road closings and other alerts.

Police emergency: 911

Non-emergency, including parking enforcement: 311

1^st District Police Substation, 500 E St. SE, corner 5^th St., (202) 698-006

Fire Department

There are two fire and EMS stations about a mile from the building.

• • • 414 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 673-3218 0.8 mile

    • 1520 C St SE, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 673-3208 1.0 miles

In addition to DC's public safety agencies, the area around the Telephone Company Condo is often patrolled by the Capitol Police, charged with protecting the Capitol and members of Congress, and the National Park Service, which has responsibility for Capitol Hill Parks, including the Folger, Lincoln, Stanton, and Marion Parks, the Eastern Market and Potomac Avenue Metro stations, and several smaller land parcels such as Seward Square, Twining Square, the Maryland Avenue Triangles, the Pennsylvania Avenue Medians, and 59 inner-city triangles and squares.

Urgent Care

If you or a loved one is need of urgent medical attention for a sickness or injury that is not life threatening, MedCare Urgent Care is across from Eastern Market at 228 7th St. SE. Open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Use online check-in to reserve your spot in line, or call (202) 350-2376.