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Takoma Park Police: Numbers to Know for Hurricane Irene

Here are some tips for the TP Police.

Ryan McDermott, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge

Takoma Park could see winds up to 30 miles-per-hour Saturday evening and 50 miles-per-hour Sunday with heavy rains.

Takoma Park Police issued these tips in case your utilities go out due to wind and rain:

All utility companies serving our county are monitoring weather conditions and positioning crews to respond in the event of outages. When system wide-outages occur, restoration efforts begin with facilities that are essential for the protection of public health and safety such as hospitals, law enforcement and fire departments.  After that, the areas with the largest number of outages are restored.

Important Utility Numbers:

Pepco: 1-877-737-2662
BG&E: 1-877-778-2222 or 1-800-685-0123
Potomac Edison (Allegheny Power): 1-800-255-3443
Washington Gas: 800-752-7520
WSSC: 1-800-828-4002

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