Emergency Information Hotline
City of Frederick Emergency Information Hotline: 301-600-1300
Community Alerts
The City of Frederick uses the Alert Frederick County for community safety alerts. Visit the Alert Center to sign-up for important neighborhood level public safety information, through the web, email and cell phone
Watches & Warnings
- Flash flood - A flash flood is occurring
- Areal flood – A gradually developing flood, due to moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding occurs more than 6 hours after rainfall begins.
- Flash flood watch - Flash flooding is possible
- Flood warning - Flooding is occurring or will occur soon
- Flood watch - Flooding is possible
TV
- Fox 5, Washington D.C. (Comcast channel 5)
- NBC News Channel 4, Washington D.C. (Comcast channel 4)
- NBC WBAL, Baltimore (Comcast channel 11)
- NBC25, Hagerstown (Comcast channel 12)
Newspaper
- The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore
- Frederick Magazine, Frederick
- The Frederick News-Post, Frederick
- The Gazette, Frederick
- The Hagerstown Herald-Mail, Hagerstown
- The Washington Post, Washington D.C.
Radio
- WAFY, Frederick (103.1 FM, Key103)
- WAMU, Washington DC (88.5 FM, NPR)
- WCRH, Williamsport (90.5 FM, The Compass)
- WFMD, Frederick (930 AM, News Radio)
- WGMS, Hagerstown (89.1 FM, NPR)
- WTOP, Washington D.C. (103.5 FM, News Radio)
- WWEG, Frederick (106.9 FM, The Eagle)
- WYPR/WYPF, Baltimore/Frederick (88.1 FM, NPR)