Evacuation & Emergency Alert

Dial 911 in the event of an emergency.

Disaster & Emergency Preparedness

The Mathews County Emergency Services office handles and coordinates all responses in the event of a natural disaster and or terrorist threat. The Emergency Services Coordinator attends many training meetings throughout the year in an effort to better prepare for proper response. This office does not hold normal business hours; instead it is an as-needed service and is always on-call. In the event of an emergency, the emergency operations center would be located at:

Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad Building
94 Cricket Hill Road
Hudgins, VA, 23076

Learning About Updates

We would like to assure you that in the event of an emergency, our County officials are working hard for the safety and well-being of our citizens. For local information such as weather-related closings, delays, warnings, watches, evacuations, etc., please tune to your local television stations or listen to your radio. The Mathews County Public Schools and the Mathews County Government offices will relay this information to the media as early in the morning as possible.

Sign up for RAVE Mobile "SMART 911" Alerts!

To receive emergency notifications regarding weather, evacuations, emergency situations, and so on in Mathews County directly to your mobile phone, landline, and/or email, sign up today for our RAVE Mobile "Smart 911" emergency alerts.

Outside Agencies

Explore our list of links to outside agencies that in the event of a man-made or natural disaster, you will be able to find the information you need on how to prepare for or survive an event.