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VICE PRESIDENT’S UPDATE

By Eileen Greenberg, Board Vice President
Greetings! I hope you’ve had • What You Can Do to Ensure Your Safety & Prepare
some time to visit the beautiful for an Emergency
oasis we have in the middle of • Procedures & Instructions to Follow in the Event of a
our property where the Out- Fire Emergency
door Pool, waterfall, gazebos • Evacuation & Evacuation Meeting Point Procedures
and landscape create a respite • SMART911 program information
from the heat. Our employees • How YOU can Prevent a fire
did an A+ job preparing the • Stairwell Exits for YOUR unit number - Stairwell Exit
pool area for us to enjoy this summer, especially for the A, B, C, or D with a map
Outdoor Pool Party on June 23 that the Recreation and
Youth Committees sponsored. Thank you! Emergency Generators
Did you know that each building has an emergency gener-
Emergency Communications and Safety Briefing ator? Emergency lights turn on in the hallways and stair-
Management and the City of Alexandria have been work- wells, so residents won’t be in the dark when an outage
ing together to keep Watergate at Landmark current on
program offerings that enhance the quality of life here.
There’ll be a briefing about “Safety, WAL, You and the
Newest City of Alexandria’s Technology” on Wednesday,
July 10 at 7 p.m. in the Terrace Lounge. Come hear about
the Smart911 Program that lets residents provide infor-
mation to 911 dispatchers in advance of any health emer-
gency details you desire to disclose. This may include al-
lergies, chronic health conditions, pet information and
what medications you take.

This program is very important for residents of any age.
Having this information on hand saves time during an
emergency. Volunteers from the City of Alexandra will be
available to assist those who want to register for the
Smart911 program. It’s also possible to register via your
cell phone or computer. Details are on page 5.

WAL’s Emergency Evacuation Plan
Patrol Services Department posts the Emergency Evacua-
tion Information Plan annually for your building. The
Emergency Plan includes the emergency and non-
emergency phone numbers for the Police, EMS First Re-
sponders and the Fire Department. It’ll also have the Poi- Generators provide electricity for one of the passenger eleva-
tors to transport residents to the lobby area in an emergency.
Please attend the briefing on occurs! There’ll be one elevator available for those resi-

“Safety, WAL, You and the dents who cannot walk down the stairways, but it will ON-
LY take you to the Lobby level.
Newest City of Alexandria’s
Technology” at 7 p.m. in the The Board and I hope to see you at the Terrace Lounge for
the Safety, WAL, You and the Newest City of Alexan-
Terrace Lounge on July 10. dria’s Technology Briefing on July 10.

In the meantime, enjoy your summer to its fullest! Don’t
son Center contact information as well as the following forget your sunscreen the next time you decide to lounge
additional information: at the pool!

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