How to find out closing information
- Sign up for LFCC Alert to receive emergency messages, weather-related notifications, and other important messages from Lord Fairfax Community College! Text lfccalert (all one word) to 226787 or visit http://alert.lfcc.edu.
- Visit the College’s Web site and view the “Emergency Closing Information“
- Listen to the following radio stations:
- WINC-FM / 92.5
- WUSQ-FM / Q102
- Watch the following television stations:
- NBC 4 – Washington
- TV3 Winchester
- WHSV-TV, Channel 3
- WUSA 9 – Washington
Sample announcements and meaning
The following announcements will be provided to the media.
- Message: LFCC is closed.
- Meaning for students: Day and evening classes and all activities scheduled at the three LFCC locations are canceled. No one is allowed on campus due to liability issues.
- Message: LFCC’s _____ Campus is closed until a.m./p.m. due to a power outage. Stay tuned for details about classes that meet at and after _____.
- Meaning for students: The campus that is affected by the power outage will be closed until the designated time.
- Message: LFCC day classes are canceled.
- Meaning for students: No day classes will be held. Evening classes will meet as usual, beginning at 4 p.m. OR An announcement regarding evening classes, which meet at and after 4 p.m., will be made by 3 p.m. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College’s closing status changes in the same day.
- Message: LFCC day classes will begin at ____ a.m. (a delayed time, no later than noon).
- Meaning for students: Classes will be held on a regular schedule after the delayed opening, which will be no later than noon. Classes beginning at and after ___ a.m. will meet as scheduled. Classes starting earlier than ____ a.m. and continuing through ____ a.m. will begin at ___ a.m. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College’s closing status changes in the same day. Please note that if a closing takes place on a Tuesday or Thursday, the delayed opening will occur on the half hour, such as 9:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m., due to the alternative schedule for those days.
- Message: LFCC will close at ____ a.m./p.m.
- Meaning for students: The College will close early at the designated time. Classes for the rest of the day will be canceled.
- Message: LFCC evening classes are canceled.
- Meaning for students: No evening classes or activities will be held.
