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Hours of Operation: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bedford County government offices will be closed on Jan. 19, 2026. The Waste Management Facility, gated waste convenience centers, and Bedford Area Welcome Center will be open.
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Emergency Helplines
National Suicide Hotline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: 741741
Horizon After Hours Emergency: 434-522-8191
Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222
Red Cross: 833-583-3111
Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Horizon Behavioral Health (Bedford): 540-586-5429
Avenues to Recovery: 540-344-3400
Lynchburg Living On (Survivors of Suicide): 434-818-3597
Impact: 434-533-1088
Human Services
Adult Protective Services: 1-888-832-3858
Child Protective Services: 1-800-552-7096
Law Enforcement & Legal Services
Bedford Sherriff Department: 540-586-4800
Bedford Domestic Violence Services: 877-656-1984
Control Burn Notifications: 540-586-7827
Other
Department of Fire Programs: 540-561-7460
Virginia Office of EMS: 1-800-523-6019
Fire/EMS Class Inquiries: 540-587-0700 ext. 1403
Fire/EMS Complaints & Inquiries: 540-587-0700 ext. 1283
Fireworks/Burn Permits: 540-587-0700 ext. 1325
EMS Billing Inquiries: 1-800-948-7991
Lung Cancer Group: 1-8 77-446-5767