Emergency Zones, Evacuation Routes and Reception Centers
St.Mary’s County (Zone 6 & 7)
Reception Centers
If your protective action zone is evacuated, you should go to the nearest Reception Center. Activated Reception Centers would be announced through Emergency Alert System messages. St. Mary’s County Reception Centers are located at:
St. Mary’s County Technical Center
Leonardtown High and Middle Schools
Intersection of Route 5 and Route 244, Leonardtown
Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department
22733 Lawrence Avenue, Leonardtown
Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department
28165 Hills Club RD, Mechanicsville
Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad,
45245 Drayden Road, Valley Lee
St. Mary’s County Mass Care Centers
After registering and monitoring is completed at the reception center, St. Mary’s County evacuees who need temporary shelter would be directed to a mass care center.
Great Mills High School
1130 Great Mills Road, Great Mills
Chopticon High School
25390 Colton Point Road, Morganza
Leonard town High School
23995 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown
If county officials direct residents to take shelter or to evacuate, the EAS messages would identify affected areas by zone number. Zone-specific information is below.
ZONE 6
Borders
North - Patuxent River
East - Hollywood Road/Sotterly Gate Road
South - Brooks Run
West - Cat Creek Road/Sandgates Road/Route 235/Clover Hill Road/McIntosh Road/Riva Ridge Drive/McIntosh Run
| Zone 6 Communities Drumcliff Fenwick Manor Gillens Grove Hillville Holly Gaf Acres Hollywood Shores Land-O-Lakes Queen Tree Landing Riverwood Farms Sandgates Sotterly Manor St. Mary’s Beach Wildwood Winterseat | Zone 6 also includes: St. Mary’s Developmental Center Three Notch Park Judge P.H. Dorsey Memorial Park Sotterly Mansion |
ZONE 7
Borders
North - Patuxent River
East - Patuxent Naval Air Test Center
South - Brooks Run/Broad Run/Hayden Road/St. Mary’s County Airport Drive/Cottonwood Parkway/Wildewood Parkway/Saint Andrews Church Road/Route 235
West - Hollywood Road/Sotterly Gate Road
| Zone 7 Communities Cal Acres Clarks Landing Esperanza Farms Holly Haven Kingston Manor Middle Earth Mill Cove Mill Cove Manor Myrtle Point North Town Creek Manor Peacock Manor Red Hill Scotch Point St. Cuthbert Wharf Town Creek Town Creek Farm Town Creek Manor Town Point Wildewood Woodland Acres | Zone 7 also includes: Hollywood Elementary School St. John’s Elementary School Town Creek Elementary School Green Holly Elementary School Green Holly Special Education Center Esperanza Middle School Greenwell State Park Forest Landing Recreation Area St. Mary’s Industrial Park |