City of Albany to activate Operation Safe Place for freezing temperatures

City of Albany, Albany Fire Department, Dougherty County Emergency Management Agency

Albany, GA – (February 19) On Sunday, February 22, through Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the City of Albany will activate Operation Safe Place to provide people with a warm place to stay overnight.

According to the current forecast, cold temperatures are expected Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights.

The Albany Transit Center at 300 W. Oglethorpe Boulevard will be open from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning Sunday and will resume regular operations beginning at 7 a.m. the following day during
this time.

We will continue to monitor the weather to see if the warming center will need to be extended or any additional days will need to be included.

For more information, please call (229) 431-3266, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., or after hours and weekends, call (229) 854-9482.

Anybody wishing to donate can deliver it to one of the fire stations Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. For a list of fire stations and the types of donations accepted, please see the flyer below.

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