Provided by the County of Bucks:
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The Bucks County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) joins the county Health Department to issue a “Code Blue” declaration extending from 7 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2016 through 7 a.m. Thursday, January 21, 2016 in anticipation of the coming cold front.
The National Weather Service is predicting consecutive days of frigid temperatures, with lows ranging from the low teens to low 20s. The EMA has made arrangements with the on-call churches, Woodside Presbyterian Church in Yardley, Trinity Buckingham Episcopal Church in Buckingham and Quakertown Masonic Lodge to activate their emergency shelters. The on-call churches will coordinate transportation, temporary shelter, food and other necessities.
County Emergency Management Director Scott Forster and Health Director Dr. David Damsker have notified local public safety officials of the Code Blue declaration. They advise all residents to be aware of the severe anticipated weather conditions. County residents are urged to check on their elderly neighbors during this period of frigid weather. Caution also should be taken with pets during the anticipated period of extremely cold temperatures.
| Bucks County On-Call Churches for Code Blue | ||
| January 1, 2016 through January 31, 2016For more information on the shelters: Advocates for Homeless and Those in Need:
Coalition to Shelter and Support the Homeless:
Upper Bucks Information: |
Woodside Presbyterian
1687 Edgewood Rd. Yardley, PA 19067 AdvertisementsAHTN Number: 215-550-3868
Trinity Buckingham Episcopal 2631 Durham Rd. Buckingham, PA 18912 CSSH Hotline: 215-550-3578
Quakertown Masonic Lodge 501 W. Broad St. Quakertown, PA 18951 www.masonpost.com/pa/quakertown512 Upper Bucks #: 267-450-5191 |
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For shelter information, please call the homeless hotline at 1-800-810-4434. For general cold weather information, please check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: www.emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter.
