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Bucks County officials issued a “Code Blue” declaration Friday.
County emergency management and health department officials said the Code Blue started Friday at 7 p.m. and will go until 7 a.m. Wednesday.
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The declaration was made after forecasts showed a prolonged period of high temperatures in the mid 30s and lows hovering in the teens.
Here are the locations of the current shelters in the county:
- The Church of Living Hope
1271 E. Maple Ave.
Langhorne, PA 19047
215-757-8782
http://achurchoflivinghope.com/ - Doylestown Presbyterian Church in Andrews Hall
127 E. Court St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-348-3531
http://www.dtownpc.org/ - Salem Mennonite Church
41 E Cherry Rd.
Quakertown, PA 18951
215-536-1223
http://salemmenno.org/
The on-call shelters are coordinating transportation, temporary shelter, food and other necessities.
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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. Please exercise caution if you need to be outside, and stay indoors as much as possible. the release says.
The community is asked to check in on older adults during the period of dangerous weather and that precautionary measures should be taken with pets too.
For additional shelter information, please call the homeless hotline at 1-800-810-4434.
