Bucks County Declares 'Code Blue' For Coming Week

Provided by the County of Bucks:

A Code Blue declaration will be in effect for Bucks County from Sunday evening through Friday, Jan. 24, in response to several forecasted days of extreme cold.

Shelters in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks will open Sunday evening and will remain in operation nightly through Friday, Jan. 24.

The following shelters have been activated for this Code Blue event:

Upper Bucks – facebook.com/upperbuckscodeblue
Quakertown Masonic Lodge – First Floor
501 W. Broad Street
Quakertown, PA 18951

Central Bucks – co2ssh.org
Our Lady of Guadalupe
5194 Cold Spring Creamery Road
Doylestown, PA 18902
www.olguadalupe.org

Lower Bucks – ahtn.org
Woodside Church
1667 Edgewood Road
Yardley, PA 19067
www.woodside-church.org

The Upper and Lower Bucks shelters will open at 8:30 p.m. The Central Bucks shelter opens at 7:30 p.m.

The county issues a “Code Blue” declaration when temperatures are forecast to drop below 20 degrees for two or more consecutive days. A “Code Blue” may be called amid higher temperatures, as consideration is also given to wind chill, precipitation and other circumstances.

Information about “Code Blue” openings is available Monday – Friday through the County’s Housing Link Helpline at 1-800-810-4434.

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