Bucks County Declares ‘Code Blue’

Provided by the County of Bucks:

A “Code Blue” declaration will be in effect for Bucks County through the end of January in response to an extended stretch of extreme cold and severe winter weather.

Shelters in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks will open Friday evening and will be in operation nightly through the evening of Jan. 31. 

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
(Jan. 23 – Jan. 30)
Our Lady of Guadalupe
5194 Cold Spring Creamery Road
Doylestown, PA 18902
www.olguadalupe.org
 
(Jan. 31)
Doylestown Presbyterian Church (Andrew’s Hall)
125 Mechanic Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
www.dtownpc.org

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

Please note that the Central Bucks shelter location moves to Doylestown Presbyterian Church for the evening of Jan. 31.

Guests are required to leave the shelters by 6:45 a.m. each day and may return in the evening. 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.