Bucks County Issues 'Code Blue' Due To Cold

Provided by the County of Bucks:

A Code Blue declaration will be in effect for Bucks County into next week in response to a forecasted stretch of low temperatures.

Shelters in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks will open Saturday evening and will remain in operation nightly through Tuesday, Dec. 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
Neshaminy Warwick Presbyterian – Warwick Township
1401 Meetinghouse Rd
Warminster, PA 18974
www.nwpc.net

Lower Bucks – ahtn.org
Shir Ami Synagogue
101 Richboro Newtown Rd.
Newtown, PA 18940
www.shirami.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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