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The
Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency (PEMA),
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and the
Center For Disease Control
(CDC) offer a wealth of information,
including an Emergency Preparedness Guide, Bioterrorism Information, Pennsylvania and
Federal Homeland Security Information, Online Training, and many other public services.
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Under the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania law, the responsibility for the response to an emergency rests at the
lowest level of government. Therefore, each municipality is required to have a municipal
emergency management coordinator, nominated by the Board of Supervisors, and then
appointed to the position by the Governor of Pennsylvania. This individual is then
required to complete the state-mandated certification program. George Boedeker (right)
is Delaware Township's official EMA Coordinator. |
George Boedeker/EMA |
Delaware Township's EMA
coordinator's mission is to work closely with the
Pike County Emergency Management
coordinator, to coordinate all emergency
management functions within the municipality. In the event of a major disaster or other
emergency, the coordinator is called upon to assist with coordinating the overall
response and recovery operations within the municipality.
9-1-1 is an emergency telephone number
that provides immediate access to LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
9-1-1 is a free call from any payphone.
Call 9-1-1 to report a crime,
fire, heart attack, other serious medical condition or injury, or any situation
requiring the immediate response of a FIRE TRUCK, AMBULANCE or LAW ENFORCEMENT.
In order to assist, the 9-1-1 dispatcher
will need to know:
1. The location of the emergency.
2. The phone number where the emergency is.
3. The nature of the emergency.
It is important to stay calm,
speak clearly, and stay on the line until you are told to hang up.
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