A Code Blue declaration will be in effect for Bucks County

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 Jan. 25.

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

Upper Bucks – facebook.com/upperbuckscodeblue (Hrs: 2015-0700)
Quakertown Masonic Lodge – First Floor 
501 W. Broad Street 
Quakertown, PA 18951 

Central Bucks – co2ssh.org (Hrs: 1930-0700)
Our Lady of Guadalupe
5194 Cold Spring Creamery Road 
Doylestown, PA 18902
www.olguadalupe.org

Lower Bucks – ahtn.org (Hrs: 2030-0630)
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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