Bucks County's "Code Blue" declaration has been extended until mid-February as frigid conditions maintain a grip on the region.
Shelters in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks will be in operation nightly through the morning of Feb. 12.
The following shelters have been activated for this Code Blue event:
Upper Bucks – https://www.facebook.com/UpperBucksCodeBlue/
Quakertown Masonic Lodge – First Floor
501 W. Broad Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
Central Bucks – https://www.co2ssh.org/
Doylestown Presbyterian Church (Andrews Hall)
Lower Bucks – ahtn.org
(Jan. 30 - Jan. 31)
Woodside Church
1667 Edgewood Road
Yardley, PA 19067
www.woodside-church.org
(Feb. 1 - Feb. 11)
Calvary Baptist Church - Gym
250 Green Lane
Bristol, PA 19007
www.calvarybristol.org
Please note that the Lower Bucks shelter moves to Calvary Baptist Church beginning the evening of Feb. 1.
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.
