![]() "We live in a region with nearly 3.5 million people who cross county lines regularly to travel to and from their homes, jobs, schools and to pursue other interests," he said. Whelan encouraged residents to enroll to receive text or email messages from as many counties as necessary to fully benefit from the system. He said any information provided will remain confidential within the system and will not be used for anything other than sending emergency messages. Residents who work or go to school in Philadelphia or another county can sign up to receive warnings from those jurisdictions as well as from Delaware County, Whelan said. Residents can receive warnings that are local or regional. Points of interest such as residences, schools, and workplaces can be marked on a map so warnings concerning those locations can be sent to the user. "Delco Alert" is the identity in Delaware County of ReadyNotifyPA, which is administered by the Roan Secure Alert Network (RSAN) in the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania region which also includes Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.Įntire families can be enrolled in the system under a single user name. Whelan said the alerts provide emergency information via text messages and email devices of threats to security, severe weather, road closures by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on major highways, and other dangers and emergencies. Residents of Delaware County are invited to enroll in Delco Alert, a regional community alert system that transmits emergency text messages of public warnings.Ĭounty Council Vice-Chairman John J. DELCO Alert System Warnings For Residents of Delaware County This number can be called for purpose of administrative matters only all matters requiring a Police response both emergency as well as non-emergency must be done by calling 911. ![]() The new administrative Police office phone number will be 61. The department will continue to have administrative office hours Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 8:30 pm excluding Holidays. Those requiring any type of Police response should call 911 and no longer use the 61 number. ![]() Starting October 1, 2009, you must call 911 for all Police responses both emergency as well as non-emergency circumstances! "911" has traditionally been used for fire and ambulance emergencies, and will now also be utilized for emergency as well as non-emergency police responses. On October 1, 2009, the Media Police Department will transfer the Police Dispatch duties from in-house to the Delaware County "911" dispatch center located in Lima, PA. Effective October 1, 2009, Media residents and businesses requiring a response from the Media Borough Police Department must call "911". ![]()
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