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 which 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. Residents can sign up to receive the alerts at Įntire families can be enrolled in the system under a single user name. '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. Whelan said the alerts provide emergency information via text messages and e-mail 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 which transmits emergency text messages of public warnings.Ĭounty Council Vice-Chairman John J. 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'.ĭELCO Alert System Warnings For Residents of Delaware County The new administrative Police office phone number will be '61'. The department will continue to have administrative office hours Monday through Friday 8:30AM to 8:30PM excluding Holidays. Those requiring any type of Police response should call '911' and no longer use the 61 number. Starting Octoyou 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 Octothe Media Police Department will transfer the Police Dispatch duties from in house to the Delaware County '911' dispatch center located in Lima, PA. Effective OctoMedia residents and businesses requiring a response from the Media Borough Police Department must call '911'.

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