Emergency Mangement
Tom Scott, Emergency Management Coordinator
1100 DuPortail Road
Berwyn, PA 19312
(610) 644-1400
EOC Email
The Office of Emergency Management reports to the Tredyffrin Townshp Board of Supervisors and provides assistance to Tredyffrin Township staff (administrative, police and public works). It develops and maintains comprehensive disaster preparedness and assistance plans and programs that address relevant hazards. These plans are culminated in the Township's Emergency Operations Plan, which outlines how the Township coordinates with other local, county, state and federal agencies in the event of an emergency, ranging from a hazardous material spill to a natural disaster to a terrorist incident.
In the event of a disaster, the overall responsibility for decision making within Tredyffrin Township rests with the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors may declare a local emergency upon finding a disaster has occured or is imminent.
When a local emergency is declared, the Office of Emergency Management along with Township personnel and representatives from the township emergency first responder organizations operate an Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the management of community-wide resources (police, public works, fire, EMS, food, shelters, etc.) with various local, county, state and federal agencies to appropriately respond to an emergency event. The protection of health, safety and welfare of our residents is paramount.
The following are examples of EOC staff activities:
- Requesting mutual aid resources
- Locating requested resources and directing them to the proper place
- Managing a wide-scale evacuation
- Establishing shelters and coordinating social services
- Coordinating communications with the community
- Transmitting information over the Emergency Alert System
- Resolving policy issues
The Office of Emergency Management has compiled public safety information to assist its citizens in the education, preparedness and readiness for an emergency situation.
Chester County 9-1-1 Information Registration:
Premise Information – this is a County program where citizens with unique conditions at their home (elderly person, chronic illness, mobility challenges, and/or language barriers) can have their information added to the County’s dispatch system so that it is immediately available to the 9-1-1 Telecommunicator when a 9-1-1 call is placed. To register your information, please fill out the form here, or call the Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, at 610-408-3602.
Reverse 9-1-1 – this is the County system that can place automated calls to residents, advising them of evolving situations, such as the need to shelter in place, missing persons, or localized flooding. The system can handle about 300 calls per hour. The system picks up the numbers from the listed landline telephone book. Persons with unlisted numbers, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), or exclusive use of cell phones who would like to be included should fill out the form here, or call the Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator, at 610-408-3602.
Chester County RSAN:
Chester County uses the Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN) to immediately contact you during a major crisis or emergency. The Chester County RSAN delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to you on all your devices:
- email account (work, home, other)
- cell phone (via SMS)
- pager
- Smartphone/PDA (BlackBerry, Treo & and other handhelds
When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized senders will instantly notify you using the Chester County RSAN. The Chester County RSAN is your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do, or what not to do, who to contact and other important information.
If you would like to sign up for the system or you have questions, contact the Chester County RSAN website.
Emergency Management Pages
- Being Prepared - Residential / Business
- Emergency Contact Information
- Emergency First Responders
- Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters
- Hazardous Spills and Man-Made Disasters
- Health and Wellness
- Listing of Public Safety Resources, Documents and Maps
- Special Needs/Emergency Management Information Form
- Terrorism
