Upper Saucon Township is committed to protecting the life and property of its citizens and those associated with the community. Established by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Pennsylvania Title 35 – Health and Safety, the Office of Emergency Management is responsible for maintaining the Emergency Operations Plan and the Emergency Operations Center, as well as providing individual and organizational training for emergency management.
The Office also maintains Upper Saucon Township’s Continuity of Operations Plan. The purpose of this plan is to ensure that the Upper Saucon Township Municipal Government can continue providing essential services to the community in the event of an emergency that specifically affects its own facilities, equipment and/or personnel.
Services
Upper Saucon Township understands the importance of including the whole community in emergency prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery efforts. Accordingly, the Office of Emergency Management provides the following services to the greater community:
- Radio communications interoperability among the public safety agencies, and between certain public and private sector organizations
- Maintenance and testing of the emergency notification systems
- Support of public and private sector emergency planning, training and exercising efforts
- Integration of other organizations’ (both public and private) emergency operations plans into the Upper Saucon Township Emergency Operations Plan