Bucks Declares "Code Blue," Activates Overnight Shelters

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks County has issued a "Code Blue" through Friday for extreme cold weather and has activated overnight shelters in upper, central and lower Bucks County.

The shelters will remain in operation nightly through Friday, Jan. 10.

The following shelters have been activated for this Code Blue event:

• Upper Bucks - Quakertown Masonic Lodge, First Floor, 501 West Broad Street, Quakertown 18951. Click here for information.
  
• Central Bucks – Our Lady of Guadalupe, 5194 Cold Spring Creamery Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. Click here for information
• Lower Bucks – Woodside Presbyterian Church, 1667 Edgewood Road, Yardley 19067. Click here for information.

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 to Friday through the county’s Housing Link Helpline at 1-800-810-4434.