Sunday, February 3, 2013
Jennifer Connor of The Reporter reports no injuries in the Saturday afternoon fire on Mallard Drive West
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Sunday, February 3
Four adults and one child are displaced from their Mallard Drive West home Saturday after an afternoon garage fire, according to Jennifer Connor of The Reporter. Fire Department of Montgomery Township responded to the incident at 139 Mall Drive West within four minutes of receiving the call, Connor wrote. Firefighters saved five cats and one dog, according to the article. Read more and see photos at this link on The Reporter Online.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
An outage at a Hatboro Verizon center has temporarily blocked subscribers from calling Montgomery County 911
According to a Pottstown Mercury Facebook post, Verizon Mobile customers are without access to Montgomery County 911. The outage affects about seven municipalities, according to PhillyBurbs: Hatboro, Upper and Lower Moreland, Upper Dublin, Horsham, Abington and Cheltenham. Due to an outage at a Verizon central office in Hatboro at around 8 a.m., customers will be temporarily unable to contact the 911 call center and are instead advised to contact their local police department for emergency assistance. Over in Bucks County at around 8 a.m., the 911 system there was out of service due to maintenance. Those needing emergency assistance were advised to call area police agencies. The Bucks County 911 system, which was not associated with the …
Monday, January 31, 2011
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation cautions motorists to stay off the roads whenever possible and outlines its plan of attack for the impending ice storm
PennDOT issued a release cautioning drivers to avoid unnecessary travel and equip their vehicles with emergency kits in preparation for the ice, sleet and snow forecast for the next few days. “Extremely dangerous weather is expected over the next few days, and although we will have crews treating roads around the clock, motorists should remain prepared for exceptionally icy conditions,” said acting PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch, P.E. “All it takes is one stuck vehicle or crash to halt traffic and create lengthy delays. “If you must travel, vehicle emergency kits are essential, and motorists should ensure that their vehicle’s gas tank is as full as possible,” he added. According to Schoch, PennDOT has a specific strategy for coping with…
Maureen
8:54 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
I know for a fact that all emergency centers including hospitals have back up generators. I find it appaling that the back up generator was not working during a power outage. That is a disgrace! Hopefully verizon will make sure that it is working in future!! more ›