Fire Marshal & Emergency Management

The main job of the Fire Marshal is to prevent fire loss by plan review, suggesting fire protection equipment location and inspection as well as education. Ken has taught several Fire Prevention classes at local schools and organizations as well as a summer course for young people at Montgomery County Community College. In the event of a fire loss, the Fire Marshal then investigates the fire to the determine cause and origin.

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Name	Title	Telephone
Kenneth Nolan	Fire Marshal	(215) 699-7777

Kenneth Nolan, Fire Marshal

Emergency Preparedness

ReadyNotifyPA is the NEW Citizens Warning System for Montgomery County. This system that helps local officials in Southeastern Pennsylvania send emergency text alerts and other important notifications to you quickly. ReadyNotifyPA can send these to your cell phone, pager, BlackBerry, PDA and/or E-mail account. You can decide how you would like to be notified.

https://montco.alertpa.org

The following information has been provided by the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety.

In response to national news media broadcasts, the Department of Public Safety is issuing this fact sheet for use in providing consistent information to the public.

Prior to the event:

Prepare a family disaster kit. This should include cash, water and food for at least 72 hours. Water quantity stored should be one (1) gallon/person/day. Also include personal items, medicines and flashlights.
Plan a family point of contact, including phone numbers and a meeting place.
Make sure you have a working battery operated radio. Monitor KYW for up to date information.
This preparation is essentially the same as all households should do prior to severe weather situations.

If a major event / attack occurs

Immediately go inside.
Close and lock doors and windows.
Turn off HVAC and appliances.
Go to a small interior room.
Seal off openings, doors, windows, fireplace, etc. with plastic and duct tape. Use wet towels at the bottom of doors.
Monitor KYW Radio 1060 for instructions

Notes:

There are no longer "fallout shelters". The current plan is for "sheltering in a place".
In the event that the Governor orders areas to be evacuated, the American Red Cross will open shelters for those who need a place to stay. This information will be provided via KYW.
For additional information, see the Montgomery County Public Safety web site at www.montcopa.org or contact the Office of Emergency Preparedness at 610-631-6530.