Charlestown Township Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Charlestown has an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) that is designed to provide prompt and effective emergency response procedures to be followed in the event of a major emergency or disaster to protect the health, safety and welfare of Charlestown residents.

The Charlestown Township Emergency Management Coordinator is appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania and acts on behalf of the Board of Supervisors. All municipalities are required to have a coordinator. The Emergency Operations Center consists of computers, communications and other equipment to be used in the event of an emergency that might affect the residents of the township.

Examples of these emergencies include: flooding, storms, tornados, hazardous materials accidents, and nuclear plant incidents. The volunteers take part in various training activities hosted by Exelon and the Chester County Emergency Management department, and participate in practice drills. Charlestown has eleven volunteer members of its EOC, and we welcome your involvement. Please consider joining us!

Frederick C. Alston
Charlestown Township
Emergency Management Coordinator
eoc@charlestown.pa.us
(610) 656-9315

Revised: June 24, 2009.