Provides Montgomery County residents with access to representatives from non-profit disaster relief organizations; municipal, county, and state emergency management agencies; elected officials; and various county and state government human services agencies.

Disaster management organizations and disaster preparedness information

A tax-exempt organization of Coast Guard people assisting the entire Coast Guard family, including active duty, retired military, Coast Guard civilian employees, Coast Guard Reserve, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Public Health Service officers serving with the Coast Guard, and surviving family members.

Most assistance is provided through interest-free loans and personal grants. Education assistance programs support members and dependents in their pursuit of academic goals. Other types of assistance include emergency travel, temporary living expenses, funeral expenses, loss of funds or property, disaster relief, medical and dental expenses, home studies expenses for adoptions, and debt management. There is also a Layette Program to welcome infants.

Develops, organizes, and coordinates assistance for disaster relief from floods, fires, tornadoes, etc, or any situation causing homelessness and/or displacement.

HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response (AACR) is a national all-volunteer, non-profit, crisis response organization with specially trained handlers (psychological first aid, incident command, etc) and canines trained and tested for crisis response work. Agencies call upon HOPE AACR teams to provide comfort and support to people affected by disasters. Scientific evidence has shown animals are a positive factor in helping people cope with traumatic events. HOPE AACR teams are educated to be effective and professional while working in stressful, unpredictable environments.

HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response is prepared to lend assistance to relief organizations by sending Certified Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Teams where you need them most. Stress Management and Compassion Fatigue are important considerations when deciding how to take care of staff members. HOPE AACR Teams can help provide needed relief for your staff. Interacting with calm, well-mannered dogs is known to help decrease heart rat

Provides the protection of lives and property of Pike County residents from the effects of natural or man-made disasters which the county is subject to, including floods, major fires, storms, radiological or hazardous material incidents, aircraft accidents, mass casualty incidents and any related function that supports other Pike County First Responders. The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for planning, training, assignment and coordination of all available resources in an integrated program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery for emergencies of any kind. The Office is also responsible for organizing all locally available manpower, supplies, equipment and services necessary for disaster emergency readiness, response and recovery.

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The Berks County Department of Emergency Services Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and provides communication services to all emergency service organizations in Berks County. They represent insurance to protect the County of Berks and its citizens when disaster strikes and reduces the County's liability for hazards that may strike.

9-1-1 Emergency

610-655-4911 Non Emergency Phone

K9 Action Team has specially trained handlers (psychological first aid, incident command, etc) and canines trained and tested for crisis response work. Agencies call upon HOPE AACR teams to provide comfort and support to people affected by disasters. Scientific evidence has shown animals are a positive factor in helping people cope with traumatic events. HOPE AACR teams are educated to be effective and professional while working in stressful, unpredictable environments.

K9 Action Team is prepared to lend assistance to relief organizations by sending Certified Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Teams where you need them most. Stress Management and Compassion Fatigue are important considerations when deciding how to take care of staff members. K9 Action Team can help provide needed relief for your staff. Interacting with calm, well-mannered dogs is known to help decrease heart rate, lower blood pressure, and allows people to de-stress in a simple, yet effective way.

K9 Action Team is prepared to lend