Declaration of Disaster Emergency
Township of Bensalem
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
WHEREAS, ON OR ABOUT the week of FEBRUARY 18, 2021 a SNOW/ICE STORM has caused or threatens to cause injury, damage, and suffering to the persons and property of Bensalem Township, Bucks County Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, the SNOW/ICE STORM has endangered the health, safety, and welfare of a substantial number of persons residing in the township and threatens to create problems greater in scope than Bensalem Township may be able to resolve; and
WHEREAS, emergency management measures are required to reduce the severity of this disaster and to protect the health, safety and welfare of affected residents in Bensalem Township.
NOW, THEREFORE, I the undersigned Mayor of Bensalem Township, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7501 of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code, 35 PA., C.S.A., Section 7101 et seq., do hereby declare the existence of a disaster emergency in Bensalem Township.
FURTHER, we direct the Bensalem Emergency Management Coordinator to coordinate the activities of the emergency response, to take all appropriate action needed to alleviate the effects of this disaster, to aid in the restoration of essential public services, and to take any other emergency response action deemed necessary to respond to this disaster emergency.
This Declaration shall take effect immediately.
WHEREAS, the SNOW/ICE STORM has endangered the health, safety, and welfare of a substantial number of persons residing in the township and threatens to create problems greater in scope than Bensalem Township may be able to resolve; and
WHEREAS, emergency management measures are required to reduce the severity of this disaster and to protect the health, safety and welfare of affected residents in Bensalem Township.
NOW, THEREFORE, I the undersigned Mayor of Bensalem Township, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7501 of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code, 35 PA., C.S.A., Section 7101 et seq., do hereby declare the existence of a disaster emergency in Bensalem Township.
FURTHER, we direct the Bensalem Emergency Management Coordinator to coordinate the activities of the emergency response, to take all appropriate action needed to alleviate the effects of this disaster, to aid in the restoration of essential public services, and to take any other emergency response action deemed necessary to respond to this disaster emergency.
This Declaration shall take effect immediately.
Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo
Attest
Date: February 18, 2021
Attest
Date: February 18, 2021
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