It is important to remain calm so the telecommunicator can assist you. Telecommunicators ask standard questions to help them make evaluations, decisions and forward the necessary information to those responding to your call. Officers will then use this and other information to assign personnel and equipment. A computer assists the telecommunicator when the fire company is dispatched with information on fire hydrant locations, water supplies, the name of the subdivision in which the address is located and the closest intersection to the address. Emergency Preparedness Planning for disasters and emergencies is a cooperative effort taken very seriously by the Borough and other Centre Region municipalities.
Different situations require different reactions.
For example, emergency chemical spills may require evacuation while major storms may require that you have a home shelter. You should make special preparations for power outages, loss of public water, etc. Centre Region local governments are working together to help you and your family in time of need. It is important, however, that you make a special effort to prepare yourself to deal with emergency situations so that you can temporarily meet your own needs if public services are disrupted. It is in your interest to obtain information about emergency tool kits, medicine kits, evacuation needs, food storage needs, utility outage problems, vehicle emergency kits, etc.