Emergency Management

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Debris Burning Wildfire Prevention Tips

  • Check for Local Bans and Ordinances before you burn
  • Choose a burn site surrounded by gravel or dirt that has 3x the height of the pile for vertical clearance from tree limbs and structures
  • Keep a shovel close by, the burn site watered down and your burn piles small and manageable
  • Make sure burn barrels are metal, in good condition, properly vented and have a metal top screen
  • Stay with your fire until it is out, drown with water, turn over ashes with a shovel, repeat several times and check it regularly over several days

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Please click the link below to for information on Volunteer opportunities in your community and sign up today!

Franklin Township Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is seeking interest in holding a class in the near future.  If you’re interested, please follow the link below (highlighted) and complete the form.  CERT is a great way to assist your community during disasters, while also improving your personal emergency preparedness.  Below is a brief description of the course – please feel free to share!

This program is a FREE 24-hour certified course. All hours are required for certification. This class is all in person with no virtual component. No dates have been set, as we are determining how big of a class we would have based on your interest.

In this program you will learn skills such as:

  • Disaster Preparedness

  • Damage Assessment

  • Basic Fire Suppression

  • Basic First Aid

  • Basic Rescue Techniques

  • Basic Search & Rescue

  • Basic Traffic Control

  • Animals in Disaster

  • Incident Command System (ICS)

  • And more!

  • Please reach out to Chief Stoner if you have any questions.  His contact is below.

    Franklin Twp. CERT (CERT TEAM 203), 150 Century Lane, Dillsburg, PA 17019

    717-461-5411 – CHIEF

    717-514-1063 – EMC

    ftcert203@gmail.com@FranklinTwpCERT

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York County Office of Emergency Management announces the York County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Interested parties can sign up at https://forms.gle./VsCg88iTWAon6BsS9   The first training class will be in the winter of 2025/2026. If you have already completed CERT training and would like to join the team, email MGMelhorn@YorkCountyPA.gov or oem@yorkcountypa.gov   Team Leaders and Assistant Team Leaders are needed. Applicants will be interviewed and must pass background checks. The primary purpose of the CERT team is to educate volunteers about disaster preparedness and response skills. The CERT team will assist the Office of Emergency Management with sheltering, damage assessment, monitor and decontamination and points of distribution efforts, among other skills, during disasters.

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Naloxone-What to Know

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Ambulance Membership Applications-click on link below

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The following are excerpts from the December 14, 2000, work session that took place with the Board of Supervisors. If either of the following paragraphs applies to you, we would appreciate you contacting the Township. You may reach us by e-mail at: twpsecretary@franklintownship.org or by calling us at (717) 432-3773.

List of Non-Ambulatory Residents:

It was felt that it would be helpful to have a list of those residents that would require special assistance in the event of an emergency. This would include those with major medical concerns, home oxygen, hearing or vision impairment, wheelchair or walker use, etc. By having a list prior to an emergency, the EMA would be able to direct extra help to those in need.

Residents with equipment/skills:

Additional information that would be helpful to know in advance of an/during an emergency would be knowing what residents might have generators, tractors, ATV’s and snowmobiles. Also, any particular skills that people might have for their occupations such as Doctors, Nurses, EMTs, Police Officers, etc.