911 Communications

Fire Departments: New or Out of Service Unit:

• New Unit/Out of Service Unit Form

Law Enforcement Officers:

• New/Removal of Law Enforcement Officer

Do you need Special Care or Assistance during an Emergency?

• Special Assistance Form

Do you know your Emergency Sirens? 

• Emergency Sirens

To help us ensure a better and faster response to various types of emergency situations, we need to make sure the resource files for each municipality are accurate.

• Emergency Preparation Call List Update

Special Announcements are read on air at 0900 and 1800 hours only.  The Special Announcements need to be forwarded to the Emergency Services Office for approval. 

• Special Announcement Request

Adams County Department of Emergency Services Policy and Request Form for Records and Recording

• Policy for Retention and Provision of Emergency Response Information
• Request for 911 Data Records and Recordings

Request for Training Facility

• Training Facility Use Policy and Form

Emergency Management

• Adams County Emergency Operations Basic Plan 2021
• Fire Prevention/Burning Ordinance 4 of 1993

Municipal EMC

Forms for Appointment of a Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator

• Form SP4-164 Request for Criminal Record Check
• Municipal EMC Nomination Form

Municipal Coordinator and Staff Certification Training

• PEMA Directive - Emergency Management Certification and Training Requirements 
• Certification Program Administration Guide
• Sample Letter for Certification Request
• Local Certification Checklist BASIC
• Local Certification Checklist ADVANCED
• Local Certification Checklist PROFESSIONAL

Local EMC

• Disaster Damage Assessment Field Worksheet - Public Property
• Disaster Damage Assessment Field Worksheet - Individual Property
• Initial Damage Report Worksheet
• Individual Assistance Damage Definitions

Emergency Planning

Special Event - Plan Guide

• Special Event Emergency Action Plan Guide

Emergency Action Plan

• Dam Safety from the PA DEP

School And Daycare

• All Hazards School Planning Resorces
• Child Care Emergency Plan

Hazardous Materials

Environmental Protection Agency
EPA responds to oil spills, chemical, biological, radiological releases, and large-scale national emergencies. EPA also provides additional response assistance when state and local first responder capabilities have been exhausted or when additional support is requested.

• Emergency Response
• Hazardous Product Conversion Table
•  Hazardous Chemical List