Emergency Operations Plan

An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) was adopted by East Hopewell Township on June 4, 2003. The purpose of this plan is to prescribe those activities to be taken by the Township and other community officials to protect the lives and property of the citizens in the event of a natural, technological, or terrorism emergency or disaster and to satisfy the requirements of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code, (35 Pa. C.S. Section 7101 et seq.), as amended, to have a disaster emergency management plan for the municipality.

According to a county wide Hazard Vulnerability Analysis East Hopewell Township is most vulnerable to:

• Fire
• Flood
• Blizzard/ Ice Storm
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Explosion (building or vehicle)
• Drought
• Terrorist Attack
• Nuclear Incident (Peach Bottom, Three Mile Island)

The EOP strives to define action steps to be taked during a time of emergency, and to assign responsibilities to the leadership of the township. The Emergency Management Coordinator for East Hopewell is Mr. Tracy Baldwin, who can be reached at 717-993-3532. The Assistant Coordinator is Mr. Richard Gibbs, who can be reached at 717-993-6856. Questions regarding the plan can be directed to them, or you may contact the township office.

A complete copy of the official Emergency Operations Plan can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format.