Code Blue Advisory for Collingswood Through Friday Morning

Camden County will be under a Code Blue Advisory through Friday morning.

The Health Officer issued the Code Blue Advisory for Camden County effective from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 7 a.m.. on Thursday, and again from 6 p.m. on Thursday until 7 a.m. on Friday.

“The next two nights will be cold and windy, so everyone should be sheltered and out of the elements during this severe weather,” Camden County Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, said. “If you must leave the house, please dress yourself and your children in warm clothing, hats and gloves. Also, please remember to check on elderly relatives and neighbors, and bring your pets indoors.”

Temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Winds out of the northwest could gust up to 20 miles an hour making it feel even colder.

When the Camden County Health Officer declares a Severe Weather Emergency, municipalities with homeless populations, situational homeless or transient populations are expected to activate their Code Blue response plan to accommodate their immediate needs.

“During these weather emergencies, we encourage everyone to check on elderly or handicapped relatives and neighbors that live alone,” Rodriguez said. “It is important that the most vulnerable among us are not left without heat or electricity.”

In Collingswood, warming centers can be found at the following locations:

• Collingswood Borough Municipal Building, 678 Haddon Avenue;
• Collingswood Fire House, 20 West Collings Avenue;
• Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Avenue; and
• Collingswood Senior Center, 30 West Collings Avenue