Lehigh County Emergency Management. 911 Center

An interactive web page is now live to consolidate multiple sources of information into one resource. This page will be continually updated as the recovery phase begins in Lehigh County. Please visit:

Lehigh County Coronavirus Response Hub

County of Lehigh's Office of Emergency Services continues to monitor the COVID-19 epidemic. Current actions include:

• Meeting with our local and state public health officials, the EMS Council and its member agencies, and local hospitals
• Distributing outreach materials specific to the virus
• Reviewing emergency operations and continuity plans and updating as needed
• Continuing the use of emergency medical dispatch protocols to screen callers about recent travel, including implementing an update from our vendor

Prudent actions for businesses and citizens include:

• Reading and sharing the CDC fact sheet linked below
    Share Facts About COVID-19
    Comparta la información sobre el COVID-19
• Reading and sharing the CDC Stop the Spread of Germs flyer linked below
    Stop the Spread of Germs
    Detenga la propagación de los microbiosayude
• What should you do if you become sick?
    What to do if you are sick with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
    Qué hacer si contrae la enfermedad del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
• Additional information
    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and you
    Lo que necesita saber sobre la enfermedad del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
• Businesses should consider laminating and posting the flyer.
• Staying home when sick, practicing respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene, and using work from home options, when available.
• Focusing environmental cleaning on commonly used surfaces, such as doorknobs, keyboards, and countertops, adhering to the product recommendations to ensure adequate disinfection, sanitization, and sterilization

A pandemic is a global outbreak that occurs when a new virus appears or “emerges” in the human population, causes serious illness and then spreads easily from person to person worldwide. 

Lehigh Valley Pre-Admission can be contacted @ 610-402-8378, press option #1. You now have the option of Cedar Crest or Muhlenberg campus for your labs. Health Works of Lehigh Valley can be reached @ 610-402-9675.

Remember you MUST identify yourself as a Lehigh County HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER