Cheltenham Township Emergency Management

Cheltenham Township Emergency Management The above communication is from the Cheltenham Township Emergency Management Department and is used

05/21/2026

Public Works has been working through the night with PECO to reopen roads from downed trees and wires. We are aware of existing outages; please ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ call 9-1-1 about power outages. Check status and report through PECO's outage map here: https://www.peco.com/outages/experiencing-an-outage/outage-map

Today beings National EMS week 2026.  24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, regardless of weather conditions, ...
05/17/2026

Today beings National EMS week 2026. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, regardless of weather conditions, the heroes of Cheltenham EMS respond to your calls for assistance. This is the week that honors them for their dedication. If you see one of our paramedics or emergency medical technicians, say THANK YOU!

05/02/2026

The Downtown Glenside Foundation will host their annual Art Festival on Saturday 05/02. This event will result in the closure of Easton Rd, between Glenside Ave and Waverly Rd, from 8:00 am - approximately 8:00 pm.

04/02/2026
03/19/2026

The 2nd annual โ˜˜ Glenside St. Patrickโ€™s Day Parade โ˜˜ will take place on Saturday, 03/21/2026. The Cheltenham Township portion of the parade will travel along Keswick Avenue in Glenside. ๐€๐ฌ ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ, ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Š๐ž๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐š.๐ฆ. ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. ๐€๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž. Residents who regularly park along Keswick Avenue are encouraged to seek alternative parking locations while the restriction is in effect.

There is a tornado watch in effect for our area until 7:00PM tonight (Monday). A tornado watch is an alert issued by the...
03/16/2026

There is a tornado watch in effect for our area until 7:00PM tonight (Monday). A tornado watch is an alert issued by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center indicating that atmospheric conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop. It means "be prepared," as tornadoes are possible. We expect some heavy weather this evening, so prepare now. Secure outside items that may be blown around by high winds, charge your cell phones,and make sure you have working batteries in your flashlights and portable radios. Be safe Cheltenham.

Due to a large compromised tree leaning over Church Road at Green Lane, Church Road between Washington Lane and Chelten ...
02/27/2026

Due to a large compromised tree leaning over Church Road at Green Lane, Church Road between Washington Lane and Chelten Hills Drive will be reduced to one lane at Green Lane and will experience intermittent short span full closures while our tree contractor takes this tree down. The Highway Department will be on site flagging and facilitating traffic through and around the area however delays can be expected. The lane closures, full closures and delays will go into effect at 930am today and all work should be completed within a few hours.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - see below
02/23/2026

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - see below

February 23 Snow Update - Trash collection will be delayed another day. ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐€ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ; ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ.

Public Works has worked around the clock to clear our streets and will be continuing snow removal efforts tomorrow from public properties, especially our sidewalks. The Township Building will be open tomorrow.

Temperatures will drop tonight. Please be careful and watch out for black ice if driving.

A reminder, please shovel your sidewalks to 30โ€ paths and clear 3' around hydrants. Thank you!

Our Public Works staff has done an outstanding job (working for over 24 hours straight) to plow all of the Township's st...
02/23/2026

Our Public Works staff has done an outstanding job (working for over 24 hours straight) to plow all of the Township's streets. They will be back tomorrow to continue their diligent efforts on streets and sidewalks They asked that we caution you about possible black ice that could be present tonight and tomorrow morning. When the snow melts, then refreezes, black ice is created. Use caution if you have to drive or walk tonight.

Church Road is closed between Jenkintown Road and Beryl Road due to a large tree in the highway.  Please avoid the area.
02/23/2026

Church Road is closed between Jenkintown Road and Beryl Road due to a large tree in the highway. Please avoid the area.

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