Chester County Department of Emergency Services

08/31/2026

We know it's the first day back to school for many in Chester County- Hazbot included! ✏️🍎📓

Whether you're a student, parent, or teacher, let's all stay safe this 2026–2027 school year! ⬇️

🚌 At the bus stop, wait back from the curb. Wait until the bus has stopped all traffic before stepping into the road.

📱Keep personal identifiable information off public social media accounts.

🛑 Be especially alert in the mornings and afternoons. When in doubt, stop for the school bus.

📞 Call 911 if you or someone else is in danger.

08/28/2026

This is a dramatic reenactment of an actual 9-1-1 call handled by Chester County emergency dispatchers.

Did you know calling 9-1-1 is the best way to get help from a park ranger on a county-owned park or trail? This includes parking lot break-ins, wild animal concerns, and medical emergencies. Maybe even running into a strangely charismatic man in a funny hat who wants to tell you about birds. Better safe than sorry.

Chester County Department of Emergency Services and county park rangers—we make a great team!

08/27/2026

Chester County, PA, is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 PM tonight (August 27, 2026).

Monitor weather updates with the US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for parts of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania until 8 PM EDT.

08/27/2026

Chester County, PA is under a Flood Watch from 12:00 PM today (August 27, 2026) until 4:00 AM tomorrow (August 28, 2026).

With storms expected to develop this afternoon and continue through this evening, stay with updates from the US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly.

Never drive or walk through flooded roadways! .

08/24/2026

Schools across Chester County are back in session today and in the coming weeks.

Keep students safe by stopping at least 10 feet away from any school bus with its red lights on and stop sign out.

08/22/2026

The US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado occurred in the area just south of the intersection of East Lancaster Avenue and Quarry Road in East Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 20, 2026 around 5:40 PM.

The Chester County Department of Emergency Services received no 9-1-1 calls and no reports of injuries or damage related to this tornado.

The National Weather Services full tornado report can be found in the link below or in the comments

https://www.weather.gov/wrh/TextProduct?product=pnsphi&id=66ba61d7-5f64-4408-8503-ccd1db74abda

Chester County’s last confirmed tornado was an EF-1 Tornado in West Caln Township near Baldwin Road on June 16, 2023.

08/21/2026

It's a phantastic day to be from Chester County!

Safe travels and good luck to East Side Little League of West Chester!

08/20/2026

Chester County, PA is under a Tornado Watch and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00 PM tonight (August 20, 2026).

If a Tornado Warning is issued or a tornado is spotted: Take shelter immediately in the lowest level of a sturdy building. If there is no basement, go to an interior room away from doors or windows.

Stay with updates from the US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly.

Portions of the area initially under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch have now been upgraded to a Tornado Watch.

08/20/2026

Chester County is under a flood watch from 12:00 PM today (August 20, 2026) until 2:00 AM tomorrow (August 21, 2026).

With storms expected to develop this afternoon and continue through this evening, stay with updates from the US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly.

Never drive or walk through flooded roadways! .

08/18/2026

Last Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Deputy Director of Public Safety Training, Gerry Lindenlauf, presented at the Chester County Commissioners’ meeting about the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus.

The training campus, which opened in 2012, is located in South Coatesville, Pennsylvania and provides training and education to fire, EMS, and law enforcement professionals from Chester County and surrounding areas. The campus features the Academic Buildings, Tactical Village, and the Law Enforcement Training Center.

In 2025, the PSTC provided over 41,000 hours in training to partners from over 13 states!