Code Blue

Emergency Winter Sheltering

NJ S-3422, signed into law on January 21, 2020, requires that a Code Blue alert is declared by the Morris County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) when the National Weather Service predicts temperatures will reach 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, or that the wind chill temperature will be zero degrees Fahrenheit or lower for a period of two (2) or more hours.

WHEN A CODE BLUE IS IN EFFECT, EMERGENCY SHELTER IS AVAILABLE.

Contact the Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

For information during normal business hours on Code Blue activations/alerts contact OEM by:
Phone: 973-829-8600
Email: oem@co.morris.nj.us
Note:  Any after-hours inquiries should be directed to the Morris County Communications Center at 973-285-2900 and ask to speak with the on-call OEM representative.  

Go to the NJ211 Webpage

NJ211 will give you active warming and shelter listings and live listings of activations.

VISIT: www.nj211.org/njcodeblue     OR SCAN THIS QR CODE    

Sign Up for Morris County Alerts

Morris County uses an emergency alert system called AlertMorris. Sign up to get emergency alerts via email, text, phone, or social media. Sign up by clicking the button below.

AlertMorris

For the OEM warming center listing/page click here.

Call Market Street Mission 973-538-0431 Single Men Only

Call OTA  973-829-8265 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

 Includes referrals to Homeless Solutions Warming Center – open December-March

Call NJ211 Dial 211 or 1-877-652-1148 24 hours/day 7 days/week

Includes referrals to Homeless Solutions Warming Center – open December-March 

Additional Code Blue Resources and Information 

Code Blue Flyer English(PDF, 110KB)

Código Azul Folleto Español(PDF, 67KB)

Code Blue Procedures 2024-2025(PDF, 187KB)

Code Blue Resource Guide 2024-2025(PDF, 219KB)

Guía de Recursos Code Blue Español(PDF, 167KB)

Homeless Solutions Warming Center 2024-2025(PDF, 149KB)

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