Serving Manor Township, Millersville Borough and Millersville University.
Disaster Preparedness + Coordinated Response = Community Safety.
Blue Rock EMA is a multi-jurisdictional emergency management agency comprised of personnel from Blue Rock Fire Rescue (BRFR), Manor Township, Millersville Borough, Manor Township Police, Millersville Borough Police, Millersville University, Millersville University Police, Penn Manor School District, and community members. Meetings are held quarterly, the third Monday in March, June, September, and December at the Blue Rock Regional Fire District Emergency Operations Center at 26 East Charlotte Street, Millersville, PA, with meeting times at 1:00 pm.
Blue Rock EMA covers 55 square miles including all of Manor Township, Millersville Borough, and 12 square miles of the Susquehanna River. Blue Rock EMA has an emergency operations center at the district headquarters that can coordinate operations during times of disaster. Several recent disasters include Superstorm Sandy, and the Millersville Borough natural gas leak and subsequent explosion in 2011. Members of the BR EMA have special emergency management training through Lancaster County EMA (LEMA), Pennsylvania EMA (PEMA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in dealing with disasters.