Montgomery County CISM

Contact Numbers

Version: 12/2003

SoutheasternPennsylvania Regional
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (CISM)

TEAM INFORMATION

Bucks County CISM Team
Chester CISM Team
Delaware County CISM Team
Eastern EMS CISM Program / Montgomery County CISM Team
Philadelphia Fire Dept. CISD Team
Philadelphia Regional Non-Municipal CISD / South Central PA CISM Team
First State CISM
New Jersey CISM Team

Pennsylvania State CISM Network
Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council
5012 Lenker Street, Suite 210
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

800-243-2EMS, 717-730-9000

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
3290 Pine Orchard Lane, Suite 106
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Phone: (410)750-9600, (Emergency): (410) 313-2473, Fax: (410) 750-9601

TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Bucks County CISM Team
911 Ivyglenn Circle
Ivyland, PA 18974
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Joan Crowe Team Coordinator
Joe Schmider, Executive Director, Bucks County EHS Council
PHONE NUMBER / (215) 348-6617; (215) 340-8735 (day)
EMAIL /
FAX / (215) 348-2019; (215) 957-0765
PAGER / (215) 759-7256
ACCESS ADDRESS
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Call to Radio Room (348-6617). Will contact person on call.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Bucks
SERVICES PROVIDED / Defusing, Debriefing, Referrals, Short Term Counseling
TEAM EXPERTISE / EMS, Fire, Police, Nurse, Dispatch, Major Fire, Multiple Deaths, Violent Deaths, Pediatric Death, Death of Co-worker, Line of Duty Death, Mass Casualties and Haz-Mat Incidents
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Stress Management
MEMBERS / 3-Team Leaders; 3-Mental Health Prof.; 10-Peers; 2-Clergy; 2-Police Officers;
1-ED Nurse
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Chester CISM Team
601 Westtown Road, Suite 12
West Chester, PA 19380-0990
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR
PHONE NUMBER / (610) 344-5100; (610) 344-5050
EMAIL
FAX / (610) 344-5050
PAGER / 1-888-608-0396
ACCESS ADDRESS / 601 Westtown Rd, Suite 012/ PO Box 2747, West Chester, PA 19380
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Call 610-344-5100 and ask for CISM Coordinator to be paged
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Chester
SERVICES PROVIDED / Defusing, Debriefing, Referrals, Short Term Counseling, 1:1, Pre-incident Education
TEAM EXPERTISE / EMS, Fire, Police, Nurse, Dispatch, Spousal, Clergy, One-on-one, Schools
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Grief, Spousal, CISM Basic, Suicide Counseling, Peer Training
MEMBERS / 30
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Delaware County CISM Team
360 North Middletown Road
Media PA 19063
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Lynn Ewing CISM Program Coordinator
PHONE NUMBER / (888) 477-0242; (610) 892-8133
EMAIL / or
FAX
PAGER / 888-477-0242
ACCESS ADDRESS
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Call pager or county 9-1-1 system.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Delaware
SERVICES PROVIDED / Defusing, Debriefing, Referrals, Short Term Counseling, Family Support, Program Development
TEAM EXPERTISE / EMS, Fire, Police, Nurse, Dispatch, Spousal, Clergy, Major Fire, Multiple Deaths, Violent Deaths, Pediatric Death, Death of Co-worker, Line of Duty Death, Mass Casualties, Haz-Mat Incidents, High Media Interest, Disaster, SWAT, Children, Community and Schools
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Pediatrics, Grief, Spousal, CISD Basic, Peer Support, Stress Management, Most ICISF-approved courses; including advanced and family.
MEMBERS / 5 - Mental Health Prof., 20 - Peers and 3 - Spouses
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS / Networked with ICISF, FEMA, FBI, PEMA, other teams, etc. The team also works in conjunction with mental health agencies. The team is very diverse. If anyone is looking for specific info/needs/training, etc., they should contact them directly.
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Eastern EMS CISM Program
1405 North Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 208
Allentown PA 18104
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Joanne Krug Staff, Coordinator/Clinical Coordinator
PHONE NUMBER / (610) 821-2052; (610) 820-9212
EMAIL /
FAX / (610) 820-5620
PAGER
ACCESS ADDRESS
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Call MedCom dedicated line (610) 821-2052, who notifies on-call person.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill
SERVICES PROVIDED / Defusing, Debriefing, Referrals, ShortTerm Counseling, Spousal, pre-incident info/ed, specialty programs by request, demobilizations
TEAM EXPERTISE / EMS, Fire, Police, Nurse, Dispatch, Spousal, Clergy, Major Fire, Multiple Deaths, Violent Deaths, Pediatric Death, Death of Co-worker, Line of Duty Death, Mass Casualties, Haz-Mat Incidents, High Media Interest, Other Disasters, Cumulative
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Pediatrics, Grief, Spousal, CISD Basic, Peer Support, Stress Management and special topics prepared or arranged as needed.
MEMBERS / 11-Senior Peers; 18-Mental Health Prof; 38-Peers
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS / The team utilizes or refers to Red Cross Crisis or County Crisis Teams for handling non-emergency personnel.
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Lancaster County Branch of South Central PA CISM Team
C/O EMA, 28 S Charlotte St POB 219
Manheim, PA 17545-0219
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Lancaster County contact: Brenda Pittman
PHONE NUMBER / 717-664-1235
EMAIL /
FAX
PAGER
ACCESS ADDRESS
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / 1-800-808-5236
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Adams, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York
SERVICES PROVIDED / Defusing, Debriefing
TEAM EXPERTISE / EMS, Fire, Police, Dispatchers, Nurse, Spousal, Clergy Mental Health
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Pediatrics, CISD Basic, CISD Advanced, Peer, Police
MEMBERS
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS / Lancaster County contact: Brenda Pittman at 1-800-808-5236
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Montgomery County CISM Team
50 Eagleville Road
Eagleville PA 19403
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Stephen Pulley, D.O., Chief
PHONE NUMBER / EMS Office: (610) 631-6520 or Dr. Pulley's cell: (610) 420-1582
EMAIL /
FAX / (610) 631-9864 (Montgomery County EMS Office)
PAGER / Montgomery County Dispatch Supervisor: (610) 631-6541
ACCESS ADDRESS
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Montgomery County Dispatch Supervisor: (610) 631-6541
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Montgomery County. We continue to provide mutual aid as requested.
SERVICES PROVIDED / Full spectrum of CISM for emergency services and groups of lay community in crisis
TEAM EXPERTISE / Peers and Mental Health with expertise in all emergency services and all aspects of their operations. Team has specific expertise in major incident/disaster and pediatric issues. Newly added community component with appropriately experienced team members
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Compassion Fatigue, Intro to CISM, Stress in Emergency Services, Chaplaincy.
MEMBERS / 2004: 49 Members (many have more than 1 role): 1-Team Leader; 5-Officers; 6-Mental Health Prof; 19-EMS Peers; 14-Fire Peers; 5-Police Peers; 3-Ski Patrol Peers; 11-Nurse peers; 1-Physician Peer; 3-Military Peer; 4-Emergency Department Peers; 1-Dive Team Peer; 2-Dispatch Peer; 3-Chaplains; 1 –Teacher Peer, 3-PD Spouse Peers, 1-Coroner Peer, 14-Community Peers
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS / Videotapes, Slides, Publications, Brochures. Team has assisted in New York three times. We are the designated Disaster Mental Health Response Team for our county.
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Philadelphia Fire Dept. CISD Team
Fire Administration Building, 240 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia PA 19123
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Willie M. Williams Captain
PHONE NUMBER / (215) 686-1340; (215) 686-1369
EMAIL /
FAX / (215) 922-3952
PAGER / (215) 507-1984
ACCESS ADDRESS
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Contact Fire Communications Center
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Philadelphia
SERVICES PROVIDED / Defusing, Referrals, Short Term Counseling (EAP)
TEAM EXPERTISE / Fire, Major Fire, Multiple Deaths, Pediatric Death, Death of Co-worker, Line of Duty Death, Mass Casualties, Haz Mat Incidents
SPECIAL PROGRAMS / Grief, Spousal, CISD Basic, Peer Support
MEMBERS / 2-Mental Health Prof; 12-Peers, 1-Local #22
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS / Paul Dikin, Professional Psychologist, Licensed State of PA (Member who holds expertise in a specialty field)
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / Philadelphia Regional Non-Municipal CISD Team
240 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia PA 19124
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Ralph A. Halper Regional Director
PHONE NUMBER / Regional EMS: (215) 686-1313; Fire Communication Center: (215) 686-1340
EMAIL /
FAX
PAGER
ACCESS ADDRESS / Fire Communication Center (214) 686-1340
STEPS TO ACTIVATE / Notify Regional EMS Office (business hrs); Fire Communication Center (after hrs.)
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / Non-Municipal EMS in Philadelphia
SERVICES PROVIDED / Debriefing, Referrals
TEAM EXPERTISE / EMS
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
MEMBERS
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / First State CISM Team
Harrington, DE
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Kevin Wilson, Bonnie Melvin
PHONE NUMBER / (302) 422-7424
EMAIL / ,
FAX / (570) 724-6819
PAGER
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STEPS TO ACTIVATE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF SERVICE / State of Delaware
SERVICES PROVIDED
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TEAM NAME
ADDRESS / New Jersey CISM Team
Oaklyn, NJ
PRIMARY CONTACT
COORDINATOR / Bob Rice
(Diana Brunell: 609-522-7125 (home), 609-780-7700 (cell)
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PHONE NUMBER / 609-685-3833 (cell) ALL CALLS
EMAIL / ,
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