Verizon Wireless shows off its disaster response trailer Monday in the Thorn Hill Industrial Park. In case of an emergency, the trailer would provide Internet access, mobile phone charging and information.

MARSHALL TWP — A mobile disaster response vehicle that can provide communications, news and information in areas where disasters have occurred was on display Monday at the Verizon Wireless Center in the Thorn Hill Industrial Park.

The Verizon Wireless Emergency Communications Center disaster response trailer is the newest in the fleet of vehicles that can quickly provide facilities including phone chargers and laptop computer stations to residents and businesses.

The emergency communications center was first used after Superstorm Sandy in New York and New Jersey.

It was on display Monday as part of a multiple state tour.

Tim Ebervein, Verizon Wireless design and construction manager, who designed the vehicle said it will be based in Chicago and will serve 15 states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

“We have a saying at Verizon, 'we want to run to a disaster, not from it,'” said Ebervein. “Our main goal is that everybody stays connected.”

No matter what wireless service provider people have, they can charge their phones at the vehicle.

It takes about 10 hours once Verizon gets a call from first responders to have the center in operation, he said.

The 35-foot trailer has two satellite feeds for the televisions that are tuned into The Weather Channel and CNN, although they can be adjusted to local stations. It is run on an 80-gallon gas tank generator plus four portable generators if needed.

The trailer has eight laptop computers so people can link with social media and e-mail, Ebervein said.

“The emergency communications center is not only available to Verizon Wireless customers, but to everyone in the disaster area,” said Ebervein.

There are 112 charging stations for individual cell phones and an array of power cables and cords.