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Emergency Calls           911
All emergency calls are handled through the Westmoreland 911 call center located in Greensburg, PA.

Police Department           Telephone: 724-863-1119     Fax: 724-863-7372     View police web site
Penn Township has a police department consisting of approximately 20 full-time officers. Paul Ronca became Penn Township's police chief on October 1, 2008. He leads the department, which is headquartered off of Sandy Hill Road at 2000 Commercial Court, Irwin, PA 15642. You can e-mail the police chief at pronca@penntwp.org. Click on the link below to view the police reports for the township.

January 2009, February 2009, March 2009, April 2009, May 2009, June 2009, July 2009, August 2009, September 2009

January 2008, February 2008, March 2008, April 2008, May 2008, June 2008, July 2008, August 2008, September 2008, October 2008, November 2008, December 2008

Ambulance Service           Telephone: 724-744-4112     Fax: 724-744-4599    
Email: PennTownshipAmbulance@windstream.net     Edgar C. Grant, Supervisor
Ambulance service is provided by Penn Township Ambulance Association, Rescue 6, which is located in the center of Penn Township at 1030 Sandy Hill Road, Irwin, PA 15642. Rescue 6 is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as an Advanced Life Support ambulance provider. Rescue 6 is a nonprofit organization made up of professional and volunteer personnel, that provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance service. Each year between January 1 and December 31, Rescue 6 offers a subscription plan to residents of its service area. If you would like to become a subscriber, telephone them to have a subscription brochure that explains all of the details mailed to you. More about Rescue 6

Fire Departments
Penn Township has five volunteer fire departments. They include:

Residents should be aware that all five Penn Township fire departments are volunteer organizations that depend upon public donations to remain open and operational. Unlike some cities, these fire departments are not totally funded by your local taxes, so please be generous during their annual fund drives.

Pictured here are some of Penn Township's fire, ambulance, police, and paramedic vehicles.