Departments/Agencies

Emergency Services

Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Lackawanna County Emergency Communication Center to quickly, accurately and effectively dispatch the appropriate police, fire, rescue and emergency medical services to the scene of a reported emergency situation.

The Lackawanna County EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (ECC) is the designated 9-1-1 Center for dispatching emergency medical services within Lackawanna County, as approved by the Lackawanna County Commissioners.

The Lackawanna County Department of Emergency Services (LCDES) is operated and maintained by the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners. Staffed by professional Public Safety Telecommunicator/Emergency Medical Dispatchers (PST's), the LCDES provides emergency dispatch and communication services for various police, fire, rescue and emergency medical services throughout Lackawanna County, as well as for County and Municipal Emergency Management Agency (EMA) operations.

Local Links
Cottage Hose Ambulance & Rescue - Carbondale
Greenfield Twp. Volunteer Fire Company
Wilson Fire Company
Throop Fire
Greenwood Fire Company
Dickson City Ambulance

Professional Links
APCO International
National Emergency Number Association
Pennsylvania Chapter of APCO
9-1-1 Magazine

Emergency Services Forms
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Lackawanna County Emergency Services Survey
So you called 911, now what?
EMS Procedures
Fire Department Dispatch Procedures
Quality Assurance Program

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Administrative Contacts

Thomas Dubas

Phone: 570-963-6700

Fax: 570-963-6405
E-mail: dubast@lackawannacounty.org

Rich Barbolish

Phone: 570-963-6700

Fax: 570-963-6528
E-mail: barbolishr@lackawannacounty.org

Location

Lackawanna County
Center for Public Safety
30 Valley View Business Park
Jessup, PA 18434

Biography Contacts

Thomas Dubas

Richard Barbolish