“EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE – DIAL 9-1-1 ON YOUR PHONE IF YOU NEED HELP”
9-1-1 Mission Statement
Lackawanna County Department of Emergency Services working with our Municipal Partners, established and maintains an Enhanced 9-1-1 communications system as the primary emergency access portal for public safety services to citizens and visitors to Lackawanna County
About 9-1-1
911 Center
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 police, fire, rescue and emergency medical services throughout Lackawanna County, as well as for County and Municipal Emergency Management Agency (EMA) operations.
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911 is now able to accept text-to-911messages to dispatch POLICE, FIRE and EMS to any location in Lackawanna County.
Location/Contact Information
The Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety is located in the Valley View Business Park in Jessup, PA Overlooking the Lackawanna River Valley it serves all citizens and visitors of Lackawanna County
Administrative Telephone
DO NOT USE THESE NUMBERS TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY OR REQUEST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. DIAL 9-1-1
Voice: 570-307-7300 | Fax: 570-307-7321
Administrative Contacts
David Hahn
Director of Emergency Services
Phone: 570-307-7301
Fax: 570-307-7324
E-mail: [email protected]
John H. Lewis, ENP
Deputy Director of Emergency Services
Phone: 570-307-7306
Fax: 570-307-7321
E-mail: [email protected]
Al Kearney, ENP
Quality Assurance Manager
Phone: 570-307-7307
Fax: 570-307-7321
E-mail: [email protected]
Thomas Taylor
CAD Supervisor
570-307-7315
Fax 570-307-7321
E-mail: [email protected]
Anna Kearney
MSAG Supervisor
570-307-7303
Fax 570-307-7321
E-mail: [email protected]
Jerry Beilman
GIS Supervisor
570-307-7356
Fax 570-307-7321
E-mail: [email protected]
Address
Lackawanna County Center For Public Safety
30 Valley View Drive
Jessup, PA 18434-1147
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