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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
Penn Township has a police department consisting of approximately 20 full-time officers. Paul Ronca became Penn Township's police chief starting 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 chief@penntwp.net. Click on the link below to view the police reports for the township.

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

January 2007, February 2007, March 2007, April 2007, May 2007, June 2007, July 2007, August 2007, September 2007, October 2007, November 2007, December 2007

Ambulance Service           Telephone: 724-744-4112     Fax: 724-744-4599     Email: PennTownshipAmbulance@alltel.net
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:

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