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Povlich Named Director Of Franklin County Department Of Emergency Services
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – The Franklin County Commissioners are pleased to announce that Robert W. Povlich Jr. has been named the director of Franklin County’s Department of Emergency Services (DES). As DES director, Povlich will administer and direct the emergency management agency, hazardous materials program and the 911 communications center to coordinate safety activities and…
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Franklin County 911 Dispatcher Receives ‘Stork Award’
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (February 9, 2022) – The Franklin County Commissioners today joined the Emergency Health Services Federation (EHSF) in recognizing Franklin County Department of Emergency Services (DES) communications shift supervisor Jamal Licorish for his role in the birth of a new Franklin County resident. Also known as a “stork award,” the EHSF Prehospital Delivery…
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Service Restored to 9-1-1 Phone Lines
Service has been restored to 9-1-1 emergency and non-emergency phone lines and all Franklin County Department of Emergency Services call center operations are functional. “Franklin County has an outstanding network of emergency service providers who stepped in to receive direct calls from residents with emergencies. Fortunately, no serious issues were reported as a result of…
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Phone Outage Affecting 9-1-1 Emergency and Non-emergency Lines; Fire, Rescue, Police Phone List
Franklin County Department of Emergency Services received a service disruption notification from 9-1-1 phone provider, Lumen, at 2:19pm on Wednesday afternoon. Should an emergency occur, residents may TEXT to 9-1-1 or call fire, rescue and law enforcement departments directly: Law Enforcement Franklin County Sheriff 717-261-3877 Franklin County Jail 717-264-9513 Franklin County Adult Probation 717-264-6613 Franklin…
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Franklin County 911 Dispatcher Receives Clinical Save Award
The Franklin County Commissioners and Department of Emergency Services (DES) Director John Thierwechter recently presented Makenzie Cleary, a 911 Dispatcher, with the Emergency Health Service Federation Clinical Save Award. “We are thankful for Makenzie’s efforts in this critical situation resulting in a life saved,” said Commissioner Chairman Dave Keller. In mid-July, Ms. Cleary received a…
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Notice of Emergency Services Training Exercises
The Franklin County Department of Emergency Services will be holding training exercises on May 7th and 8th, 2019. The exercise on the evening of May 7th will be held at the Department of Emergency Services. The drill includes activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to practice addressing an emergency situation at Three Mile Island.…
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Inter-county Agreement Increases 9-1-1 Connection Reliability and Saves Money
Franklin County entered into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth of PA/PA Emergency Management Agency for statewide interconnectivity funding. In May, Franklin County adopted an ordinance authorizing the intergovernmental agreement to establish the South Central Intercounty Communications Network (SCICNet), a regional radio system which includes Adams, Dauphin and Franklin Counties. “This collaboration of counties provides…
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Franklin County Commissioners Adopt Hazard Mitigation Plan
Franklin County Commissioners recently passed a resolution to adopt the Franklin County 2019 Hazard Mitigation Plan, bringing a 15-month long updating process almost to a close. Led by Franklin County Department of Emergency Services, the process involved a team of county, municipal, school district, and local industry leaders as well as members of the Franklin…
