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The Franklin Fire Department was established in 1893 and is located at 113 13th St. in Franklin. The department can be reached by telephone at (814) 432-3780 or email at dmetz@franklinpa.gov.

The Sandycreek Township Volunteer Fire Department, which was established in 1959, provides service to approximately 20 square miles in Sandycreek and Frenchcreek townships. The department has 26 active members. Nineteen are fully trained interior-attack firefighters and eight are fire police.

The Shippenville-Elk Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 630, was organized on Sept. 10, 1947, when a meeting by a volunteer committee was held in the Paul Winkler Garage in Shippenville. Thirty-six community members attended that meeting and so began the 77-year journey of the department.

The Pennsylvania State Police was created by an act of the legislation which was signed into law by Gov. Samuel W. Pennypacker on May 2, 1905.

Tionesta Volunteer Fire Department, Station 25, was founded in 1950. It provides fire and rescue coverage to parts of western Forest County, Kinglsey Township, Green Township, Tionesta Township and Tionesta Borough. It also provides mutual aid coverage to departments in Venango, Clarion and …

Community Ambulance Service is a not-for-profit agency and is governed by a dedicated, volunteer seven-person board of directors made up of community leaders and residents.

The Titusville Police Department includes patrolman, a detective, a narcotics detective, a school resource officer and a K-9 officer. In 2023, the department answered 6,545 calls.

The Titusville Fire Department is a career fire department established in 1882. “Titusville Fire Department is one of the oldest paid Fire Departments. After the Opera House fire of 1884, the chief hired firemen on the spot.” Titusville is famed for the first Oil Well fire in 1859. Driller n…

Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1940. CVFD operates as a volunteer fire company with a 96-square-mile fire district. The department provides essential services, such as fire suppression, first response, first aid and accident scene control to the communities of Clin…

The Venango County Department of Public Safety consists of Venango County Emergency Management and Venango County 911. The Department of Public Safety is headed by Director Mark Seigworth. Each department has a Deputy Director and shares a Department Clerk III and facility. The department is…

Emlenton Area Ambulance Service first opened in 1975. It is a nonprofit organization run by a board of directors. Initially, services were provided through the efforts of local volunteers. The ambulance service is now staffed with paid professionals around the clock. It has two ALS ambulance…

The Sugarcreek Police Department covers five villages including Rocky Grove, Sugarcreek, Wyattville, Galloway and Reno, as well as adjoining areas that make up almost 38 square miles of coverage area that includes more than 5,000 residents.

The Venango County Sheriff acts in the capacity of peace officer where his/her duty is to keep the peace and quell riots and disorders.

The Rockland Volunteer Fire Department consists of Station 20 in Rockland and Station 30 in Kennerdell. The combined active membership is 40 firefighters, including six Emergency Medical Technicians, two junior fire fighters and 12 social members.

The Oil City Fire Department was established in 1887, from the days of bucket brigades, then horse-drawn steamers and hose wagons, to the mechanical era with motorized apparatus, to today’s fire service where many of the tools are hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical or computerized.

Marienville Volunteer Fire Company Inc. is located at 10 N. Forest St. in Marienville.

The Clarion County Sheriff’s Office was established in 1839. Clarion County has had 31 sheriffs, beginning with James Hasson to the current sheriff, Shawn Zerfoss. Primarily, the sheriff’s office is the enforcement arm of the Judicial Courts, both the commonwealth and the local district justices.

Reno Volunteer Fire Department was chartered in 1938 and is marking its 86th year of providing fire protection to the Reno community. It has the oldest operating ambulance in Venango County, operating since the 1950s.

The Oil City Police Department was organized on May 16, 1861, when Oil City was a borough. Upon formation the department consisted of only a chief and two regular full-time officers. Last year marked 162 years of continuous service to the community by the police department.

The City of Franklin was incorporated April 14, 1868, from a borough to a city. At that time, the police department consisted of eight people including E.J. Bleakley as chief and W.A. Shorts as the desk sergeant. The department has since changed in size over the years, ranging from an all-ti…

Callenburg-Licking Township Volunteer Fire Company was discussed with the local men from the area on April 6, 1959, in the basement of the Presbyterian Church in Callensburg. On that night, 37 men attended and founding member Dana Weckerly was appointed chairman. It was discussed at an infor…

The Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Company is located in the Borough of Cooperstown, approximately 7 miles west of Franklin. It provides primary emergency medical and fire protection to the municipalities of Cooperstown Borough and Jackson Township.

The Cornplanter Township Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1949 and is an all-volunteer department. It is the primary agency responsible for fire protection and medical responses within the municipal boundaries of Cornplanter Township. The department protects a population of 2,233…

In 1949, the Utica Volunteer Fire Company was founded. It was founded by a group of 103 men who were called the “Charter Members”. To this date, the fire company is still very active. The company has many members who have achieved the “Lifetime Status” (those who have served 25 years for the…

The Oakland Township Volunteer Fire Department was founded on June 3, 1952, by a group of forward-thinking and community-minded individuals. It was officially chartered on Jan. 28, 1953. This year marks the department’s 72nd year of serving the residents of Oakland Township.

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“Be happy, take care of your teeth, always let your conscience be your guide.”

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