Washington County (PA) Department of Public Safety

This agency is responsible for developing plans and programs to cope with any type of natural or man-made disaster to befall Washington County. Included in these plans are a county-wide disaster plan, a vulnerability analysis, 53 plans, and 67 municipal plans, 66 off-site response plans for facilities with extremely hazardous substances, a hazardous material risk assessment, a program of extreme measures and community recovery program. The agency is also designed and equipped to coordinate emergency response for homeland security. Washington County 9-1-1 serves 200,000 county residents. We are responsible for dispatching 53 fire departments, 12 emergency medical services, 44 police departments, and various county agencies. On the average, the 9-1-1 center receives approximately 1,000 phone calls and dispatches over 400 emergencies daily. The Washington County Hazardous Materials Response Team is comprised of both paid staff members and volunteers. The team fleet consists of four res...