Emergency Information

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

            City of Johnstown Police
                        Emergencies- 911
                        Non-emergencies – 1-800-281-1680

            City of Johnstown Fire
                        Emergencies – 911
                        Non-emergencies – 1-800-281-1680

            West End Ambulance Service (servicing western half of City)
                        Emergencies – 911
                        Business Office – 539-8045

            7th Ward Ambulance Service (servicing eastern half of City)
                        Emergencies – 911
                        Non-emergency calls – (814) 536-5176
                        Business Office –  (814) 535-8881

            State Police
                        Ebensburg Barracks – (814) 471-6500

            Poison Control Center
                        1-800-222-1222

            National Response Center – chemical/oil spills, biological/chemical terrorism
                        1-800-424-8802

            National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
                        1-800-843-5678

            National Suicide Prevention Hotline
                        1-800-SUICIDE

            Vanished Children’s Alliance 24 hour Sighting Hotline
                        1-800-VANISHED

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

The Johnstown Fire Department recommends that every home have a fire extinguisher and that the occupants of that home know how to use the extinguisher. 

Fire extinguishers should be rated to the hazards that are found in the home.
Usually a multi-purpose ABC fire extinguisher will handle most fire hazards found in the home. 

Extinguishers should be located in an area that is easy to access and that will not become blocked in the event of a fire. 

Fire extinguishers should be of an appropriate size, no smaller than 10 pounds.  The extinguisher should be checked periodically, no less than one time a year, to insure that it is charged and ready for use. Do not try to extinguish any fire that is going to be too big for the size of extinguisher selected.

The P.A.S.S. acronym should be used for extinguisher operation.

Pull the pin from the squeeze handle

Aim the extinguisher at the base of the fire

Squeeze the handle firmly

Sweep the base of the fire

Remember - Never turn your back on the fire even if you think the fire has been extinguished.

The Johnstown Fire Department should be called, by dialing 911, any time a fire extinguisher is used to extinguish a fire.  There may be hidden fire that only the fire department can detect with special equipment.

PA Pandemic Preparedness

Pennsylvania is taking an aggressive approach to preparing for the possibility of a pandemic influenza outbreak in humans or birds sometime in the future.  For information regarding Pandemic Influenza please view www.pandemicflu.state.pa.us