NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

Officer Ralph Palm of the Community Policing Unit organized the Tenth Annual Night Out for Public Safety at Koons Park on August 4th, 2009.  There were more than 50 exhibitors at this year’s event.  Displays included a medical evacuation helicopter, Sheriff’s Department working dogs, U.S. Army rock climbing wall, and the Dauphin County Crisis Response Team.  The venue is an exceptional means for police and other emergency response providers to interact with the community we serve.  Returning for the 2009 event was a portable smoke trailer, where visitors learned to survive in a smoke filled structure.   

The fire displays were manned and presented by members of the Lower Paxton fire companies.  Although the Police Department spearheads this event, it has become a cooperative endeavor with South Central EMS and the Paxtonia, Linglestown, and Colonial Park Fire Companies. The Eleventh Annual Night Out for Public Safety will be held the first Tuesday in August 2010 at a location to be determined.

Check out our photo album of this year's event!