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==Public safety== [[File:Mocanaqua Vol Fire Dept LuzCo PA.jpg|thumb|A volunteer fire department in [[Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania|Mocanaqua]] in November 2016]] There are many [[firefighters|fire]] and police departments scattered throughout Luzerne County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luzernecounty.org/living/public_safety/police_and_fire_departments|title=Luzerne County : Police and Fire Departments|website=www.luzernecounty.org|access-date=May 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921143645/http://www.luzernecounty.org/living/public_safety/police_and_fire_departments|archive-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Each individual community (city, borough, and township) determines the boundaries of each department. The firefighters provide fire protection for its citizens. Most fire departments are headed by a [[fire chief]] and are staffed by a combination of career and [[volunteer firefighters]]. The police provide full-time protection to its citizens, visitors, businesses, and public property. Most departments are headed by a [[chief of police]] and operate out of their local [[Seat of local government|municipal building]]. The Luzerne County Sheriff's Office operates out of Wilkes-Barre's Luzerne County Courthouse. The [[sheriff]] is an official who is responsible for keeping the peace and enforcing the law throughout the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheriff|title=Definition of SHERIFF|website=www.merriam-webster.com|date=January 17, 2024 }}</ref> After Luzerne County adopted a [[home rule]] charter, the office of sheriff became an appointed position (and was no longer an elected one). The [[Pennsylvania State Police]] also have a presence in the county. [[Pennsylvania State Police#Troop P, Area III|Troop P]] operates out of the northern half of Luzerne County and is headquartered in [[Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]] as PSP Wilkes-Barre. Troop P also has a barracks in [[Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Salem Township]]βPSP Shickshinny. [[Pennsylvania State Police#Troop N, Area III|Troop N]] operates out of the southern portion of the county and is headquartered in [[West Hazleton, Pennsylvania|West Hazleton]] as PSP Hazleton.
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