Editing Wayne County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Government and infrastructure==

===United States senators===
*[[Bob Casey, Jr.|John Fetterman]] ([[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior senator]]), Democrat 
*[[Dave McCormick]] ([[Seniority in the United States Senate|junior senator]]), Republican

===United States representative===
*[[Rob Bresnahan]], Republican ([[Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district|PA-8]])

===State representatives<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=Wayne|title=Find Your Legislator|last=Center|first=Legislativate Data Processing|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=en|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506213917/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=WAYNE|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>===
*[[Jonathan Fritz]], Republican ([[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 111|111th district]]) - Buckingham, Clinton (partially), Lebanon, Manchester, Mount Pleasant, Oregon, Preston, and Scott Townships, and Starrucca Borough
*Vacant ([[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 139|139th district]]) - Berlin, Cherry Ridge, Clinton (partially), Damascus, Dyberry, Palmyra, Paupack, South Canaan, and Texas Townships, and Bethany, Hawley, Honesdale, and Prompton Boroughs

===State senator<ref name=":0" />===
*[[Lisa Baker (Pennsylvania politician)|Lisa Baker]], Republican ([[Pennsylvania Senate, District 20|20th district]])

===County commissioners===
*Brian W. Smith, Republican (Chairman)<ref name="Commissioners">{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/commissioners/|title=Commissioners|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041758/http://waynecountypa.gov/commissioners/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*James Shook, Republican<ref name="Commissioners"/>
*Jocelyn Cramer, Democrat<ref name="Commissioners"/>

===Other county officers===
*Auditors:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/auditors/|title=Auditors|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041833/http://waynecountypa.gov/auditors/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carla J. Komar, Republican; Kathy Schloesser, Democrat; Catherine Jane Rickard, Republican
*Coroner:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/coroner/|title=Coroner|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041801/http://waynecountypa.gov/coroner/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Edward R. Howell, Republican
*District Attorney:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/district-attorney/|title=District Attorney|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041639/http://waynecountypa.gov/district-attorney/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> A.G. Howell, Republican
*[[Prothonotary]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/prothonotary/|title=Prothonotary|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041756/http://waynecountypa.gov/prothonotary/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Edward "Ned" Sandercock, Republican
*Recorder of Deeds<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds/|title=Recorder of Deeds|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202042514/http://waynecountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Register of Wills:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/register-of-wills/|title=Register of Wills|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041803/http://waynecountypa.gov/register-of-wills/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Debbie Bates, Republican
*Sheriff:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/sheriff/|title=Sheriff|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041628/http://waynecountypa.gov/sheriff/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Christopher Rosler, Republican
*Treasurer:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/treasurer/|title=Treasurer|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202042738/http://waynecountypa.gov/treasurer/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brian T. Field, Republican

===Healthcare services===
Wayne County is served by the Wayne Memorial Health System. The Health System consists of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale and several other subsidiaries and/or affiliates. In addition, the community has a number of physicians and other professionals providing needed care. The [[Pennsylvania State Hospitals#List of Pennsylvania State Hospitals|Farview State Hospital]] is located in [[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania#Communities|Farview]].

===Emergency services===
[[Paramedic]] services are provided by three different agencies:
*Wayne Ambulance, an affiliate of Lackawanna Ambulance (based in [[Scranton]]) which is owned by [[Community Health Systems]], provides [[advanced life support]] and [[basic life support]] services to most of Wayne County, from a base in [[Honesdale]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://waemt.squarespace.com/service-area/ |title=Wayne Ambulance - Ambulance Service Area |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314085553/http://waemt.squarespace.com/service-area/ |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/moses-taylor-hospital-acquires-lackawanna-ambulance-1.1527834|title=Moses Taylor Hospital acquires Lackawanna Ambulance|first=Michael Iorfino (Staff|last=Writer)|website=thetimes-tribune.com|date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
*Cottage Hose Company / Mobile 9, based in [[Carbondale, Pennsylvania|Carbondale]], [[Lackawanna County]], provides advanced life support to all of Wayne County, as well as basic life support as a mutual aid or private service. They primarily respond to calls in [[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]] and [[South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|South Canaan]] and [[Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Clinton]] Townships, as this area adjoins their primary service area. They also service [[Forest City, Pennsylvania]], which is located in Susquehanna County but dispatched through Wayne County due to their coverage of Browndale.<ref>Cottage Hose Ambulance Employee Manual</ref>
*Pike County Advanced Life Support / Mobile 401, has a sub-station in [[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]], provides [[Advanced Life Support]] services to a small western part of the Wayne County, including [[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]] and [[Palmyra Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Palmyra Township]]
BLS services are provided as dispatched through the Wayne County Communication Center. These agencies include:

*Damascus Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a [[Volunteering|volunteer]] [[ambulance]] corps, provides [[basic life support]] services in [[Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Damascus Township]], along with 60% of [[Lebanon_Township,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania|Lebanon]], 20% of [[Buckingham_Township,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania|Buckingham]] and all of [[Manchester_Township,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania|Manchester]] township.
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*Newfoundland Area Ambulance, a [[Volunteering|volunteer]] [[ambulance]] corps, provides [[basic life support]] services in [[Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Dreher Township]], and portions of adjoining [[Sterling Township, Pennsylvania|Sterling]] and [[Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]] townships.
*Hawley Ambulance & Rescue Company provides BLS services.<ref name="ReferenceA">Ambulance Company still struggles after fire, Wayne Independence, January 14, 2013</ref>
*White Mills Community Ambulance provides BLS services.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*Northern Wayne Fire Company provides BLS service from their station on Route 370 in Lakewood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firedepartment.net/directory/pennsylvania/wayne-county/lakewood/northern-wayne-fire-company|title=Northern Wayne Fire Company - Lakewood, PA|website=FireDepartment.net|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801150541/http://firedepartment.net/directory/pennsylvania/wayne-county/lakewood/northern-wayne-fire-company|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Maplewood Fire and Rescue provides QRS "quick response service" to all medical calls in Lake townships.

===Prisons===
The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] [[United States Penitentiary, Canaan]] is in [[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Canaan Township]], near [[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]].<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=caa USP Canaan Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202304/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=caa |date=2010-05-27 }}." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved on February 23, 2011. "3057 Easton Turnpike Waymart, PA 18472."</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4212711056&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Canaan township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 23, 2011.</ref>