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Emergency

911

Police, fire, or medical emergency anywhere in Harrisburg or Dauphin County.

Police non-emergency

717-558-6900

Dauphin County dispatch for Harrisburg police. Use it for noise complaints, suspicious activity, and past incidents.

Police desk

717-255-3131

Harrisburg Bureau of Police headquarters front desk.

Mental health crisis

988

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline takes calls and texts 24/7.

Police & fire

Harrisburg Bureau of Police & Bureau of Fire

Harrisburg Bureau of Police

The city police department. It runs 24-hour patrol and investigations and dispatches for city police and fire. The Police Commissioner is Thomas Carter.

Records Center

Police reports and records requests.

Allison Hill Police Substation

A neighborhood substation on the east side.

  • Address313 S. 15th St., Harrisburg, PA 17104
  • Phone717-695-6697
  • HoursMon–Fri 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

File a report online

Some minor incidents, like lost property or theft with no suspect, can be reported online through the police bureau's CrimeWatch page.

Harrisburg Bureau of Fire

The city fire department. The Office of the Fire Chief is in the McCormick Public Safety Building. For fire-safety or smoke-detector questions, ask for the Fire Safety Prevention Officer.

Hospitals

Emergency rooms

UPMC Harrisburg

Downtown hospital, 111 S. Front St.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Level I trauma center, 500 University Dr., Hershey.

Weather & flooding

River levels & flood safety

Susquehanna River now

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Flood awareness

Harrisburg's riverfront neighborhoods, especially Shipoke and parts of Uptown along Front Street, have a long flood history. Flood stage at the Harrisburg gauge is 17 ft. Follow official forecasts from the National Weather Service. The Susquehanna River Basin Commission publishes flood inundation maps. Active weather alerts appear in a red bar at the top of every page on this site.