SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES

SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES

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Have you thought about what is takes to protect all of our communities?

Police officers, fire fighters and EMT do their job EVERY day. they put themselves in harms way to help protect the communities in which they serve.

The people that do these jobs are your family, your neighbors, your friends.

And they need all of our support.

Please thank your local police officer, firefighter, EMT- doctor or nurse today!

Recently we had the pleasure of interviewing various Police officers from around Tompkins County while they were helping with Cops, Kids, & Toys! 

Here are photos from 2021

Below are some of the photos from the event of 2020

BONUS PODCAST: Click to listen

Also if you are interested to hear more, we have a “Beyond the Badge” Podcast on WHCU Radio and Website

Here is a list of some of our local First Responders 

Name                                                                    Phone                                   Website

Ithaca Police Department             (607) 272-9973                  www.cityofithaca.org

Ithaca Fire Department                 (607) 272-1234                  www.cityofithaca.org

Cornell Police Department           (607) 255-1111                  www.cupolice.cornell.edu

Tompkins County Sheriff               (607) 272-2444                  www.tompkinscounty.gov

Cayuga Heights Police                    (607) 257-1011                  www.cayuga-heights.ny.us

NY State Police                                  (607) 347-4440                  www.troopers.ny.gov

Cayuga Medical                                 (607) 274-4159                  www.cayugamed.org

Dryden Police                                    (607) 844-8118                  www.dryden-ny.org

Cortland Police                                  (607) 756-2811                  www.cortland.org

Homer Police                                     (607) 749-2022                  www.homerny.org

Ithaca College Pub Safety             (607) 274-3333                  www.ithaca.edu

Bangs Ambulance                            (607) 271- 1161                www.bangsambulance.com

Groton Police                                     (607) 898-3131                  www.grotonpd.org

Cortland County Sheriff                 (607) 758-5599                  www.cortland-co.org

Tioga County Sheriff                       (607) 687-1010                www.tiogacountysheriff.com

Cayuga County Sheriff                    (315) 253-1222                  www.cayugacounty.us

Seneca County Sheriff                    (607) 582-6555                 www.sheriff.co.seneca.ny.us

Chemung County Sheriff               (607) 737-2987                  www.chemungsheriff.net

Schuyler County Sheriff                 (607) 535 8222                   www.schuylercounty.us

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