Borough of Tyrone

Category: First Responder Updates

Police

Two full-time officers join the Tyrone Borough police department

July 13, 2026

From the Civil Service Commission's certified list of eligible candidates, Council appointed Brian S. Weber and Tanner K. Snyder to full-time positions with the police department.

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Police

Council votes to retire police K9 Getro

February 9, 2026

At its February 9 meeting, Council voted to retire Tyrone Police K9 Officer Getro effective March 11, 2026. The retirement followed public comment; Council advised the matter was…

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Fire

Council commits $60,000 toward Neptune fire company’s new truck

April 14, 2025

Council approved $60,000 for the Neptune Volunteer Fire Company to put toward a new fire apparatus, following through on assistance the Borough first agreed to in June 2024.

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Fire

Council backs land transfer to let Neptune fire company expand its station

May 13, 2024

Council reached consensus to begin conveying a 40-foot strip of Borough land next to the Neptune Volunteer Fire Company station, clearing the way for a planned station addition.

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Personnel

Council approves new contract with Borough police officers

September 11, 2023

Council ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the Tyrone Borough Police, setting the terms of pay, benefits and working conditions for the department’s officers.

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Fire

Council raises monthly support for Tyrone’s two fire companies to $4,000 each

October 10, 2022

Council approved raising the Borough’s monthly allotment to Neptune Fire Company and Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder to $4,000 each, to take effect in the 2023 budget.

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Fire

Council allocates federal relief funds for a new ladder truck for Blazing Arrow

May 9, 2022

Council voted May 9 to earmark American Rescue Plan funds for a new ladder truck for the Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder Fire Company, ordered ahead of a…

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Police

Tyrone joins Blair County’s updated hazard mitigation plan

November 8, 2021

Council agreed to take part in the Blair County Planning Commission’s update of the county’s Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, a step that helps keep the Borough eligible for federal…

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Police

Operation Our Town grant will house Tyrone’s police K-9

September 13, 2021

Council put a $10,000 Operation Our Town grant toward a kennel and HVAC unit for the police K-9, adding $997.74 in Borough funds, and approved the kennel agreement.

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Ordinance · Police

Jessica Walk named Tyrone Borough Chief of Police

September 13, 2021

Council formally appointed Jessica Walk as Chief of Police on September 13, 2021, adopting Ordinance No. 1454 to put a permanent leader in charge of the department.

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