Welcome!
We’re very honored to have as part of the FRCC family, Slate Belt Regional Police Department! The department was regionalized in April of 2015. It provides services to the Boroughs of Pen Argyl and Wind Gap as well as all of Plainfield Township, PA.
We’re humbled by the trust placed in us by the more than 25 first responder departments we currently serve. Our humble beginnings were with a single fire department, Palmer Municipal Fire Department, Palmer Township, PA. From there, in taking specific training and obtaining certifications honed towards first responders, we expanded by simple word of mouth, hard work, and commitment to three simple values: Humility, Integrity, and Faithfulness.
We hold all in the deepest regard. Thank you, first responders, for what you see, hear, smell, and touch. Your work is invaluable. You’re worth all our efforts!
“We have maintenance on our trucks, we have maintenance on our equipment, but we do not have maintenance on our members.”
“When I was listening to the Palmer dwelling fire on Saturday it was the first time in 30 years I heard the radio call of, ‘send me the Chaplain’. Truly groundbreaking!”
- Nathan Bissey, Chaplain, Nancy Run Fire Company, Station 14, Northampton County, PA
Now, more than ever, first responders need competent, trusted, embedded and understanding support. The department with a developed chaplaincy program offers its personnel one of the absolute best solutions for preemptive and proactive care. First responders experience unique stressors. The sights, sounds, and smells experienced by the men and women in fire, police, EMS, and dispatch agencies can impact them for years, even cutting short their professional careers. Having properly trained, embedded chaplains within a department can make all the difference in the longevity of personnel. This is what First Responder Chaplain Corps is fully committed to.
