District Office 916-B North River Road
Park Plaza
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-7714
Fax: (717) 896-7717
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Harrisburg Office Room 173
Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6801
Fax (717) 783-3722
1-888-PICCOLA
TTY: 1-800-364-1581
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Fireworks Safety for a Sparkling Holiday Backyard pyrotechnics permissible in Pennsylvania include ground and hand-held sparkling devices, novelties and toy caps, according to the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the PA Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC). Otherwise, PA state law prohibits the use of consumer and display fireworks in-state without a permit from the local municipality.
(07/03/08)
Boating & the Correct Personal Flotation Device Eighty-five percent of all boating deaths could have been prevented if the victims had been wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) or life jacket, according to the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PF&BC).
(07/03/08)
Air Quality Action Alerts Now Available If you or someone you love is susceptible to asthma or has a pre-existing condition exacerbated by ground level ozone, you may want to receive alerts when concentrations approach potentially dangerous levels, according to the Air Quality Partnership (AQP) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
(07/03/08)
Guided Butterfly Tours Offered in July Fort Indiantown Gap is not just the only live fire, maneuver military training facility in Pennsylvania. The Lebanon County facility also provides habitat for the only viable colony of Regal Fritillary butterflies, a federal species of concern, in the Eastern U.S., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DM&VA).
(06/27/08)
HARRISBURG – Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola (R-15) released the following statement today reacting to the decision to delay the consideration of a possible lease agreement between Fort Indiantown Gap and the Pennsylvania Game Commission for a tract of land located in the Stony Creek Valley.
