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The FRCC Chaplain’s Scholarship is now open!

Click the link at the top for all info! Good luck!

FRCC is proud to now be supporting Pink Heals Lehigh Valley!

Pink Heals is a program that partners with public safety organizations, local businesses, and families to bring a community together. It is a program that provides home visits to show individuals that they are loved, cherished, and important to others. Pink Heals brings back the human element by celebrating people, not causes.

This partnership was born out of like minded conversations with FRCC and PHLV leadership. Some enjoyable lunches filled with food and laughter forged what we believe will be a very long and beneficial partnership.

FRCC is proud to be serving four new departments in 2025! We love first responders!

“We have maintenance on our trucks, we have maintenance on our equipment, but we do not have maintenance on our members.”
— Chief CJ Kuronya, Bethlehem Twp., PA, Fire, and EMS
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“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.

Do you want to learn about chaplaincy or establish a chaplaincy program? do you have a chaplaincy program and need it to be more effective? We can help! Please contact us, we’d love working with you!

The FRCC Family of Departments

LAW ENFORCEMENT

  • Palmer Police Department

  • Wilson Borough Police

  • Colonial Regional Police

  • Bethlehem Township Police

  • Bushkill Township Police

  • Lower Saucon Township

  • Nazareth Borough Police

  • Northampton County Chiefs of Police Association

FIRE PROTECTION

  • Palmer Municipal Fire Department

  • Forks Township Fire Department

  • Wilson Borough Fire (IAFF 1914)

  • Vigilance Hose Company, Nazareth

  • Plainfield Township Fire Company

  • Bethlehem Township Fire/ EMS

  • Hecktown Fire Department

  • East Allen Fire Company

  • Williams Township Fire

EMS AND RESCUE

  • Bethlehem Township EMS

  • Blue Valley Rescue Squad

  • Suburban EMS

Additionally, we support Chaplains serving: Nancy Run Fire Department, Upper Nazareth Fire Department, Kutztown Police Department, and Silver Springs EMS (New Kingstown, PA).

Rev. Peter Keady is also a Chaplain for the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop N, Lehighton, Fern Ridge, and Stroudsburg stations. He is also the Firefighter’s Association of the State of Pennsylvania Chaplain - East.

CHAPLAINCY ISN’T SIMPLY A SET OF DUTIES OR TASKS, IT’S A POSITION DESERVING THE HIGHEST REGARD AND TRAINING.

 
 

Command Staff! We’ve got your backs!

WE HAVE training HELPING YOU and YouR CREW FACE THE CHALLENGES OF first responder STRESS:

  • Stress Engagement I & II

  • Hercules Training: Resilience Awareness and Building

  • In the Mind of the Victim - Engaging People in Trauma (PA DOH CEU approved)

  • Suicide Awareness & Intervention for First Responders (PA DOH CEU approved)

  • De-mystifying Critical Incident Stress Management (PA DOH CEU approved)

  • Command Staff Awareness - Conflict Arousal and Mitigation using the CoreStrengths, SDI Assessment

Does your definition of a “chaplain” only include “funerals and banquets”? Sorry, those days are over!

First Responders need and deserve a properly trained and supported chaplaincy program.

Wondering how a trained, dedicated chaplain can change the dynamics of your department and offer support, augmenting your EAP or Peer-to-peer program? Contact us!

Get Involved

FRCC is proactively supporting Fire, Police, EMS, and Dispatch personnel by identifying, training, and supporting departmental chaplaincies so first responders thrive!

We seek to see every Fire, Police, EMS, and Dispatch department serviced by properly trained and supported chaplains. 

We provide on-going support and oversight of your chaplaincy program. Command staff and administrators have enough on their plates without having the concern of a fully-functioning chaplain program. We stand along side you, all the way!

Please contact us if you have questions!