Contact Public Safety immediately at 3311. The Public Safety dispatcher will dispatch a police officer, the Emergency Medical Service and, based on the situation, an ambulance. Every full time Public Safety officer is certified in CPR and First Aid. The Governor and Secretary of Education commission all West Chester University police officers. Each officer has full police and arrest powers on University property just like the local police department in your hometown.
Police officers are uniformed in light blue shirts and dark blue trousers.
Security officers are not commissioned and do not possess arrest powers. They do possess authority to enforce all University rules and regulations. Security officers are uniformed in light gray shirts and black trousers.