Public Safety
Village of Coon Valley Police Department
The Police Department is located at 205 Anderson Street. If the Village Office is closed, you can contact the Police Department by calling the telephone numbers listed below. The Village of Coon Valley Police Department is not a 24-hour department. For any urgent matter, call the 800 number to reach the Vernon County Dispatcher. In case of emergency, contact 911.
Police Chief: Philip Welch cvpd@mwt.net
Officer Alivia Heller
Officer Dalton Harrington
Phone: 608-452-3884 Alternate Phone: 800-637-2123 Fax: 608-452-3242 Emergency: 911
Coon Valley Police Department Facebook Page
The Coon Valley Police Department’s policy on Use of Force is included here for public information. Click the following link to view it: Use of Force Policy. This policy is in line with the Presidential Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities: Order No. 13929, June 16, 2020
This policy is certified by the independent agency Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group as complying with the most current U.S. Department of Justice standards.
You may print a copy of this policy from the website or you can submit a public records request to the Village Clerk’s Office at 205 Anderson Street or by fax at (608) 452-3242 or email cvpd@mwt.net and allow three business days for the copy to be provided.
Coon Creek Fire and Rescue
Coon Valley has a Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Team. Coon Creek Fire and Rescue is comprised of volunteer men and women serving their community. They offer paid training and compensation, and they ask for regular attendance at meetings and trainings, respond to calls when available, and a willingness to serve the community. Want to learn more? Contact Chief Russ Cornford (452-3077), Assistant Chief Ken Phillips (452-3932), Assistant Chief Jason Rundhaugen (792-6550), any firefighter, or attend a meeting or training (6:30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, respectively).
Emergency - Call 911
Fire Department non-emergency – 608-452-3688 or 608-452-3598
Vernon County Emergency Management utilizes a messaging system called "Nixle." The system has the ability to send out messages via text or email for different types of incidents or emergencies that are occurring such as Severe Weather, Missing Persons, Hazardous Materials emergencies, and many more. You can text your zip code to 888777 or go to
http://www.nixle.com to get emergency messages from Vernon County Management.