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About the Volunteer Fire Department

After serving as Acting Fire Chief for almost a year, David Andrews was officially appointed to the chief’s job at the November 1, 2004 meeting of council. His experience in grant preparation has helped to maintain and upgrade equipment available to Edgewood Borough’s fire fighters.

Originally formed in the late 1880s, the borough’s Volunteer Fire Department operates out of a single station located behind the Edgewood Borough Building, proudly protecting the residents of Edgewood Borough. Services provided include firefighting, hazardous materials response, vehicle rescue (extrications), and search & rescue operations.

As of December 13, 2005, all emergency calls for the Volunteer Fire Department are being handled and dispatched by the Allegheny County 911 Center.  Response times are under two minutes anywhere within the borough.

When a call is received, pagers are activated and the whistle is blown. We call in an officer to man the dispatch desk and the volunteer fire department responds with the appropriate truck and gear to the scene, where we are met by volunteer crews, each man carrying his own equipment.

Edgewood Borough’s Volunteer Fire Department is capable of handling all types of emergencies and duties, from structure fires and Hazmat calls to public service details and fire education & prevention. We are also responsible for handling State route 376 East (Parkway) that runs from the PA turnpike to Pittsburgh. With the assistance of the City of Pittsburgh, Swissvale, Wilkinsburg. fire departments, we respond as needed from the Wilkinsburg/Forest Hills exit to the Squirrel Hill tunnels in both directions.

We are a mutual aid company that assists Swissvale, Braddock Hills, Forest Hills, and Rankin.