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Our ALL VOLUNTEER company protects nearly 2000 residents in the first
district of Shaler Township. The district is mainly middle class residential
single or multiple family dwellings, with a few small businesses as well.
Our coverage area is roughly 3 square suppression and rescue to the
district 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Dispatching is handled by
Allegheny County 9-1-1, located in the Point Breeze neighborhood in the
City of Pittsburgh
Our company relies on citizens of our district to ensure the company is up
and running. This includes the firefighters, who are trained extensively in
multiple areas of firefighting and rescue, who help to make sure our trucks
are in top condition and ready to take action. Second are our non-
firefighting members, who assist the company with raising funds to keep
the trucks and equipment in service. The residents of our district are our
biggest asset. You are the ones who make donations to ensure that they
have the best protection possible. Remember, we DO NOT receive ANY
township tax monies.
Mutual-Aid extends to all other Shaler companies:
Bauerstown (259), Elfinwild (261), Shaler Villa (262), Sharps Hill (263) and
Undercliff (264).
Automatic Aid also extends into the Boros of Millvale (191) and Etna
(149). Alarm
assignments for Mutual Aid extend into other municipalities, such as
Sharpsburg, Reserve, Aspinwall, Ohara, Blawnox, Ross and beyond.
Pennsylvania Voluntary Service Recognition, which is a certification used
to measure the level of firefighters training and skills.
Second, we have achieved the Pennsylvania Rescue Certification for the
heavy class rescue (Advanced). This was a two phase certification. First,
number of firefighters who were qualified in different aspects of rescue,
and then an apparatus certification, to ensure all of the necessary tools
are readily available for deployment.
Station 260 will be adding a new member to its fleet next year, and saying
goodbye to an old friend. Smeal Fire Apparatus has won the bid to build
our new 75’ aerial. This apparatus should start production sometime in
February 2008, and be complete around the new year. With this new
truck, we will be saying "adios" to our current truck, a 1990 American
LaFrance 75’ aerial. It has done a wonderful job in its time, and will be
sorely missed. Keep checking the fire apparatus page frequently to
check for any new info on the Smeal Specifications or information on the
sale of our current ladder truck!
district of Shaler Township. The district is mainly middle class residential
single or multiple family dwellings, with a few small businesses as well.
Our coverage area is roughly 3 square suppression and rescue to the
district 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Dispatching is handled by
Allegheny County 9-1-1, located in the Point Breeze neighborhood in the
City of Pittsburgh
Our company relies on citizens of our district to ensure the company is up
and running. This includes the firefighters, who are trained extensively in
multiple areas of firefighting and rescue, who help to make sure our trucks
are in top condition and ready to take action. Second are our non-
firefighting members, who assist the company with raising funds to keep
the trucks and equipment in service. The residents of our district are our
biggest asset. You are the ones who make donations to ensure that they
have the best protection possible. Remember, we DO NOT receive ANY
township tax monies.
Mutual-Aid extends to all other Shaler companies:
Bauerstown (259), Elfinwild (261), Shaler Villa (262), Sharps Hill (263) and
Undercliff (264).
Automatic Aid also extends into the Boros of Millvale (191) and Etna
(149). Alarm
assignments for Mutual Aid extend into other municipalities, such as
Sharpsburg, Reserve, Aspinwall, Ohara, Blawnox, Ross and beyond.
Pennsylvania Voluntary Service Recognition, which is a certification used
to measure the level of firefighters training and skills.
Second, we have achieved the Pennsylvania Rescue Certification for the
heavy class rescue (Advanced). This was a two phase certification. First,
number of firefighters who were qualified in different aspects of rescue,
and then an apparatus certification, to ensure all of the necessary tools
are readily available for deployment.
Station 260 will be adding a new member to its fleet next year, and saying
goodbye to an old friend. Smeal Fire Apparatus has won the bid to build
our new 75’ aerial. This apparatus should start production sometime in
February 2008, and be complete around the new year. With this new
truck, we will be saying "adios" to our current truck, a 1990 American
LaFrance 75’ aerial. It has done a wonderful job in its time, and will be
sorely missed. Keep checking the fire apparatus page frequently to
check for any new info on the Smeal Specifications or information on the
sale of our current ladder truck!