Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department

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Our Services

The EVFD responds rapidly to emergencies including:
-Fire Suppression
-Vehicle Accidents
-Medical Incidents
-Rope, High Angle, and Vehicle Rescue
-Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
-Swift Water Emergencies
-Hazardous Materials Containment

Along with responding to emergencies, the EVFD is also dedicated to community outreach and fire prevention. To view some of the current programs the EVFD is putting on, please visit our website.

Our Staffing

As a completely volunteer department, the EVFD relies on its members to respond from home when alerted for a potential emergency. The Borough of Edgewood staffs an Emergency Services Worker, tasked with the administrative duties of the Edgewood Police Department and the borough itself. This employee is also a member of the EVFD and a certified driver, allowing there to be a driver on duty during the weekdays from 8am to 12am. This, however, means that outside these hours on weekdays and all day on weekends, the EVFD relies solely on the responding volunteers to protect the borough.

Our Area

Edgewood is home to roughly 3,800 citizens as well as multiple high risk infrastructures. Along with protecting each individual residency, the EVFD is also tasked with the responsibility of the:

-Penn Lincoln Parkway (I-376) between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Forest Hills exit
-Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
-Edgewood Town Centre
-Regent Square
-Port Authority Busway section
-Norfolk Southern Railroad section

Along with protecting the citizens of the Borough of Edgewood, the EVFD also responds into many neighboring boroughs for mutual aid. For a map of our area of coverage, visit http://goo.gl/maps/6HRpI.


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