Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department

Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department, 370 Commercial Street, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Station 117. Established 1916 and chartered 1929. Their prior station was oat 425 Bower Hill Road at the borough building, it opened December 15, 1948. Ground was broken at the present station June 29, 1996 and a dedication was held April 26, 1997.  Apparatus includes a heavy rescue, engine, aerial, squad and utility.

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

PA State Game Lands 169

January 2026

Ring-necked Pheasant

Ring-necked Pheasant

PA State Game Lands 169

January 2026

Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 161 Vanadium Road, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Station 255. Established 1924 to cover the southern portions of Scott Township. Originally housed in a single bay garage on Montgomery Avenue, property was then acquired on Vanadium Road in 1953, two bays were added in 1967, a second floor added in 1980 and a large scale renovation was undertaken in 2006. Ambulance service began in 1956 and in 1997 the ambulance service joined with Glendale Hose Company to form Scott Township EMS. Apparatus includes three engines, a squad and command vehicle.

birds in my front yard

 birds in my front yard

Tufted Titmouse

Red-bellied Woodpecker

January 2026

old Thompson's Covered Bridge

old Thompson's Covered Bridge at Conodoguinet Creek

Bridgewater Road - built 1852 - dismantled 1987

Pennsylvania State Game Lands 169

January 2026

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 112, Fire Boat 2

Los Angeles Fire Department, Station 112, 444 South Harbor Boulevard (Berth 86), San Pedro (Los Angeles), California.  Station 112 is a part of the South Bureau and house Engine Company 112, Rescue Ambulance 112, EMS 6 and Fire Boat 2 - the Warner L. Lawrence Fire Boat. This station was built in 1995. LAFD was formed in 1886 and is the third largest municipal department in the U.S.