Fire Protection

Kirwan Heights Fire Department is a comprised of volunteers and paid career public safety professionals. The department is located about 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh and serves residents of the Kirwan Heights community in Collier Township. Along with Rescue, Fire Suppression, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the Kirwan Heights Residents, we provide mutual aid services to Heidelberg and Scott Townships and Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) response for Mount Lebanon.

Participating Department

We are a "Participating Department" in the PA State Fire Commissioner's Voluntary Certification program. There are three levels of recognition through the State program: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Having achieved our Bronze Level last year, we are currently in the process of applying for the Silver Level Recognition.

This certification indicates that a percentage of our members have attained professional certification, as defined by the State Fire Commissioner. The percentages are as follows:

10% - Sticker Only

50% - Bronze Border

75% - Silver Border

100% - Gold Border
Participating Department
The Participating Department designation is awarded to departments whose members achieve certification in one of the following fire disciplines:

- Firefighter I
- Firefighter II
- Fire Officer I
- Fire Officer II
- Fire Instructor I
- HazMat (ProBoard)
- Rescue Technician
 
We are currently in the application process for the Silver level, which indicates that at least 75% of our members are professionally certified.