Scott Township's three fire departments, Bower Hill, Glendale and East Carnegie have long worked well together. The departments share a common mission and work together to carry it out with mutual respect and cooperation. In 2007, that cooperation got even closer as East Carnegie joined in supporting Scott Township EMS. The township commissioners passed an ordinance designating STEMS as the sole 911 EMS provider for the township. STEMS celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007. The departments also began to hold a joint "Cash Bash" fundraiser to benefit all three departments.

At Bower Hill, the department took delivery of a new command vehicle in 2007, and the new pumper arrived in May of 2008. The department, with the support of the township, continues to make every effort to improve the community's ISO (Insurance Service Organization) rating.

Today, Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a strong and stable firefighting and emergency response force. For the first time in many years, the Bower Hill community has begun to to grow, and with it has come new young members. The new Providence Point development will add over 200 new residents to the community, and many of these residents will come from within the community, freeing up housing for young families. Though the age of the average firefighter still remains somewhat greater than in the past, as the people who turned Bower Hill from a mining and mill town to a suburb now move off to Providence Point and the other retirement communities springing up in and around the area, these young families are beginning to find what their grandparents found: This is a good place to live. And as it has since 1924, the fire department remains at the heart of the community as a place to serve.