Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Scott Township - Allegheny County Station 255
Bower Hill VFD

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Bower Hill VFD
161 Vanadium Road
Bridgeville PA 15017-3025

Emergency Dial 911

Business Phone 412-221-3497

Fax 412-221-3990

Hall Rentals 412-221-9073

e-Mail bhvfd255@yahoo.com


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363 Vanadium Road

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Local Businesses and Organizations
Youth Athletic Programs in the Chartiers Valley
School District Programs and Organizations
Neighboring Communities
Community Emergency Links
Interesting Local Information

Government
Scott Township

Chartiers Valley School District

Allegheny County

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

County Councilman Michael Finnerty

State Representative Matt Smith

State Senator Wayne Fontana

U.S. Representative Tim Murphy

U.S. Senator Arlen Specter

U.S. Senator Bob Casey

South Hills Area Council of Governments

Allegheny Regional Asset District

Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

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Community Agencies and Services
In Scott Township
Scott Township Library

Scott Conservancy

Elsewhere in the Chartiers Valley
Chartiers Greenway

Chartiers Nature Conservancy

Lower Chartiers Creek Watershed Council

Nathan S. Arenson Fund for Cancer Research

The Panhandle Trail

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Public Utilities and Transportation
Duquesne Light

Allegheny Power

Pennsylvania-American Water

Dominion Peoples Gas

Equitable Gas

Columbia Gas

Verizon

Comcast

Allied Waste Services

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority

Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT)

Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway

Amtrak

Greyhound Lines

Pittsburgh International Airport

Pittsburgh Transportation Group (Yellow Cab)

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Local News and Media
Bridgeville Area News

Carnegie Signal-Item

Chartiers Valley Magazine

KDKA-TV

Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN-TV)

Pittsburgh Business Times

Pittsburgh City Paper

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Almanac

The Chartiers Valley Source Magazine

The Pittsburgh Channel (WTAE-TV)

WPGH-TV

WPXI-TV

WQED Multimedia

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Local Businesses and Organizations

In Bower Hill, Scott Township:
A Plus Quality - Auto Trim Design

ACT Designs

Al Colussi Excavation

Alliance Visiting Nurses

Berean Fellowship Church

Bower Hill Swim Club

Cargas Systems, Inc.

Country Barns of Pittsburgh

Custom Steel Products, Inc.

Davis Davis Attorneys P.C.

Deckmasters Technologies

Dryden Dance Center

Eastern Continental Lighting & Sound

Ed's Woodshed

F.B. Wright Company of Pittsburgh

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Grand Slam Grooming

Gymsport Athletic Center

Hot Tamale Tanning and Massage

Iron Horse Hobby Shop

J. Alan English, DMD

Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh

John J. Kane Regional Center - Scott Township

Mustin Chiropractic Clinic

Our Lady of Grace Church and School

Oxford Solutions

PC Gauge Repair

Providence Point Retirement Community

Richard Gobao, MD 

RSH Architects

SDS Automation

South Hills Orthopaedic Surgery Associates

South Hills Sports Medicine (NovaCare)

Suburban Pump and Machine

The Center for Musculoskeletal Evaluations

The Coffee Den

The Thomas Studio of Performing Arts

The Vanadium Group -- SE Technologies

Truck Outfitters

U.S. Heart & Vascular

Vanadium Woods Village

VuCare Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery

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Elsewhere In Scott Township:
AAA Mortgage Money LLC

A&Z Phamaceutical LLC

Advanced Refractory Technologies

Alcorn Christie Insurance Brokers

Alpha - Omega Shelving

Alro Specialty Metals

American Healthcare Group, Incorporated

Amerifit Fitness Center and Spa

Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill

Atlas Wholesale Supply Inc.

Bariatric Centers

Beth El Congregation

Caltronics National Office Products

Calvinsoft Technologies

ChaMELeon Consignment

Compensation Consultants, Incorporated

Computer Enterprises, Incorporated

Corporate Investigations, Incorporated

Covenant-Community Presbyterian Church

Dacar Industries

Dominic A. Brandy MD and Associates

Educating America Incorporated

Elizabeth Seton Center

Euro Party Center

Facility Planning & Resources Inc.

First Capital Mortgage Group

Flynn's Tire & Auto (E.W. Tire)

Focus Center of Pittsburgh

Fox Learning Systems

Franchise Opportunities Network

Gateway/Pennsy Underwriters

Heat Exchange and Transfer

Horizon Marketing

Industrial Heating (Journal)

Integrated Environmental Systems

Integrated Settlement Services

James Communications

John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center

Katsur Dental and Orthodontics

Kennebec, Inc. Software Systems Consulting

Little Snips 

Luxury Bath of Pittsburgh

Mainstay Life Services

ManorCare Health Services

NCS Enterprises

Nelson Engineering Sales Company

Nob Hill Apartments

Old Saint Luke Church

Optical Diagnostic Systems

Paolicelli & Associates

Parkvale Bank

Patete Kitchen & Bath Design Center

PDS Crane Service

Penn Record Systems - Penn Systems Group

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

Pipich Bouchek Partners

Pittsburgh Music Academy

Preferred Primary Care Physicians

Professional Amateur Pinball Association

RonDino Promotions, Inc.

Saint Andrew Lutheran Church

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish (St. Ignatius)

Saints Simon and Jude Church and School

Sam D'Alessandro Retirement Income Specialist

Scott Medical Health Center

Scott Metals, Inc.

South Hills Chamber of Commerce

Spindle Publishing Company

States Realty

Sterling Motors, Inc.

Sunlight of the Spirit

Sunrise Assisted Living - South Hills

Superbolt, Inc.

Tamarind Savoring India

TEDCO Construction

The Pet Salon

Three Rivers Entertainment and Production

Ward Home, Inc.

Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund

Woltz & Wind Ford

Yandrich Law Offices, Eric J. Yandrich, Esq.

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Youth Athletic Programs in the Chartiers Valley
Beadling Soccer Club

Chartiers Valley Soccer Association

Chartiers Valley Swim Club

Chartiers Valley Youth Football

Chartiers Valley Youth Wrestling

Heidelberg Soccer Club

Scott Township Athletic Association

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School District Programs and Organizations
Chartiers Valley Lacrosse

Chartiers Valley Middle School Football

Chartiers Valley Show Band

Chartiers Valley Wrestling

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Neighboring Communities
Baldwin Borough

Baldwin Township

Bethel Park Municipality

Brentwood Borough

Bridgeville Borough

Castle Shannon Borough

Collier Township

Crafton Borough

Dormont Borough

Findlay Township

Green Tree Borough

Heidelberg Borough

Ingram Borough

McKees Rocks Borough

Moon Township

Mt. Lebanon Township

North Fayette Township

Oakdale Borough

Pennsbury Village Borough

City of Pittsburgh

Pleasant Hills Borough

Robinson Township

South Fayette Township

South Park Township

Upper St. Clair Township

Whitehall Borough

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Community Emergency Links

Hospitals

Jefferson Regional Medical Center

Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh

Ohio Valley General Hospital

St. Clair Memorial Hospital

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Links to all Affiliated Hospitals

West Penn - Allegheny Health System - Links to all Affiliated  Hospitals


Home Safety
Fire Safety.com

NFPA Public Education Pages

Ready.gov (Department of Homeland Security)

Smokey Bear's Pages

Sparky's Pages (NFPA)

Underwriters Laboratories


Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association

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Interesting Local Information

Local Features
Chartiers Creek - Current Hydrologic Data

City-data.com - Scott Township

Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County

National Weather Service - Local Forecast

Pittsburgh Highways

The SWPA Roads Project

Vanadium Road Geology


Local History 
1886 Atlas of the Pittsburgh Vicinity

2004 Flood (from Carnegie Renaissance)

Aerial Photo of Bower Hill, 17 May 1939
(from: Penn Pilot )

Heidelberg Raceway (Photo)

Necrology, 1891 - 1900, Carnegie Area

The P&WV Hi-Line




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