Harrison Hills VFC #4

08/26/2026

📚✏️SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION✏️📚

School is back in session, which means there will be an increase in traffic, busses, and student walkers. It is important to remember and review the following!

⚠️SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT IS 15 MPH⚠️

🔹There will be an increased amount of traffic and
student walkers:
- Slow Down
- Stop for walkers and School Buses
- Obey all traffic laws and patterns
- Follow Traffic Officers/Crossing Guards
directions

‼️NEVER attempt to go around a school bus when flashing yellow or red lights are activated and stop sign extended.

Have a safe and productive school year. For township wide notifications, download the Savvy Citizen App and search for Harrison Township.

08/16/2026

⚠️Partial Road Closure- One Lane Closure⚠️

A single lane inbound of the Freeport Bridge from Westmoreland County, passing through Harrison Township and into Butler County is closed due to Transmission Power Lines blocking the lane.

Emergency Services and West Penn Power are on scene assessing.

Power remains out in the area, including multiple intersections. Any intersection with no power, should be treated as a 4-way stop sign.

‼️STAY ALERT and EXPECT DELAYS

08/14/2026

⚠️Rolling Road Closures and Traffic Delays⚠️

Expect rolling road closures and traffic delays within the Township on August 15th beginning around 10:00AM as the Annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Motorcycle Ride passes through.

Affected Roads will include:
✅State Route 28 NB between Exit 15 and 16
✅State Route 908 between Banbury Drive and Freeport Road [Including Alter Road and Silverville Road]
✅Freeport Road NB/SB between State Route 908 and the Allegheny County/Butler County Line

‼️Please exercise caution in the area and stay attentive to changing road closures and traffic patterns.

‼️Stay attentive as an increased number of motorcycles will be in the area. Pay attention to public safety personnel and agencies.

07/28/2026

COME AND SEE US THIS SATURDAY 11:00AM-1:00PM.

WHERE: Citizens Hose Fire Rescue 167
WHEN: 11:00AM-1:00PM
WHAT: Kids Safety Event

⭐️ Lunch for kids
⭐️ Free bike helmets with Tarentum Borough Police Department & K-9 Unit
⭐️ Car seat checks with Harrison Township Police Department
⭐️ Kids financial tips with First National Bank
⭐️ First Aid with American Red Cross
⭐️ Home fire safety and so many trucks to see with Citizens Hose Fire/Rescue/EMS, Hilltop Hose Company #3, Harrison Hills VFC #4, and Eureka Fire-Rescue Station 281

Visit Rep. Mandy Steele page for more information!

07/26/2026

Another successful International Baseball tournament fireworks display in the books! Thank you on behalf of everyone to Freeport International Baseball Invitational - FIBI for making this evenings display possible. Wagon 70, Utility 70 and Medic 70-1 stood by with SouthBuffalo VFD, Harrison Hills VFC #4, Sarver VFC Fire/Rescue, Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company and Allegheny Township Fire Company #1 for the event. We appreciate the assistance and are looking forward to next year!

07/21/2026

⚠️Severe Weather Potential- Enhanced⚠️
Tuesday July 21, 2026

The possibility of severe Weather potential is enhanced today.

WHAT: Damaging wind, large hail, and isolated tornadoes

WHEN: Tuesday afternoon and evening (12:00PM-8:00PM)

WHERE: Western PA, Eastern Ohio, Northern WV

✅ACTIONS TO TAKE
- Monitor the latest forecasts
- Make sure you are able to receive watches and warnings

Visit weather.gov US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA for more information and download the Savvy Citizen App to receive alerts and notifications from Harrison Township.

PLAN • PREPARE • PREVENT

07/18/2026

Congratulations to FF Connor Mazza on obtaining his Firefighter I Certification.

We continue our efforts to encourage and require continued certification testing and work to bring our township stations to 100% certified firefighters.

07/16/2026

⚠️AIR QUALITY ALERT- RED (UNHEALTHY)⚠️

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has placed All of Pennsylvania in a Code Red 🔴 Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter (PM2.5) for Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota will be entering Pennsylvania counties.

Pennsylvania residents should limit their outdoor activities, especially older people, children, those who are active outdoors, and those with lung or respiratory conditions such as asthma, emphysema, or bronchitis.

For more information, visit www.airnow.gov for current conditions in your area.

07/01/2026

Celebrate America 250 Responsibly

🛑⚠️LEAVE IT TO THE PROFESSIONALS⚠️🛑

Fire & Emergency Services in conjunction with the Township of Harrison Department of Code Enforcement reminds everyone that it is prohibited to discharge any firework within 150’ of an occupied structure, toward any structure or vehicle, discharged from a vehicle or structure, or while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any type of drug.

‼️Fireworks start an estimated 31,000 fires annually, including 3,504 structure fires, 887 vehicle fires, 26,492 outside fires, and 418 unclassified fires. These fires caused an estimated 6 civilian deaths, 44 civilian injuries and an estimated $109 million in property damage.

BE RESPONSIBLE!
IT’S NOT WORTH IT!

For more information on Code Enforcement Ordinances, visit https://harrisontwp.com/faq/

07/01/2026

Engine company assisted our public safety partners last evening in the borough of Freeport.

06/30/26 19:09 STRUCTURE FIRE RESIDENTIAL
ODOR OF ELECTRICAL BURNING - FT2

This evening around 7pm, Freeport Fire-EMS was dispatched to the 120 blk of Washington St for the odor of electrical burning. Chief 70 arrived to assume command, with Wagon 70 and Medic 70-1 also arriving within minutes of dispatch. Crews investigated and found no hazards, no readings on thermal imaging cameras or gas meters. The incident was held to units on scene, Southern Armstrong Regional PD SouthBuffalo VFD Harrison Hills VFC #4 and Sarver VFC Fire/Rescue.