Allegheny County Community Challenge:
Highlands Emergency Services Alliance

Congratulations!  The Highlands Emergency Services Alliance Meets Its Challenge!

In the Spring, The Allegheny Health Foundation announced its newest community challenge grant program. The Highlands Emergency Services Alliance was developed in conjunction with local volunteer fire companies, Highlands High School, local officials and others to determine what can be done about the declining number of volunteer firefighters in the area.

 

In the Fall of 2008, Highlands High School offered a pilot program allowing high school students to take the required firefighter and life safety classes as for-credit classes. By completing the year to year curriculum (10th, 11th and 12th grades) students will satisfy the 180 educational requirement to qualify as a volunteer firefighter. There was a record number of students who registered and are currently enrolled in the Fire Safety Curriculum. 

 

HESA hosted the Community Awareness and Safety Fair on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Heights Shopping Center. The goal of at least 500 people was met at the Fair and HESA qualified for the $25,000 grant from the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation. The grant will be used to award annual scholarships to deserving graduates of the Highlands High School HESA program.

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