Holiday Park VFD seeks individuals to join our ranks as a "Volunteer Fire Police Officer" serving the community of Plum Borough. Our Fire Police Squad is lead by a Captain and Lieutenant.

Staffed entirely by dedicated, trained volunteers offering our community firefighting, rescue, & emergency medical care. We are the largest of the four fire departments that serve the 29 square mile Borough of Plum in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. We also provide assistance to our neighboring communities within both Allegheny County & Westmoreland County.

We will accept "Experienced Fire Police Officers" as well as "New, Untrained Fire Police Officers" for Active membership with the department. We operate a Engine, Ladder, Rescue, QRS, ATV, Brush, Fire Police Squad, and Swift-water Rescue Team.

Fire Police in Pennsylvania are Volunteer Fire Company members, sworn in by the Mayor or Borough Council President, Township supervisor or the local District Justice of the Peace. They come under direct control of the Local Police or State Police. The Commonwealth of PA in June of 1941 passed a law (Title 35) enabling Special Fire Police Officers to have the necessary police power to provide protection. Fire Police were legally created to act in emergency situations and then only when their fire department was involved.

While most people think that Fire Police are just firefighters, these amendments widened the scope of authority of Fire Police in PA, to have limited police powers. Although they have no authority to make arrests, they do have the right to detain someone, within reason. They have earned the right to wear their ‘badge of authority.

Fire Police will control the flow of traffic to ensure emergency vehicles have a quick, safe entrance and egress to the incident. They may halt traffic, block a road or detour you in another direction, because of the situation and the dangers involved. They are Not there to make you late for work, dinner, or a date. They are taking orders from the police authority in charge.

All Fire Police Officers are sworn officers of the law and when on duty shall display a badge of authority and shall be subject to control of the chief of police of the city, borough, town or township in which they are serving, or if none, of a member of the Pennsylvania State Police. They are highly skilled and trained in their vocation and have their oath on file with their local municipalities. Disobeying a Fire Police Officer is the same as disobeying a Police Officer, Sheriff’s Deputy or State Trooper and assaulting one is a felony.