About Us
A little about our history
Fairview Fire & Rescue
Since 1933, our personnel have worked tireless hours, training and responding to all types of emergencies in our township and surrounding communities working hand in hand with neighboring emergency agencies. Over the years 911 emergency calls have increased significantly and our personnel are responding more frequently to a broader response area including all parts of western Erie County, Millcreek Township and the city of Erie. From time to time we are even called to respond as far as Harborcreek and beyond Edinboro.
Lake Shore Fire Dept
Lake Shore Fire Dept was founded in 1947 by dedicated members of the Lake Shore Acres community. The original station was a 2 bay station on Garloch Dr. housing the original 1935 tanker and a 1940 Engine.
Over time, every fire department shifts and grows to better respond to the community’s emergencies, and Lake Shore was no exception. Years after the original fire department was built, the members decided to upgrade their location and apparatus. In the Spring of 1956, the members of Lake Shore built a new four-bay station where they housed an Engine, Tanker, Rescue Truck and an Ambulance.
Times Change
Like every part of our community, both departments have experienced their share of challenges and milestones over the years. Personnel have changed, rosters have grown and shrunk, new equipment and capabilities have been acquired, and the volume of 911 calls has grown steadily year after year.
Through it all, one constant has remained: our commitment to providing effective and efficient protection services to the people we serve.
Conversations about the two departments working closer together had been happening for years. In 2019, those discussions took on renewed focus with the involvement of township supervisors, leading to years of meetings, planning, and debate. It wasn’t always easy, but the shared mission never wavered.
In 2025, that long journey reached its destination. The two agencies officially merged, uniting under a single identity: the Fairview Lake Shore Fire Department.
