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5.0 Community Facilities & Services

The quality, supply and variety of a community's services and facilities are important to the overall quality of life a community can offer its residents. Education, emergency services, recreational opportunities and cultural enrichment have a substantial impact on the appeal of a community as a place to live. This chapter explores the resources available to residents in the Village of Pittsford, including historic resources, educational facilities, libraries, emergency services, recreational facilities and social services.

5.4 Emergency Services

5.4.1 Fire

The Pittsford Volunteer Fire Company is one of Pittsford's oldest community services established in 1896, and provides fire-fighting services to the Village of Pittsford and the surrounding areas. The company is located on Monroe Avenue in the Village Center and has 62 volunteer firefighters. Firefighting crews are dispatched through the 911 system and service approximately 825 calls per year throughout the district that covers 30 square miles.

To adequately battle fires the company has the following equipment: four pumpers, one 100' Aerial Ladder, one 75' Quint, one Heavy Rescue Vehicle and one EMS Squad Van.

5.4.2 Police

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department services the Village of Pittsford. The Sheriff's Department covers approximately 663.2 square miles. There are 1,031 full and part-time positions with an annual budget of $77,782,130. In 1999 the department answered 199,574 calls for the district, up 0.5% from 1998. In 2000 there were 1,030 police reports written for the Village of Pittsford covering all types of offenses.

5.4.3 Ambulance

The Village of Pittsford is provided ambulance service by the Town of Pittsford through the Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. (PVA) located on Tobey Road, which is approximately 1.3 miles from the Village. The PVA began service in 1971 and today services 25,000 residents and consists of 100 volunteers and two state-of-the art ambulances. In 2000 the PVA responded to 1,675 calls for the Town and Village of Pittsford.

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