Editing Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania (section)

== Government ==

=== Officials ===
Lower Burrell is a third class city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It has a commission form of government where the mayor of the city only has one vote and no veto power. The mayor heads the City's Department of Public Affairs, which oversees the Lower Burrell Police Department, City Clerk, Solicitor, Health Department, Ordinance Officer, Animal Control Officer, Emergency Management Department, Auxiliary Police, Fire Code Enforcement Officer and School Crossing Guards. In addition to the mayor, Lower Burrell has four councilmen. Each councilman heads a different department including the Department of Accounts and Finance, Department of Parks and Public Property, Department of Public Safety and the Department of Streets and Improvements. The current mayor is Chris Fabry, a Republican elected in 2023 and sworn in on January 3, 2024.

=== Police department ===

The Lower Burrell Police Department is staffed by 17 full-time police officers, including a Chief of Police and two divisions made up of the Detective and Patrol/Traffic department. The department has a new K-9 officer, Patrolman Rodgers, and his K-9 partner, Buc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityoflowerburrell.com/police.html |title=City of Lower Burrell Police Department |website=cityoflowerburrell.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012224825/http://www.cityoflowerburrell.com/police.html |archive-date=2012-10-12}}</ref>

=== Fire and ambulance services ===

Lower Burrell is served by two volunteer fire companies. Lower Burrell Fire Company 1 is located in the Kinloch section of the city. Lower Burrell Fire Company 3 serves the Bon Air, Central City and Gladeview neighborhoods, the business district, Braeburn and Braeburn Heights. Fire Company 4 used to serve the Braeburn and Braeburn Heights areas in the city. Fire Company 2, was formerly located in Braeburn and merged into Company 4 in 2005. Company 4, in turn, was closed in 2009. Lower Burrell's EMS coverage is provided by Company 3. The city has approximately 100 volunteer firefighters.