IN THE FIRE. TWO ALLEGHENY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE JOINING FORCES. YESTERDAY, THE SHARPSBURG AND ASPINWALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY’RE MERGING INTO THE NEWLY FORMED SOUTHERN ALLEGHENY VALLEY EMERGENCY SERVICES. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE MERGER HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND IT WILL PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL OF SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINES