While the legislation wouldn't levy the tax, it would give city councils the option to implement the tax to fund emergency services.

A new bill proposed in Harrisburg would give cities such as Lower Burrell the option to levy new taxes to help fund their emergency services. KDKA's Chris DeRose reports what this could mean for those towns in Westmoreland County.

Lower Burrell No. 3 fire Chief Brennan Sites is appreciative of what his city officials do when it comes to supporting his volunteer fire company. But competing with rising costs for equipment and declines in volunteerism,