Hartford Fire Department

Hartford Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Connecticut
City Hartford
Agency overview[1]
Established 1864 (1864)
Annual calls 22,763 (2013)
Employees 373 (2014)
Annual budget $30,727,968 (2014)
Staffing Career
Fire chief Reginald D. Freeman
IAFF 760
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions 2
Stations 12
Engines 11
Platforms 5
Rescues 1
HAZMAT 1
Fireboats 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Hartford Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Hartford, Connecticut.[3] The Hartford Fire Department is one of three ISO Class 1-rated fire departments in New England, as well as Milford, Connecticut and Cambridge, Massachusetts Fire Departments.

Historic Stations

Three of Hartford's fire stations are included on the National Register of Historic Places. These include the stations for Engine 1 and Engine 15 which are still in use today. Additionally, the station for Engine 6, which was disbanded in 1984, has been repurposed as a homeless shelter.[4]

Stations and apparatus

HFD Engine 1 & Ladder 6's quarters in South Green.
HFD Engine 2 & District Chief 2's quarters in Clay-Arsenal.
HFD Engine 15 & Ladder 2's quarters in Barry Square.

As of June 2015, below is a complete listing of all stations and fire companies operated by the Hartford Fire Department.[2]

Engine Company Ladder Company Special Unit Chief District Address Neighborhood
Engine 1 Ladder 6 1 197 Main St. South Green
Engine 2 Haz-Mat. Trailer District 2 2 1515 Main St. Clay-Arsenal
Tac. 1, Fireboat 1 District 1 1 275 Pearl St. Downtown
Engine 5 2 129 Sigourney St. Asylum Hill
Engine 7 Ladder 3 2 181 Clark St. Northeast
Engine 8 1 721 Park St. Frog Hollow
Engine 9 1 655 New Britain Ave. Southwest
Engine 10 1 510 Franklin Ave. South End
Engine 11 Ladder 5 Rehab. Unit, Foam Trailer 2 180 Sisson Ave. West End
Engine 14 Ladder 4 Decon. Trailer 2 25 Blue Hills Ave. Upper Albany
Engine 15 Ladder 2 1 8 Fairfield Ave. Barry Square
Engine 16 2 635 Blue Hills Ave. Blue Hills

Disbanded Fire Companies

Throughout the history of the Hartford Fire Department, there have been several fire companies that have been disbanded due to budget cuts and reorganization.

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Adopted Budget" (PDF). Hartford Connecticut. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Fire Houses". Hartford Fire Department. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "About". Hartford Fire Department. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Engine Company 6 Fire Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-09.

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