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Overview[]

The Community Fire Company is one of six fire companies serving the Town of Thompson, Connecticut, the northeasternmost town in the state. Based in North Grosvenor Dale (pronounced Gruhv-ner), the de facto town center; CFC provides coverage for a former mill community, including the mill that once anchored Thompson's economy. Community's crews also provide ambulance coverage for the entire town of Thompson, doing so with three ambulances.

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station - 862 Riverside Drive, North Grosvenor Dale[]

Engine 181 - 2004 International 4400 / KME (1250/1000)
Engine-Tank 181 - 2000 International 4000 Series 6x4 / KME (1250/2500)
Tower 181 - 2000 Sutphen (2000/470/30F/75' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Johnstown Fire Department (Pennsylvania))
Service 181 - 2006 Ford F-450 4x4 utility body (250/250)
Rescue 181 - 20?? Chevrolet Tahoe EMS responder (Ex-?, LINY)
Rescue 481 - 2008 KME Predator walk-around
Rescue 581 - 2014 GMC / Life Line ambulance
Rescue 681 - 2019 Ford E-450 / Life Line ambulance
Rescue 781 - 2006 Ford E-450 / Life Line ambulance
Ranger 181 - 2009 Polaris Ranger 6x6
Parade Engine - 1938 International D-Series / Buffalo (500/200)
Inflatable boat

Retired Apparatus[]

2008 GMC C4500 / Life Line Highliner ambulance
2000 Ford E-350 / Road Rescue ambulance
1994 Chevrolet Kodiak / Northeast Emergency Vehicles walk-around rescue (Sold to Crosslake Fire Department)
1991 Sutphen Deluge aerial (-/-/100' mid-mount) (Ex-Mount Kisco Fire Department) (Acquired 2012, retired 2023)
1975 Maxim F Model aerial (-/-/90’ mid-mount) (Ex-Putnam Fire Department (Connecticut)) (Acquired 2005, retired 2012)
1979 Hendrickson 1871 / Continental pumper (1250/1200) (Ex-North Coventry Fire Department, ex-Bungay Fire Brigade) (Acquired 1997?, retired 2000)
1978 International Fleetstar / Farrar pumper/tanker (1250 front-mount/1600)
1976 Hahn HCP-10 pumper (1250/500) (Rebuilt 1987 following MVA) (Ex-Meshanticut Park Volunteer Fire Company) (Acquired 1997, retired 2003) (Now preserved by the Cranston, RI Fire Museum)
1967 Ford F-250 walk-in rescue (Ex-CT Light & Power Co.)
1966 International R-Series 6x4 / Farrar pumper tanker (750 front-mount/2000) (Retired 2000)
1965 International C0-8190 / Sutphen aerial (1000/?/85' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Oak Brook Fire Department) (Acquired 1990, retired 2005)
1961 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Milford Fire Department (Connecticut)) (Acquired 1986, retired 1990) (Sold to Nichols College Fire Department)
1951 Diamond T / Farrar pumper (600 front-mount/750) (Retired 1978)
1938 Seagrave aerial (250/150/65' mid-mount) (Ex-Westerly Fire Department) (Acquired 1971, retired 1990)
1923 Sanford chemical car/hose wagon (Ex-Mystic Fire Department)

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