Overview[]
The Crystal Lake Volunteer Fire Department is one of two fire departments serving the town of Ellington, Connecticut. Responding to the northeast end of Ellington (forming a panhandle), CLVFD's first due is primarily rural & residential, much of it along the eponymous lake.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station - 316 Sandy Beach Road, Ellington[]
- Engine 142 - 2017 Ford F-550 / HME Ahrens-Fox MiniEvo (1500/300/30F)
- Squad 142 - 2009 Spartan Metro Star / Crimson (1500/1000/30F)
- Engine-Tank 142 - 2024 Sutphen Monarch 6x4 (1500/2500) (SN#HS-7599)
- Engine-Tank 242 - 2005 Spartan Gladiator Evolution 6x4 / 4-Guys (1500/2000)
- Tanker 142 - 2017 Freightliner M2 112 6x4 / 4-Guys elliptical (1000/3000)
- Service 142 - 2020 Ford F-350 4x4
- Marine 142 - 16' Carolina Skiff / 50HP
- UTV 142 - 2013 Polaris Ranger 4x4 (?/70)
- Parade - 1929 Maxim pumper
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2002 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4 utility
- 1997 GMC Sierra 4x4 / Reading utility (Second configuration)
- 1997 GMC Sierra 4x4 rescue (First configuration, later converted to a utility)
- 1991 GMC TopKick / Linear Dynamics walk-in rescue
- 1986 International S1800 4x4 / Middlesex pumper (1000 FM/500)
- 1984 GMC Brigadier / Middlesex pumper (1000/1000)
- 1984 GMC 4x4 brush (port/250)
- 1979 GMC Brigadier / Middlesex pumper-tanker (1250/2000)
- 1974 Ford F-Series / Worcester walk-in rescue
- 1967 International V196 / Thibault pumper (750/1250) (SN#T67-173)
- 1957 International R185 / Howe pumper (500/750) (Ex-Engine 1)