Overview[]
The MVFC protects the small town of Middlefield, Connecticut. Primarily a rural, residential, and agricultural community; it hosts two major seasonal tourist attractions - Lyman Orchards, popular in the fall, and the Powder Ridge Ski Area, popular in the winter.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station - 406 Jackson Hill Road[]
- Engine 2 - 2024 Spartan ER Metro Star / Gowans Knight (1500/1000/30A)
- Engine 3 - 2014 HME 1871-Spectr / Gowans-Knight (1750/500)
- Engine 4 - 2002 HME 1871-SL / Gowans-Knight (1250/1000/30A) (Ex-Engine 2)
- Tanker 5 - 2017 Mack Granite 6x4 / 4-Guys (1250/2700)
- Brush 6 - 2024 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Unruh Fire (?/?)
- Utility 7 - 2017 Ford F-350 4x4 / Reading utility body
- Utility 8 - 2005 Ford F-350 4x4 / Reading utility body
- UTV 9 - 2014 Polaris Ranger 6x6 UTV / Kimtek FireLite (port./75)
- Chief - 2014 Ford Explorer 4x4
- Antique - 1959 Mack B85 pumper (750/500) (SN#B85F-1368) (Ex-Engine 2)
- Inflatable boat
Engine 2 - 2024 Spartan / Gowans-Knight
Engine 3 - 2014 HME Spectr / Gowans-Knight
Tanker 5 - 2017 Mack Granite / 4-Guys
Brush 6 - 2024 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / Unruh Fire
Utility 7 - 2017 Ford F-350 / Reading
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Utility 8 - 2005 Ford F-350 / Reading
Parade - 1959 Mack B
Awaiting Delivery[]
- Rescue 1 - 2025 Spartan FC-94 / 2004 Gowans-Knight / 2025 Gowans-Knight refurb/remount walk-around (Second configuration, body remounted from previous 2004 HME)
Future Plans[]
- In June 2025, Middlefield town voters approved a plan to build a new public safety facility (fire station, police, and emergency operations), by completely renovating the current building, and adding a large addition onto it.
- As of November 2025, construction had begun on the new facility.
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2004 HME 1871-SFO / Gowans-Knight walk-around rescue (First configuration, body remounted to new Spartan chassis in 2025)
- 1997 Dodge Dakota 4x4 (Transferred to the town highway department)
- 1996 Peterbilt 378 6x4 / US Tanker elliptical tanker (500/2500) (Sold to Lumberland Fire Department)
- 1992 HME 1871 / Grumman pumper (1750/500)
- 1988 Ford C-8000 / Ranger walk-in rescue (Sold to Middletown Police in 2004)
- 1983 Mack R / Grumman pumper (1250/1000)
- 1977 Brockway / Car-Mar tanker (350/1800)
- 1975 Dodge Power Wagon / Reading walk-in rescue
- 1973 AM General 6x6 brush (port/1000) (Ex-US Military) (Retired in 2024)
- 1971 American LaFrance 1000 Series pumper (1000/750)
- 1954 Jeep brush
- 1952 GMC 6x4 brush (300/900) (Ex-military)