Department Profile[]
The Southington FD is a combination department serving the town of Southington, a suburban community located between Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury. Their response area is mainly residential, with large swaths of forested land (including the Ragged Mountain Nature Preserve, the site of several brush fires & technical rescues each year), and the busy Route 10 commercial corridor; as well as a portion of Interstates 84 & 691.
History[]
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 91 Norton Street | ?-1993 | Now a food pantry/social services building. |
| 4 | 1237 Marion Avenue | ?-1993 | Now a performing arts center. |
| 5 | 72 River Street | 199?-201? | Former home of Volunteer Engine Company No. 5, now a career-only station. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Station 1 - Headquarters - 310 North Main Street[]
Volunteer Engine Company No. 1 (Career)
- Squad 1 - 2019 Sutphen Monarch (1500/750) (Ex-Squad 5)
- Engine 12 - 2017 Sutphen Monarch (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 11, ex-Squad 1)
- Truck 1 - 2024 Sutphen Monarch SPH 100 6x4 (2000/440/100' mid-mount platform) (SN#HS-7410)
- Car 3 - 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Car 4 (Battalion Chief/Shift Commander) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- Car 5 - 201? Ford Expedition
- Car 8 - 201? Ford Expedition
- Service 1 - 2022 Ford F-250 4x4
- Marine 1 - Boat
Station 2 - 130 West Main Street, Plantsville[]
Plantsville Volunteer Engine Company No. 2
- Engine 21 "Village Express" - 2015 Sutphen Monarch (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 11)
- Tanker 2 "Pride of Plantsville" - 2020 Kenworth T-800 6x4 / Spartan ER / US Tanker elliptical (1500/3000)
- Brush 2 - 1990 Ford F-350 / Smeal (port/200) (Ex-Brush 1)
- Engine 4 (Parade) - 1946 Diamond T / Maxim pumper
Station 3 - 35 Clark Street, Milldale[]
Opened 1993 / Milldale Volunteer Engine Company No. 3 (Career)
- Engine 31 - 2012 Sutphen Monarch (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 11, ex-Engine 12)
- Ladder 3 (Reserve) - 2007 Pierce Lance 2000 6x4 (1250/200/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#18814) (Ex-Ladder 1)
- FD/PD Mobile Command Unit - 2012 International DuraStar / EVI walk-in
Station 5 - 72 River Street[]
Career
- Squad 5 - 2021 Sutphen Monarch Extreme Duty 7310 (1500/750) (SN#HS-6679) (Ex-Squad 1)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2005 Freightliner M2 / Pierce Contender walk-in rescue (Transferred to East Granby Fire Department)
- 2005 Pierce Lance walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 3, ex-Rescue 1)
- 1999 Dodge Ram 4x4
- 1999 Pierce Lance 2000 pumper (1500/500) (SN#ED123-01, 02 or 03) (Ex-Engine 61, ex-Engine 31, ex-Engine 12, ex-Engine 11) (Sold to Omaha Volunteer Fire Department (Arkansas))
- 1999 Pierce Lance 2000 pumper (1500/500) (SN#ED123-01, 02 or 03) (Ex-Engine 21, ex-Engine 11)
- 1999 Pierce Lance 2000 pumper (1500/500) (SN#ED123-01, 02 or 03) (Ex-Engine 51, ex-Engine 11) (Sold to the Meriden Fire Department (Connecticut))
- 1998 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/500) (SN#EB368) (Ex-Engine 31, ex-Engine 11)
- 1993 Pierce Lance aerial (1500/-/100' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Ladder 1, ex-Ladder 3)
- 1992 Pierce Lance pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 52)
- 1990 Pierce Lance pumper-tanker (1250/2000) (Ex-Engine 22) (Sold to Walnut Grove Fire Protection District (Missouri))
- 1989 Maxim F pumper (1250/750)
- 1988 Pierce Lance pumper (1250/500/50' Tele-Squrt) (Sold to Adah Volunteer Fire Department)
- 1985 GMC Brigadier / Ranger walk-in rescue
- 1984 Ford E / Southern ambulance
- 1983 Ford C / FMC pumper
- 1975 Dodge Power Wagon / Pierce mini-pumper (500/200) (SN#8521C) (Retired and sold 2019)
- 1974 Maxim F pumper
- 1970 Ward LaFrance pumper
- 1979 Ford F / American pumper (1000 front-mount/750)
- 197? Ford walk-around rescue
- 1968 Mack CF pumper (1000/500) (SN#CF608F-1015) (Sold to a mobile pizza company in Massachusetts)
- 1960 Maxim F pumper (750/500) (Sold to Corinth Fire Department (Vermont))
- 1911 Knox chemical engine
- Diamond REO pumper