Overview[]
The Volunteer Fire Department of Prospect serves the Town of Prospect, Connecticut. Prospect's firefighters serve a mainly rural and suburban community of about 10,000 immediately southeast of Waterbury, and 20 miles northwest of New Haven.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station- 26 New Haven Road[]
- Engine 1 "Pride of the Fleet" - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT (1250/1000/20A/40B) (SN#23962)
- Squad 3 "Jack of All Trades" – 2021 Pierce Enforcer PUC (1500/1000/30F) (SN#36037) (Ex-stock)
- Tanker 4 - 2015 Kenworth T800 6x4 / Pierce elliptical (1250/3000) (SN#28115)
- Engine 5 - 2019 Pierce Velocity 6x4 (1250/3000/30F) (SN#32967)
- Rescue 6 - 1993 Pierce Lance walk-in (SN#E7793)
- Brush 7 "Keepers of the Hill" - 1999 Ford F-550 4x4 / Gowans-Knight (18HP/300)
- Car 1 - 2016-18 Ford Explorer
- EMS 1 - 2014 Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD
- EMS 2 - 2021 Ford Explorer AWD
- Utility 1 - 2013 Ford F-350 4x4 utility body
- Ladder 1 (Antique) - 1915 American LaFrance Type 14 city-service (Ex-Naugatuck Fire Department, never in service in Prospect)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2006 Ford Explorer 4x4 (Ex-EMS 2)
- 2003 Ferrara Inferno pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Squad 3; retired 2022)
- 200? Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
- 1999 Pierce Lance 2000 pumper/tanker (1250/2000) (SN#10377/ED377) (Ex-Engine 5; retired 2019)
- 1991 Ford F / 3D mini-pumper (750/200) (Ex-Engine 2) (Sold to private owner in PA in 2005)
- 1987 Spartan / FMC Sentinel pumper (1500/1000) (Ex-Engine 1; retired and sold 2011)
- 1984 Ford E-350 / American Modular ambulance/rescue
- 1980 Ford Louisville / 1997 4-Guys elliptical tanker (250/2500) (Ex-Tanker 4; retired 2015)
- 1979 Ford C / Oren / Grumman pumper (1000/750) (Ex-Engine 3; retired 2003)
- 1974 Ford F-350 4x4 / Gowans-Knight mini-pumper (350/300) (Ex-Engine 2)
- 1964 Ford F-950 / Seagrave pumper (750/1000) (Ex-Engine 5)
- 1957 Ford F / Seagrave pumper (750/750)
- 1957 Ford F / Seagrave pumper (750/750)