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WaterburyCT

History[]

Companies[]

Company Address In Service Notes
Engine 1, Truck 2 97 Burton Street 1896-1969 Engine 1, Truck 2 moved to 1979 North Main Street, building currently a private residence. Engine 1 disbanded 2021 to form Squad 9.
Engine 2 40 Scovill Street ?-1923 Engine 2 moved to 519 East Main Street, building demolished.
Engine 3 288 Washington Avenue 1903-1968 Company moved to 823 Baldwin Street, company disbanded in 1968, building demolished.
Engine 4 904 Bank Street ?-1907 Engine 4 moved to 823 Baldwin Street, building became private residence, currently a VFW Post.
Engine 5 325 Baldwin Street ?-1928 Engine 5 moved to new quarters at 1956 East Main Street, building became private residence, currently a Hindu temple
Engine 6 638 East Main Street ?-1905 Engine 6 moved to 431 Willow Street, building currently a commercial property
Engine 9 1551 Thomaston Avenue ?-1969 Engine 9 moved to 1979 North Main Street, disbanded to form Rescue 9, building currently IAFF Local 1339 Union Hall
Engine 10 26 Field Street 1928-2009 Company Disbanded in 2009, building currently Waterbury Fire Headquarters, quarters of Truck 1 and Car 5 (1st Battalion Deputy Chief)

Department Profile[]

The Waterbury Fire Department (WFD) protects the City of Waterbury, and is the fifth largest fire department in the US State of Connecticut. Operating from 9 stations it is comprised of the following units:

  • 7 Engine Companies (E2, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E11)
  • 3 Truck Companies
    • 2x 100' rear-mount aerials (T1, T3)
    • 1x 93' mid-mount platform (T2)
  • 1 Rescue Company (R9 / RE1)
  • 1 Battalion (B2)
  • 1 Deputy (Shift Commander) (C5)

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

1st Battalion[]

Fire Station 4 / Bureau of Instruction & Training - 823 Baldwin Street (South End/Washington Hill)[]

Built 1907

Engine 4 - 2019 Spartan Metro Star / Gowans-Knight (1500/500)
Utility 4 - 2007 Ford F-550 4x4
Car 6 (Battalion Chief, Director of Training) - 2022 Ford Explorer AWD
Car 61 (Training Captain) - 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 2)
Car 62 (Training Captain) - 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe (Ex-Car 5, ex-Car 3)

Fire Station 6 - 431 Willow Street (Overlook)[]

Built 1905

Engine 6 - 2013 Spartan Metro Star / Gowans-Knight (1500/500)

Fire Station 8 - 197 Bunker Hill Avenue (Bunker Hill)[]

Built 1919

Engine 8 - 2014 Spartan Metro Star / Gowans-Knight (1500/500)

Fire Station 10 / Fire Headquarters - 26 Field Street (Downtown)[]

Truck 1 - 2022 E-One Typhoon Metro 100 (-/-/100' rear-mount aerial)
Car 1 (Chief of Department) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe
Car 2 (Assistant Chief) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe
Car 5 (Deputy Chief, Operations) - 2022 Ford F-350 4x4 w/ ARE canopy
Car 8 (Deputy Chief, Admin) - 2022 Ford Explorer AWD
Car 9 (Executive Officer) - 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Car 10 (Admin Captain) - 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Car 11 (Admin Captain/Chief's Aide) - 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4

Fire Station 11 - 740 Highland Avenue (Town Plot)[]

Engine 11 - 2010 Spartan Gladiator / Gowans-Knight (1500/500)
Engine 24 (Reserve) - 2000 Seagrave Marauder (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 6)

Bureau of Fire Prevention - 185 South Main Street (Downtown)[]

Car 4 (Fire Marshal) - 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Fire Inspector - 2006 Ford Taurus
Fire Inspector - 2007 Chevrolet Malibu
Fire Inspector - 2006 Ford Taurus
Fire Inspector - 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
Fire Inspector - 2005 Ford Crown Victoria
Fire Inspector - 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
Fire Investigation Unit - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 2)

Bureau of Automotive Maintenance and Service - 526 Huntingdon Avenue (Waterville)[]

Maintenance Unit 1 - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Reading walk-around w/ Palfinger crane
Maintenance Unit 2 - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD 4x4
Maintenance Unit 3 - 2007 Chevrolet C4500 4x4 walk-around
Truck 4 (Spare) - 2008 Seagrave Marauder II (-/-/100' Force rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 3)
Truck 5 (Spare) - 1999 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/300/105' rear-mount) (SN#10652/ED652) (Ex-Naugatuck Fire Department)
Car 7 - (Master Mechanic) - 2008 Ford Crown Victoria
Haz-Mat. Decon. Unit 9 - 2005 Freightliner M2 106 / Pierce Contender walk-in (SN#16638-xx) (Part of the State Hazmat Task Force)
Engine 21 (Spare) - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT (2000/500) (SN#19312) (Ex-Engine 1)
Engine 27 (Spare) - 2003 Seagrave Marauder (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 7)
Car 51 (Support Unit) - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 (Ex-Car 5)
Foam Trailer - 2006 UPF (500/-/500B) (Part of the state foam trailer program)

2nd Battalion[]

Fire Station 1 - 1979 North Main Street (North Side / Lakewood)[]

Haz-Mat. Trailer 1 - 2006 TN Trailers
Truck 2 - 2022 Spartan Gladiator / LTC (-/-/93' mid-mount platform)
Utility Unit 2 - 2003 Ford F-550 4x4
Haz-Mat. Trailer 2 - 2013 American Haulers
Rescue 9 - 2006 Seagrave Marauder II 6x4 / 2023 Command Fire Apparatus refurb walk-around (750/500/40F) (Ex-Bellmawr Fire Department)
Collapse Rescue Unit 9 - 2022 Ford F-750 box truck
Haz-Mat. Unit 9 - 2000 Freightliner FL 106 / Hackney walk-around
Haz-Mat. Decon. Trailer - 2002 decon trailer (Part of the State Hazmat Task Force)

Fire Station 2 - 519 East Main Street (East End)[]

Built 1922

Engine 2 - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT (2000/500) (SN#19368)
Truck 3 - 2008 Seagrave Marauder II 6x4 (-/-/100' Force rear-mount aerial) (Ex-Truck 1)

Fire Station 5 - 1956 East Main Street (East End)[]

Engine 5 - 2006 Seagrave (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 10)

Fire Station 7 - 315 Walnut Street (Long Hill / North End)[]

Built 1919

Car 3 (Battalion Chief, 2nd Battalion) - 2022 Ford F-350 4x4 w/ ARE canopy
Engine 7 - 2021 Spartan Metro Star / Gowans-Knight (1500/500)

Retired Apparatus[]

2010 Spartan Gladiator / Gowans-Knight walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 9)
2009 Chevrolet Malibu
2009 Pierce Velocity pumper (2000/750) (SN#21264) (Ex-Squad 9) (Ex-Greenwich Fire Department (Connecticut))
2006 Seagrave Concorde (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 4) (Ex-Baltimore City Fire Department)
2006 Ford Crown Victoria
2005 American LaFrance Eagle aerial (-/-/93' LTI mid-mount platform) (Ex-Truck 2)
1999 Seagrave 6x4 aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Truck 1) (Destroyed in accident on May 19, 2007 resulting in LODD)
1997 Seagrave pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 28, ex-Engine 8)
1997 Seagrave 6x4 / PL Custom walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 9)
1997 Seagrave pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 15, ex-Engine 5)
1995 Seagrave JB-50DH pumper (1500/500) (SN#78682) (Ex-Engine 16, ex-Engine 7)
1995 Ford F-250 4x4 (Ex-Utility Unit 4, ex-Maintenance Unit 2)
1992 KME Renegade pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Woodbury Fire Department (Connecticut), acquired 2013 as a reserve)
1990 E-One Hurricane aerial (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 6, ex-Truck 3)
1990 Spartan Monarch 6x4 aerial (-/-/100' LTI rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Truck 5, ex-Truck 2)
1989 American LaFrance Century 2000 pumper (2000/500) (SN#2046) (Ex-Engine 22, ex-Engine 2)
1989 American LaFrance Century 2000 pumper (2000/500) (Ex-Engine 11) (Originally had a 75' Water Chief rear-mount aerial, was removed at some point) (SN#2012)
1989 American LaFrance Century 2000 aerial (-/-/100' mid-mount ladder) (Ex-Truck 4, ex-Truck 2, ex-Truck 1)
1989 E-One pumper (1500/500/50' TeleBoom) (Ex-Engine 1)
1989 E-One pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 16, ex-Engine 6)
1988 American LaFrance Century 2000 pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 12, ex-Engine 10) (Destroyed in accident on May 19, 2007 resulting in LODD) (SN#2018)
1986 Ford stake bed collapse unit
1984 Hahn / FMC pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 3)
1980 American LaFrance walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 9) (Ex-Hartford Fire Department (Connecticut))
1975 American LaFrance Century pumper (1250/1800) (Sold to Middlebury Fire Department (Connecticut))
1974 Hahn (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 6)
1974 American LaFrance / refurb aerial (-/-/100' mid-mount ladder) (Ex-Truck 4, ex-Truck 3)
197? International walk-around hazmat
1967 American LaFrance (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 9)
1956 American LaFrance 7-85-AEO aerial (-/-/85' mid-mount) (SN#9436)
1951 American LaFrance 775-PGC pumper (750/?) (SN#L-4374) (Ex-Engine 9)
1938 American LaFrance 512THSO aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn) (SN#8032) (Ex-Truck 1)

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