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The Bolton
Fire Department is comprised of approximately fifty dedicated community
service oriented men and women.
We enjoy full-time employment as local business owners, accountants,
town employees, retired firefighters from FDNY and West Hartford, electrical and civil
engineers, EMT’s and paramedics, various branches of the fire service,
homemakers, students, moms and dads.
We serve the more than 5,000 Bolton residents, visitors
and commuters including those on Routes 6, 44 and I-384. We provide around the clock response
to fire, medical and environmental emergencies. Our mission is to minimize loss of
life and property.
Each year we
respond to more than 400 fire and emergency medical service calls. We respond to many mutual aid requests
from Manchester, Hebron, Andover, Coventry and Vernon. Emergency response personnel are
trained in various capacities including firefighting, basic medical life
support, water rescue, vehicle extrication, fire investigation, hazardous
material response, search & rescue and others. Many members are cross-trained
firefighter/EMTs. Training is
provided during weekly drills and through classes at the Connecticut Fire Academy. Training is mandated by the state and
is both rigorous and extensive.
The fire
station, located at 168 Bolton Center Road, is home to three engine-tankers
(ETs 134, 234, and 334), one heavy rescue truck (R 134), one light
rescue/mobile command vehicle (S 134), one pickup truck, and two brushfire
vehicles. The ETs carry a combined
4,000 gallons of water and have pumps that are capable of discharging all of
that water in 4 minutes! Unlike
larger suburban towns, Bolton has no public water
supply and therefore no fire hydrants.
We must carry our water to the fire. Every drop is precious. We fill our ETs from several local
ponds including Tinker Pond and Bolton Lake.
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