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MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT MANCHESTER FIRE & 8TH UTILITIES MERGED 7/1/2023 |
HISTORY: Organized in 1897 as the South Manchester Fire Department (vol) Changed to the Town of Manchester Fire Department in 1957 at which time the department become career Changed to Town of Manchester Fire-Rescue-EMS in 1997 Merged with 8th Utilities to form Manchester Fire Department July 1, 2023 |
| Population: 58,241 | Area: 27.7 Sq Miles | Ambulance Provicer: ASM Ambulance |
| Call Volume: 10,140 in 2023 | Members: 96 Full Time Work Schedule: 24 hrs shifts (1-2-1-4) Shift Strength: 24 |      |
| Official Website | Frequency: 452.775 | Dispatched by: |
| Apparatus Staffing: all engines have 1 officer/2 firefighters - ladder companies have 1 officer/3 firefighters - Battalion Chief does not have an aide |
| FIRE AND INCIDENT PHOTOS |
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STATION |
LOCATION |
PHOTOS |
| Station 1 | 138 McKee Street (opened 1966) - (E1, E7) |  |
| Station 1 Annex | next to Station 1 - (Rhb1, Emrg Mngmnt, CERT CP) |  |
| Station 2 (HQ) | 75 Center Street (opened 1963) - (Tr2, Tr12, C20) |  |
| Station 3 | 11 Weaver Road (opened 1967) - (E3, E8, E11) |  |
| Station 4 | 105 Highland Street (opened 1996) - (E4, UTV) |  |
| Station 5 | 331 Tolland Turnpike (opened in 1991) - (E9, Tr15, Sq2) |  |
| Station 6 | 138 Main Street (opened 1998 - ex 8th Utilities) - (E6, E8, Sq1) |  |
| Station 7 | 1039 Tolland Turnpike - (opened 1976, ex 8th Utilities) - (E7, E10) |  |
| Shops and Training | 357R Hilliard Street | NO PHOTO |
| Fleet photo | taken October 2021 |   |
| Museum | Pine Street at Hartford Road |  |
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UNIT ID |
SPECIFICATIONS |
PHOTOS |
| ENGINES | ||
| Engine 1 | 2018 Pierce Saber 1500/1000 (stock model purch 2019, ex 8th Utilities E1/MFDE7) |   |
| Engine 3 | 2017 Spartan Gladiator/Marion 2000/500 (exE4) |  |
| Engine 4 | 2021 Pierce Saber 1500/1000 (ex 8th Utilities E2/MFD E6) |  |
| Engine 6 | 2021 Spartan MetroStar/Marion 2000/500 (exE3) |   |
| Engine 7 | 2022 Spartan MetroStar/Marion 2000/750 (exE1) |  |
| Engine 8 | 2015 Pierce Arrow 2000/500 (volunteer engine, ex 8th Utilities Sq5) |   |
| Engine 9 | 2016 Spartan Gladiator/Marion 2000/500 (exE5) |  |
| Engine 10 | 2012 Sutphen 2000/600 (rsv - exE3/E1/E7) |  |
| Engine 11 | 2012 Sutphen 1500/600 (rsv - exE1) |  |
| LADDERS | ||
| On Order | E-One Metro 100' RM ladder truck ordered July 2023 |  |
| Truck 2 | 2018 Pierce Velocity 105' RMA |  |
| Truck 12 | 1999 Pierce Dash 2000/400/105' RMA (ex Q3/Tr2/Tr6) |   |
| Truck 15 | 2003 E-One Cyclone II 2000/280/95' tower-ladder (acquired in 2004 after So.Windsor FD cancelled their order for the truck - ex 8th Utilites/Twr1) |
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| SPECIAL UNITS | ||
| Unit 8 | 2016 Ford F-550/2000 EVI 250/275 (remounted from 2000 Ford ex 8th Utilities R7) |
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| OTHER | ||
| Car 4 | 2024 Ford F-150 4X4 - fire marshal |  |
| Car 5 | 2021 Ford F-250 utility - EMS Battalion Chief (exSq1) |  |
| Car 20 | 2022 Chevy Suburban - Shift Commanders vehicle |  |
| Squad 1 | 2019 Chevy Suburban (ex 8th Utilities Sq1/Sq9) |  |
| Squad 2 | 2012 Chevy Tahoe |  |
RETIRED APPARATUS / FORMER STATIONS |
MFD STATION ADDRESS/INFO |
STATION |
PHOTOS |
| 230 Pine St at Hartford Rd (now Ct Fire Museum) opened in 1901 and closed in 1966 | Station 1 | NO PHOTO |
| Center St behind town hall opened in 1909 and closed in 1963 | Station 2 | NO PHOTO |
| Purnell Place opened in 1906 and closed in 1923 | Station 3 | NO PHOTO |
| 153 Spruce St opened 1923 and closed in 1967 | Station 3 | NO PHOTO |
| School St opened 1906 and burned to the ground in 1909 | Station 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 19 School Street (opened 1917, modified 1979, closed September 27, 1995) | Station 4 |  |
| 1039 Tolland Tpke - opened 1976 and was turned over to MFD 8th in 1990 | Station 5 | NO PHOTO |
8TH UTILITIES STATION ADDRESS/INFO |
STATION |
PHOTOS |
| 357R Hilliard Street (opened 1978 - closed 2023 when depts merged) | Station 2 |  |
| 32 Main Street (opened 1921 - closed 2023 when depts merged) | HQ, Station 4 |  |
MFD ENGINES BY YEAR |
ASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| 1909 Pope-Hartford hose truck (1909-1918) | Engine 3 | NO PHOTO |
| 1911 tower (at museum) - This was a horse drawn piece until 1915, when it was motorized by a BritishAmerican tractor which was built in Rhode Island. It remained in service until 1958. | Hartford |  |
| 1912 White hose & chemical truck (retired 1950) | Hose 2 | NO PHOTO |
| 1912 Seagrave hose & chemical truck (retired 1921) | Engine 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1914 American LaFrance 350/chemical engine (1914-1942) | Engine 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 1918 American LaFrance 350/chemical engine (retired 1945) | Engine 3 | NO PHOTO |
| 1920 American LaFrance 350/chemical engine (retired 1950) | Engine 2 | NO PHOTO |
| 1921 Ahrens-Fox 750/chemical engine (retired 1951) | Engine 1 |  |
| 1942 American LaFrance 500 series 750/100 (1942-1964, became spare E4 from 1964-1972) | Engine 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 1945 American LaFrance 500 series 750/100 (1945 - 1966) | Engine 3 | NO PHOTO |
| 1950 American LaFrance 700 series 750/250 (originally E2, reassigned to E4 in 1964 and served until 1972 when it became Spare E4 and then eventually spare E6) |
Engine 2, 4, 6 | NO PHOTO |
| 1951 American LaFrance 700 series 750/250 (assigned to E4 in 1972, served to 1979) | Engine 1, 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 1959 American LaFrance 900 series 750/750 (retired 1990) | Engine 5 | NO PHOTO |
| 1964 American LaFrance 900 series 750/500 (assigned as Spare E7 in 1981) | Engine 2, 7 | NO PHOTO |
| 1966 American LaFrance 900 Series 750/500 | Engine 3 |  |
| 1971 American LaFrance 1000 series 1250/500 (retired 1990) | Engine 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1979 American LaFrance Century 1500/500 (1979-1999) | Engine 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 1981 American LaFrance Century 1500/750/90 foam w/cab roof mounted turret (retired 1999) | Engine 2 | NO PHOTO |
| 1990 American LaFrance 1500/500 (reassigned to E5 in 1999) | Engine 3, 5 | NO PHOTO |
| 1990 American LaFrance 1500/500 | Engine 7 |  |
| 1990 American LaFrance 1500/500 | Engine 1, 8 |
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| 1999 Pierce Saber 1500/500/40F | Engine 1, 5, 7 |  |
| 2006 American LaFrance Metropolitan 1500/750/20F | Engine 4, 7 |  |
8TH UTILITIES ENGINES BY YEAR |
ASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| 1888 Hand Cart | - |  |
| 1921 Mack AB hose & chemical tank truck, in service until 1936 | Engine 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1923 Mack AC "Bulldog" 500 GPM & chemical tank engine, in service until 1948 | Engine 2 | NO PHOTO |
| 1936 REO/Buffalo 500/100, became E3 in 1952, became E4 in 1960, in service until 1968 | Engine 1 |  |
| 1948 American LaFrance 700 series 750/250, in service until 1982 | Engine 2 |   |
| 1952 American LaFrance 700 series 750/300, in service until 1969 | Engine 1 |  |
| 1960 Ford C850/Farrar 750/500, in service until 1993 | Engine 3 |  |
| 1969 Mack CF 1000/500, refurb in 1987 to 1250 GPM & new Ranger body, in service until 2002 | Engine 1 |  |
| 1982 Mack CF 1500/500, in service until 2006 (acquired by Southport, ME) | Engine 2 |  |
| 1968 Mack CF 1000/500, in service until 2002 | Engine 4 |  |
| 1990 Mack MC/Saulsbury 1250/500, in service until 2015 (acquired by Helmet Peak, AZ) | Engine 6 |  |
| 1993 HME/Saulsbury 1500/500 | Engine 3 |  |
| 2002 E-One Cyclone II 1500/530 | Engine 4 |
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| 2002 E-One Cyclone II 1500/530 | Engine 1 |  |
| 2004 E-One Typhoon 1250/1000 (demo, acquired in 2006) | Engine 2 |  |
MFD LADDERS BY YEAR |
ASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| 1912 Seagrave 75' tillered aerial ladder (retired 1926) | Ladder 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1917 American LaFrance cities service ladder & chemical truck (1917-1952) | Ladder 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 1926 Seagrave cities service ladder & chemical truck (retired 1967) | Ladder 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1952 American LaFrance 700 series 200/150/75' (L4 from 1952 - 1967, then L1 - retired 1997) |
Ladder 1, 4 | NO PHOTO |
| 1967 American LaFrance 900 series 100' ladder (retired 1998) | Ladder 2 | NO PHOTO |
| 1989 American LaFrance 1500/500/75' RMA (served as E5 from 1990-1998, then served as L2 from 1998-1999 before becoming spare Quad 6) |
Engine 5, 2 |  |
| 1999 Pierce Dash 2000/400/105' RMA | Quint 1, Truck 6 |  |
| 2006 American LaFrance Metropolitan 1500/750/20F | Engine 2, 5, 8 |
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8TH UTILITIES LADDERS BY YEAR |
ASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| 1978 Mack CF/Baker 75' Tower, in service until 2004 (obtained by Barnstead, NH) | Tower 1 |  |
MFD RESCUES BY YEAR |
ASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| Ford F series bus - rehab unit | Rehab 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1977 Ford-American Modular rescue (1977-1986) | Rescue 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1986 Ford/1977 American Modular rescue body (retired 1998) | Rescue 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 2000 American LaFrance heavy rescue (sold to a dept in Canada) | Rescue 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 2000 American Eagle heavy rescue | Tac 2 | NO PHOTO |
| 2005 Ford F-550/MedicMaster | Medic 5, Squad 1 |  |
8TH UTILITES RESCUES BY YEAR |
AASSIGNMENTS |
PHOTOS |
| 1974 Chevy C50/E-One 250/500 (4th vehicle produced by E-One), in service until 1985 | Rescue 5 |  |
| 1974 Chevy C50/Bart Truck Equipment utility body (special hazards truck), in service 1986 to 2003 | Utility 1 |  |
| 1985 GMC 6000/1974 E-One body, in service until 1996 | Rescue 5 |  |
| 1985 GMC 6000/1986 Bart utility body, in service from 2003 to 2012 | Utility 1 | NO PHOTO |
| 1996 International 4900/Saulsbury 250/435 rescue/attack pumper | Rescue 5 |
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| 2000 Ford F550/EVI 250/275 (body remounted to 2016 Ford) | Rescue 7 |  |