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MANCHESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT
MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT

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: 59,948 - Area: 27.7 Sq Miles - Members: 104 Full Time - Work Schedule: 24 hrs shifts (1-2-1-4) Official Website
Call Volume: 10,504 (2024) - Frequency: 452.775 - Dispatched by Fire Alarm at police station
Shift Staffing: 24 - Battalion Chief - officer/3 firefighters on E1, E3, E4, E6, E7 - officer/4 firefighters on Tr2 and Tr5
FIRE SCENE PHOTOS
STATIONS PHOTOS
Station 1 - 138 McKee Street (opened 1966) - (E1, Tr12)
Station 1 Annex - next to Station 1 - (Emergency Management)
Station 2 (HQ) - 75 Center Street (opened 1963) - (Tr2, E9, C20)
Station 3 - 11 Weaver Road (opened 1967) - (E3, E11)
Station 4 - 105 Highland Street (opened 1996) - (E4, Svc1)
Station 5 - 331 Tolland Turnpike (opened in 1991) - (Tr5, E8, Sq2)
Station 6 - 138 Main Street (opened 1998 - ex 8th Utilities) - (E6, Svc2, Tr15, U8)
Station 7 - 1039 Tolland Turnpike - (opened 1976, ex 8th Utilities) - (E7, E10)
Shops and Training - 361 Hilliard Street (C7) NO PHOTO
APPARATUS PHOTOS
ENGINES  
Engine 1- 2018 Pierce Saber 1500/1000 (#32896) (stock model purch 2019, ex 8th Utilities E1/MFDE7)
Engine 3- 2026 Sutphen Monarch 1500/1000
ex Engine 3- 2017 Spartan Gladiator/Marion 2000/500 (exE4)
Engine 4- 2021 Pierce Saber 1500/1000 (#35690) (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 (#28495) (volunteer engine, ex 8th Utilities Sq5)
Engine 9- 2016 Spartan Gladiator/Marion 2000/500 (#H12034) (exE5)
Engine 10- 2012 Sutphen 2000/600 (rsv - exE3/E1/E7)
Engine 11- 2012 Sutphen 1500/600 (#HS-5032) (rsv - exE1)
LADDERS  
Truck 2- 2026 E-One 100' RMA NO PHOTO
ex Truck 2- 2018 Pierce Velocity 105' RMA (#31418)
Truck 5- 2011 Sutphen 100' MM Tower (Ex-Cumru Township Fire Department PA, acquired 2025)
Truck 12- 1999 Pierce Dash 2000/400/105' RMA (#10235-02) (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)
SPECIAL UNITS  
Unit 8- 2016 Ford F-550/2000 EVI 250/275 (remounted from 2000 Ford ex 8th Utilities R7)
SHIFT COMMANDER  
Car 20- 2022 Chevy Suburban - Shift Commanders vehicle
SUPPORT/UTILITY  
Car 4- 2024 Ford F-150 4X4 - fire marshal
Car 5- 2021 Ford F-250 utility - EMS Battalion Chief (exSq1)
Car 7- 2025 Ford F-550 utility (Master Mechanic)
Fire Investigation Unit- Ford converted ambulance
Squad 1- 2019 Chevy Suburban (ex 8th Utilities Sq1/Sq9)
Squad 2- 2012 Chevy Tahoe
FIRE MUSEUM  
Pine Street at Hartford Road
RETIRED APPARATUS / STATIONS
MANCHESTER FIRE DEPT STATIONS PHOTOS
Station 1- 230 Pine St at Hartford Rd (now Ct Fire Museum) opened in 1901 and closed in 1966 NO PHOTO
Station 2- Center St behind town hall opened in 1909 and closed in 1963 NO PHOTO
Station 3- Purnell Place opened in 1906 and closed in 1923 NO PHOTO
Station 3- 153 Spruce St opened 1923 and closed in 1967 NO PHOTO
Station 4- School St opened 1906 and burned to the ground in 1909 NO PHOTO
Station 4- 19 School Street (opened 1917, modified 1979, closed September 27, 1995)
Station 5- 1039 Tolland Tpke - opened 1976 and was turned over to MFD 8th in 1990 NO PHOTO
8TH UTILITIES STATIONS PHOTOS
Station 2 -357R Hilliard Street (opened 1978 - closed 2023 when depts merged)
Headquarters, Station 4 - 332 Main Street (opened 1921 - closed 2023 when depts merged)
MANCHESTER FD ENGINES BY YEAR PHOTOS
Engine 3- 1909 Pope-Hartford hose truck (1909-1918) NO PHOTO
Hartford- 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.
Hose 2- 1912 White hose & chemical truck (retired 1950) NO PHOTO
Engine 1- 1912 Seagrave hose & chemical truck (retired 1921) NO PHOTO
Engine 4- 1914 American LaFrance 350/chemical engine (1914-1942) NO PHOTO
Engine 3- 1918 American LaFrance 350/chemical engine (retired 1945) NO PHOTO
Engine 2- 1920 American LaFrance 350/chemical engine (retired 1950) NO PHOTO
Engine 1- 1921 Ahrens-Fox 750/chemical engine (#979) (retired 1951)
Engine 4- 1942 American LaFrance 500 series 750/100 (1942-1964, became spare E4 from 1964-1972) NO PHOTO
Engine 3- 1945 American LaFrance 500 series 750/100 (1945 - 1966) NO PHOTO
Engine 2, 4, 6- 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)		 NO PHOTO
Engine 1, 4- 1951 American LaFrance 700 series 750/250 (assigned to E4 in 1972, served to 1979) NO PHOTO
Engine 5- 1959 American LaFrance 900 series 750/750 (retired 1990) NO PHOTO
Engine 2, 7- 1964 American LaFrance 900 series 750/500 (assigned as Spare E7 in 1981) NO PHOTO
Engine 3- 1966 American LaFrance 900 Series 750/500
Engine 1- 1971 American LaFrance 1000 series 1250/500 (retired 1990) NO PHOTO
Engine 4- 1979 American LaFrance Century 1500/500 (1979-1999) NO PHOTO
Engine 2- 1981 American LaFrance Century 1500/750/90 foam w/cab roof mounted turret (retired 1999) NO PHOTO
Engine 3, 5- 1990 American LaFrance 1500/500 (reassigned to E5 in 1999) NO PHOTO
Engine 7- 1990 American LaFrance 1500/500
Engine 1, 8- 1990 American LaFrance 1500/500
Engine 1, 5, 7- 1999 Pierce Saber 1500/500/40F
Engine 4, 7- 2006 American LaFrance Metropolitan 1500/750/20F

Engine 2, 5, 8- 2006 American LaFrance Metropolitan 1500/750/20F
8TH UTILITIES ENGINES BY YEAR PHOTOS
1888 Hand Cart
Engine 1- 1921 Mack AB hose and chemical tank truck, in service until 1936 NO PHOTO
Engine 2- 1923 Mack AC "Bulldog" 500 GPM and chemical tank engine, in service until 1948 NO PHOTO
Engine 1- 1936 REO/Buffalo 500/100, became E3 in 1952, became E4 in 1960, in service until 1968
Engine 2- 1948 American LaFrance 700 series 750/250, in service until 1982
Engine 1- 1952 American LaFrance 700 series 750/300, in service until 1969
Engine 3- 1960 Ford C850/Farrar 750/500, in service until 1993
Engine 1- 1969 Mack CF 1000/500, refurb in 1987 to 1250 GPM with new Ranger body, in service until 2002
Engine 2- 1982 Mack CF 1500/500, in service until 2006 (acquired by Southport, ME)
Engine 4- 1968 Mack CF 1000/500, in service until 2002
Engine 6- 1990 Mack MC/Saulsbury 1250/500, in service until 2015 (acquired by Helmet Peak, AZ)
Engine 3- 1993 HME/Saulsbury 1500/500
Engine 4- 2002 E-One Cyclone II 1500/530
Engine 1- 2002 E-One Cyclone II 1500/530
Engine 2- 2004 E-One Typhoon 1250/1000 (demo, acquired in 2006)
MANCHESTER FD LADDERS BY YEAR PHOTOS
Ladder 1- 1912 Seagrave 75' TDA (retired 1926) NO PHOTO
Ladder 4- 1917 American LaFrance city service ladder and chemical truck (1917-1952) NO PHOTO
Ladder 1- 1926 Seagrave city service ladder and chemical truck (retired 1967) NO PHOTO
Ladder 1, 4- 1952 American LaFrance 700 series 200/150/75' (L4 from 1952 - 1967, L1 - 1952- 1997) NO PHOTO
Ladder 2- 1967 American LaFrance 900 series 100' (retired 1998) NO PHOTO
Engine 5, 2, Quad 6- 1989 American LaFrance 1500/500/75' RMA
Quint 1, Truck 6- 1999 Pierce Dash 2000/400/105' RMA
8TH UTILITIES LADDERS BY YEAR PHOTOS
Tower 1- 1978 Mack CF/Baker 75' Aerialscope, in service until 2004 (to Barnstead, NH)
MANCHESTER FD SPECIAL UNITS BY YEAR PHOTOS
Rehab 1- Ford F series bus - rehab unit NO PHOTO
Rescue 1- 1977 Ford-American Modular rescue (1977-1986) NO PHOTO
Rescue 1- 1986 Ford/1977 American Modular rescue body (retired 1998) NO PHOTO
Rescue 1- 2000 American LaFrance heavy rescue (sold to a dept in Canada) NO PHOTO
Tac 2- 2000 American Eagle heavy rescue NO PHOTO
Medic 5, Squad 1- 2005 Ford F-550/MedicMaster
8TH UTILITIES SPECIAL UNITS BY YEARPHOTOS
Rescue 5- 1974 Chevy C50/E-One 250/500 (4th vehicle produced by E-One), in service until 1985
Utility 1- 1974 Chevy C50/Bart Truck Equipment utility body (special hazards), in service 1986 to 2003
Rescue 5- 1985 GMC 6000/1974 E-One rescue, in service until 1996
Utility 1- 1985 GMC 6000/1986 Bart utility body, in service from 2003 to 2012  NO PHOTO
Rescue 5- 1996 International 4900/Saulsbury 250/435 rescue/attack pumper
Rescue 7- 2000 Ford F-550/EVI 250/275 (body remounted to 2016 Ford)

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