The mission of the Essex Fire Department is to provide the community with a trained staff of volunteer firefighter's that will deliver, in the most cost effective manner, fire safety and prevention education, fire emergency pre-planning, fire safety inspections, fire suppression and rescue services, and other emergency services as needed. At the present time, we operate with four pieces of apparatus and 34 fire department personnel managing our emergencies from fire alarms to hazardous material incidents. We also provide mutual aid to all neighboring departments in Chittenden County and anywhere else we are requested. We are on call 24 hours a day to handle any and all emergencies as reported. Operation of a fire department takes more than just responding to requests for our services.
Many activities go on behind the scenes at the fire station and in the community.
Some of these activities are listed below. Many hours are also committed by fire department personnel travelling to regional and national fire training schools. Our fire department is quickly attaining local, county and state recognition as one of the best programs available. The fire prevention committee is dedicated to reducing the amount of fire related incidents in our community and teaching home fire safety to all. A recent addition to the fire prevention committee has been the initiation of a juvenile fire setter program.