Portland Fire Department (Connecticut)

==Overview==
The Portland Volunteer Fire Department serves the Town of Portland, a quiet suburban town in the central part of the state. Located directly across the Connecticut River from Middletown, Portland's firefighters serve a town of 8,700 that was once a major quarry town. Today, Portland is mainly residential, with a clearly-defined downtown, hundreds of acres of forestland, and the main quarry being a tourist attraction, especially in the summer months. They also respond frequently (along with the Middletown Fire Department), to the Arrigoni Bridge, a major link between between Portland and Middletown (and both sides of the river); and part of state Route 66, a busy link between the eastern and central parts of the state.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons. 
===Station 1 - 7 Middlesex Avenue===
:Engine 1 - 2015 Spartan Gladiator / 4-Guys (1500/750/20F)
:Ladder 1 - 2008 Pierce Velocity (2000/500/25F/75' rear-mount) (SN#20599)
:Rescue 1 - 1987 International S-Series / Ranger / 2007 Twin Lights Body Shop refurb walk-in
:Emergency 1 - 2017 Ford Expedition 4x4
:Utility 1 - 2022 Polaris Ranger 570 4x4 / Kimtek Medlite skid / Portland Highway Department
:Marine 7 - 2007 22' Boston Whaler Guardian (250/-) (Docked at a local marina in the warmer months)
:Antique - 1948 Mack E Type 45 pumper (500/300)
===Station 2 - 594 Main Street, Gildersleeve===
"Forever Red"
:Engine 2 - 1998 HME 1871 / Central States (1250/750)
:Emergency 2 - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
:Brush P-5 - 197? AM General 6x6 (Ex-Bethpage Fire Department, ex-Cromwell Fire Department (Connecticut))
:Fire Police 55 - 2001 Ford E-250 van
:Antique - 1954 Dodge / Zabek pumper (200/600)
===Station 3 - 169 Great Hill Road===
:Engine 3 - 1994 Freightliner FL 70 / 3D (1250/1000)
:Emergency 3 - 2017 Ford F-350 4x4 utility
:Tanker 6 - 2022 Freightliner M2 112 6x4 / Alexis wetside (1250/3000) (SN#2484)
:ATV 7 - 2006 Polaris Ranger 6x6 / Kimtek FireLite skid (100/75)
== On Order ==
* Engine 2 - 2023 Spartan / Marion 
== Retired Apparatus== 
: 2001 Ford F-150 4x4 (Ex-Car 7)
:1999 Ford F-550 4x4 / Summit walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 2, retired 2019)
: 1991 Ford Aerostar fire police
:1990 Peterbilt / Quality pumper (1250/750) (Ex-Engine 1, retired 2015)
:1990 Ford F-350 4x4 / Ranger mini-pumper (100/75) (Ex-Truck 7)
:1985 GMC General 6x4 / Saulsbury tanker (500/3000) (Ex-Tanker 6, retired 2023) (Sold to a private owner in New Jersey)
:1980 Hendrickson 1871C 6x4 / Pierce aerial (1500/300/75' Tele-Squrt) (SN#E0480) (Sold to Soddy-Daisy Fire Department)
:197? American LaFrance Century pumper
:197? International Scout brush
:1965 International FleetStar / Maxim pumper (1000/500)
:1962 International Cincinnati Cab / Maxim pumper (750/750)
:1960 Maxim F-Model pumper (750/750)
:1953 Autocar / Robinson tanker (250/2600) (Ex-oil company)
==External Links==
*Portland Fire Department
*Portland Fire Department Facebook page
==Station Map==
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