Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (Connecticut)

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==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
243 	15 Nutmeg Drive	?-2016 	Rented garage bay in a commercial building
243 	3 Nutmeg Drive 	2016-present	Station was formerly a septic company building, the department renovated and occupied it in 2016
==Area Served==
The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department is one of two fire departments serving the Town of Ellington. Along with the Crystal Lake Volunteer Fire Department in the northeast part of town, EVFD serves a population of 13,000 living in a primarily rural/residential community approximately 15 miles northeast of Hartford.
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station 43 - 29 Main Street===
: Squad 143 "Same Day Service" - 2019 Sutphen Monarch (1500/1000/30F) (SN#HS-6229)
:Tanker 143 - 2007 Kenworth T800 6x4 / US Tanker elliptical (1500/3000)
:Rescue 143 - 2001 Pierce Quantum walk-around (SN#11770)
:Service 143 - 2014 Ford F-550 4x4 / Knapheide
: Forestry 243 - 1996 GMC Sierra K3500
: Special Hazards 143 - Car-Mate trailer
:Hazmat Unit 32 - 2007 Ford F-550 utility body walk-around (Part of the Capitol Region Hazmat Team)
:UTV 143 - 2013 Polaris Ranger 6x6 / Kimtek Firelite skid
File:Ellington squad 143.JPG|Squad 143 - 2019 Sutphen 
File:Ellington rescue 143.JPG|Rescue 143 - 2001 Pierce Quantum 
File:Ellington tanker 143.JPG|Tanker 143 - 2007 Kenworth / US Tanker 
File:Ellington service 143.jpg|Service 143 - 2014 Ford F-550 / Knapheide 
File:Ellington UTV 143.JPG|UTV 143 - 2013 Polaris Ranger 6x6 
===Station 243 - 6 Nutmeg Drive===
:Engine 143 - 2021 Freightliner M2 106 4x4 / KME (1500/500)
:Truck 143 - 2010 Spartan Gladiator Evolution / Crimson 6x4 (1500/400/103' rear-mount)
:Engine 243 (Reserve) - 1991 Pierce Arrow (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 143)
:Squad 243 - 2020 Sutphen Monarch (1500/1000/30F)
:Service 243 - 2016 Ford F-350 4x4 / Knapheide EMS responder
File:Ellington squad 243.JPG|Squad 243 - 2020 Sutphen 
File:Ellington truck 143.jpg|Truck 143 - 2010 Spartan Gladiator Evolution / Crimson 
File:Ellington service 243.jpg|Service 243 - 2016 Ford F-350 / Knapheide
==Retired Apparatus==
:1997 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/1000/30F) (SN#EA418) (Ex-Engine-Tank 143, retired 2019)
:1996 GMC Sierra K2500 EMS responder (Ex-Rescue 243, retired 2014)
:1986 AM General HMMWV brush (250/200)
:1981 Ford L / Saulsbury walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 143, retired 2001)
:1975 American LaFrance Century pumper (1000/1000) (Ex-Engine-Tank 243, retired 2010 and now preserved at the Connecticut Fire Museum) (Reportedly the first Century model ever made)
:1970 Brockway / Farrar / 1995 EJ Murphy refurb tanker (500/3000) (Ex-Tanker 143, retired 2007)
:1966 International LoadStar / Standard Welding forestry (250/400) (Ex-CT Light & Power Co.)
:1966 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/1000) (Ex-Engine-Tank 143, retired 1997)
:1958 GMC tanker (-/2300) (Ex-Oil tanker)
:1946 American LaFrance Type 600 pumper (500/300)
:1937 Chevrolet / FD-built pumper
:1926 Foamite-Childs pumper (500/100) (Sold to Madison Hose Company No. 1 (Connecticut)) 
Category:Tolland County
Category:Connecticut departments operating Kimtek apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Sutphen apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating US Tanker apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Farrar apparatus
Category:Former operators of Foamite-Childs apparatus
Category:Former operators of Saulsbury apparatus