Bantam Fire Company

==Area Served ==
The Bantam Fire Company is one of four fire departments serving the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut. Serving the Borough of Bantam, BFC responds to a small historic community, which includes large homes overlooking Bantam Lake (most of which is actually in Morris), and provides ambulances to the Borough and on a mutual-aid-basis.
==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Fire Station (2 buildings next door to each other)	822 Bantam Road	1917-1920 	Became retail space for the Arethusa Dairy
Fire Station 	828 Bantam Road	1920-1992 	Became a restaurant; severely damaged in 1989 tornado
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station - 92 Doyle Road===
:Utility 32 - 2019 Ford F-250 4x4 / Reading / Gowans-Knight upfit
:Tanker 33 - 2016 Freightliner 114SD 6x4 / US Tanker dryside (1500/2500)
:Engine 34 - 1986 Ford F-350 / 4-Guys (160/250)
:Engine 35 - 2001 Spartan Gladiator / Gowans-Knight / 2015 Gowans-Knight refurb (1500/1000)
:Engine 36 - 2009 Spartan Gladiator / Crimson (1500/1000/20F)
:Ambulance 37 - 2022 Ford E-450 / Horton
:Rescue 38 - 2022 Spartan FC-94 / 1995 4-Guys / 2022 Gowans-Knight refurb/remount walk-in
:Ambulance 39 - 2014 Ford F-450 / Horton
:Marine 1 - 17' McKee Fireboat
:Marine 2 - Mercury Defender inflatable
:Antique - 1922 Brockway Torpedo / American LaFrance Type 39 chemical engine (60/?) (SN#3759)
:HazMat Trailer
==Retired Apparatus==
:2006 Ford E-450 / Life Line ambulance (Ex-Ambulance 37)
:2002 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 / Gowans-Knight upfit (Ex-Utility 32, retired 2019; transferred to Litchfield Public Works)
:1997 Ford E-350 / Horton ambulance (Sold to Smithfield Fire Department (Rhode Island))
:1995 Freightliner FL 70 / 4-Guys 18' walk-in rescue (Body re-mounted on new Spartan chassis in 2022) (Ex-Rescue 38)
:1986 GMC Brigadier / 4-Guys tanker (1000/1800) (Ex-Tanker 33) (Sold to Killeen Fire Department)
:1979 Duplex / Oren Grumman pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Engine 36) (Sold to East Burke Volunteer Fire Brigade)
:1971 Maxim F-Model pumper (1000/1000) (Ex-Engine 35) (Sold to a collector in Massachusetts)
:1966 Chevrolet / FD-built tanker (300/1500)
:1962 International Travelette mini-pumper (500/?)
:1951 Ford F-Series / Darley pumper (500/600)
:1947 Cadillac ambulance
:1941 Mack E-Series city service ladder (750/100) (Ex-Stratford Fire Department (Connecticut), ex-Litchfield Fire Company (Connecticut))
==External Links==
*Bantam Fire Company
*Bantam Fire Company Facebook page
Category:Litchfield County
Category:Connecticut departments operating 4-Guys apparatus
Category:Departments operating American LaFrance antique or parade apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Gowans-Knight apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating US Tanker apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Former operators of Darley apparatus
Category:Former operators of Grumman apparatus
Category:Former operators of Mack apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus
Category:Former operators of Oren apparatus