Chaffinch Island Fire Department

==History==
The Chaffinch Island Fire Department was a one-man operation located in the Town of Guilford, Connecticut. Guilford resident Francis E. Ingals purchased fire equipment to protect his own isolated property and was asked by other area residents to assist them if needed. He operated from his own home and purchased a pumper in 1931. After the Town Council allegedly voted down a request to pay a repair bill, Ingals sold his truck and ended his fire service.
==Apparatus==
:1936 Maxim pumper 
:1930 Maxim pumper/hose wagon (50/-) (SN#R-192) (Ex-demo) (Sold to Meriden Fire Department (Connecticut)) (Now preserved at the Connecticut Fire Museum)
:Ford Roadster
==Sources==
*Guilford’s One-Man Fire Department. Connecticuthistory.org, 2013-08-28. (Accessed 2020-08-09)
Category:Defunct fire departments of New Haven County
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus