Flanders Fire Company (Connecticut)

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==Overview==
The Flanders Fire Company is one of two fire departments serving East Lyme, Connecticut (the other being Niantic Fire Department). Flanders' first due includes a five-mile stretch of the Connecticut Turnpike (which is often congested beyond capacity, and is the site of many serious accidents annually), large residential areas, larger shopping centers, and a Girl Scout Camp.
The department also operates an ambulance for the East Lyme Ambulance Fund, Inc., which is a separate non-profit entity that provides Emergency Medical Services for the residents and visitors to the Town of East Lyme.  
==History==
The Flanders Fire Department was organized in 1946 after a fire destroyed a building on Flanders Road. 
In 1973, the department built and moved into their current station at 151 Boston Post Road. The old station became an East Lyme Arts Center before being converted to the Emergency Dispatch Center and East Lyme Fire Marshal Office in 1982.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Fire Station	131 Boston Post Road	1946-1973 	Later used for the Town's Emergency Dispatch Center and East Lyme Fire Marshal Office - vacated early 2022
== Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station - 151 Boston Post Road=== 
*B-2 (Chief) - 202? Ford Police Interceptor Utility
*B-21 (Engine 21) - 2021 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Smeal (1500/1250)
*B-22 (Engine 22) - 2016 Spartan Metro Star MFD / Smeal (1500/1250)
*B-23 (Engine 23) - 2003 Ford F-550 4x4 / Fire One (135/300)
*B-25 (Tower 25) - 2015 Spartan Sirius MFD / Smeal (2000/300/100' mid-mount)
*B-26 (Service) - 2003 Ford F-350 4x4
*B-27 (Rescue 27) - 2009 Ferrara Igniter walk-around (SN#H-4202)
*B-200 (Ambulance) - 2018 GMC Savana 4500 / AEV
==Retired Apparatus== 
*2011 GMC Savana 4500 / Life Line ambulance
*2003 Chevrolet Tahoe chief
*1995 Spartan Gladiator / 3D / 2017 refurb pumper (1500/1000/35A)
*1993 Spartan Gladiator / 3D pumper (1500/1500) (Retired 2016, sold to a department in Upstate New York)
*1989 E-One Cyclone aerial (1500/200/95' rear-mount platform) (Retired 2015, sold to Berlin Fire Department (Massachusetts))
*1988 E-One Hurricane walk-in rescue (Retired 2009)
*1979 Dodge Power Wagon 300 / Pierce mini-pumper (300/250) (SN#7239D) (Retired 2003)
*1977 Dodge Power Wagon 300 / Pierce walk-around rescue (SN#9641C) (Bucket and boom added 1989; retired 2011 following discontinuation of the Gamewell Alarm Box system)
*1970 Ford Econoline rescue (Retired 1977)
*1967 Mack C-Series pumper (1000/500) (Retired 1993) (Sold out of the country, possibly to Peru)
*1965 Mack C-Series pumper tanker (750/1000) (Retired 1995)
*1959 Ford pumper (500/500) (Retired 1979)
*1954 Mack L-Series pumper (750/300) (Purchased from Quaker Hill Fire Company) (Sold to private collector in 1989)
*1946 Ahrens-Fox pumper (500/500) (Sold to Sullivan Fire & Rescue (Maine)) (Currently on display at Cole Land Transportation Museum, Owl's Head, Maine)
Category:New London County
Category:Connecticut departments operating Ferrara apparatus
Category:Departments operating Fire-One apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Smeal apparatus
Category:Former operators of 3D apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ahrens-Fox apparatus
Category:Former operators of E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of Mack apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierce apparatus