Chester Hose Company (Connecticut)

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==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	61 Middlesex Ave	1940 - 1970	Snow collapsed the roof of the building on January 27th 2011. Chester Community Center demolished after snow collapses roof Building was subsequently demolished.
==Overview==
The Chester Hose Company serves the town of Chester, Connecticut. Organized in 1912, CHC responds to a quaint New England town center, along with state Route 9 (an important highway link between Middletown & points north; and Old Saybrook & points south), large swaths of the Cockaponset State Forest, a section of the Connecticut River, and some industrial properties near Chester Airport. Notable among the businesses at Chester Airport is Whelen Engineering, a major manufacturer of emergency lights and sirens.
==Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons. 
===Fire Station - 6 High Street===
:Engine 1 (7-6-1) - 1988 Pierce Lance (1500/1000)
:Engine Rescue 2 (7-6-2) - 2008 Spartan / Rosenbauer Minnesota (2000 rear-mount/1000)
:Utility 3 (7-3) "Car 7" - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 / Reading
:Tanker 5 (7-6-5) - 2001 Peterbilt / S&S elliptical (500/2000)
:Brush 8 (7-8) "Peaches" - 1974 Dodge Power Wagon 4x4 / 2021 refurb (250/250)
:Ambulance (7-4 Unit 1) - 2019 Ford E-450 / Life Line
:Ambulance (7-4 Unit 2) - 2011 Chevrolet Express 4500 / Osage
:ATV "The Dengler" - 200? Polaris Ranger 6x6 / Kimtek Firelite skid
:Rescue Boat (7-2) - 1986 boat
:Inflatable Boat (Zodiac) - 10' Bombard
===Chester Airport/Whelen Station - 51 Winthrop Road===
:Engine 3 (7-6-3) - 1996 Pierce Lance (2000/750) (SN#EA257)
:Brush 7-8-1 - AM General 6x6
:Antique - 1941 American LaFrance 600 Series pumper (500/250)
File:Chester engine 7-5-1.jpg|Engine 1 (7-6-1)
File:Chester engine 7-5-2.jpg|Engine 2 (7-6-2) 
File:Chester medic 7-3.jpg|Ambulance 7-4-1
File:Chester tanker 7-6-5.jpg|Tanker 5 (7-6-5)
File:Chester brush 7-8new.jpg|Brush 8 (7-8)
File:Chester antique engine.JPG|Antique 
File:Chester ATV 7-3.jpg|ATV
==On Order== 
:New boat under construction at Chester Boat Works
==Retired Apparatus==
:200? Dodge Durango
:2003 Ford E-450 / Life Line ambulance
:2001 GMC Yukon XL 4x4
:1996 Ford E-Series / Yankee Coach ambulance
:1985 International CargoStar / Ranger walk-in rescue (Retired 2008)
:1976 International CargoStar / Allied Tank tanker (250/2000) (Ex-Oil truck; acquired and converted 1990; retired 2001)
:1974 Maxim F-Model pumper (1500/750) (Now privately owned)
:1972 International / Reading walk-in rescue
:1968 American LaFrance Pioneer pumper (750/750)
:1955 Ford F / American LaFrance pumper (500/500)
==External Links== 
* Chester Hose Company
*Chester Hose Company Facebook page
==References==
==Station Map==
Category:Middlesex County, Connecticut
Category:Departments operating American LaFrance antique or parade apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Kimtek apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating S&S apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ranger apparatus