Meriden Fire Department (Connecticut)

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==History==
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Former Charter Oak Hose Company Station	43 Butler Street	 	Now a tattoo parlor
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Station 1 - 168 Capitol Avenue (West End)===
:Brush 1 - 1995 GMC K2500
:Engine 2 - 2019 Sutphen Monarch 6210 SL 75 (1500/500/75' mid-mount ladder) (SN#HS-6225)
:Decon. Trailer - Trailer
Meriden engine 2.JPG
===Station 2 - 61 Pratt Street (Downtown)===
:Truck 1 - 2013 Seagrave Marauder II (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial)
:Tac 1 - 2002 Ford F-550 / E-One (Superior) walk-around rescue (SN#124632) (SN#SE 2681) (Ex-Rescue 14)
: Truck 2 (Spare) - 1999 E-One Cyclone II 6x4 (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 1, ex-Truck 101)
:Car 9 - 201? Ford F-250 4x4
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===Station 3 / Fire Headquarters - 561 Broad Street (Uptown)===
Built 1889 
:Engine 3 - 2010 Seagrave Marauder II (1250/500)
:Car 1 (Chief) - 2022 Ford F-150 4x4
:Car 3 (Battalion Chief) - 2017 Ford Expedition
:Spare BC Car - 2007 Ford Expedition
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===Station 4 - 260 Sherman Avenue (North End)=== 
: Engine 4 - 2017 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 2)
:Engine 7 (Spare) - 1998 E-One Cyclone II (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 4)
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===Station 5 - 1075 East Main Street (East Meriden) ===
Built 1968
:Engine 5 - 2008 Spartan Advantage / Crimson (1250/750) (Ex-Union Fire District (Rhode Island))
:Engine 8 (Spare) - 1997 Pierce Saber (1250/750/30B) (SN#EA816 or EA817) (Ex-Farmington Fire Department (Connecticut))
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===Station 6 / South Meriden Volunteer Fire Department - 31 Camp Street (South Meriden)===
Career personnel added in 2016/17
:Engine 1 - 2023 Spartan Metro Star / Smeal (1500/500)
:Engine 6 - 2002 E-One Cyclone II / 2022 refurb (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Brush 6 - 198? Chevrolet pickup / 2021 refurb
:200? Honda Ridgeline
: Polaris Ranger 6x6 ATV
==Retired Apparatus==
:2008 Freightliner / Mickey walk-around rescue (Ex-Tac 1) (Sold to a hazmat team in Iowa)
:2001 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 11, ex-Engine 6)
:2000 Spartan / E-One pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 2)
:1999 Pierce Lance 2000 (1500/500) (SN#ED123-01, 02 or 03) (Ex-Southington Fire Department, ex-Engine 1, acquired 2019, retired 2023)
:1997 Pierce Saber pumper (1250/750/30B) (SN#EA816 or EA817) (Ex-Farmington Fire Department (Connecticut))
:1997 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 9) (Sold GovDeals Sep 29, 2021)
:1996 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 105, ex-Engine 5)
:1995 E-One Cyclone II pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 104, ex-Engine 3)
:1989 Spartan Gladiator / Quality pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 101)
:1989 Ottawa / Ranger pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 105, ex-Engine 5) (Ex-Middletown Fire Department (Connecticut), Ex-Connecticut Valley Hospital Fire Department)
: 1988 GMC C-Series / E-One walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 14)
:1988 LTI Olympian aerial (1500/300/100' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Tower 101, ex-Truck 1)
:1988 Ranger pumper (1500/500)
: 1985 Ranger pumper (1250/500)
:1985 Chevrolet brush (100/250)
:1985 Ranger / 1971 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn)
:1984 Ranger / 1971 American LaFrance pumper (1000/500)
:1981 Hahn HCP pumper (1500/500)
:1979 American LaFrance Century pumper (1500/500)
:1978 Mack CF pumper (1500/500)
:1971 American LaFrance 900 Series aerial (-/-/100' TDA) (Later refurbed with a Ranger tractor)
:1971 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/500) (Later refurbed with a Ranger cab)
:1968 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 11)
:1966 Mack C-Model pumper (1000/500)
:1956 American LaFrance 700 Series aerial (-/-/85' TDA)
: 1955 American LaFrance 700 Series pumper (750/500)
:1938 GMC / Maxim pumper
:1936 Maxim pumper (600/100)
:1931 Ahrens-Fox city-service ladder (Ex-South Meriden, ex-East Greenwich Fire District (Rhode Island)) (Acquired 1958, returned to East Greenwich in Feb. 2023) https://eastgreenwichnews.com/video-eg-fire-truck-comes-home/?fbclid=IwAR2o3yQNbybkI-TMziAuVO86UW5CbR5Xi9QqeC_0RhsaBEDcr4axWQUTQu0
:1931 American LaFrance pumper
:1930 Maxim hose wagon (SN#R-192) (Ex-demo, ex-Chaffinch Island Fire Department) (Sold to North Farms Volunteer Fire Department) (Now preserved at the Connecticut Fire Museum)
:1913 Pope hose/chemical wagon
:1913 American LaFrance hose/chemical wagon
:1913 American LaFrance hose/chemical wagon
:1913 American LaFrance city-service ladder
:1910 Webb pumper (500/?)
:1851 hand-drawn pumper (Now preserved at the CTFHS Museum in Manchester)
==External Links==
*Meriden Fire (IAFF Local 148)
==References==
==Station Map==
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Category:Connecticut departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Seagrave apparatus
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Category:Connecticut departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Sutphen apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of LTI / LTC apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus
Category:Former operators of Mickey apparatus
Category:Former operators of Ranger apparatus
Category:Former operators of Quality apparatus