Noank Fire Department

== Department Overview==
The Noank (no-ink) Volunteer Fire Department protects the quaint seaside village of Noank, and is one of eight fire districts in the Town of Groton, CT. Noank is filled with historic homes and small businesses and sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River. It has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering and boat-building; and the village is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The department is primarily volunteer and responds to approximately 400 calls a year.
== History==
The Noank Fire Company was organized in 1895 with William Fraser as the chief of the department. At this time, Noank was primarily a fishing village. Its major industry was boat building, with the Palmer Shipyard as the largest builder. A water tower was constructed near the center of the village to provide water pressure to the Palmer shipyard. 
The department’s first firehouse stood on or near Cedar Street in the general area of the water tower, that served the shipyard. The department was then, as it is now, also a social group, allowing Noank residents to get together for the common good. 
The Noank Fire District was established by the Town of Groton in 1929 to provide funding for fire protection.
Like a lot of fire departments, the Noank Fire Department has seen the number of fire calls greatly decline, while calls for emergency medical assistance have grown.  The department now responds as medical first responders in the district. 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station - 10 Ward Avenue===
:Engine 1 (G-41) - 1994 Sutphen Deluge (1500/750)
:Engine 2 (G-42) - 2008 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/750) (SN#20215)
:Service 46 (G-46) - 2003 Ford F-350
:Parade - 1940 Seagrave pumper (750/300) (Re-acquired In 2015, and restored)
==Retired Apparatus==
:1983 Pierce Arrow pumper (1500/750) (Sold to a pizzeria and converted into a mobile pizza food truck)
:1968 Maxim F-Model pumper (1000/500)
==External Links==
* Noank Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:New London County
Category:Connecticut departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Departments operating Seagrave antique or parade apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Sutphen apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus