Colchester Fire & EMS (Connecticut)

==Overview==
Colchester Fire and EMS serves the Town of Colchester, Connecticut. Organized in 1854, the department responds to a town of 16,000 residents that live 25 miles from Hartford. Colchester's combination of career and volunteer firefighters also respond to a historic green and town center, two major highways (State Routes 2 and 11), a section of a popular rail-trail (the Airline Trail), wooded areas & state parks; and the Consumer Reports Automotive Testing Track, in the far southern end of town. In addition to firefighting and rescue services, Colchester's firefighters provide ambulance service to the town. In 2023, after undergoing rebranding, the town fire department was renamed "Colchester Fire & EMS". The volunteer fire company (501C3) still retains the name "Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Company".
== History ==
=== Fire Stations ===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
1 	98 South Main Street	1934-1988 	Converted into museum in 2014
==Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Main Station - 52 Old Hartford Road===
Opened 1988
:Engine 128 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer (2000/750/30F) (SN#37678-01)
:Engine 328 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer (2000/750/30F) (SN#37678-02)
:Truck 128 - 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 6x4 (2000/300/100' mid-mount Ascendant platform) (SN#37679)
:Rescue 128 - 2014 Spartan Metro Star / Marion walk-in
:Ambulance 528 - 2018 Ford F-550 4x4 / Life Line Superliner
:Ambulance 628 - 2021 Ford F-550 4x4 / Life Line Superliner
:Service 128 - 2020 Ford F-350 4x4 / Reading brush/utility (250/160)
:Service 328 - 2010 International 4000 Series / Horton / 2018 Department upfit/refurb (Fire Police) (Ex-Rescue 528)
:UTV 128 - 2023 Polaris Ranger XP1000
:Chief 28 - 2021 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
===Westchester Station - 424 Westchester Road===
Opened 1974
:Engine 228 - 2023 Pierce Enforcer (2000/750/30F) (SN#37677)
:Service 228 - 2003 Ford F-550 4x4 / Gowans-Knight (350/150)
:Tanker 128 - 1992 Kenworth T-800 / 4-Guys / 2017 Gowans-Knight refurb elliptical (750/1800/50F)
:UTV 228 - 2004 John Deere Gator 6x6 ATV (Ex-Gator 128)
===Fire Museum - 98 South Main Street===
Built 1934
:Antique - 1936 Federal / Ward LaFrance pumper (500/300)
:Antique - 1854 Hunneman hand-drawn pumper
==On Order==
:Tanker 228 - 2024 Freightliner 114 SD 6x4 / Pierce (1250/3000) (SN#38635)
==Retired Apparatus== 
:2010 Spartan Gladiator / Marion pumper (2000/1000) (Ex-Ex-Engine 428 (Reserve), Ex-Engine-Tank 228) (Sold March 18, 2024 via GovDeals to Franklin Volunteer Fire Department (Connecticut))
:2008 Ford F-250 (Chief)
:2006 International 4400 / Horton ambulance (Ex-Rescue 628, retired 2021)
:2005 Ford F-350 4x4 service/brush (Ex-Service 128)
:2001 HME 1871 / Central States pumper (2000/1000) (Ex-Engine-Tank 128, out of service Dec. 2022)
:2000 International 4900 / Road Rescue ambulance (Ex-Rescue 528, retired 2010)
:1999 Freightliner MT45 step van (Haz-Mat/Property Salvage Unit) (Ex-Utility 128, retired 2023)
:1997 International 3600 minibus / 2010 Department upfit (Ex-Service 328, ex-Municipal Senior Services)
:1997 Chevrolet Suburban EMS responder (Ex-Squad 128, retired 2011)
:1996 Simon-Duplex D9300 aerial (1500/500/75' LTI rear-mount) (Sold to North Stonington Volunteer Fire Company in 2024)
:1991 Simon-Duplex D500 / SuperVac walk-in rescue (Sold to a department in Minnesota in 2014)
:1988 International S1854 4x4 / Middlesex hose reel (1250/500) (Ex-Hose Tender 128, out of service September 2022)
:1987 Simon-Duplex D500 / Young pumper (1750/1000/60F) (Pump refurb 2019) (Ex-Engine-Tank 328, out of service December 2023)
:1986 Ford F-350 utility (Ex-Service 228, 328; Retired 2009)
:1982 American LaFrance Century pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Engine Tank 428, ex-Engine Tank 228, Ex-X22; out of service July 2023)
:1980 Ford E-350 4x4 / Ranger walk-in rescue (Retired 1990, Ex-Rescue 128, Ex-X17)
:1979 International S2500 / East Tank tanker (500/2300) (Ex-Oil truck; Purchased 1981, retired 1992)
:1974 International FleetStar / Pierce pumper (1000/400/55' boom) (SN#8021C) (Ex-Ladder 128, ex-Engine-Quint 128, originally X13, retired 1997)
:1967 International 1300B / Farrar mini-pumper (500 front-mount/150) (Ex-X-21; sold 1987?)
:1965 American LaFrance 900 Series (1000/500) (Ex-Wethersfield Fire Department, acquired 1990, retired 2000, Ex-Engine 128)
:1963 Dodge LCF / 1960 tanker (-/2000 tractor-drawn) (Retired 1981 following accident)
:1968 Jeep Kaiser 4x4 brush (60/200)
:1958 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper (750/750)
:1945 Buffalo pumper (500/400)
==External Links== 
*Colchester-Hayward Fire Department
*Colchester-Hayward Fire Department Facebook page
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