Tolland Fire Department (Connecticut)

==Overview==
The Tolland Fire Department serves the town of Tolland, Connecticut. Located about 20 miles northeast of Hartford, the TVFD responds to a largely rural town that has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, especially along Route 195. In addition, Tolland Firefighters respond to Interstate 84, a busy interstate that serves as a major link between New York City and Boston.
==History==
===Fire Station===
Station	Address 	In Service	Notes
140 	273 Tolland Stage Road	 	Now a framing shop
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 140 - 64 Crystal Lake Road===
*Engine-Tank 140 - 2000 Pierce Dash 2000 / 2021 refurb (1500/1000) (SN#10897/ED897)
*Tank 140 - 2003 Kenworth T300 6x4 / US Tanker elliptical (1500/3000)
*Service 140 - 2015 Ford F-550 walk-around
*Ambulance 540 - 2018 Ford F-450 / Life Line
*Antique - 1967 Ford F-850 / Farrar pumper (750/850)
=== Fire Station 240 (Headquarters) - 3 Rhodes Road===
*Engine-Tank 240 - 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/1000/30F) (SN#17070)
*Truck 240 - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT PUC 6x4 (?/?/105' rear-mount) (Ex-?, acquired 2023) 
*Squad 240 - 2022 Spartan Gladiator LFD / 4 Guys walk-around (1500/1000) (SN#3315)
*Service 240 (Duty Officer) - 2005 Ford F-250 4x4
*UTV 240 - Polaris 6x6
*Ambulance 640 - 2015 Ford F-550 / Life Line
=== Fire Station 340 - 247 Gehring Road===
*Engine-Tank 340 - 1994 Pierce Dash (1500/1000) (SN#E7815)
*Tanker 440 - 2003 Kenworth T300 6x4 / US Tanker elliptical (1500/3000)
*Service 340 - 2003 Ford F-350 4x4 / 2015 flatbed
*Polaris quad UTV
===Fire Station 440 - 107 Plains Road===
Opened 1989
*Engine-Tank 440 - 1993 Pierce Dash (1500/1000) (SN#E7814)
*Service 440 - 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
==Retired Apparatus==
*2011 Ford E-450 / Life Line ambulance (Ex-Rescue/Ambulance 640; retired 2018)
*2007 Ford E-450 / Life Line ambulance (Sold to Scotland Fire Department (Connecticut) in 2015)
*2002 KME Excel walk-around rescue (Sold 2022)
*2001 Ford E-450 / Excellance ambulance (Sold 2007)
*1997 Freightliner FL 70 / Road Rescue ambulance (Retired 2004)
*1991 Pierce Arrow aerial (1500/300/75' rear-mount) (SN#E6079) (Sold to West Rutland Fire Department in 2014)
*1989 Pierce Arrow 6x4 aerial (-/-/105' rear-mount) (SN#E5359) (Ex-Truck 240) (Ex-Kensington Fire Rescue (Connecticut), acquired 2014, for sale August 2023)
* 1989 Ford F-350 / 1981 ambulance (Remount from 1981 Chevrolet)
*1987 GMC General / Middlesex / 2007 Firematic refurb (1250/1000) (Ex-Engine-Tank 440, ex-Engine-Tank 540) (Sold in 2023 to Walnut Community Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina))
*1988 Ford F-350 / Mobile Medical ambulance
*1983 GMC Brigadier / Middlesex pumper (1250/500)
*1981 Chevrolet ambulance (Retired 1988 after chassis caught fire; box remounted)
*1977 Chevrolet walk-in rescue
*1978 Mack R / Saulsbury walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 240; retired 2002)
* 1976 American LaFrance Pacemaker pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-Engine-Tank 140; retired 2000)
*1973 American LaFrance Pacemaker pumper/tanker (1250/2000) (Sold to Jefferson County Fire District 7 (Kansas) in 2003, later privately owned back in CT)
* 1970 International step van rescue
*1967 Ford F-250 / Farrar mini-pumper/brush (500 front-mount/250)
*1965 Ford F-850 / Farrar pumper/tanker (500 front-mount/1500)
*1962 Ford F-850 / Farrar pumper (750/500)
*1957 International civil defense rescue van (Written off following 1969 crash)
* 1952 Jeep brush
*1952 GMC 6x6 brush
*1949 Chevrolet / FD-built pumper (?/500)
* 1947 Dodge Power wagon brush (port./150)
*1947 Ford tanker (port./1000) (Ex-oil company)
* 1934 Ford / Local pumper (250/500)
* 1919 Pierce-Arrow hose wagon
==External Links==
*Tolland Fire Department
Category:Tolland County
Category:Departments operating Farrar antique or parade apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating US Tanker apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Middlesex apparatus
Category:Former operators of Saulsbury apparatus