Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1 (Connecticut)

==History==
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Headquarters	23 Prospect Street, Essex Village	1833-1999 	
==Overview==
The Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1 (founded in 1833) is the formal name of the Essex Fire Department, a volunteer department in the Lower Connecticut River Valley serving the community of Essex, Connecticut. In addition to the historic properties and villages of Essex, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton; EFD also responds to highway incidents on State Route 9, some light industrial properties, the Connecticut River, and a train museum.
==Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Headquarters Fire Station - 11 Saybrook Road===
Opened 1999
:Fire Boat 6-2 "Joseph H." - 2021 28' Metalcraft Marine Firebrand (1500/-)
:Utility Truck 6-3-1 - 2005 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4
:ATV 6-3-6 - Polaris Ranger 6x6
:Engine 6-5-2 (Engine 2) - 1994 Pierce Dash (1500/750/25A/CAFS) (SN#E8413)
:Engine 6-5-6 (Engine 6) - 2016 Pierce Enforcer PUC (1500/700/CAFS) (SN#29930-01 or 02)
:Tanker 6-6-3 (Tanker 3) - 2004 Kenworth T300 / 4-Guys elliptical (500/1800)
:Truck 6-7-1 (Truck 1) - 1994 Sutphen 6x4 (1500/300/100' mid-mount platform) (Ex-Palm Beach Fire Department) (Acquired and refurbished 2010)
:Light Brush Unit 6-8 - 1975 GMC Sierra 20 / 2007 refurb (250/200)
:Heavy Brush Unit 6-8-6 - 1971 AM General military pattern 2½-ton 6x6 (500/600)
:Rescue 6-9 (Rescue 9) - 2023 Pierce Enforcer 7010 19' walk-around (SN#37983)
:Rescue 6-9-1 - 2002 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4
:Chief - 2013 GMC Sierra 4x4 
:Deputy Chief - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Ex-Mount Kisco Fire Department)
:Assistant Chief - 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Ex-Roslyn Highlands Fire Department)
:Old Engine 2 - 1941 Mack E-Series
===Fire Station 2 - 12 Summit Street, Ivoryton=== 
:Engine 6-5-5 (Engine 5) - 2008 Spartan Metro Star / Crimson (2250/300) (Source pumper)
:Engine 6-5-7 (Engine 7) - 2016 Pierce Enforcer PUC (1500/700/CAFS) (SN#29930-02 or 01)
:Rescue 6-9-2 - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD 4x4 / Knapheide KUV walk-in
==Retired Apparatus==
	
:1998 Spartan Metro Star / SVI walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 6-9) (Retired 2024)
:1996 Pierce Quantum pumper (1500/750) (SN#E9584)
:1988 Chevrolet Suburban 4x4
:1983 Mack R / Pierce pumper (1000/950/2000' 5" LDH) (SN#E1927) (Sold to department in Maine in 2009)
:1978 Maxim S-Model pumper (1500/500/2000' 5" LDH) (Retired 2016, now privately owned)
:1977 Maxim F-Model aerial (-/-/85' mid-mount) (Ex-Mystic Fire Department; acquired 1999) (Sold to the East Haddam Fire Department in 2010)
:1976 International CargoStar / Saulsbury tanker (?/1600) (Acquired 198?, retired 2004)
:1969 International LoadStar / Gerstenslager rescue (Retired 1998)
==External Links==
* Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1
* Essex Fire Engine Company No. 1 Facebook page
==Station Map==
Category:Middlesex County, Connecticut
Category:Connecticut departments operating 4-Guys apparatus
Category:Departments operating Mack antique or parade apparatus
Category:Departments operating MetalCraft Marine boats
Category:Connecticut departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Connecticut departments operating Sutphen apparatus
Category:Former operators of Gerstenslager apparatus
Category:Former operators of Maxim apparatus
Category:Former operators of Saulsbury apparatus
Category:Former operators of SVI apparatus