Bennington Fire & Rescue (Nebraska)

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Bennington Suburban Fire District No. 7 operates as Bennington Fire & Rescue 
== History==
The Bennington Volunteer Fire Department has been serving the community since the early 1900’s. In 1903, the village of Bennington purchased their first pump and hose along with 50 buckets that were used for fighting fires. While there wasn’t an organized fire department at the time, the duties of firefighting were left to the people who lived in the community.
In April of 1913, a large fire swept through the Bennington business district destroying several buildings. Mutual Aid fire apparatus from Omaha was sent via train to assist with the efforts as the fire consumed the downtown area as well as homes and businesses that were located up to three blocks away from the original fire. This fire led to the formation of the first volunteer fire department for the village of Bennington in the summer of 1913. The Bennington Volunteer Fire Department moved into their first fire station located at Stark and Warehouse Streets in Bennington. The fire station housed the department’s hose cart, a pump, the village well and also served as the village jail. The department purchased its first motorized fire truck in 1947 and in 1962, the Bennington Rural Fire District was formed.
In 1968, the Bennington Volunteer Fire Department organized it’s first rescue unit as the department expanded its services to provide emergency medical care and transport services. Bennington was one of the first departments in the State of Nebraska to provide a paramedic service to the community.
Throughout the years, the department has been experiencing a rapid population growth in the district as the area has seen several new developments expanding from the city of Omaha. In 2020, the rural fire district was reorganized into a suburban fire district and the department’s first career fire chief was hired. An assistant chief was hired in the spring of 2021 along with the department’s first 9 career firefighters who started in the fall of 2021. The department continues to operate as a combination career and volunteer fire department with a career staff that serves 24 hours a day with the support from the department’s volunteer fire and EMS personnel.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Fire Station	15509 Warehouse Street	?-2015 	
===Fire Chiefs===
Dan Mallory - October 2020
==Apparatus Roster ==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Bennington Fire Station - 10801 North 156th Street===
Opened 2015
: 601 - 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
: 602 - 2015 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (Ex-699)
:Squad 610 - 2013 International DuraStar / Life Line ambulance
:Squad 611 - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Wheeled Coach Type I
:Squad 612 - 2022 Ford F-550 4x4 / Wheeled Coach Type I
:Brush Wagon 620 - 2021 Ford F-550 4x4 / Danko (150/300/12F) (SN#Q-566)
:Engine 631 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer (2000/750/20F) (SN#32575)
:Engine 640 - 2019 Pierce Enforcer (1500/2500/20F) (SN#32576)
:Truck 650 - 2022 Pierce Enforcer 6x4 (2000/300/100' Ascendant mid-mount platform) (SN#36823) 
:Rescue 660 - 2002 Freightliner FL 80 / E-One walk-around (SN#125747) (Nebraska Forest Service FEPP)
:Utility 661 - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
:Utility 662 - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado
===Washington Fire Station - 15204 Dorchester Street===
:Engine 645 - 2014 International DuraStar / Heiman tanker (750/2100)
:Antique - Ford front-mount pumper
==Retired Apparatus==
*2008 Spartan Gladiator Evolution / Rosenbauer pumper (1250/1000) (SN#1443408) (Ex-Engine 630) (Sold to Malvern Volunteer Fire Department (Iowa))
*2008 International 4000 Series / Life Line ambulance (Ex-Squad 611) (Sold to Pleasant Dale Volunteer Fire Department (Nebraska))
*2004 Ford F-350 4x4 (Ex-662)
*2004 Ford F-450 4x4 / Rosenbauer mini-pumper (?/300) (Ex-620)
*2003 Ford E-450 / MedTec ambulance (Ex-610)
*2000 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (1500/1400) (SN#3201) (Ex-640)
*1993 Spartan / Central States pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-630) (Sold to Stromsburg Volunteer Fire Department)
*1984 Ford L / Smeal tanker (Ex-640/645)
*1979 Ford F-900 / Pierce pumper (1000/?) (SN#E0349) (Sold to Superior Volunteer Fire Department (Nebraska))
*1974 GMC / Smeal (500/1200)
==External Links==
*Bennington Fire & Rescue on Facebook
Category:Douglas County, Nebraska
Category:Nebraska departments operating Danko apparatus
Category:Nebraska departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Departments operating Heiman apparatus
Category:Nebraska departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Nebraska departments operating Rosenbauer apparatus
Category:Former operators of American LaFrance apparatus
Category:Former operators of Central States apparatus
Category:Former operators of Smeal apparatus