The Bolton Fire
Department is comprised of
approximately forty men and women dedicated
to serving the community. We enjoy full-time
employment as local business owners,
accountants, municipal employees, electrical
and civil engineers, professional
firefighters, EMTs and paramedics, students,
homemakers, moms and dads. We serve more
than 5,000 Bolton residents, visitors, and
commuters, including those on Route 6, Route
44, and Interstate 384. We provide
around-the-clock response to fire, medical,
and environmental emergencies. Our mission
is to minimize loss of life and property.
Each year the Bolton Fire Department
responds to more than 550 fire and emergency
medical service calls. We respond to mutual
aid requests from Andover, Coventry,
Columbia, Hebron, Manchester, Tolland and
Vernon. Emergency response personnel are
trained in various capacities including
firefighting, basic medical life support,
water rescue, vehicle extrication, fire
investigation, hazardous material response,
search and rescue, and more. Many members
are cross-trained as firefighter and EMS
personnel. Training is provided during
weekly drills and through classes held at
the Connecticut Fire Academies. Training is
mandated by the state and is both rigorous
and extensive.
The fire station, located at 168 Bolton
Center Road, is home to an engine tank
(ET134), one tanker truck (T234), one ladder
truck equipped with a 100 foot ladder
(TK134), one heavy rescue truck (Rescue
134), one light rescue/mobile command
vehicle (Service 134), one pickup truck
(Service 234), and two brushfire vehicles
(Forestry 134 and UTV134). The engine tanks
carry a combined 4,500 gallons of water and
have pumps that are capable of discharging
all water in four minutes. Unlike larger
suburban towns, Bolton has no public water
supply and therefore no fire hydrants. All
water must be carried to the fire and every
drop is precious.
When you call 911,
you reach the emergency dispatch center in
Tolland. The center handles all emergency
calls for Tolland County. If you have a
medical or fire emergency, the dispatcher
alerts us on pagers each of us carry. They
announce the type of emergency, street
address, and time of day. We then head to
the station and respond with the appropriate
vehicles. For a medical emergency, the
dispatcher will also send an ambulance from
ASM (Ambulance Service of Manchester). If
necessary, ASM will transport the patient to
a hospital as the department does not have
its own ambulance. If you have an emergency
that requires the police, the dispatcher
will connect you to the State Police
barracks in Colchester.
The Bolton Fire
Department is proud to serve you and protect
your life and property.
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