Employees 376 (2014) Founded 24 June 1862 Platforms in use 1 | Annual calls 24,865 (2016) Phone +1 203-946-6300 Annual budget 30.98 million USD (2014) | |
Established June 24, 1862 (1862-06-24) Address 952 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA | ||
New haven fire department ride along with musical accompaniment
The New Haven Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Fire Department currently serves a population of over 130,000 people living in 19 square miles of land.
Contents
- New haven fire department ride along with musical accompaniment
- Fire Station Locations and Companies
- Disbanded Fire Companies
- Response Protocols
- Controversy
- References
EMS transport services are contracted by the city to American Medical Response which provides both BLS (EMT) and ALS (EMT-Paramedic) ambulances.
As of 2016 the NHFD has received an ISO Class 1 rating, making New Haven the third department in Connecticut (the other two being Hartford, CT and Milford, CT) with an ISO Class 1 rating and 1 of 60+/- departments in the country.
Fire Station Locations and Companies
The New Haven Fire Department currently operates out of 10 fire stations, located throughout the city and organized into 2 battalions: East and West. The NHFD operates 10 engine companies, 4 truck companies, 2 squad companies, and 2 paramedic emergency units. Each engine and truck company, as well as Squad 2, are staffed by an officer and 3 firefighters. Squad 1 is staffed by an officer and 4 firefighters.
As of August 2015 this is a listing of all stations and apparatus in front line service operated by the New Haven Fire Department.
Disbanded Fire Companies
Throughout the history of the New Haven Fire Department, there have been several fire companies that have been disbanded due to budget cuts and reorganization.
* Engine 1 - 525 Howard Ave., Hill (Quarters of Engine 11, Truck 2) - Disbanded 1962* Engine 2 - 952 Grand Ave., Downtown (Quarters of Engine 4, Truck 1) - Disbanded 1980* Engine 3 - 125 Goffe St., Dixwell (Quarters of Engine 6, Truck 4) - Disbanded 1981 to form Tactical Unit 1* Engine 7 - 412 Lombard St., Fair Haven (Quarters of Engine 10, Truck 3) - Disbanded 1981 to form Tactical Unit 2* Engine 12 - 47 Crown St., Downtown - Disbanded 1961* Engine 13 - Never Organized* Engine 14 - 350 Whitney Ave., East Rock (Quarters of Engine 8, Squad 1) - Disbanded 1971* Truck 5 - 105 Fountain St., Westville (Quarters of Engine 15) - Disbanded 1999* Truck 6 - 350 Whitney Ave., East Rock (Quarters of Engine 8, Squad 1) - Disbanded 1991* Tactical Unit 1 - 125 Goffe St., Dixwell (Quarters of Engine 6, Truck 4) - Disbanded 1990 to form Squad 1* Tactical Unit 2 - 412 Lombard St., Fair Haven (Quarters of Engine 10, Truck 3) - Disbanded 2001 to form Squad 2* Car 35(Central Battalion Chief) - 952 Grand Ave., Downtown (Quarters of Engine 4, Truck 1)* Emergency Unit 3 - 824 Woodward Ave., Annex (Quarters of Engine 5)* Emergency Unit 4 - 525 Howard Ave., Hill (Quarters of Engine 11, Truck 2)* Emergency Unit 5 - 952 Grand Ave., Downtown (Quarters of Engine 4, Truck 1)Response Protocols
Controversy
In 2009 eighteen city firefighters, seventeen of whom were white and one of whom was Hispanic, brought suit against the department under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after they had passed the test for promotions to management positions and the city declined to promote them. New Haven officials invalidated the test results because none of the black firefighters scored high enough to be considered for the positions. City officials stated that they feared a lawsuit over the test's disproportionate exclusion of certain racial groups from promotion under the controversial "disparate impact" theory of liability.