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Welcome to our website!
Please spend some time exploring through the many pages because
there are several things to see and learn about. In the
Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company
section you will discover information about our organization,
how to become a member, the fire stations and apparatus, even
some of the gear we use to help protect the town and public.
The Fire Marshal's Office &
Public Fire Education
section covers many topics regarding fire safety including some regulations the
citizens of Simsbury should be aware of. Please be sure to visit
the
Open Burning
and
Knox-Box Entry System
pages in that section. In the
Multimedia Gallery
you can view images from some of our incidents, training drills
and Fire Company events.
Use the buttons on the left side of the pages to navigate easily
throughout the website. You can return here to the homepage at
anytime simply by clicking on our insignia. We hope you enjoy
your stay and that you come back frequently.
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On the evening of
December 28, Mem-bers of the Fire Company along with family
and friends gathered at the Firefighter's Club-house for a
promotion ceremony. Appointed to the rank of
Lieutenant was Firefighter Robert Rust, Firefighter
Guy Casalino
and
Firefighter David Driscoll.
The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company
congratulates the new appointees and we wish them all the best with their new duties.
See the
gallery
On
February 28th, Enfield Police Officer David
Driscoll was dispatched to a truck which had
crashed into a residence. He shut-off the racing
engine to the debris-covered vehicle and removed
the unconscious driver as the vehicle began to
catch fire. He was awarded a Departmental
Citation by Enfield. The Simsbury Volunteer Fire
Company is proud to claim Firefighter Dave
Driscoll in our ranks and we congratulate him on
his well-deserved recognition.
Read more
Each year on the
Saturday after Thanks-giving our town welcomes the
holiday season with Simsbury Celebrates!, a diverse
selection of family events for people of all ages. The evening's
marquis event is the Fire Company's Torchlight Parade where we
adorn many of the town's fire apparatus with lights and
other festive decorations. Members march up Hopmeadow Street
passing out candy to the children along the route.
See the gallery
The Simsbury
Volun-teer Fire Company is proud to be a supporter of the Jack Bannon Turkey Trot which helps provide thousands of in-need
families a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Each year the Fire
Company makes a donation of turkeys and provides stand-by
lighting for the collection site at the high school.
Read more
New
photo's added!
On the morning of October 30th the occupants of 38
Hoskins Road awoke to the sound of their smoke alarm and
discovered smoke on the second level in addition to hearing
crackling sounds. First arriving units found heavy smoke
emitting from the ridge and gable vents, and the
soffits. The fire's head start and attic
inaccessibility provided for a very labor
intensive operation with many ceilings and knee
walls having to be pulled to expose all of the
fire.
See the gallery
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Throughout the
year our Fire
Company hosts and participates in many events
within Simsbury and the surrounding communities.
Visit our calendar to view any
upcoming events and make sure to click on the event
description for additional details.
You remembered
to set your clock back with daylight savings
time but did you remember to change the
batteries in your smoke alarm? Smoke alarms are
effective but their batteries need to be changed
once a year if you expect them to operate when
you need them to the most. You can learn more
about
Smoke Alarms
in our
Public Fire Education
section.
The Office of the
Fire Marshal and the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company
congratulate Brenden Day and Nicole Sojkowski for winning this year's Fire Prevention Poster
Contest. All of the participants are to be commended for all the
hard work and effort which was evident in their entries.
See all the posters
It is with much
regret that the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company announces the
retirement of Captain Rich Driscoll who has served the citizens
of Simsbury for over 23 years. The Simsbury
Volunteer Fire Company thanks Rich Driscoll for his many years of
dedicated service to our organization and the Town of Simsbury.
We wish him well and much success in his future endeavors.
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To
minimize injuries, and property loss from fire, hazardous
conditions, rescue situations, and other disasters, by providing
excellent state of the art, life and property conservation,
emergency and educational services while recognizing our people
as our most important resource and the key to our success!
If you would like to
be notified when we publish
News & Events,
add new pages, or make significant changes, send us an email
here and ask to be placed on the Updates list. Make sure
that we are able to see your email address in the message.
October 19, 2008:
The Fire
District's advanced meeting agenda and most recent meeting
minutes are now available online.
March 11, 2008:
We have added
photographs of the Fire District officers and personnel.
February 22,
2008:
We have
increased the capacity of our website so we can bring you higher
quality videos and more of them than ever before!
August 17, 2007:
Most of our
Public Safety Bulletins
are now available for review year-round.
May 28, 2007:
All pages in
the Fire
Marshal's Office & Public Fire Education
section are online.
January 27, 2007:
Our gallery
section has been renamed the
Multimedia Gallery
as we are now offering videos in addition to photographs.
IN CASE
OF
EMERGENCY
DIAL 911!
In Simsbury, dialing 911 gives you immediate access to the fire
department, police and EMS. Emergency calls may also be placed
via the red emergency phones located on the front of all of our
fire stations except Main Station as our dispatch center is
located there. For non-emergency calls you may
contact the fire department directly by dialing 658-1971.
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In
appreciation of our men and women protecting
freedom around the world |
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In
memory of those firefighters who died in the
line of duty |
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