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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. Don't forget to
sign the guest book in the
Contact Us
section and thank you for visiting.
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The
Simsbury Fire District will hold their annual
meeting on May 12th at 7pm at the Main Station
located at 871 Hopmeadow Street. The proposed
2008-2009 proposed budget may be viewed
online.
If adopted at the meeting the budget will result
in a mill rate of 1.05, a reduction from last
year’s mill rate of 1.3.
On the evening of
May 7, 2008, Fire Company Members, family and friends
gathered
for a promotion ceremony. Firefighter Jay Dixon was appointed to
the rank of Lieutenant and will be assigned to Weatogue Station. The Simsbury
Volunteer Fire Company congratulates Lieutenant Dixon on his promotion and wishes
him all the
best with his new duties.
See the
gallery
On
April 26th the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company held a program for
local Boy Scouts to assist them with earning their Fire
Safety Merit Badge. The program began
with a classroom discussion on fire-related topics and then divided into
groups to participate in several hands-on stations. The
Scouts were also given home assignments such as checking their
smoke detectors and creating a home fire safety escape plan and
practicing it.
Read
more
On March 19 members
of the Simsbury Ladies Auxiliary went to visit Honorary Life
Member Marion Kerr in honor of her 97th birthday. Marion Kerr
was one of the original members when the Ladies Auxiliary was
founded in 1945 and she remained active until becoming an
Honorary Member in 2001! Congratulations and Happy Birthday
Marion!
See the
gallery
The average life
expectancy of an apparatus is about twenty years but as Engine 5
approach-ed that milestone her chassis, motor and pump were
still in excellent shape, except for some corrosion of the body. The deteriorated
areas were repaired and the truck was completely repainted and a hydraulic lift for the ladder and hard-suction hose was
also installed. The refurbishment
of Engine 5 should add another five to ten years of life to this
apparatus which is a significant savings to the tax payer.
See the photos
Every year members
of the Simsbury Fire
District, Volunteer Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary gather for
an awards dinner to recognize milestones
in service, and to acknowledge members who have made outstanding
individual contributions to the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company.
This year Ladies Auxiliary Member Lucy Bowman
celebrated 45 years of service. Congratulations
to Lucy and all of this year's recipients.
Read
more
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Come join us on June 11th for a day of golf and fun at the Blue Fox
Run Golf Course in Avon, Connecticut. Pro-ceeds from the
tournament benefit the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company
and Ladies Auxiliary, and help us support several
charitable causes.
Register or Donate
Did you know that Simsbury town
code heavily regulates outside fires and that you need a permit? Please review
our page on Open Burning
and burn permits may be downloaded here.
The Office of the Fire Marshal
recently received copies of the FEMA/American Red Cross DVD Getting Ready For
Disaster which is designed to help people get ready for natural and man-made
disasters that may impact your family and community. The DVD guides you through
important steps of disaster preparedness and discusses several topics in-depth.
Contact the Fire Marshal's Office at 658-1971 for a free copy.
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.
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
We have increased the capacity of our website so
we can bring you higher quality videos and
more of them than ever before. Our first
offering is this segment we developed for a
membership recruitment seminar which gives you
and feel for what our organization does, and
provides a look into our history. We hope you
enjoy it.
Watch the video
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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.
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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