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Tolland County Station 145
When organized in 1934, the members met in the basement of the B. Schwanda and Sons button factory prior to moving to an unused two story garage/dance hall on the property. In 1951, the department moved into this two story firehouse which present day operates as Station 145 - it is dedicated to the memory of Fred L. Finch who as an original founder of the department served as chief for 15 years. An electric manual warning siren acquired in 1941
was relocated to this firehouse and later updated with automatic controls allowing the state police to alert the department to alarms when citizens called a two digit emergency number.
Squad 145 - 2018 Spartan/4 Guys 1500 gpm/1000 gal./30B foam
This well laid out rig features a 12 volt electrical system, light tower and a four bottle cascade system with two bottle SpaceSaver fill station. Its' hose load includes 250' 1-3/4" pre-connects, a 250' 2" rear "deadlay" reel, 200' of 2-1/2" pre-connected to a BlitzFire portable monitor and 1,600' of 5" LDH supply line. It is outfitted with Holmatro® battery powered extrication tools (cutter, spreader and ram), rescue struts, air bags (including a low pressure high lift system on wheels), an entire compartment
full of cribbing, a portable winch and Stihl® saws (rotary/chain).
Engine Tanker 145 - 1992 Peterbilt/Marion 1500 gpm//1000 gal./50A foam
Featuring the same hose load as Squad 145 (including the rear "deadlay" reel), it is also outfitted with 1,200' of 5" LDH supply line and a pre-piped deck gun.
Engine Tanker 245 - 1998 Western Star/KME1500 gpm//1000 gal./50A foam
Outfitted with the same hose load as the above two rigs, it is equipped with 48' of ground ladders.
Forestry 145 - 1969 Jeep Kaiser/Marco 150 gpm/250 gal.
This Vietnam era Jeep formerly served as a Civil Defense rig before being acquired by Stafford. It is equipped with a large quantity of forestry hose, portable pumps and plastic "Indian Cans". As a testament to how beefy this rig is, the department had to have custom rims manufactured to fit the Mickey Thompson® all terrain tires!
Service 145 - 2008 Ford F550/McCoy-Miller
Having originally served Leroy, New York as an ambulance, Service 145 was done in this striking graphics wrap. Stafford FD# 1 operates this rig in support of their dive/ice rescue team staffed by nine active divers (including 3 divers and 4 support boat operation trained members of the Tolland County Dive Team). It is equipped with ten cold water suits, five wet suits and a Rescue AliveTM sled.
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