New Haven Fire Department

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 and is one of the largest fire departments in the state.
The NHFD provides advanced life support and basic life support emergency medical services to the city with three paramedic-staffed Emergency Units. EMS transport services are contracted by the city to American Medical Response which provides response to medical emergencies with Basic Life Support /Emergency Medical Technician Staffed and Advanced Life Support /Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Staffed ambulances.
As of 2016 the NHFD has received an ISO Class 1 rating, making New Haven the third department in Connecticut with an ISO Class 1 rating and 1 of 60+/- departments in the country. James T. Mullen was fire commissioner for 13 years.

WWW cityofnewhaven.com/fire

Operations

Fire station locations and companies/units

The New Haven Fire Department currently operates out of 10 fire stations, strategically located throughout the city. The Department is organized into 2 battalions: East Battalion and West Battalion. The NHFD operates with 10 engine companies, 4 truck companies, 1 heavy rescue company, 1 mobile command unit, 1 haz-mat unit, 1 fireground rehabilitation unit, 3 paramedic emergency units, and a fireboat along with several special units. Each engine company and truck company is staffed by an officer and 3 firefighters/EMTs. Rescue 1 is staffed by an officer and 4 firefighters/EMTs. SOC 1 is staffed by an officer and 1 firefighter/EMT. Each Emergency unit is staffed by 1 firefighter/paramedic and 1 Firefighter/EMT. The haz-mat unit and rehab units are crossed staffed by the officer and firefighter/EMT from SOC 1. Each Battalion Chiefs unit is staffed by a battalion chief. The Deputy Chief serves as the city wide tour commander. Truck 1 operates a Tower Ladder Truck. Truck 4 and Truck 2 operate Tillers. Truck 3 operates a Regular Aerial Ladder Truck.
this is a listing of all stations and apparatus in front line service operated by the New Haven Fire Department.

Engine Companies	Truck Companies	Emergency Unit	Special Unit	Car Unit	Spare Unit	Battalion	Address	Neighborhood
Engine 4	Truck 1		SOC 1, Rehab Unit 1, Marine Unit 2, Marine Unit 3, Car 95, Car 101, Fire Inspectors	Car 31, Car 32, Car 37, Car 38, Car 39	Engine 4A, Car 32A	East Battalion	952 Grand Avenue	Downtown
Engine 5		Emergency Unit 1	Car 43		Emergency Unit 1A	East Battalion	824 Woodward Avenue	The Annex
Engine 6	Truck 4	Emergency Unit 3	Car 45, Engine 4		Engine 6A, Truck 4A	West Battalion	125 Goffe Street	Dixwell
Engine 8			Rescue 1, Hazmat 1, USAR Collapse Rescue Trailer			West Battalion	350 Whitney Avenue	East Rock
Engine 9				Car 34	Engine 9A	West Battalion	120 Ellsworth Avenue	Edgewood
Engine 10	Truck 3			Car 33	Engine 10A, Car 33A	East Battalion	412 Lombard Street	Fair Haven
Engine 11	Truck 2	Emergency Unit 2			Emergency Unit 2A	West Battalion	525 Howard Avenue	The Hill
Engine 15						West Battalion	105 Fountain Street	Westville
Engine 16						East Battalion	510 Lighthouse Road	Morris Cove, East Shore
Engine 17			Car 47			East Battalion	73 East Grand Avenue	Fair Haven Heights
			Marine Unit 1			East Battalion	Long Wharf Pier	New Haven Harbor
			Car 50, Car 51, Car 52-53, Car 54, Car 55-56, Car 81, Car 82-85	Car 36, EMS 5	Car 50A, Car 47A	West Battalion	230 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard	City Point

Disbanded Fire Companies

Engine 1 - 525 Howard Avenue
Engine 2 - 952 Grand Avenue
Engine 3 - 125 Goffe Street
Engine 7 - 412 Lombard Street
Engine 12 - 47 Crown Street
Engine 13 - Never Organized
Engine 14 - 150 Highland Street
Truck 5 - 105 Fountain Street
Truck 6 - 350 Whitney Avenue
Tactical Unit 1 - 125 Goffe Street
Tactical Unit 2 - 412 Lombard Street
Car 35 - 350 Whitney Avenue
Squad 1 - 350 Whitney Avenue
Squad 2 - 120 Ellsworth Avenue

Apparatus Manufacturers

Engine 4 - 2012 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 5 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 1500gpm./500gal./500gal. Foam Pumper
Engine 6 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 8 - 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Rescue Pumper
Engine 9 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 10 - 2018 Seagrave Marauder 1500gpm./750gal. Pumper
Engine 11 - 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 15 - 2018 Seagrave Marauder 1500gpm./750gal. Pumper
Engine 16 - 2006 Pierce / Kenworth 1000gpm./750gal. Pumper
Engine 17 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 4A - 2000 Pierce Quantum 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 6A - 2003 Pierce Quantum 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 8A - 1998 Pierce Quantum 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 9A - 2000 Pierce Quantum 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper
Engine 17A - 2007 Pierce Arrow XT 1250gpm./500gal. Pumper.
Truck 1 - 2013 Sutphen SPH 100' Mid-Mount Platform Tower Ladder
Truck 2 - 2008 Seagrave Marauder II 100' Tractor-Drawn Aerial Ladder
Truck 3 - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 100' Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder
Truck 4 - 2018 Seagrave Marauder II 100' Tractor-Drawn Aerial Ladder
Truck 1A - 1996 Sutphen 100' Mid-Mount Platform Tower Ladder
Truck 4A - 2005 Seagrave Commander II 100' Tractor Drawn Aerial Ladder
Rescue 1 - 2018 Seagrave Attacker / Rescue One Heavy Rescue
Squad 1 - 2006 Pierce Lance 1250gpm./500gal. Rescue Pumper
Squad 2A - 1995 Pierce Lance 1250/500
Car 31 - 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe
Car 32 - 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV
Car 32A - 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe
Car 33 - 2011 Ford F-350 Pickup Truck
Car 33A - 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500
Car 34 - 2011 Ford F-350 Pickup Truck
Car 36 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Car 37 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Car 38 2021 Chevrolet Suburban
Car 39 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe
Car 43 - 1996 Ford Superduty / Shops
Car 44 - 1970 International Harvester / Shops
Car 47 / Brush 1 - 1996 Ford Superduty / Shops
Car 50 - 2011 Ford F-350 Pick Up
Car 50A -1986 International
Car 51 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
Car 52 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
Car 95 2015 Chevrolet 2500HD
Emergency Unit 1 - 2022 Chevrolet Suburban
Emergency Unit 2 - 2021 Chevrolet Suburban
Emergency Unit 3 - 2017 Chevrolet Suburban
EMS 5 - 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe
Emergency Unit 1A - 2006 Ford Expedition
Emergency Unit 2A - 2011 Ford F-350 Pick Up Truck
Haz-Mat. Unit 1 - 2007 Sterling Acterra/American LaFrance Medium-Duty Hazmat Unit
Rehab. Unit 1 - 2014 Freightliner M2/2004 ALF Medic Master Ambulance
SOC 1 - 2009 Freightliner M2 Prime Mover

Rank structure

Staff Chiefs

Chief Of Department
Assistant Chief of Administration
Assistant Chief of Operations

Fire Suppression personnel

Deputy Chief
Battalion Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
Firefighter 1st Grade
Firefighter 2nd Grade
Firefighter 3rd Grade
Probationary Firefighter

Fire Marshals Office personnel

Fire Marshal
Deputy Fire Marshal
Supervisor Of Fire Investigations
Life Safety Compliance Officer
Public Assembly Inspector
Fire Inspector/Investigator

Training Division personnel

Director Of Training/Safety
Drillmaster
EMS Supervisor
Assistant Drillmaster

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.