Welcome to the home of the Yantic Fire Engine Company.
Located in the western-most section in the Town of Norwich, the
Yantic Fire Engine Co. was established in 1847 to protect the now vacant
Yantic Woolen Mill and surrounding Yantic village. With time our
service area grew to include the areas and villages of Bean Hill, Plain
Hill, and the original settlement of the town - Norwichtown. In modern
times we provide mutual aid and F.A.S.T. coverage to the other Norwich
departments as well as departments in the towns of Franklin, Bozrah,
Baltic, and beyond. Besides fire, our services include first-response
care to medical calls for service; as well as technical rescue for motor
vehicle accidents, confined space & high angle situations, and a
coordinated response with other Norwich departments for
water search &
rescue. We
operate at the Hazardous Materials - Operational level, utilizing mutual
aid for any higher level Hazardous Materials incidents.
Within our service area we have the river from which
our village is named, 2 major limited access highways, an active
railway, numerous commercial, industrial, and communications properties, 2 hotels, a
Major League Baseball (Class A)
stadium, and one of the largest hospitals in Eastern Connecticut which
houses an aeromedical unit. We cover these locales with 3 engines,
a heavy rescue unit, a medium-duty service unit, a boat, and the
dedicated service of over 50 men and women; all of whom serve the
community as volunteers.
Our firehouse is one of the oldest in the state, as
well as in the country. Since our inception in 1847 we have
remained in the same location, and after a fire in 1907 the firehouse
was rebuilt to what it is now - with some changes over the
years of course! We own not only the firehouse itself, but a 2.5 acre field which overlooks the river
in which we host numerous private, semi-private, and public events in; most notably the annual Norwich
Rotary Duck Races. We also open up the firehouse for our in-house
steak dinners and annual Steak & Lobster dinner; both are events
which the public can purchase tickets for with the proceeds going to the
fire company.
Thank you so much for stopping by!
And above all, stay safe. |
