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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. |
| The Officer Team | |
| Operations Officers | |
| Chief - Car 3 | Bernard "B.J." Herz |
| Deputy Chief - Car 30 | Robert Allen |
| Assistant Chief - Car 38 | Paul O'Connell |
| Fire Captain - Car 39 | Joseph Murray |
| Rescue Captain - Car 139 | Chris Colonair |
| Fire Lieutenant - Car 239 | Chris Feder-Craney |
| Rescue Lieutenant - Car 339 | Melanie Moon |
| Chief Engineer | Craig Maerkel |
| Administrative Officers | |
| President (2023-2025) | Frank Manfredi |
| Vice President (2024-2026) | Thomas Craney |
| Secretary (2023-2025) | KellyAnn Graves |
| Treasurer (2024-2026) | Thomas Quinley |
| Financial Secretary (2023-2025) | Thomas Quinley |
| Personnel Committee Chairman (2024-2026) | Ronald Stolz |
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| Chief BJ Herz |
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A message from the Chief
Our Fire Department The Yantic Fire Engine Company #1 comes from a long tradition of “Serving the People”. We have been a fire Company since 1847. At that time it was, as it is now, completely made up of volunteers. These individuals were area business men & workers in the community, who wanted to protect their property and save lives, always ready aid to those in need 24/7/365. Today we are still 100% Volunteer and protect approximately 10 sq miles of the city’s 27 sq miles, including many of the city’s largest tax payers and employers such as W.W. Backus Hospital, Computer Science Crop, US Foods and the entire Stanley Israelite Business Park. Our Rating The Insurance Services Office (ISO) rates fire departments across the U.S. from a class 1 to a class 10, with one being the best. There are no class 1 fire departments in Norwich and there are only class 4/9 fire departments. We are pleased to say that we have been given a split classification rating of 4/9 based on areas with hydrants is a 4 rating and non hydrant areas is a 9. We responded to approximately of 700 calls a year with an average response time of 4 minutes. We are fortunate to have a reciprocal automatic mutual aid agreement with our surrounding departments. This agreement provides an immediate response of manpower and equipment on specific calls. Thus, we are able to provide an efficient utilization of everyone’s limited resources during an emergency. Our Mission & Services Although our mission has not changed over the years, the services that we provide have changed in order to accomplish it. We currently provide fire suppression, medical services, fast water and ice rescue, hazardous material mitigation, disaster preparedness and mitigation, public education, building pre-plans and a host of other services in an attempt to meet the rapidly changing needs of our community. Questions, Comments & Assistance We strive to provide a high level of professional services in a fiscally responsible manner. The safety and well-being of our residents, visitors and our firefighters are our number one priority. We are interested in your feedback. Please contact us and let us know how you think we are doing. It is our goal to continually evaluate our services and seek improvement. Please contact us at 860.887.2221 ext. #2 if you have questions or if we can be of any assistance. I may also be reached by email at chiefyfeco (at) comcast.net. |
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