Fire Department | Town of New Haven

The New Haven and Community Volunteer Fire Department incorporated October 1948 serves a population of approximately 6200 citizens including the towns of New Haven, Hartford and the unincorporated areas of Letart. Below are some details about the NHFD:

38 firefighters including:
- Five Command Staff Officers (Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Captain, Lieutenant)
- Four Administrative Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer)
- One Junior Firefighter
Insurance Service Office (ISO) Rating: 4/4X
Our fire department maintains the following apparatus:
- 2 Structural Firefighting Engines
  - Engine 63- 2007 Pierce Saber (Primary fire engine in NHVFD coverage area)
    - - 1250 GPM Pump/1000 gallon tank of water
      - Seating for 6 firefighters
      - Thermal Imaging Camera
  - Engine 62- 1995 Freightliner/Smeal (Second due in our primary coverage area and Automatic/mutual aid engine)
    - - 1250 Pump/1000 gallons of water
      - Seating for 5 firefighters
      - Cascade system for refilling Breathing apparatus cylinders
- One tanker- Engine 66- 2003 Kenworth Pierce (Tanker for all structural fires, vehicle fires and brush fires)
  - - - Seating for 3 firefighters
      - 1250 GPM Pump/1250 gallons of water
      - Dump tank
- One Rescue Engine
  - Rescue 64- 2000 Pierce Saber (Primary for all Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Fires, Industrial Accidents)
    - - Seating for 6 firefighters
      - Automobile Rescue Tools (Jaws of Life)
      - Low angle rope rescue equipment
- One Personnel carrier-
  - Truck 60- 2018 GMC Sierra 3500 crew cab pickup truck (Personnel Carrier for all incidents)
    - - Seating for 5 firefighters
      - Brush fire fighting equipment
- One brush truck-
  - Brush 65- 1989 Chevrolet 2500 Pickup truck
    - - Seating for 2 firefighters
      - 50 gallon water tank
      - Brush firefighting equipment
- One rescue boat-
  - 2001 Waco- Boat 6- Seating for 4 firefighters