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On behalf of the dedicated men and women who serve as firefighters for the City of Norwich, I would like to thank you for visiting our web site. The Norwich Fire Department provides fire prevention, fire suppression and rescue services utilizing full-time firefighters. These dedicated fire professionals respond from quarters when an emergency occurs. The response time to an emergency with on-duty firemen in the stations is approximately 2 minutes. When an emergency occurs, every second makes a difference and we pride ourselves on a rapid response with well-coordinated, highly trained crew. Our emergency response vehicles include four fire engines, one Tower ladder, three marine units, a HumVee brush firefighting truck, A Hazardous materials Decontamination trailer with a Prime Mover and a service vehicle. We also utilize state-of-the-art equipment to save lives and to reduce the property damaged by fire, including Class-A firefighting foam, thermal imaging cameras and automatic defibrillators. Our personnel are an excellent combination of mission ready, NFPA certified and HazMat trained graduates of the Connecticut Fire Academy as well as veteran firefighters. The Norwich Fire Department responds to 3,200 fire and rescue emergencies and is involved in an additional 200-300 prevention/public education events annually. Our service area is approximately 3.5 square miles, with a resident population of 19,000. We have mutual aid agreements with other surrounding fire departments that allow us to call in help from other communities for large-scale emergencies. We are committed to providing the best in emergency services to our residents, businesses, and visitors. Please let us know how we can help you. For further information or to answer a question, please contact Chief Kenneth Scandariato. This website created and authored by The Norwich Fire Department © 2008. All copy and images contained in this site are the property of The Norwich Fire Department.
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