Noroton Heights Fire Department
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The Noroton Heights Fire Department is an all-volunteer fire department
in Darien, Connecticut
. The department is one of three in the town, each of which serves a specific geographic region within the town, as well as combining services when needed.
trucks, specifically the CF series, for its apparatus fleet. Water was installed at the firehouse headquarters in 1911.
Fire department
A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...
in Darien, Connecticut
Darien, Connecticut
Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast", the population was 20,732 at the 2010 census. Darien was listed at #9 at CNN Money's list of "top-earning towns" in the United States as of 2011...
. The department is one of three in the town, each of which serves a specific geographic region within the town, as well as combining services when needed.
Noroton Heights Fire Department
The department was formed on May 12, 1903 as the Noroton Heights Fire Engine Company Number 1, with thirteen men under the direction of founder William Dugdale. “The Gig” is the first piece of chemical equipment in the State of Connecticut and purchased by the department on June 24, 1903 with a $900 loan from Dugdale. The Department sources only MackMack Trucks
Mack Trucks is an American truck-manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses. A wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Véhicules Industriels since 1990, Mack Trucks is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina...
trucks, specifically the CF series, for its apparatus fleet. Water was installed at the firehouse headquarters in 1911.