The former Chapter 29 is repealed and the following
is substituted in lieu thereof.
A unified Town-wide Fire Department (Department)
consisting of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department, LLC, the Tunxis
Hose Company No. 1, and the East Farmington Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc., is established for the purpose of providing fire-fighting, rescue
and emergency medical services throughout the Town.
[Amended 5-10-2022]
The Department in its operations shall utilize
the Farmington Fire Station, the Tunxis Hose Fire Station, the East
Farmington Fire Station, the Oakland Gardens Fire Substation, the
Southwest Fire Substation, and may from time to time establish or
remove any station or substation based on Town and organizational
needs.. The existing volunteer fire companies shall continue as operating
entities and shall function as constituent units of the Department.
The Director of Fire and Rescue Services is hereby charged with managing
the Department and with directing and being responsible to the Town
Manager for all fire, rescue and emergency medical services provided
within the Town; however on-scene fire ground operations shall be
commanded by the Fire Chiefs as well as their officers. Each volunteer
fire company and its officers shall be responsible for operating in
conformance with unified procedures established by the Director of
Fire and Rescue Services.