Killington's department, volunteer and career, answers fire, rescue and emergency medical calls. The Killington Firefighters Association, formed in 2024, supports it with training, help for fire victims and free CPR classes.
1955
The Sherburne Volunteer Fire Department is formed.
2020
The department moves into the new Public Safety Building, shared with the police: 14,000 square feet, five apparatus bays, a hose tower and a community room.
2022
In March voters make fire and rescue a town department, replacing the private volunteer company.
2023
The first full-time paid staff start in January, under the name Killington Fire and Rescue Services.
2026
The town advertises for a full-time fire chief in September.
Killington in Rutland County. Every fire station in the county is marked —
2 here, 36 in neighbouring towns, which is
who turns out on a mutual aid call.
Boundaries and water from VCGI; fire district lines are not town lines, and
village districts and contracted coverage cross them. A town line runs out into
the lake, so the shoreline here is the water drawn over the boundary, not the
boundary itself.
In an emergency dial 911. These are business lines.
Burning
Vermont requires a Permit to Kindle Fire from the town’s Forest Fire Warden for anything larger than a campfire — except where snow covers the ground at the burn site, or the fire is at least 200 feet from anything that will carry flame. Wardens can suspend burning outright when fire danger is high. Who to ask locally is recorded department by department; where it is blank below, the fire department itself is the place to start.
For residents
Knox-BoxThe town requires a Knox-Box for homes and businesses, so firefighters can get in without forcing doors.
Burn permitsNeeded for brush and leaf piles; not for a small campfire. From the town fire warden.
JoinStop in on the first or third Tuesday of the month at 6 pm.
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Nothing is written up here for joining, burn permits, call volume, budget.
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