Windsor County
Weathersfield Fire Department
540 VT Route 131
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7259 VT Route 131
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Until 2025 Weathersfield was protected by two nonprofit volunteer departments under contract to the town, Ascutney and West Weathersfield. They now form a single town department, with Mychael Spaulding as deputy chief and Josh Dauphin, West Weathersfield's chief for 15 years, as assistant chief and fire warden.
The Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department is founded; Rodney Spaulding is among its first members, and serves as chief from 1976 to 1995.
Darrin Spaulding succeeds his father as Ascutney's chief.
In the year to June, Ascutney answers 397 calls and West Weathersfield 160. West Weathersfield's auxiliary is dissolved after 55 years.
Chief Darrin Spaulding dies on 9 April, aged 59, after 44 years with Ascutney; his sons Mychael and Jackson serve on the department. In the year to June, Ascutney answers 353 calls and West Weathersfield 218. Ascutney takes delivery of a 2,000-gallon Dingee tanker, and a $51,000 federal grant buys West Weathersfield new extrication tools.
In August the two departments merge into the Weathersfield Fire Department, and Josh Compo is appointed its first municipal chief. Its rescue licence is extended to the whole town.
The town's Fire & Emergency Services line funds both stations; most of it comes from property taxes.
| Debt service (principal and interest) | $46,284 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance and repairs | $31,220 |
| Vehicle maintenance | $31,000 |
| Supplies | $29,105 |
| Dispatching | $27,988 |
| Protective equipment | $24,490 |
| Golden Cross Ambulance | $22,308 |
The largest lines in the proposed Fire & Emergency Services budget.
| FY2026, proposed | $315,964 |
|---|---|
| FY2025, approved | $325,898 |
| FY2024, estimated | $285,414 |
| FY2023, actual | $211,786 |
| FY2022, actual | $234,664 |
As printed in the FY2024 town report.
In an emergency dial 911. These are business lines.
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.
Read in October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Nothing is written up here for joining, burn permits, call volume. Not because it does not exist — because nobody has typed it in. If you know this department, tell us and it goes on the record with its source named.