The larger station, downtown: Engines 1 and 2, Rescue 1, the 95-foot Tower 1, Tanker 1 and Engine 11, with a radio room, offices, kitchen, meeting room and gym. Source
The Waterbury Village Fire Department was formed on 20 December 1882, and the village was divided into four fire wards. Today's department works from two stations, with members who have served 25 and even 50 years.
1882
The Waterbury Village Fire Department is formed on 20 December.
1965
Bob Grace joins; he is still on the roster, a half-century member.
2009
Gary Dillon, a member since 1981, becomes chief.
Waterbury in Washington County. Every fire station in the county is marked —
2 here, 21 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.
Working here
Members train in two companies, with interior, exterior, probationary and junior members.
Contact the department at waterburyfd@waterburyvt.com or 802-244-8856
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.
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