While you are at the station, take a tour of the Fire Apparatus, meet our firefighters, see the equipment that is used to protect and save lives.

Parking is available to the rear of the firehouse, with additional parking at the UAW offices, located on the corner of South Road and Munson Road – shuttle transportation provided.

Lt. David Koplowitz posing with his Connecticut Fire Academy Recruit School certificate.

Graduated from Connecticut Fire Academy Recruit Class #48

On Thursday December 22, 2011 Lieutenant David Koplowitz received his diploma from the Connecticut Fire Academy for successfully completing the Connecticut Fire Academy’s 14 week Fire Fighter Recruit Program.  The program is designed to provide basic firefighting and rescue skills to newly hired fire fighters preparing them for their everyday job responsibilities.  What makes Dave’s accomplishment so noteworthy is that he did this all on his own!

Since joining the fire department in 2008, you could see the passion Dave has held for the fire department and the emergency services that are provided.  He has continually taken classes to advance his knowledge and abilities and has recently been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.  As an aspiring career fire fighter, Dave is well aware that obtaining his dream job is highly competitive.  There are many people who apply for the few available positions for the best job in the world!  With that in mind, Dave took the unique steps of applying and entering the recruit class on his own with hopes that the additional training and certifications will help him in his pursuit of his dream.  He endured and sacrificed 14 hard weeks of sweat, hard work, grit and determination to become the first ever fire fighter from East Farms to enter and complete the recruit class on his own!  We are extremely proud of Dave, look forward to having him back and wish him the best of luck.  CONGRATULATIONS LIEUTENANT KOPLOWITZ!!

Click HERE to see a pdf file of the program from graduation.

Click HERE to read an on the Farmington Patch about Lt. Koplowitz and the CT Fire Recruit program.

Years of Service pins were awarded to Graham Eyres for five years, Patrick Royce for twenty years and John Nelson for forty years.

Certificates of Excellence were awarded to the following members who responded to greater than 25% of the Department’s total calls:  Joshua Aponte, Assistant Chief David Czlapinski, Graham Eyres, Jesse Garrard, Gary Holloway, Lt. Nicholas Kimball, Gary Larkum, Stephen Melnick, Kevin Moriarty, Captain James Moynihan, Deputy Chief Brian Nelson, John Nelson, Chief Russell Nelson and Bruce Pierce.

Recognition letters were given to members who displayed outstanding performance or were members of a team that had a significant impact on the outcome of a call.

Those receiving letters for an elevator rescue at the Exchange were PJ Amato, John Biskupski, Julian Bolduc, Lt. David Koplowitz, Gary Larkum and Kevin Moriarty.

Receiving letters for response to a tractor trailer fire on I84 were Graham Eyres, Lt. Nicholas Kimball, Nicholas Lefebvre and Kevin Moriarty.

Receiving letters for an elevator rescue at 135 South Road were Gary Larkum, Frankie Medina, Stephen Melnick and John Nelson.

EMS Appreciation Certificates were awarded to the following members who responded to greater than 25% of the Department’s medical calls:  Joshua Aponte, Assistant Chief David Czlapinski, Graham Eyres, Jesse Garrard, Gary Holloway, Lt. Nicholas Kimball, Lt. David Koplowitz, Gary Larkum, Stephen Melnick, Captain James Moynihan, Kevin Moriarty, Deputy Chief Brian Nelson, John Nelson, Chief Russell Nelson, Captain John Neves and Bruce Pierce.

EMT pins were awarded to four members who attained their Emergency Medical Technician certification:  John Biskupski, Julian Bolduc, Matthew Collins and Bruce Pierce.  Pins were also awarded to two new members who were already EMT’s:  David Hutchison and Sarrena Lombard.

CPR Save Pins were awarded to Richard Palmer, Gary Petersen, Christopher Scott and John Neves.

Special Recognition Awards were given to the John G. Martin Foundation and Howard Baldwin, Jr.

Plaques were presented to the following for their achievements:

Kevin Moriarty – Top Responder Fire

Assistant Chief David Czlapinski – Top Responder – Medical

Kevin Moriarty – Rookie Firefighter of the Year

Bruce Pierce – Rookie EMT of the Year

Joshua Aponte – Most Improved Firefighter

Stephen Melnick – Most Improved EMT

Lt. David Koplowitz – Best Use of Technical Skills

Captain John Neves – Best Use of Medical Skills

John Biskupski – Part-Time Staff Member of the Year

Gary Petersen – Career Staff Member of the Year

Irma Butler – Achievement Award

Chief Russell Nelson – Line Officer of the Year

David Hutchison – Chief’s Award

Shawn Curtis – Petersen Award

Lt. David Koplowitz – EMT of the Year

Deputy Chief Brian Nelson – Firefighter of the Year

Congratulations to all of the recipients!

“Proud of Our Past, Focused On Our Future”

Welcome to the home of the East Farmington Volunteer Fire Department, Inc! Scroll down to read more about recent events.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported our department golf tournament in the past. Information on the 2012 golf tournament will be forthcoming towards the end of 2011.

CLICK HERE to read more about our fire department.  

To see a scale drawing of the new Rescue Engine 10 please click here. 

Units on scene: Engine 4, Engine 9, Engine 10, Car 201, CT State Police

Click the picture for additional images.

On Thursday, December 15 at 10:20 am the fire department was dispatched to the area of Farmington Avenue and Prattling Pond Road for a report of wires down with fire and a possible transformer explosion.  Engine 10 was the first arriving FD apparatus with the crew observing wires down with arching and smoke visible.  A boom truck was in close proximity to the downed arching wires, unable to determine whether anyone was inside of the boom truck, Engine 10 immediately requested the power company to the scene and made an additional call for assistance from Farmington Center station to approach the scene from the west side.  Shortly after those requests were made, the boom truck burst into flames.  A complete scene assessment revealed that the single occupant of the boom truck had made it out safely.  With no life hazard present, the FD secured the scene and stood by for the power company to arrive.  Once the power company arrived on scene and confirmed that the downed wires were de-energized, fire fighters extinguished the truck fire.  Car 201 held the Farmington Avenue command and units operated on scene for approximately 2 hours.

Fire Department units on scene: Engine 4, Engine 9, Engine 10, Car 201, Car 402

Other responding agencies: Farmington Police Department, Farmington DPW, CT State Police, State of CT DEEP, State of CT DOT, CL&P

Click HERE to read about the incident at NBC CONNECTICUTT.COM.

Click HERE for a short video from the scene of the fire!

Kitchen Grease Fire

You may be tempted to throw water onto a grease fire, however as you saw in the video, DON’T DO IT! The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated.   The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out.  On the open field, it became a thirty-foot high fireball that resembles a nuclear blast.  Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire.  One-cup of either creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.

East Farms Firefighters (from left to right): Lt. Nick Kimball, Firefighter Irma Butler, Firefighter Julian Bolduc, and Fire fighter Jesse Garrard.

Recently East Farms firefighters had the opportunity to train with other area firefighters in a mock natural disaster drill. On Sunday October 23, Task Force 52 and 54, which include the Towns of Farmington, Avon, Canton, Simsbury, Windsor and Bloomfield, among others,  worked together to save victims, put out fires and, most importantly, learn what it might be like working in a large scale mass casualty situation. The training took place in Avon and gave firefighters the opportunity to hone their extrication, rescue, fire suppression and hazard mitigation skills and training.

To see a video of the event click HERE.

To read more and see pictures from the event click here to go to the Farmington Patch.

Fire Safety Pledge Quiz