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TFFD is a combination fire department that is comprised of 160 volunteer fire fighters who answer calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 8 career fire fighters who work Monday through Friday between the hours of 7am and 5pm. TFFD staffs 5 fire stations that are strategically placed throughout the Town of Farmington to reach those in need of assistance in a timely fashion. Between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, TFFD answered 3,888 requests for fire, medical and rescue assistance. This was the busiest year on record for the fire department, call volume for TFFD is up more than 50% in the last 10 years.

The Town of Farmington is aggressively making a paradigm shift from away classroom and simulated training and toward hands on practical training. To that end, the Town of Farmington has purchased land on Round Hill Road in Farmington for the exact purpose of Fire Fighter Training and has received all of the necessary approvals from the Town Plan and Zoning Commission. The Town of Farmington has also committed $175,000 for required infrastructure improvements to the land.

Historically, there were no suitable locations in Farmington, or even its surrounding towns, for live fire or other hands on training of fire fighters, including ladders, search and rescue evolutions, or flowing water. Training was often simulated to prevent damage to structures in town, or fire fighters were taken out of service to go to the Connecticut Fire Academy in Windsor Locks. Thus, real life, practical training of fire fighters takes place just often enough to meet OSHA standards rather than frequently enough to assure proficiency.

Once up and running, the facility will allow a crew of fire fighters to report to the training ground, carry out an evolution, and be back in service in a reasonable amount of time. Training can be completed during evening drills, allowing for more practice and better drills for all of our fire fighters. The career fire fighters can train and be kept in town in service during the day and training will be more convenient for the volunteer fire fighters.

TFFD is in the beginning stages of a fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $1 million in cash donations and in-kind services by July, 2014.

If you would like to assist with the campaign or make a donation, please contact: Fire Chief Richard Higley, 860.678.1018, richhigley@sbcglobal.net or Director of Fire & Rescue Services Mary-Ellen Harper, 860.675.2322, HarperM@Farmington-CT.org