Arlington Fire District
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41°41′47″N 73°53′16″W / 41.696356°N 73.887851°W
Agency overview | |
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Established | 1922 |
Employees | 70 career personnel and 35 volunteer members |
Fire chief | William Steenbergh |
EMS level | CFR, BLS, ALS |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 4 |
Engines | 5 Front-Line, 2 Reserve |
Trucks | 2 |
Rescues | 1 |
The Arlington Fire District is one of 3 fire departments that provides fire and EMS services to the residents of the Town Of Poughkeepsie. Arlington has four fire stations located at numerous ends of the Town. The fire district is staffed with 70 career personnel and 35 volunteer members.[1] The fire district is one of only two in Dutchess County that have career FF/Paramedics. Career firefighters and officers belong to the IAFF (International Association of Firefighters). Arlington's Dutchess County department ID number is "32". Firefighters are dispatched via radio paging by the Dutchess County Department Of Emergency Response who are based in Poughkeepsie.
Emergency Medical Services
The Arlington Fire District provides Advanced Life Support first response with at least one member of each engine company being a paramedic. Transportation to the hospital is provided by Mobile Life Support Services. Calls are received, and dispatched centrally through the Dutchess County 9-1-1 communications center in Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County Department Of Emergency Response)
Stations and apparatus
Station | Paramedic Engine Company | Ladder Company | Other Companies | Other Units | Address |
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HQ | Engine 32-11 | Tower
32-46 |
Heavy Rescue
32-52 |
32-9 Battalion Chief, Training Division, Fire Prevention Division,
Bureau of EMS, District Administrative Offices, Trench Rescue Trailer, Swiftwater Rescue Trailer, Zodiac Boat. |
11 Burnett Boulevard
Engine Company #1 - Headquarters |
3 | Engine 32-13 | Reserve Engine 32-18, District Mechanic Shop | 213 Vassar Road
Red Oaks Mill Fire Company | ||
4 | Engine 32-14 | Reserve Engine 32-16 | 1075 Dutchess Turnpike
Rochdale Fire Company | ||
5 | Squad 32-15 | Ladder 32-45 | Service Wagon
32-57 |
7 Spackenkill Road
Croft Corners Fire Company |
Fire district administrative staff
The Fire District Administrative staff consists of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Chief, EMS Director, District Secretary, Bookkeeper, Account Clerk and an EMS Secretary.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
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