| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Connecticut |
| City | New Haven |
| Agency overview[1] | |
| Established | June 24, 1862 |
| Annual calls | 32,025 (2018) |
| Employees | 357 (2018) |
| Annual budget | $33,230,733 (2018) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Fire chief | John Alston, jr. |
| EMS level | ALS and BLS |
| IAFF | 825 |
| Facilities and equipment[2] | |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Battalions | 2 |
| Stations | 10 |
| Engines | 10 |
| Trucks | 4 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Ambulances | 3 |
| Tenders | 1 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| USAR | 1 |
| Wildland | 1 |
| Fireboats | 1 |
| Rescue boats | 2 |
| Light and air | 1 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The New Haven Fire Department (NHFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of New Haven, Connecticut.[3] The New Haven Fire Department currently serves a population of over 130,000 people living in 19 square miles of land and is one of the largest fire departments in the state.
The NHFD provides advanced life support and basic life support emergency medical services to the city with three paramedic-staffed Emergency Units. EMS transport services are contracted by the city to American Medical Response which provides response to medical emergencies with Basic Life Support (EMT) and Advanced Life Support (EMT-Paramedic) ambulances.
As of 2016 the NHFD has received an ISO Class 1 rating, making New Haven the third department in Connecticut (the other two being Hartford, CT and Milford, CT) with an ISO Class 1 rating and 1 of 60+/- departments in the country. James T. Mullen was fire commissioner for 13 years.[4]
- ^ "Annual Budget" (PDF). City of New Haven. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Fire Stations". New Haven Fire Department. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "About Us". New Haven Fire Department. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Robert. "Soldiers Stories Sgt James T. Mullen". Retrieved August 12, 2018.