New Haven Fire Department

New Haven Fire Department
Operational area
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CityNew Haven
Agency overview
EstablishedJune 24, 1862 (1862-06-24)
Annual calls32,025 (2018)
Employees357 (2018)
Annual budget$33,230,733 (2018)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefJohn Alston, jr.
EMS levelALS and BLS
IAFF825
Facilities and equipment
Divisions1
Battalions2
Stations10
Engines10
Trucks4
Rescues1
Ambulances3
Tenders1
HAZMAT1
USAR1
Wildland1
Fireboats1
Rescue boats2
Light and air1
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. 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 (BLS)/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Staffed and Advanced Life Support (ALS)/Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-Paramedic) Staffed 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.