Fire & Rescue
| Newark, VT Fire & Rescue |
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About Us
Welcome to the official site of the Newark Vermont Volunteer Fire Department. The town of Newark is located in the heart of the beautiful Northeast Kingdom. The Town of Newark is approximately 60 miles from the Canadian border and is approximately 20 miles North of St. Johnsbury and 30 miles south of Newport.
The Newark Fire Department was established in 1982 after residents in town thought the current fire departments who were providing fire coverage to the town were too far away. So several members in the town took it upon themselves to establish the fire department with one rule, they would never ask the town for any money.
These founding members successfully raised enough money playing bingo once a week to buy the fire departments first fire truck. They used the chief’s garage which was heated by a wood stove to store the truck, however, that building burned down shortly after. Luckily for the fire department, the chief was home during the time of the fire and the truck escaped damages.
But the fire departments luck turned against them once more. It was only after 4 years the newly created fire department was ready to disband. Cost to outfit firefighters was rapidly increasing and many of the members were not fully outfitted. The fire department was also in desperate need of more up-to-date fire equipment to fight the increasing fires in town, and since the department had no financial support from the town, they were forced to buy everything on their own.
So in the winter of 1986, the fire department, under new direction and leadership submitted their first budget to the Town of Newark and the Newark Fire Department was re-born. By this time, many of the original members had resigned - including the chief. With Dan Trombly as chief, Don Morrill has his assistant chief and financial backing from the town, the fire department started to stabilize itself.
Dan Trombly severed as chief for the next 16 years, leading the department through some rough times, and in the summer of 2000, he resigned and the membership appointed Don Morrill as our new chief.
With Lyndon Rescue having the largest coverage area in ALL of Vermont and having not one First Responder Squad within that coverage area, the fire department in conjunction with Lyndon Rescue started providing EMS services to the Town of Newark in 2001. A year later, the department started providing fire/rescue services to the Town of East Haven along with the East Haven Fire Department. The department also started providing EMS services to the Town of East Haven shortly after.
In 2004, the fire department was awarded the FEMA grant and bought its first new fire truck - a 2005 E-ONE Pumper/Tanker. Kimball Johnson, the Westmore Fire Chief helped write the grant.
In 2005, The Newark Hand Crew was born with Captain Chris Franek leading the way. The Newark Hand Crew is a group of specially trained firefighter ready to deal with forestry fires. Members of this division go out west several times a year to help with the fires in California, Arizona and many other western states - they also provide these same services to the Town of Newark, East Haven and other surrounding communities.
In 2007, the fire department applied and received its Advanced Life Support First Responder Level Certification, thus providing ALS services to ALL Newark and East Haven residents. Prior to this, the department was providing Basic Life Support.
Mutual Aid
The Newark Fire Department is currently working under 2 Mutual Aid charters - the Northeast Mutual Aid and the International Mutual Aid charter. We are mutual aid with approximately 27 area fire departments including several of these fire departments being from Canada. Most of our services are directed towards the Northeast Mutual Aid charter consisting of the West Burke, East Burke, East Haven, Sutton, Lyndonville, Sheffield-Wheelock and Concord Fire Departments. We also work very closely with the Brighton Fire Department who is part of the International Mutual Aid charter. The town of Burke borders of from the south, East Haven from the east, Brighton and Ferdinand from the North and Westmore and Sutton from the west..
Communications
The fire department is dispatched out of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Fire Alarm - our dispatch, who is located 30 miles south of Newark, is a fully staffed dispatching center that provides dispatching to approximately 20 area FIRE and EMS organizations. The fire department uses Motorola Pagers and radios that receive two tones which are sent from dispatch which will activate our pagers and notify us of the call. Our department also operates a base station and maintains the ability to dispatch ourselves either over dispatch's frequency or our own frequency which is listed below. I've also provided some sound samples of tones you will hear over our dispatch frequency.
| Newark | Sound Sample *.AIFF |
| Lyndon Rescue | Sound Sample *.AIFF |
| East Haven w/ repeater | Sound Sample *.AIFF |
| Frequencies | |
| Name: Fire Alarm Frequincy: 154.2500 PL: 123.7 Call Sign: KQS721 |
This frequency is used by Fire Alarm to dispatch areas fire and EMS organizations by sending out two tones which will activate the respected pagers. Firefighters and apparatus will also use this frequency to acknowledge the tones and to report any additional information to Fire Alarm when we arrive on scene. Most communication happens on this frequency during the first phase of the call (responding). |
| Name: Town of Newark Frequincy: 156.2400 PL: Not used as of 2007 Call Sign: WNAL652 |
This frequency is used by the Newark Fire Department to communicate back and forth between firefighters when on scene operations exist. We do this to free up the Fire Alarm frequency so that Fire Alarm can dispatch other area departments without conflicting with our communications. Most communication happens on this frequency during the second phase of the call (on scene). |
Our Apparatus
| Newark Engine Two | |
| Type: E-ONE Pumper/Tanker Year: 2005 Tank Size: 1200 |
This truck is first due to all structure fires, brush fires, motor vehicle accidents, medical emergences, hazmat incidents and service calls in the towns of Newark and East Haven.
The primary duty of this piece of apparatus is to provide fire suppression but also has the capability to shuttle water. It’s our second due piece of apparatus when responding mutual aid unless requested otherwise. For hose, this engine carries the following supply: 600 FT of 5" and 600 FT of 2½". This engine also carries two 250 FT 1¾ pre-connects. |
| Newark Tanker One | |
| Type: Ford Tanker/Pumper Year: 1978 Tank Size: 1500 |
This truck is second due to all structure fires, brush fires, motor vehicle accidents, hazmat incidents and service calls in the towns of Newark and East Haven.
The primary duty of this piece of apparatus is to shuttle water but also as the capability to pump. It’s our first due piece of apparatus when responding mutual aid unless requested otherwise. For hose, this tanker carries the following supply: 1200 FT of 2½". This engine also carries one 250 FT 1¾ pre-connect. |
Our service area
The Newark Fire Department currently provides Fire, Hazmat, Forestry and EMS services to 771 citizens and 622 structures in an area of 74.6 square miles. Within this coverage area, there are 2 state highways, 4+ ponds, fish hatchery, State Wildlife Management Area, public golf course, 2 schools and 1 village.
Grants recieved since 2003
| Type:FEMA Year:2006 Amount: $24,510.00 |
This grant allowed use to buy 15 sets of G-XTREME™ turnout gear, 600 FT of 5" hose w/ Storz adapters and 500 FT of 1 ½" color coded hose to better identify deployed hoselines at a fire scene. |
| Type:DHS Year:2005 Amount: $18,700.00 |
This grant allowed use to buy the T PASS 3 EVACUATE Grace System - A 2-Way Signaling PASS Alarm Safety System which included 12 wireless pass devices and of course, the command post with a SuperCELL. We also purchased 5 new Motorola Minitor 5 and 2 Motorola Minitor 4 fire pagers. |
| Type:DHS Year:2004 Amount: $33,918.00 |
This grant allowed us to replace all of our old SCBA units with new 30 minute Scott packs equipped with pass devices and fiberglass tanks. We also purchased spare fiberglass tanks, a Scott thermal imaging camera, a positive pressure fan and a Scott Scout - a portable gas detector that detects volatile organic compounds, toxic, and combustible gases. |
| Type:FEMA Year:2003 Amount: $126,000.00 |
This grant, along with $15,000.00 of our own money allowed us to purchase a new fire truck - a 2005 E-ONE Tradition Series with an International® chassis (2 door). This truck holds the water hauling capacity of a tanker (1200 gallon tank) and the equipment storage of a pumper. This truck also has a 1250 Hale pump, rear Newton® dump valve and a side mount pump panel with a digital display. |
| Total grants received: $203,128.00 | |
We have received other grants before 2003 but they were minor in comparison to what we have been receiving. Since 2003, the fire department has started perusing federal grants.
Some of the equipment we use (other than the obvious)
Other sites
Contacts
For burn permits, please call Don or Andrew. Their phone numbers are listed on the membership page. For all other fire department inquires, please call Don. For questions/comments regarding the website, please email Andrew. To call the station, dial 802.467.3178. If you have an emergency, dial 911!
Newark Fire Department ¦ Newark Hand Crew 1
396 Newark St., Newark Vt. 05871
(802) 467-3178