Arlington Fire District

Coordinates: 41°41′47″N 73°53′16″W / 41.696356°N 73.887851°W / 41.696356; -73.887851

Arlington Fire District
Agency overview
Established 1922
Employees 70
Fire chief Tory Gallante
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 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. 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 Co. Ladder Co. Other Co. Other Units Address
HQ 32-11Tower

32-46

 Heavy Rescue

32-52

 32-9 Shift Commander, Training Division, Fire Prevention Division,

Bureau of EMS, District Administrative Offices, Trench Rescue Trailer,

Swiftwater Rescue Trailer, Zodiac Boat.

 11 Burnett Boulevard
3 32-13 Reserve Engine 32-18, District Mechanic Shop213 Vassar Road
4 32-14 Reserve Engine 32-161075 Dutchess Turnpike
5 32-1532-45 Engine

32-17

 7 Spackenkill Road

Fire district administrative staff

The Fire District Administrative staff consists of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Chief, the EMS Director, the Assistant EMS Director, the District Secretary, the Bookkeeper, the Business Manager and the EMS Secretary.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.firedepartments.net/NewYork/Poughkeepsie/ArlingtonFireDistrict.html
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