East Litchfield Fire Co.

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

It’s been a busy few months for East Litchfield Fire with the department responding to a structure fire, vehicle crashes, medical calls and automatic alarms.

East Litchfield held our yearly meeting where we elected officers and we thank JR’s Southwest Grill & BBQ for the great food.

Congratulations to Engineer Art Schmidt for earning the Deputy Chief Award for service and for Firefighter Patrick Scully for earning the Chief’s Award for service.

We welcomed three new members to the department, including Firefighter David Joray.

East Litchfield’s command remains:
Chief J. Cattey
Deputy Chief J. Wilcox
Captain D. Regis
Lieutenant M. Martin
Lieutenant P. Bergamo

Congratulations to all our officers!

02/21/2026

East Litchfield Fire Co. assisted Litchfield Fire Department CT and Bantam Fire Company on Torrington road with a hazmat. E26/E25 responded.

02/07/2026

At 2044 last night East Litchfield Fire and Litchfield Fire were dispatched to East Litchfield Road for the reported odor of smoke in the residence. East Litchfield Engines 26, 25 and 24 responded and were joined by Litchfield Engine 4 and Ladder 1. Firefighters on scene used thermal imaging cameras and gas meters to check all floors of the residence for signs of fire as well as the exterior. After a thorough search Fire Command determined that the exterior electric de-icing cables were the cause. Once unplugged and the breaker off, the caretaker was advised to contact an electrician and firefighters returned to service. Our thanks to Litchfield for their teamwork last night!

01/29/2026

Last night at 10:52 PM a crew of 4 East Litchfield firefighters responded in Engine 26 as mutual aid to Thomaston for the structure fire on Park Street. Firefighters assisted with water supply, RIT, roof operations and augmented communications for Incident Command. Firefighters cleared at 4AM.

01/29/2026

01/24/2026

Great work done by Bantam Fire and the Litchfield town fire departments and mutual aide units that came to assist.

01/20/2026

A busy day for your town fire departments.

At 10:50 AM East Litchfield firefighters responded mutual aid to Harwinton in Tanker 24 on a structure fire tanker assignment. With the fire knocked down by Harwinton crews East Litchfield returned to service.

At 12:36 PM East Litchfield responded with E26 and E25 mutual aid with Litchfield Fire to Torrington Road for an odor of propane.

At 1:11 PM East Litchfield Tanker 24 responded mutual aid with Northfield Fire to Reder Road for a chimney fire.

01/11/2026

East Litchfield Volunteer Firefighter Michael J. Brunetto Jr. was presented the Fire Safety Commendation Award by Timothy S. Hill, the President of the Governor Wolcott Branch of the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Mike has proudly served East Litchfield since 1998 as a firefighter, Lieutenant, Junior Program Coordinator, and Trustee. Mike has also volunteered with the Bantam Fire Company and Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance. He has taught many ELFD juniors firefighting and medical skills that they have carried into their careers. As a department we are grateful for his dedication to the fire service and community.

Pictured L-R: Timothy S. Hill, Captain Dylan Regis, Trustee Michael Brunetto, Deputy Chief Joshua Wilcox, Chief Johnathon Cattey.