Southington Fire Department

08/23/2018

Effective today, Connecticut's 9-1-1 system now has the ability to send and receive text messages during emergencies.

This is a game changer for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. It can also save lives during situations when silence is critical, such as during a home invasion, an act of domestic violence, or active shooting.

Voice calls to 9-1-1 remain the best and fastest way to contact emergency services whenever it is feasible to do so. Text-to-911 is only intended to be used when absolutely necessary or needed, which is why the new system’s theme is: Call if you can, text if you can’t.

Read the announcement here: https://goo.gl/iQSMcw

To make residents aware of the new capability and educate on the proper uses, we're launching a public education campaign.

For more information on the Text-to-911 system and to see a demonstration of the capability, visit http://www.Text911CT.org.

12/18/2017

The Southington Fire Department will accept applications for a hiring list of entry level Firefighter/EMT from December 4, 2017, at 12:00, through January 12, 2018 at 12:00. All completed application packages must be submitted to Southington Fire Headquarters, 310 North Main St., Southington, CT 064...

03/12/2017

03/09/2016

Don't forget to change your smoke and carbon monoxide batteries this weekend when you change your clocks for Daylight Savings Time!

Replaceable batteries should be changed twice a year to ensure that they will work in an emergency. Remember, even hard-wired alarms usually have back-up batteries!

10/27/2015

Don't forget to change your smoke and carbon monoxide batteries this weekend when you change your clocks for Daylight Savings Time!

10/16/2015

Building a new home? Time to think twice about installing residential fire sprinklers.

This Fire Safety Prevention Week, make sure your family will be safe.

03/25/2015

104 years ago today. Sadly, this is all too often how fire codes are written.

On this day in History, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City on Mar 25, 1911. Learn more about what happened today on History.

03/06/2015

Don't forget to change your Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm batteries when you change your clocks this weekend!

Remember, most alarms need to be replaced at least every ten years to ensure their proper operation in the event of an emergency.

06/12/2014

For the past handful of years, through ongoing fire dynamics research, we've been deconstructing the fireground. This Fireground Genome Project has und…