The Tolland Fire Department, Inc. has been providing fire protection for the Town of Tolland since 1933. Today, the men and women who volunteer their services as Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Medical Response Technicians or Fire Police officers work closely with six paid Firefighter/EMT's in a modern combination department that provides the highest possible level of fire, ambulance and emergency medical service for the town's residents and businesses. These volunteers hope you will find the items on this web site helpful and informative!

Bruce Cropper Celebrates 44 years of service

The Tolland Fire Department celebrated 44 years of volunteer service from Firefighter Bruce Cropper on Friday, April 27th at Angellino‘s Italian Restaurant in Vernon. Bruce joined the Tolland Fire Department in June of 1967 and he retired from the department last June.
Bruce rose to the rank of Captain in the department. He served on the Board of Directors for many years most of them as the Corporate Treasurer. Bruce also served as the Fire Department Safety Officer for many years as well. Bruce and Retired Assistant Chief Richard Symonds were two of the first firefighter’s to be certified by State of Connecticut Commission on Fire Prevention and Control as Safety Officer’s.
Bruce was instrumental in the creation of the Tolland County Dive Team. The dive team is a group of firefighters and EMT’s within Tolland County that are certified as SCUBA Divers. The Tolland County Rescue Dive Team is a volunteer regional dive team which draws its members from area volunteer fire departments and EMS agencies. The team is responsible for dive rescue and recovery operations in and around Tolland County as well as swift water and ice rescue support as requested.
We, the members of the Tolland Fire Department, wish Bruce the very best in his retirement.

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