Quint / Medic 3

Station 3, located on the east side of the community, blends into the residential neighborhood it protects. Built in 1966, the building houses the Department’s second Quint apparatus.  Quint/Medic 3 is staffed with a Lieutenant, a Firefighter/Paramedic and a Firefighter/EMT.

The flexibility of the Quint with its water, hose, water supply lines, ground ladders and aerial ladder, provides response coverage to target hazards such as Crestfield Convalescent Home, Buckley Elementary School, and the numerous businesses comprising the town’s Industrial Park. Additionally, the apparatus is responsible for a large part of the downtown area in a second-due capacity.

The personnel at Station 3 participate in a number of public relations events and fire education opportunities. The Manchester Senior Center, located in Station 3’s first-due response area, often requests the assistance of personnel for presentations to seniors on topics such as the Vial of Life program, fall-prevention programs and safe-cooking discussions. Station 3 personnel also offer blood pressure screenings once a month to seniors at the Senior Center in conjunction with the Manchester Health Department.

Station 3’s sister station is Station 4 and staff from both houses routinely meet to review new General Operating Guidelines (GOG’s) and complete company level training.

Station 3 is considered an experienced house as many of the department’s most senior members work from this station.