The Bristol Fire Department is a full service fire organization providing leadership in the community and continually striving to exceed expectations, valued by the citizens it protects and by its employees.  The mission of the Bristol Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of Bristol by immediate response to all emergencies, rapid mitigation of all fires, protection from hazardous materials, competent application of life saving techniques, and to provide pro-active fire prevention and public education programs to improve the quality of life for the citizens we serve.  The Bristol Fire Department provides emergency services through the use of 92 career personnel. 

The Bristol Fire Department consists of six companies located as follows:

Tower I  -                       181 North Main Street

Engine Co. 1-                181 North Main Street

Engine Co. 2-                Hill & Matthews Street

Engine Co. 3-                81 Church Avenue, Forestville

Engine Co. 4-                Vincent P. Kelly Road

Engine Co. 5-                Mix Street

Board of Fire Commissioners:

The overseeing body of the Bristol Fire Department is the Board of Fire Commissioners.  Commissioners are appointed to the Board by the Mayor for a term of 3 years.  The Fire Commissioners work hand-and-hand with the Fire Chief to establish the primary policies of the Fire Department. 

Chairman Arthur J. Ward, Mayor

Clifford Block, City Council

Greg Boulanger

Donald Goranson, Jr.

Jack Hines

Sean Moore

Barbara O'Neill