Updated on March 15, 2021 at 7:32 pm
NBC Universal, Inc.
How much is too much, when it comes to the number of fire departments in Connecticut?
A state legislator has proposed studying that, and how to eliminate current roadblocks to combining departments. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Right now our state has more than 300 fire departments serving 169 towns and cities.
Over the years NBC Connecticut Investigates has documented how this has become an issue in some places, whether it’s overlapping services, a lack of volunteers, or a lack of community oversight.