The Board of Commissioners of the Westfield Fire District shall hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m. via a Zoom Webinar Visit: Zoom Webinar Link or Dial in at 1-646-558-8656 to join remotely Webinar ID: 973 6658 0510 Passcode: 436357 See Notice … [Read more...]
Annual Meeting of the Westfield Fire District
The Annual Meeting of the Westfield Fire District of the City of Middletown will be held on February 2, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. via a Zoom Webinar - see access information below: For Public Attendance visit: Zoom Webinar Link Zoom.us / Join a meeting Webinar ID: 920 8928 3204 / … [Read more...]
Audit Report of the Westfield Fire District
WESTFIELD FIRE DISTRICT NOTICE OF FILING OF AUDIT Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-394 of the General Statutes, notice is hereby given that the audit of the Westfield Fire District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, is on file at the Westfield Fire District at 653 … [Read more...]
WFD Responders Vaccinated
Members of the Westfield Fire Department have received the first dose of vaccine to protect against COVID-19 by the Middletown Health Department and Middletown Emergency Management Medical Reserve Corp. At an initial clinic held at the station twenty firefighters and medical … [Read more...]
Commissioner Elections
Letters from individuals who wish to be considered candidates for the elected position of Commissioner must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021. Please click on the link below for the Legal Notice regarding this process. Legal Notice - 2021 … [Read more...]
Santa’s Parade Route – December 19th
Santa has shared the route he will take to greet all the residents of the Westfield District on Saturday December 19th. You can expect to see Santa will be riding through on our firetrucks and can be expected to be in the following areas within a few minutes of the below noted … [Read more...]
WFD Adds New Level of Protective Equipment
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly presented its challenges for public safety response. One thing that we have learned is that proper use of personal protective equipment is highly effective in prevention of spread of the virus to healthcare workers. To that end, Westfield Fire … [Read more...]
Vehicle Extrication Hands On Training
Twenty seven members of the Westfield Fire Department tackled three challenging simulated vehicle crashes providing members an opportunity to utilize all of our vehicle extrication equipment. In one scenario a minivan was rolled down a hill behind the station landing upside down … [Read more...]
Annual Budget of the Westfield Fire District
Pursuant to Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7I, the budget for the Westfield Fire District of the City of Middletown for fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 was adopted and the mill rate was set at 1.683 mills by the Board of Fire Commissioners during a regular Commission … [Read more...]
WFD Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021
The Board of Fire Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the proposed budget (Fiscal year 2020/2021) on June 9, 2020. A copy of the proposed budget is available below. Comments or questions can be directed via email to: wfdadmin@westfieldfd.com WFD 2020-2021 Proposed … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Drive-By and Reading of Veterans’ Names
With COVID-19 forcing the Department to cancel our public Memorial Day ceremonies, we held an apparatus-only procession and a reading of veteran's names in the Miner Street Cemetery to mark the 125th consecutive year of Memorial Day services in the District. Names read by DC … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend: Public Ceremonies and Parade Canceled
Regrettably, the Westfield Fire Department announces that we will not be holding any of the public portions of our annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade this coming Sunday, May 24th. Like those who come out to watch or attend every year, we very much look forward to this … [Read more...]
Passing of Commissoner Leo Zieller
It is with a heavy heart that the Westfield Fire District announces the passing of Commissioner Leo Zieller on May 7, 2020. Leo dedicated 40+ years to the District serving on the Board of Fire Commission, for many years in the role of Secretary and serving on countless … [Read more...]
Passing of Past Chief William King
It is with deep regret that the Westfield Fire Department announces the passing of life member and past Chief William King on May 3, 2020 at the age of 94. Bill, a life-long Middletown resident, joined the Westfield Fire Department in 1957. He was the 10th Chief of the … [Read more...]
WFD Adds New Medical Procedure
In our role as emergency medical service responders, we are called upon to assess the condition of patients experiencing a medical emergency or traumatic injury. To help us better understand what may be causing a patient's symptoms we have trained and equipped our Emergency … [Read more...]