Arlington Fire District
# Arlington Fire District

Coordinates: 41°41′47″N 73°53′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.696356°N 73.887851°W﻿ / 41.696356; -73.887851

The Arlington Fire District is one of 3 fire departments that provides fire and EMS services to the residents of the Town Of Poughkeepsie. Arlington has four fire stations located at numerous ends of the Town. The fire district is staffed with 70 career personnel and 35 volunteer members. The fire district is one of only two in Dutchess County that have career FF/Paramedics. Career firefighters and officers belong to the IAFF (International Association of Firefighters). Arlington's Dutchess County department ID number is "32". Firefighters are dispatched via radio paging by the Dutchess County Department Of Emergency Response who are based in Poughkeepsie.

## Emergency Medical Services

The Arlington Fire District provides Advanced Life Support first response with at least one member of each engine company being a paramedic. Transportation to the hospital is provided by Mobile Life Support Services. Calls are received, and dispatched centrally through the Dutchess County 9-1-1 communications center in Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County Department Of Emergency Response)

## Stations and apparatus

| Station | Paramedic Engine Company | Ladder Company | Other Companies | Other Units | Address |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| HQ | Engine 32-11 | Tower 32-46 | Heavy Rescue 32-52 | 32-9 Battalion Chief, Training Division, Fire Prevention Division, Bureau of EMS, District Administrative Offices, Trench Rescue Trailer, Swiftwater Rescue Trailer, Zodiac Boat. | 11 Burnett Boulevard Engine Company #1 - Headquarters |
| 3 | Engine 32-13 | | | Reserve Engine 32-18, District Mechanic Shop | 213 Vassar Road Red Oaks Mill Fire Company |
| 4 | Engine 32-14 | | | Reserve Engine 32-16 | 1075 Dutchess Turnpike Rochdale Fire Company |
| 5 | Squad 32-15 | Ladder 32-45 | Service Wagon 32-57 | | 7 Spackenkill Road Croft Corners Fire Company |

## Fire district administrative staff

The Fire District Administrative staff consists of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Chief, EMS Director, District Secretary, Bookkeeper, Account Clerk and an EMS Secretary.

