CITY OF HARTFORD
HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT 253 High Street Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Telephone: (860) 757-4500 Fax: (860) 722-8205 www.hartford.gov
LUKE A. BRONIN
MAYOR
REGINALD D. FREEMAN
Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES “FIREHOUSE TOUR OF LIGHTS” AND “FIRE STATION DECORATING CONTEST”
December 14, 2016
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Today, the Hartford Fire Departme
nt (HFD) is launching its, “Hartford Firehouse Tour of Lights” and “Fire Station Decorating Contest.”
The self-
guided, “Hartford Firehouse Tour of Lights,” includes eight of Hartford’s twelve fire stations, and will last through the holiday season. The
same
eight fire stations are also competing in the first annual, “Fire Station Decorating Contest.”
Because all of the fire stations who participated has done such a great job, Chief Freeman has decided to allow the 7,473 followers of the Hartford Fire Department Facebook page decide who the winning fire station is by using a polling application. The winner will be announced Monday, December 19, 2016 and will receive the Championship trophy and bragging rights for a year.
“I am very proud of the fact that our Hartford Firefighters allocated their personal resources on this department initiative which was meant to build teamwork, morale, and community engagement,” said
Fire
Chief Reginald Freeman. “They truly did this for
their neighborhoods and city which has spread joy to
anyone who has driven or walked by.”
The eight fire stations participating in both the “Firehouse Tour of Lights,” and “Fire Station Decorating Contest,” are as follows:
Company
Address
Engine 1 / Ladder 6 197 Main Street Engine 2 / District 2 1515 Main Street Engine 5 129 Sigourney Street Engine 7 / Ladder 3 181 Clark Street Engine 8 721 Park Street Engine 11 / Ladder 5 150 Sisson Avenue Engine 14 / Ladder 4 25 Blue Hills Avenue Engine 15 / Ladder 2 8 Fairfield Avenue
“
If you are looking to do something different this holiday season with your friends or family, please consider the
‘
Firehouse Tour of Lights
,”
added Chief Freeman. Raul Ortiz City of Hartford Fire Department Executive Officer / Public Information Officer (860) 757-4506 Ortir001@hartford.gov