Southington Fire Station Will Employ Paid Firefighters Thanks To Grant

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Thanks to a federal grant, the Southington Fire Department will begin staffing its Station 3 in Plantsville with career firefighters.

The fire station, located at 35 Clark St., has been staffed by volunteers since it was built in 1993, fire department officials told Patch.

But the Southington Fire Department was recently awarded a SAFER Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, allowing it to staff Station 3 with three paid firefighters during the week in addition to its volunteer staff.

Beginning today, the fire station will be staffed with career firefighters on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

"Southington Fire is excited for this new opportunity to better serve the community," fire department officials said on Facebook. "Station 3 will remain a dual station with both career and volunteer firefighters operating out of it."