Groton Long Point Volunteer Fire Department
- Groton Long Point Volunteer Fire Department
Groton Long Point Volunteer Fire Department (GLPVFD) was establish in 1951 in the burgeoning beach community of Groton Long Point, Connecticut and remains active today. Functioning Year around, the Fire Department runs fire service and the basic EMS needs. GLPVFD also organizes a number of events at Groton Long Point, from the Spring Fling to hosting a Halloween party.
History
Proir to 1951, fire protection for Groton Long Point was provided by the Noank Fire Department under an agreement whereby Noank was paid a retainer fee of $3,000 per year, plus $50 per hour when called to service. A 1922 Model T truck that held some firefighting equipment was kept on the Point and used to hold a fire until Noank arrived.
In 1950, the fee was increased to $5,000 and the hourly charge to $75. This was unacceptable to many in the point, so the Association membership voted to appropriate $40,000 to provide fire protection ---$20,000 for a pumper and the rest for a station. A formal meeting took place on May 20, 1951, "for the purpose of forming a volunteer fire company", and a vote to actually incorporate was passed on June 24, 1951. The first alarm was for a steak burning in a broiler on West Shore Avenue.
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