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Fire operations: new engines, ladder truck planning and a refurbished high-water vehicle; crews credited for swan rescues

Norwalk City Fire Commission · February 17, 2026
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Officials said two new engines are in final design, a ladder truck is in early specification, a rescue apparatus is in build, and the department plans to refurbish a high-water vehicle to station at South Norwalk’s Station 5; crews also handled mutual-aid house fires and two swan rescues.

The Fire Commission heard that two new engines are in final design and will replace pumpers from 2007 and 2009, and that the new engines should go to build once final drawings are approved with delivery expected within the build timeline that runs through the fall. The department also is in early…

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