Fire & Rescue

Emergency: 911

The Middlesex Fire and Rescue Department provides fire and rescue services. It is operated entirely by volunteers. Any interested resident can join the Fire Department as a regular member or associate member. Associate members do not actually fight fires, but can assist the Fire Department in various ways, such as working at the base station or offering on-site support for the firemen. 

Middlesex has mutual aid agreements with all of the surrounding towns. Equipment owned by the Fire Department includes two pumper trucks, one tanker truck, one rescue truck and one pickup truck. The smaller pumper and the pickup are housed at Station 2 by the Town Garage (near Rumney School), with the remainder of the vehicles located at the main station located at 55 Welch Park Drive.

Meetings

Meetings of the volunteer members occur monthly. 

Fire Warden (Burn Permits)

Middlesex’s Fire Warden enforces laws designed to prevent forest fires. The Warden is the person you should call if you want to get a permit for open burning. The Warden may go on to private property to extinguish fires (or call the Fire Department to do so) and may fine or arrest anyone who violates laws pertaining to forest fires. The Fire Warden is appointed by the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation with the approval of the Select Board, for a term of five years or until a successor is appointed. 

Middlesex FAST Squad

The First Aid StabilizationTeam (Middlesex FAST Squad) provides first responses to medical and trauma emergencies and assists the Montpelier Ambulance Service with patient care on the scene. It is made up of trained volunteer members of the community.

Ambulance 

The Town of Middlesex contracts with the City of Montpelier for ambulance service. In the event of an emergency call 911.