

The Simsbury Fire District was formed at a special meeting held on June 5, 1944 in order to finance the equipment and training needed by the newly formed Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company. The Fire District is a separate body of government within the Town of Simsbury with the sole purpose of financing the fire protection system through the levying and collection of taxes. The District has an Executive Committee and three fire commissioners. The Executive Committee is elected annually at a town meeting for two-year terms with the President and Clerk terms beginning in odd years and the Vice President and Treasurer terms beginning in even years. The Fire Commissioners are appointed by the Executive Committee for alternating three-year terms. All of these offices are volunteer positions.
The Fire District employs a team of dispatchers for 24/7/365 dispatching coverage, a fire marshal and deputy fire marshal, a full-time apparatus mechanic, and maintenance personnel who oversee District facilities and fire hydrant maintenance and repairs.
Meeting Dates
2022-2023
2023
Annual Meeting
District Officers


Gary Wilcox
PRESIDENT


Dan Coppinger
VICE PRESIDENT


Peter Pabich
TREASURER


John Solury
CLERK
District Appointees


Colleen O’Connor
COLLECTOR


Geoffrey Giddings
COMMISSIONER


Tim Zeilman
COMMISSIONER


Hugh Caldwell
COMMISSIONER


Jim Baldis
FIRE CHIEF
District Employees


Patrick Tourville
Fire Marshal


Mike Brown
Deputy Fire Marshal


Jim Baldis
Director of Administration & Facilities


Kimberly Ouimette
Dispatcher/
Administration


Sarrena Perry
Dispatcher/
Administration


Andrew Hart
Dispatcher


Dan Flanagan
Apparatus Technician


Matt Pearce-Bristol
Maintenance


Victor Civitillo
Maintenance
Simsbury Emergency Management


Mike Berry
Emergency Management Director


Jim Traficante
Assistant Emergency Management Director