Our Personnel
The Holderness Fire/Rescue Department is a largely volunteer force with one full- time Chief and twenty-nine call members. Among the membership are two Deputy Chiefs, four Captains and seven Emergency Medical Technicians. The membership is trained and equipped to respond to fire and medical emergencies involving motor vehicles, homes, offices and farms, as well as in water and wilderness in any season.
Our Mission
We strive to protect and serve a Town made up of thirty-six square miles of mainland plus White Oak Pond, most of Little Squam Lake, and nearly half of Big Squam Lake. Holderness is a vacation destination in which 50% of the population is non-resident and much of land is forest.
Responsibilities within Holderness include one and one-half miles of Interstate 93, a sizable stretch of the Pemigewasset River, two marinas and three convenience stores with fueling facilities, and three academic campuses that include classrooms, dorms, playing fields, field houses, facilities service buildings and a hockey rink. Also in Town is the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center which attracts thousands of visitors a year and houses dozens of native wild animals.
Our Facility
We work out of the new Public Safety Building which opened in 1997 and is shared by the Police Department. In addition to the Apparatus Bay, we have a meeting room (also shared with the Police Department), a radio room, two offices, an EMS room, a kitchen, full bathroom facilities, and a laundry room equipped to handle our specialized protective clothing. We are completely self-contained with a stand-by Generator that can operate the entire building.
Dispatch
We are dispatched by the Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Association located in Laconia N.H. on Communications Drive. Holderness is designated by the number Twelve (12) and our Color is Black.
Our Apparatus
12 E 1 1931 Ford Pumper 250 g.p.m. 30 gal water
12 E 3 1990 Mack Pumper 1000/1250
12 E 4 1997 Mack Pumper 1000/1500
12 T 5 1985 Mack Wheeler 1000/2500 Tanker/Pumper
12 R 1 1988 Ford Rescue
12 F 1 1952 Jeep Forestry
12 F 2 1962 Jeep Forestry
12 F 3 1993 Ford F-350 Forestry
12 B 1 1987 Fire/Rescue Boat
12 S 1 2003 Skandic Ski-Doo and Rescue Sled
Meetings
We have a Business Meeting the first Wednesday of the Month and a Training Meeting the third Wednesday of the Month.
And...
“WE STILL MAKE HOUSE CALLS”
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