Making a Donation

The Bethel Volunteer Fire Department relies on the generosity of the residents it serves to fund its ambulance service. This service, which is available at no charge, receives little taxpayer money. Instead, the cost of ambulance supplies and maintenance,
as well as the purchase of new ambulances when necessary, is covered entirely by donations.
Most of these donations take the form of contributions during the department's annual fund drive each spring. Letters seeking donations are mailed to all homes and businesses in the department's primary response area (the area of town south of Rockwell Road). Those who do not mail in donations are visited by members of the department, who go door to door seeking contributions on the first Sunday in May.
However, donations are welcome throughout the year. Tax-deductible contributions payable to the Bethel Volunteer Fire Department can be sent to 38 South Street, Bethel, CT 06801. The department also welcomes donations of vehicles, which are used for fire suppression and extrication drills. If you have a vehicle that you would like to donate, call the department at 794-8521.