Fairfield, CT
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Aerial view of Fairfield
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 Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. |
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| Coordinates: 41°10′33″N 73°16′19″W / 41.17583°N 73.27194°WCoordinates: 41°10′33″N 73°16′19″W / 41.17583°N 73.27194°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| NECTA | Bridgeport-Stamford | |
| Region | Greater Bridgeport | |
| Settled | 1639 (Roger Ludlowe) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Representative Town Meeting (RTM) | |
| • First Selectman | Michael C. Tetreau (D) | |
| • Selectmen | Chris Tymniak (R) Laurie McArdle (R) |
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| • Board of Education Chair | Phil Dwyer (D) | |
| • Board of Finance Chair | Thomas Flynn (R) | |
| • RTM Moderator | Pamela Iacono (R) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.3 sq mi (81.1 km2) | |
| • Land | 30.0 sq mi (77.8 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) | |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | 60,855 | |
| • Density | 1,927/sq mi (744/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code |
06824 |
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| Area code(s) | 203 | |
| FIPS code | 09-26620 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213429 | |
| Website | www |
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| Country | United States |
| State |
 Connecticut
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| City | Fairfield |
| Agency overview | |
| Annual calls | ~9,500 |
| Employees | 95 |
| EMS level | BLS First Responder |
| IAFF | 1426 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Battalions | 1 |
| Stations | 5 |
| Engines | 5 |
| Ladders | 1 |
| Squads | 1 (Volunteer) |
| Rescues | 2 (Including 1 Volunteer) |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| Fireboats | 3 |
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Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404. In July 2006, Money magazine ranked Fairfield the ninth "best place to live" in the United States, and the best place to live in the Northeast.
In 1635, Puritans and Congregationalists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, were dissatisfied with the rate of Anglican reform, and sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations. The Massachusetts General Court granted them permission to settle in the towns of Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford which is an area now known as Connecticut.
On January 14, 1639, a set of legal and administrative regulations called the Fundamental Orders was adopted, and established Connecticut as a self-ruling entity. By 1639 these settlers had started new towns in the surrounding areas. Roger Ludlowe, framer of the Fundamental Orders, purchased the land presently called Fairfield, and established the name.
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