The Poquonnock Bridge Fire District was created at a Special Meeting of the Town of Groton held on June 30, 1943.  The District was established as a municipal corporation for the purpose of extinguishing fires pursuant to the statutory provisions of that time.  The Fire District boundaries were established and District officers were elected at this meeting.  On May 14, 2003, the Fire District voters authorized an ordinance to reorganize and be governed by the provisions of Sections 7-324 to 7-329 inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.   

In the years since its creation, the Poquonnock Bridge Fire District has evolved into a multi-discipline emergency service organization.  The entity of the Fire District, the Poquonnock Bridge Fire Department, provides fire prevention and suppression services in addition to emergency medical services, advanced rescue techniques, and hazardous materials containment and mitigation planning.

The governing body of the fire department is the Fire District Board of Directors.  An election, open to all legal voters of the Fire District, is held annually to elect a Board of Directors consisting of five directors and the following officers: a president (who shall at all times be a member of the Board of Directors), a vice president (who shall at all times be a member of the Board of Directors), a clerk (who shall at all times be a member of the Board of Directors), and a treasurer (who may be a member of the Board of Directors)..  The Board of Directors establish the primary policies of the department such as determining the scope and level of service provided, the necessary level of funding, and the necessary level of personnel and resources to achieve the goals of the organization.  It is the responsibility of the directors to monitor the achievement of these goals to ensure the efficient and adequate performance of the Department.  The Clerk is the official recorder of all business transacted by the Board of Directors.  The Treasurer receives all monies collected by the Tax Collector of the Town and from any other source, and disburses it upon approval of the Board of Directors.  The voters annually adopt a budget, as presented by the Board of Directors, and levy a tax rate assessed against all real and personal property within the District.

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