Editing Fairfield, Connecticut (section)

==Emergency services==

===Police Department===
The Fairfield Police Department was created in 1926, approximately 287 years after the town was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fpdct.com/history.htm|title=Error – Not Found or Private – Fairfield Police Department|website=www.FPDCt.com|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=February 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212013758/http://www.fpdct.com/history.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Fire Department===
The town of Fairfield is protected by the 95 career firefighters of the Fairfield Fire Department (FFD), and volunteer firefighters of the Southport Volunteer Fire Department and Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department. The career Fairfield Fire Department operates five fire stations, located throughout the town, and uses a fire apparatus fleet of five engine companies, one ladder company, one rescue company, three fireboats, and 1 Shift Commander's Unit, as well as many special support, and reserve units.<ref>[http://fdfairfield.com/departme.htm Operations]. Fdfairfield.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.</ref> The Southport Volunteer Fire Department has served the community since 1895.<ref>[http://southportfire.org/abbreviated_history.php Southport Volunteer Fire Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125731/http://southportfire.org/abbreviated_history.php |date=April 13, 2014 }}. southportfire.org Retrieved on April 10, 2014.</ref> The Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department has several stations and has served the community since 1920.<ref>[http://www.rescue15.com/index2.html Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department]. Rescue15.com (May 21, 2011). Retrieved on August 16, 2013.</ref>