07/16/2022
The CT State Police expresses its sincere sympathy on the line of duty death of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company Chief William Halstead.
After responding to a call on July 8, the chief returned home and became ill. Despite the efforts of SHVFR personnel, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Newtown Police Officers, the Newtown paramedic, and the Newtown Emergency Communications Center team, Chief Halstead passed shortly after the incident. Chief Halstead joined SHVFR in January 1965, when he turned 16, and served as Chief since 1978.
