WETHERSFIELD, CT. (WFSB) - More and more Connecticut fire departments are being trained to use UTVs.

Short for utility task vehicles, they’re a type of off-road vehicle, designed to carry multiple passengers and heavier loads.

Following the loss of a Wethersfield Volunteer Firefighter in 2024 who died while operating a UTV, the I-Team took a look at the state’s training program.

On any given day, you can find Seth Roberts behind the wheel of a UTV.

It’s his job. Roberts runs the CT Fire Academy’s UTV safety program.

“What I’ve seen over the years is more and more departments are utilizing UTVs as part of their fleet and it’s being overlooked as an apparatus. We need to treat it just like it’s the fire engine, the latter truck, the rescue truck,” says Roberts. “We have a very rigid pro

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