Chartered under the laws of the State of Vermont as a municipal corporation and governed since 1938 by the residents of Winooski Park, Colchester Fire District No. 1 operates under its own Bylaws that invest an elected three-person Prudential Committee with its governance and several officials with the management of its business. The Fire District has three principal responsibilities: to provide drinking water, oversee the provision of wastewater (sewage) services, and assure fire protection.