The Bethel and Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Departments are looking to upgrade some of their tools.  The Board of Selectmen voted in favor of taking up to $35,000 from the Capital NonRecurring Fund for Hurst Tools.  The fire companies are replacing older pneumatic and hydraulic tools, because they have a limited range.  When firefighters are working on a car deep in the woods or a place where a fire truck can't get, First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker says it makes extrication difficult.  Some of the tools were due for replacement anyway and will be replaced by battery operated ones.  Knickerbocker says this will give them more speed and mobility in rescuing patients that may be trapped in vehicles.  Meanwhile, the Fire Commission asked for approval for the Finance office to send out a Request for Qualifications to evaluate apparatus, in correlation to the Plan of Conservation and Development, to see what their future needs are.