Department Muster 7-9-1979 held at C.H.S.... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 11:06 the Cheshire Fire Department was dispatched to 461 West Main Street for a fire in the kitchen of a pizza shop. Approximately 1 minute later a Deputy Fire Marshal arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the structure. 3 minutes after being dispatched Engine 4 and Truck 1 arrived. Firefighters forced entry, stretched hose lines, cut vent holes on the roof, and extinguished the ... (Full Story & Photos)

CFD from 1980 Parade in Cheshire CT... (Full Story & Photos)

CFD Quarterly Writeup: August-October 2021
Mark Kasinskas

Over the past three months, the Cheshire Fire Department has continued to successfully provide fire and rescue services to the Cheshire community. In addition to emergency responses, the CFD’s members have continued to attend comprehensive training and administrative meetings, perform equipment upkeep, and provide fire safety outreach throughout ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters demonstrated the use of high expansion foam on a car fire at the 1979 open house. Today's car fires are fought much differently. Firefighters are in full protective gear, including a self contained breathing apparatus. We rarely use foam on car fires these days. If we do use foam, we use a PFA free foam that's not harmful to humans or the environment.... (Full Story & Photos)