On Saturday December 11th, the Cheshire Fire Department will be on the Cheshire Town Green (Church Drive) collecting gift cards and non-perishable food for Cheshire families in need this holiday season. The event will be from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm. All donations will be distributed by Cheshire Human Services and the Cheshire Food Pantry. This is our 7th annual event. We appreciate all the support ... (Full Story & Photos)

1968 picnic at Mixville- pictures show old apparatus- old vehicles- Kids events included pie eating contest and the bucket brigade.... (Full Story & Photos)

Make fire safety part of every recipe. Prevent cooking fires

Cooking is, by far, the leading cause of all home fires and home fire injuries. Thanksgiving Day has proven to be a particularly dangerous day; the average number of fires nearly doubles.

If you fry, fry safely!

A unique risk during Thanksgiving is turkey fryers. There are 5 risks involved with frying a turkey:

Turkey fryers can easily ... (Full Story & Photos)

Photos from October 1978 CFD open House ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Cheshire Fire Department's Fire Marshal's office in conjunction with the CT Fire Marshal's Association have received a supply of batteries for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. With the change of time this weekend, we recommend changing your batteries. Both 9 volt and 10 year AA batteries are available for FREE. The Senior Center will be distributing them on a first come first served basis ... (Full Story & Photos)