The Chesterfield Volunteer Firefighters Association was first established in 1953 with XX members to support and aid the operations of the newly founded Chesterfield Fire Department. The Chesterfield Fire Department was started with XX fire trucks, and a newly built double bay station located on North Road, immediately adjacent to the Town Center.
Over the years the Department has increased the scale of it's fire equipment, fire fighting capability, and personnel, in addition to providing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to Chesterfield and other neighboring mutual aid partner communities. Currently, Chesterfield Fire Department apparatus includes a 2007 primary attack engine (CAFS, 1500 GPM pump, 1500 gallon tank), a 1990 backup attack pumper (1250 GPM pump and 1000 tank), a secondary attack/auxiliary four-wheel drive pumper (750 GPM, 250 gallon tank) and a four-wheel drive vehicle, and a four-wheel drive emergency rescue truck. The present-day fireman's roster includes 30 department members, including several who also share additional duties as members of other neighboring Fire Departments and/or as EMTs with Highland Ambulance.
Most members of the Department are either trained, or are training enrolled, to the level of Firefighter I or beyond, and are additionally certified at the First Responder medical level or beyond.
While the old North Road fire station continues to house the department, the increased physical size of modern fire apparatus and total present number of vehicles, has stretched building capacity to a less manageable, current day, extent. As a result, a fire station committee of department members has been busily conducting research as they explore various, cost effective, options toward either the expansion, or creation, of a more spacious and efficient Chesterfield fire facility.
The Chesterfield Volunteer Fire Department will look forward to the continued support, input, and advice of both town citizens and leaders that will allow us to continue to expand our ability to address our growing community's future emergency needs. As is often the case with volunteer fire departments, numerous recent physical equipment upgrades would not have been possible without the contributions made available by community benefactors or special service grant sources for which we are eternally grateful.
Thank you for allowing us to remain in service to our community and it's citizenship.
