Chenango County Bureau of Fire

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Chenango County Fire & EMS Emailing System

The Chenango County Bureau of Fire has developed a mass emailing system where the Chenango County Emergency Responders may sign up and be kept up to date on State, County and Local Training Announcements, Events, other important safety information including "The Monitor" .  If you are interested in receiving these emails, please click on the link below and sign up. 

** This program is for Active Emergency Respnders only.  All postings and applications will be monitored.***

Chenango County Fire / EMS email sign up

 New York State Fire Adminstrator Floyd Madison presents Fire Coordinator Matthew Beckwith with 100 % Fire Reporting Award.

Recently at the Regional Fire Administrators In-Service Training, Chenango County was awarded 100 % for Fire Reporting to the Office of Fire Prevention and Control.  Along with this award, the Bureau of Fire was awarded $1,000.00 to be used for training at the NYS Fire Academy in Montour Falls.  This program is open to the members of the Chenango County Fire Service through a grant program.  Depending on current funding, this money may be used to pay for room and board, books and tuition while attending training at the Fire Academy.

If any members are interested in participating in this program, contact Deputy Fire Coordinator Michael Beckwith to receive information on this grant program. 

The winter heating season arrived! 

 Click on the Fire Prevention link (to the left of the page) and scroll to the bottom of the page for some safety tips and guides to ensure a Safe and Happy Holiday Season.

If you have any questions concerning your heating appliance or safe chimney operation, please contact your local Fire Department or the Chenango County Code Enforcement Office at 607-337-1796 (or your local Code Enforcement Office listed below).

  • Village of Earlville          315-691-2121
  • Town of Greene:         607-656-4191 Ext. 4
  • Town of New Berlin:    607-847-8989
  • City of Norwich:           607-334-1242
  • Town of Norwich:        607-373-3251

For more information on the Chenango County Code Enforcement Office, or to file for a permit, click on the link above. 

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2009 Howard Bartlet Award

was presented to Retired Chenango County Fire Coordinator Robert Handy at the Chenango County Fireman's Convention in New Berlin for his 22+ years of dedication and devotion to the Emergency Services of Chenango County.  Mr. Handy was instrumental in implementing many things such as 911 in Chenango County.  Bob also served at the President of the NYS Fire Coordinators Association and served on many State and Regional Organizations.  Congratulations to Bob and his wife Joyce.

2009 Chenango County Firefighter of the Year

was presented at the Chenango County Fireman's Convention in New Berlin to Chief Ronald Beckwith of the Pharsalia Fire Department.  Throughout his career, he as served as Chief for over 21 years in both the McDonough and Pharsalia Fire Departments.   It is a very well know fact that the evolution of becoming a Firefighter is based off family tradition, heritage, and is passed on from Generation to Generation.  This year's award recipient was not only exposed to the Fire Service by his father, but has also done his part in continuing the tradition by passing along his knowledge and experience to his children.  As seen in the picture below, this award was presented to him by his two children, Fire Coordinator Matthew Beckwith and Deputy Fire Coordinator Michael Beckwith.  Congratulations to Ron (Dad) and his wife Judie (Mom) for this accomplishment.

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The County of Chenango is a beautiful, rural agricultural community with numerous rolling hills and valleys. The Chenango County Bureau of Fire is dedicated to the safety and professional training of all 21 Fire and 22 EMS and First Responder agencies operating within Chenango County.

The members of these agencies are very dedicated individuals, most of whom volunteer their time and services to our community. These many dedicated women and men participate in countless hours of training and preparedness activities in the event of an emergency or disaster strikes within their jurisdiction.

We are very proud of all these individuals who are committed to our county and community. Without our volunteers and professional members the lives and property of our residences would be in grave jeopardy. I encourage you to contact your local Fire Department or Emergency Squad to learn more on how you can become involved or assist your local Emergency Services Agency.

The Chenango County Bureau of Fire is made up of many different divisons and responsibilities.  Each of the 11 Deputy Coordinators has an assignment and oversees these programs.  We have a Deputy Coordinator responsible for Administering the State and County Fire Training Program, Supervising the Fire Investigation Team which consists of 12 Certified Fire Investigators, other Deputy Coordinators oversee the Emergency Medical Services including providing EMS Training for our County Responders, Supervisor for Fire Prevention, Supervisor for Special Teams which include our County Search and Rescue Team, High Angle Team, Dive Team and County Hazmat Team and finally a Deputy Coordinator which helps to oversee our County's Communications System and working with each department to cooperatively  purchase and standardize our agencies radio equipment.

We welcome you to tour our web site to learn more about our agency and the many divisions within the Chenango County Bureau of Fire.