Chester Volunteer Fire CompanyMorris County, New Jersey

When Chester calls, we answer!

100% Volunteer Since 1921

Think you can answer that call too? Come see us Wednesdays 7–9 p.m. or Sundays 9–11 a.m.

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         When Chester Calls We Answer!!

  Think you can answer that call as well? Come see us Wednesdays 7-9 pm or Sundays 9-11 am

The Chester firehouse

                                                                                               

Chester Volunteer Fire CompanyLatest News

Member CVFC Admin, October 21, 2026
On October 21, 1921, several men gathered in the home of Lloyd Tredway on Pleasant Hill Road and founded the Chester Volunteer Fire Company. They placed Lloyd Tredway’s chemical tank...
Member CVFC Admin, September 24, 2026
As temperatures begin to drop and we head into the fall season, the Chester Volunteer Fire Company would like to remind residents about several simple steps to help keep homes, families,...
Member CVFC Admin, August 18, 2026
Like any high-performing organization, the only way to stay good is to train—and train often! Your CVFC recently conducted roof-venting training as part of our commitment to staying...
CVFC Recruiter, July 20, 2026
The Chester Volunteer Fire Company has proudly protected the homes, families, businesses, and lives of Chester Borough and Chester Township for generations—all at a fraction of what...

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Call Statistics

2026 Incidents
Jan 17
Feb 29
Mar 24
Apr 25
May 34
June 38
July 44
Aug 41
Sept 51
Oct 47
Nov 26
Dec
Total 376

2025 Incidents
Jan 29
Feb 31
Mar 21
Apr 28
May 26
June 38
July 43
Aug 30
Sept 39
Oct 49
Nov 32
Dec 40
Total 406

Past 7 Years With Total
2025 406
2024 422
2023 420
2022 397
2021 371
2020 401
2019 403
Total 2820    

October 21, 1921How it started

  1. The meeting

    A small group of citizens met at the home of Lloyd Tredway.

  2. The engine

    Hand-assembled in Morris Chamberlain's garage: Tredway's chemical tank on William Axford's Pierce Arrow chassis.

  3. The alarm

    An electric siren on Green's drug store, sounded by the telephone operator in the back.

  • 47members by the end of 1922
  • 3alarms that first year
  • 50+active members today
  • 6,700+volunteer hours a year

Read our history

Then & nowAround the firehouse

Ladies Auxiliary members in front of the firehouse, in an early black and white Chesters ladder truck lit up at night Apparatus lined up in the bays

Current apparatus Ladies Auxiliary