Chatham Fire Department

04/16/2026

Thank you BCSO!

How many emergency fire services calls came from your town? During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we have to mention how hard our telecommunicators worked during the Blizzard of 2026, when call volume for the 13 fire departments dispatched at the Regional Emergency Communications Center skyrocketed. While everyone else was advised to stay home, public safety telecommunicators work harder than ever.

04/16/2026

UPDATE: Person located.

Chatham residents please keep an eye out.

***Person Located and Safe***

Search for a missing person
From 10 Whidah Drive
73yr old Male - John Egan
Glasses, Wearing gray sweatpants/sweatshirt
Last seen 50 minutes ago

Please call 911 if you have any information.

04/01/2026

This week, the students participating in the Cape Cod Tech Firefighting Program had the opportunity to work with extrication tools. Now in its fourth year, the program is being led by lead instructor Lt. Tim Hunter from the Chatham Fire Department. Thanks to Lt. Gus Riley from COMM FD for assisting this week with auto extrication!

Edit: And of course thank you to Nate Buckler for providing the cars!

03/18/2026

Great community education opportunity offered by the National Weather Service, coming to Chatham in April!

03/15/2026

Winds increase through the day on Monday, peaking Monday night with the passage of a cold front. Localized strong wind gusts are also possible in a few thunderstorms. High wind watch in effect for eastern MA and RI. Wind gusts up to 60 mph possible.

03/13/2026

After 19 years of running the April Fools Plunge, Justin and G are passing the torch to the next generation! It’s been an amazing run and together we have raised almost $250k !!! Since we have started this event, we have run into some challenges, especially with some other polar plunges starting up in close proximity/timing to ours. We are going to take this year to regroup, rebrand and reschedule so that this event can continue to bring special meaning to our local community! Keep Thanksgiving weekend open for a possible Pilgrim Plunge ❤️ Thank you to all of our past April Fools, can’t wait to see you at the next event!

03/02/2026

The hiring process was temporary halted due to last week's storm. If you were on the fence about applying or know of someone who would be a great fit, this is your chance, as we will be reviewing applications this week!

CFD is hiring! Full-time and Provisional opportunities available. Follow the link for full job posting and application.

https://ma-chatham.civicplus.com/Jobs.aspx

02/27/2026

Good morning Chatham, Eversource is reporting that all but 60 customers have been restored.

02/27/2026

Update: 10 pm less than 1%
Update: 9:45 pm 1% without power

As of 7:45 pm, only 7% of town remains without power. Eversource crews will continue to work to get the remainder of town restored as soon as possible. If anyone is still in the dark and without heat, the overnight shelter is still open at Cape Cod Tech High School in Harwich.

02/26/2026

Storm update 2/26/26 6:45 am:
The percentage of customers without power was decreased to 40% overnight. We continue to work hard to identify the areas in town which will bring the most amount of people back online in the shortest amount of time. The Community Center is open if you need to warm up or charge your phone/device. A regional overnight shelter is open at Cape Cod Tech HS in Harwich. If you need transportation assistance, CCRTA is providing transportation by calling 508-385-1430, option 2 - or you may call the Chatham EOC at 508-945-5191.

02/25/2026

Storm update 2/25/26 8:00 am:
The percentage of customers without power was decreased to 56% overnight. We continue to work hard to identify the areas in town which will bring the most amount of people back online in the shortest amount of time. The Community Center is open if you need to warm up or charge your phone/device. A regional overnight shelter is open at Cape Cod Tech HS in Harwich. If you need transportation assistance, call the EOC at 508-945-5191.

02/25/2026

A regional shelter is opening at Cape Cod Tech in Harwich at 8 pm. Call the Chatham Emergency Operations Center at (508)945-5191 for transportation assistance. Please remember to bring clothing and important personal items such as medications.