Manchester Fire Department protects  6 square miles of City, with a population of 4,000. We also respond to mutual aid requests for our neighbors in Warm Springs and Flint Hill.  The department responds to around 400 calls per year.  We have 2 Engines, 1 Service Engine and 1 rescue unit.

The Department provides emergency services with a force of eight full time staff, four part time staff and nine auxiliary firefighters.  These highly trained men and women are proactive in their approach to the challenges and rigors of day to day responses.

In addition to emergency responses, personnel are tasked with inspecting and maintaining over 250 fire hydrants, pre-fire planning over 200 commercial properties, and completing prescribed continuing education courses. In 2006, personnel logged 4200 cumulative training hours.

Under the current leadership of Fire Chief Gregory Lehtimaki, Manchester Fire Department has continued a history of excellence.  The Department has designed its organizational structure to facilitate the best responses to any incident in the City of Manchester.

Whether it's fighting a fire, investigating its cause, administering emergency medical care, teaching fire and life safety education, everyone at Manchester Fire Department works diligently to serve the residents of Manchester.