St. Johnsbury Fire Department

04/13/2026

During national public safety telecommunicators week we would like to recognize the dedicated work of our St. Johnsbury Emergency Dispatchers. Thank you for all you do. 

04/13/2026

Thank you Tirozzi's Bakery for the yummy donuts!

03/28/2026

Last night we honored our brave and dedicated firefighters for their accomplishments throughout 2025 at our annual awards banquet. We are very proud of the hard work of our firefighters and thankful for the support from our friends and our amazing families who allow us to perform our duties in service to the community. Congratulations to the award recipients.

Firefighter of the year Firefighter Hunter Tallman

Life-saving Award Captain Phil Hawthorne, Firefighter Brenden Greaves, Firefighter Matthew Lennox and Firefighter Hunter Tallman

Maxim Award Retired Firefighter Steve Somers

Highest Response Firefighter Greg Charest

20 Years of Service Lieutenant Andrew Ruggles

5 Years of Service Firefighter Debi Smith

Certificate of Appreciation Elysia Gingue

Photo credits to Caledonian Record executive editor, Dana Gray 

03/20/2026

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03/19/2026

Today marks the first day for our SAFER firefighters bringing staffing on each shift to 4. These additions will make our community safer by allowing the first arriving company to accomplish critical life saving tasks in a shorter amount of time. It will also provide additional safety for our firefighters when they are engaged in high risk operations. We are extremely grateful to have been awarded a FEMA grant to help make this possible.

Gregory Charest has been on the SJFD call department for 3 years with previous EMT experience. Matthew Montgomery comes to us having served on the Danville Fire Department, and he is also a US Army veteran. We are excited to welcome them to the SJFD family. Town of St. Johnsbury

03/18/2026

Congratulations to Firefighter Shane Thresher on completing your probationary period. This afternoon Shane’s father proudly pinned the badge he earned over the past year. Keep up the great work Shane!

02/16/2026

This morning Connor Heath stepped in the front doors of the firehouse for his first shift with SJFD. Connor comes with experience from New London New Hampshire Fire and is working towards fire science degree. We are excited to welcome Connor to our community and the fire department.

01/30/2026

From our partners at Town of St. Johnsbury DPW. Please drive safe.

01/23/2026

Some important tips from our friends at VTDH Town of St. Johnsbury

01/19/2026

Today we welcomed Taylor Alexander Peyton as our newest member of the SJFD. He brings with him several years of experience in the fire service and technical rescue skills to compliment our existing mission. We are excited to have FF Peyton join the SJFD family.

01/13/2026

We are monitoring an ice jam that has developed at the confluence of the Moose and Passumpsic rivers. At this time, experts do not anticipate imminent risk, however, we will be keeping an eye on it. Town of St. Johnsbury

01/02/2026

Yesterday Retired Assistant Chief Jay Whitcomb lost his battle with cancer. The SJFD mourns his loss and share our deepest condolences with his family. May he rest in peace.