Durham NH Fire Department

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Durham NH Fire Department This is the official Durham NH Fire Department site.

We are a full service combination department serving the community of Durham NH and the University of New Hampshire main campus.

Congratulations to Firefighter Loran Sheley and C Shift on the completion of probationary training and onboarding at the...
10/01/2026

Congratulations to Firefighter Loran Sheley and C Shift on the completion of probationary training and onboarding at the Durham Fire Department!

Thank you Firematic!
10/01/2026

Thank you Firematic!

Thank you to the members of the DFD Apparatus Planning Committee, Marion Body Works, and Northeastern Fire the for deli...
10/01/2026

Thank you to the members of the DFD Apparatus Planning Committee, Marion Body Works, and Northeastern Fire the for delivery of our replacement rescue unit in Durham. Today we ceremoniously pushed the unit into the bay and began to train! More to come…

Thank you to all who joined us and who helped us prepare for our period of reflection and remembrance of the 25th annive...
09/11/2026

Thank you to all who joined us and who helped us prepare for our period of reflection and remembrance of the 25th anniversary of September 11th.

Thank you to the University of New Hampshire for helping our crews perform valuable realistic training on campus in lega...
09/11/2026

Thank you to the University of New Hampshire for helping our crews perform valuable realistic training on campus in legacy buildings.  special thanks to Chief Atwater and Chris Grover for setting up the drills. 

Strong work Captain Kadden and the crew for training our student call firefighters on our new MSA SCBA and running drill...
09/11/2026

Strong work Captain Kadden and the crew for training our student call firefighters on our new MSA SCBA and running drills in the training maze! 

For those attending the September 11th event at the Durham Fire Department, please park in the College Road Visitor Lot ...
09/10/2026

For those attending the September 11th event at the Durham Fire Department, please park in the College Road Visitor Lot which is metered parking. The current rate for the meter is $1.85 per hour.

Please ensure you are parked within the College Road Visitor Lot and not the adjacent F Lot, which is a student parking area.

We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to your presence at the event beginning promptly at 8:30am.

A day of celebration in Durham recognizing the promotion of Captain Warren Kadden, dedicated service by Firefighter Devo...
08/21/2026

A day of celebration in Durham recognizing the promotion of Captain Warren Kadden, dedicated service by Firefighter Devon Skerry, and the retirement of Captain Gary Kustra.

"Today we did one of the most important things a fire department can do: we celebrated our people.

We honored Warren Kadden on his promotion to Captain — a leader whose behind-the-scenes care kept our members safe, one bottle of air at a time, one fit test at a time.

We recognized Devon Skerry for a different kind of courage — the courage to look after hearts and minds, to say that behavioral health is every bit as vital as hose and apparatus.

And we said thank you to Gary Kustra, a servant of Durham and its people for over two decades — a captain who fixed problems, not people, and who found the best in everyone he served alongside. From sculptor to screen printer, Gary's fingerprints are all over this department, and we are eternally grateful.

These are not three separate stories. They are one story — the story at the heart of our mission. To protect lives, property, and the environment; to serve with integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Firefighters forever live to leave this place better than we found it. Your legacy is alive.

To serve others is a privilege.

Most people have a job; we answer a calling.

Warren, Devon, Gary — and to each member and every family who has joined us today — thank you for the honor of serving beside you.

May we go home safe, serve this community proud, and carry one another always."

- Dave Emanuel

Strong work team – excellent rescue strut training on our new equipment. Thank you, Durham Public Works, Dan, Felix, and...
06/27/2026

Strong work team – excellent rescue strut training on our new equipment. Thank you, Durham Public Works, Dan, Felix, and each of our four crews.

Congratulations to Perry Plummer, Dover Fire & Rescue, City of, Dover, and Strafford County for commissioning a new trai...
06/27/2026

Congratulations to Perry Plummer, Dover Fire & Rescue, City of, Dover, and Strafford County for commissioning a new training center for fire, EMS, and law-enforcement! Strong work and collaboration by all parties!

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51 College Road
Durham, NH
03824

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+16038621426

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