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IF YOU ARE A CITY RESIDENT AND NEED A SMOKE ALARM, A BATTERY FOR YOUR SMOKE ALARM OR WOULD LIKE YOUR SMOKE ALARM CHECKED, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 428-1362. IF YOU ARE NOT A CITY RESIDENT CALL THAT NUMBER AND WE WILL REFER YOU TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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John D. Caufield Fire Chief

The men and women of the Rochester Fire Department pride themselves in the excellent service they offer everyone who lives, visits or works in our community. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life and the safety of the citizens we proudly serve. We do this through an aggressive strategy of prevention, education and emergency response that is focused on the preservation of life, property and the environment.

All of you have a role in making this strategy work. Our 18 fire companies, located in 15 neighborhood fire stations, and the Community Outreach Unit, working out of the Public Safety Building downtown, are eager to partner with you to improve the safety of your home, block or neighborhood. Working together we can design a home fire escape plan, install a free smoke or CO alarm or conduct a safety audit of your home that will help prevent falls and other types of injuries.

We are here to serve you. Make us part of your next block club or neighborhood get together or invite us to meet with you to discuss safety and prevention. When you do that, you become an active participant in the Department's vision of making Rochester the best and safest mid-sized city in the U.S.