Chillicothe Firefighters IAFF Local 300

09/03/2026

For anyone who is willing to help fund a Safe Haven box in the City of Chillicothe, here is information as well as a QR code to help. Please consider donating.

07/28/2026

Thank you, Congressman Taylor for coming by and visiting. We appreciate you taking the time to visit with the crew and Chief Knotts. We hope enjoyed your visit! You are welcome back anytime!

06/30/2026

A big thank you from all the members of IAFF Local 300!

06/30/2026

06/13/2026

The local fire museum is home to firefighting memorabilia and tells the history of the profession in Chillicothe.

04/29/2026

Chillicothe Fire Department's new aerial firetruck, which replaces an older model, is expected to improve response times. See link below ⬇️

📸 Shelby Reeves/Chillicothe Gazette

04/29/2026

The push-in ceremony for a truck is a firefighting tradition that welcomes a new truck into service at a department. See link below ⬇️

📸 Shelby Reeves/Chillicothe Gazette

04/29/2026

Our new quint, known as Truck 1. It replaces our 1998 quint, and will be the front line vehicle for all structure fires.

Our 2006 Engine 1 will be renamed to Reacue 1 and will respond to anything rescue related like car accidents, etc. It will still be equipped to fight structure fires also.

We are excited about our new apparatus and look forward to serving the citizens of Chillicothe in the new truck.

04/23/2026

I've said it before.

There’s something special about living in a “small” town.

Over my 18 years in healthcare, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside some true local heroes—like the ones pictured here—and then running into them later at a local watering hole like “hey, when are you on shift again? We’re bringing lunch.”

Chris and I stopped by CFD Station 1 today with some JJ’s, swapped stories, and caught up with some familiar faces (okay… mostly Chris did the talking).

Truly though—thank you for everything you do for this community. It doesn’t go unnoticed. I know I couldn’t do what you do, and we’re all better off because you can ❤️