Fire, Police, Safety & Public Health

Police Services

Adam Brown, Resident State Trooper
860-526-0013, Ext. 205 or 526-3605
Email: PoliceServices@chesterct.org

Fire Marshal

The Fire Marshal oversees and coordinates fire-related safety issues and programs. This includes investigating the causes of fire damage and inspecting all local healthcare and liquor establishments on an annual basis.

Blasting and burning permits also originate from this office.

Fire Marshal Bernie Negrelli
860-526-0013, Ext. 202
Email: FireMarshal@chesterct.org

Fire Commission

Joel Severance, Chairman
Charlene Janecek
John Divis
Pete Zanardi
Richard Schreiber


Ex Officio:
Bernie Negrelli
Thomas Marsh
Charles Greeney, Jr., Chief


The Fire Commission actively participates in regional emergency response planning. Affiliated with both the Department of Emergency Management and the Homeland Security Region 2 Emergency Management Planning Working-group, the commission provides input from the perspective of a small town in the Connecticut River Valley.

Emergency Management

Joel Severance, Director
Bruce Bickford, Deputy

Valley Shore Emergency Communications Board of Directors

John Divis
Charles Greeney Jr.

Public Health Director: Dr. Konrad Kotrady