Winter holidays are a time for celebration and that means cooking, decorating and entertaining.  The Orange Fire Marshal’s Office offers some safety guidelines to ensure that the holidays will be plea ...

Thanksgiving is the #1 day of the year for friends and family to enjoy a meal together.  However, it is also the foremost day for home fires due to cooking equipment.  Cooking equipment was involved i ...

The winter months are the deadliest time of year for home fires, due to the increased use of alternative heating sources as the temperatures drop.  Home heating is second only to cooking as a cause of ...

Today’s home fires burn faster than ever.  In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.  Knowing how to use that time wis ...

The Annual Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Display is a great time to usher in the summer season and to greet  your  neighbors.   It’s a fun occasion to enjoy the music, perhaps share a meal an ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its 19th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 2 from 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the Post Road Fire Station, 355 Boston Post Road, Orange. ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is holding a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 2rd from 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the Post Road Fire Station, 355 Boston Post Road, Orange.  Enjoy scr ...

Spring has arrived and also the beginning of daylight savings time.  If you did not change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when you changed your clocks, please take the time to do so ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its 9th annual Pancake Supper on Wednesday, February 28th at Chip’s Restaurant, 321 Boston Post Road, Orange.  Menu includes Pancakes, Eggs, ch ...

The winter months of December, January and February are the deadliest months of the year for home fires, due to the increased use of heating sources as the temperatures drop.  Half of all home fires o ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its 9th annual Pancake Supper on Wednesday, February 28th at Chip’s Restaurant, 321 Boston Post Road, Orange.  Menu includes Pancakes, Eggs, ch ...

When daylight savings time ends on November 5, it will be time to move clocks back and to replace the batteries in smoke and carbon dioxide alarms.  This simple step takes only a few minutes and could ...

The week of October 8-14, 2017 is Fire Prevention Week.  Since 1922, this event has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls.  It is an opportunity to alert and edu ...

The month of September has been designated as “Campus Fire Safety Month”.  This is a national response to the increasing number of fire related emergencies on college and university campuses.  There a ...

The Annual  Independence  Day Concert and Fireworks Display is a great time to usher in the summer season and to greet  your  neighbors.   It’s a fun occasion to enjoy the music, perhaps share a meal ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its 18th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 3rd from 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the Post Road Fire Station, 355 Boston Post Road, Orang ...

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is often called “the silent killer” as it is an invisible, colorless, odorless gas that is created when fuels do not burn completely.  CO can result from faulty furnaces or other ...

The Orange Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will hold its 18th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 3rd from 7:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the Post Road Fire Station, 355 Boston Post Road, Orang ...