Peacham's department has always been all volunteer; its members are unpaid. Jeff Berwick has been chief since 1986.
1950
The Peacham Fire Department is founded.
1986
Jeff Berwick becomes chief.
2026
Under a new state law, Act 162, the fire chief becomes Peacham's forest fire warden from 1 July.
Peacham in Caledonia County. Every fire station in the county is marked —
1 here, 14 in neighbouring towns, which is
who turns out on a mutual aid call.
Boundaries and water from VCGI; fire district lines are not town lines, and
village districts and contracted coverage cross them. A town line runs out into
the lake, so the shoreline here is the water drawn over the boundary, not the
boundary itself.
Working here
The department is recruiting firefighters and EMS medical first responders.
Stop by the station any Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Roles include firefighter, EMT, building upkeep and office work
In an emergency dial 911. These are business lines.
Burning
Vermont requires a Permit to Kindle Fire from the town’s Forest Fire Warden for anything larger than a campfire — except where snow covers the ground at the burn site, or the fire is at least 200 feet from anything that will carry flame. Wardens can suspend burning outright when fire danger is high. Who to ask locally is recorded department by department; where it is blank below, the fire department itself is the place to start.
For residents
Burn permitsNeeded whenever there's no snow on the ground; from Chief Berwick or a deputy warden.
Read in October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Not recorded yet
Nothing is written up here for burn permits, call volume, budget.
Not because it does not exist — because nobody has typed it in. If you know this
department, tell us and it goes on the record with its
source named.