The Cutchogue Fire Department is located on the North Fork of Long Island in Suffolk County approximately 80 miles from New York City on Long Island.
The Cutchogue Fire Department is located on the North Fork of Long Island in Suffolk County approximately 80 miles from New York City on Long Island’s East End.
The All-Volunteer Department consists one fire company. The United Fire Co. No. 1 was established in 1928, and today operates with 120 active members providing both Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
The Cutchogue Fire District is comprised of mostly residential dwellings within the hamlets of Cutchogue and New Suffolk and encompasses approximately 11 square miles.
The District is bordered by water on two sides with the Peconic Bay to the South, and the Long Island Sound on the North.
Located in the heart of Long Island’s “Wine Country”, the Cutchogue Fire District is home to 7 full production wineries and other grape producing vineyards as well as several other agricultural farms.
The Cutchogue Fire Department operates a fleet of 10 state of the art, fire and rescue vehicles, 2 Rescue boats, and several utility / support vehicles.
The Cutchogue Fire Department is also the proud home of a Ladies Auxiliary, a Fire Department Band, the “Panthers” Drill Team, and also a Junior Fire Department.
The CFD is also the proud sponsor of the now famous Annual Chicken barbecue, which is held each summer in the month of August. Beginning in 1956 this annual event has grown to become “Long Island’s Largest Chicken Barbecue” becoming a North Fork Tradition for over 58 years.
