Brush Fire at Cheshire Rail Trail at Arch Street 

Date of Incident:  August 28, 2025 Time of Call: 1649 First Unit on Scene Time: 1759 Under Control: 1955 Units Back in Quarters:  —- Type Incident: Brush Fire  Assigned Apparatus: Car 2, Car 4, Brush […]

Keene Parking Garage Study

The City’s Municipal Services, Facilities, and Infrastructure (MSFI) Committee received a presentation at its August 27, 2025, meeting on a study for a potential downtown parking garage.  This was an […]

Permit Fee Email Scam

City advises Keene residents and businesses to be aware of permitting fee scam.  A sophisticated email scam is circulating that targets individuals and businesses with fraudulent invoices from the City. […]

Road Closure: Island Street

Starting at 7:00 AM on Monday, July 21, 2025, Island Street will be closed to thru traffic for road reconstruction work by the City’s contractor, SUR Construction. This closure will […]

Island Street Reconstruction Project Begins

Beginning Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM, the City’s contractor, SUR Construction West, Inc, will be starting construction on the Island Street Reconstruction Project in the vicinity of the […]

Structure Fire at 78 Dale Drive

Date of Incident: June 20, 2025Time of Call: 5:03 pmFirst Unit on Scene Time: 5:07 pmUnder Control: 5:32 pmUnits Back in Quarters:  8:41 pm                      Type Incident: Structure Fire   Assigned […]

Gyrocopter Incident at Keene Airport

Keene, NH, June 23, 2025: A gyrocopter, a small aircraft that uses a combination of fixed-wing and rotorcraft technology, landed short of runway 14 at the Keene Airport this morning […]

Extreme Heat Warning

An extreme heat warning is in effect from 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 23rd to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 24th. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108 degrees […]

KFD Lieutenant Aaron Cooper

June 13, 2025 Update:Funeral Services Details – Friday, June 20, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at the United Church of Christ, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH The Keene Fire Department announced […]