Fire Department

The City of Newburgh Fire Department is established in Article XII of the City Charter and currently organized under a Fire Chief and other members as the City Manager creates with approval by the City Council. The Fire Chief is appointed by the City Manager under City Charter §12.02 and has administrative responsibility for firefighting and fire prevention activities including code enforcement as directed by the City Manager.

The Fire Department consist of a Bureau of Fire, Bureau of Fire Prevention; and Bureau of Code Compliance

The current Fire Chief is Francis Spinelli.