The Chester Fire Services Committee's 2026/27 Fire & Emergency Services Budget has been approved by all parties: by the Committee on March 11, 2026; and by the joint owners of the Committee: the Village of Chester on March 18, 2026 and the Municipality of Chester on March 26, 2026.

Having the budget passed before the start of the fiscal year on April 1st is a condition of the Intermunicipal Fire Agreement that governs the Village-Municipality partnership, and sets the Chester Volunteer Fire Department up with the support they need to both operate and plan for the future.

All residents in the CVFD's services area (Districts 3, 7 and part of 1) pay the same fire rate, which has seen a two-cent increase this year to 0.134 to enable greater investment in reserves for equipment replacement and for the new fire station. This fire rate is still just below the average in the Municipality.