The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.[2]
^Steadman, Andrew (May 1, 2012). "Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark". The Jersey Journal. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016. According to the press release, the Metro USAR Strike Team is made up of nine fire departments from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency.