Jersey City Fire Department

Jersey City Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State New Jersey
CityJersey City
Agency overview[1][2]
EstablishedSeptember 21, 1829 (1829-09-21)
Annual calls26,734 (2013)
Employees676 (2023)
Annual budget$67,120,543 (2014)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefJohn F. Johnson
IAFF1066/1064
Facilities and equipment[1][2][3]
Battalions4
Stations15
Engines16
Trucks6
Tillers1
Platforms2
Squads2 (1 rescue pumper, 1 Roll rig)
Rescues1
Tenders1
HAZMAT2
USAR1
Fireboats2
Rescue boats1
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Jersey City Fire Department is the largest in the state of New Jersey and provides fire protection and hazardous materials services to the city of Jersey City. In all, the department is responsible for 21 square miles (54 km2) with a population of 261,940 residents, which makes it the second largest city in NJ, behind Newark.[citation needed]

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.[4]

  1. ^ a b "About". Jersey City Fire Department. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2014 Budget" (PDF). City of Jersey City. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Apparatus". Jersey City Fire Department. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ^ Steadman, Andrew. "Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark" Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Jersey Journal, May 1, 2012. Accessed 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, and Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency."