Paterson Fire Department

Paterson Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
State New Jersey
CityPaterson
Agency overview[1]
EstablishedNovember 15, 1895 (1895-11-15)
Annual calls45,223 (2014)
Employees410 (2017)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefAlejandro Alicea
EMS levelBLS
Facilities and equipment[1][2]
Divisions1
Battalions4
Stations7
Engines7
Tillers1
Platforms2
Rescues1
Ambulances7
USAR1
Rescue boats1
Light and air1
Website
Official website

The Paterson Fire Department provides fire protection, hazardous materials services, and emergency medical services to the city of Paterson, New Jersey. With a population of 159,732 Paterson is New Jersey's third largest city.[1][3]

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 c "Overview". Paterson Fire Department. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference locations was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  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, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency."