Jersey City Fire Department

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 New Jersey, behind Newark.

Jersey City Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
City	Jersey City
Agency overview[1][2]
Established	September 21, 1829 (1829-09-21)
Annual calls	26,734 (2013)
Employees	676 (2023)
Annual budget	$67,120,543 (2014)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	John F. Johnson
IAFF	1066/1064
Facilities and equipment[1][2][3]
Battalions	4
Stations	15
Engines	16
Trucks	6
Tillers	1
Platforms	2
Squads	2 (1 rescue pumper, 1 Roll rig)
Rescues	1
Tenders	1
HAZMAT	2
USAR	1
Fireboats	2
Rescue boats	1
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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]

History

The department got its start in the spring of 1829 after several fires occurred in the city and the public demanded fire protection.^[5] Thirty citizens signed up and on September 21, 1829, the Liberty Engine Company No. 1 was established.

Panel S-29 on the South Pool of the 9/11 Museum pays tribute to the JCFD.

Jersey City's fire department was the only New Jersey department to receive an official call for assistance during the September 11 attacks, with hundreds of department personnel assisting in the Ground Zero cleanup effort.^[6] Among the first responders who perished on that day was Fire Department of Jersey City dispatcher Joseph Lovero, who was hit by a piece of debris. The Fire Department of Jersey City named its fireboat after him.^[7]

Stations and apparatus

The quarters of JCFD Engine 9 on Bergen Ave.

JCFD Ladder 3

JCFD Ladder 11 & Engine 17

JCFD Marine 1 The Lovero

Engine Company	Ladder Company	Specialized Unit	Chief Unit	Battalion	Address	Neighborhood
Engine 2				1	160 Grand St.	Paulus Hook
Engine 5, Engine 1	Ladder 2	Hazmat Decon Unit	Battalion Chief 1	1	355 Newark Ave.	The Village
Engine 6	Ladder Tower 6	Squad 1 (RIC Unit)	Deputy Chief 1	1	465 Marin Blvd.	Downtown
Engine 7, Engine 18	Ladder 3 (Tiller)	Marine Land Unit	Battalion Chief 3	3	715 Summit Ave.	Jersey City Heights
Engine 8		Foam Unit 1, Quick Attack Response Vehicle 1(QRV)		2	14–16 Orient Ave.	West Bergen
Engine 9			Battalion Chief 4	4	697 Bergen Ave.	McGinley Square
		Squad 4 (rescue-pumper); Rescue 1		4	582 Communipaw Ave.	Bergen-Lafayette
Engine 11		High-Rise/Tunnel Unit		3	152 Lincoln St.	Western Slope
Engine 13				2	152 Linden Ave.	Greenville
Engine 14	Ladder 7	Haz-Mat. Unit 1, Haz-Mat. Unit 2		3	595 Palisade Ave.	Jersey City Heights
Engine 15	Ladder 9			4	200 Sip Ave.	Journal Square
Engine 17	Ladder 11	Mask Service Unit(Air Cascade), Medical Ambulance Bus 3	Field Training/Safety Officer	4	255 Kearney Ave.	West Side
Engine 19	Ladder 8		Battalion Chief 2	2	2 Bergen Ave.	Greenville
Engine 22	Ladder Tower 4			2	467 Ocean Ave.	Greenville
Engine 10	Ladder 12			4	325 Route 1 & 9	Marion
		Marine Unit 1, Marine Unit 2 (Fireboats)		1	Liberty Landing Marina, Audrey Zapp Dr.	Liberty State Park
		Rescue 2 (Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team Unit),		4	48 State St.	Bergen Hill
		Car 26 (Gong Club Canteen/Rehab. Truck)			666 Summit Ave.	Jersey City Heights
		Arson Unit, Fire Prevention	Chief of Department		2 Jackson Square	West Bergen

Disbanded fire companies

Throughout the JCFD's history, several fire companies have been disbanded due to budget cuts to the department and reorganization. Reserve and spare apparatus assigned with disbanded company numbers

• Engine 1 – 153 Morgan St. (Re-Established Jan.2021)
• Engine 3 – 38 Mercer St.
• Engine 4 – 355 Newark Ave. (Re-designated as Squad 4 at 582 Communipaw Ave.)
• Engine 12 – 103 Webster Ave.
• Engine 16 – 93 Belmont Ave.
• Engine 20 – 582 Communipaw Ave.
• Engine 21 – 9th St. & Grove St.
• Ladder 1 – 160 Grand St.
• Ladder 5 – 582 Communipaw Ave.
• Ladder 10 – 520 Palisade Ave.
• Water Tower 1 – 520 Palisade Ave.
• Hose 1 – 153 Morgan St.
• Salvage 1 - 666 Summit Ave.
• Hose Reel - 355 Newark Ave.