Newark Fire Department
The Newark Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Newark, New Jersey.[2]
Stations and apparatus
The quarters of Engine 13, Tower Ladder 6 on Mt. Prospect Ave.
The former quarters of Engine 8 on Ferry St.
The Newark Fire Department currently operates twenty engine companies, ten ladder companies, and two rescue companies out of twenty firehouses, located throughout the city, in a area of over 26 square miles. These twenty firehouses are organized into five battalions, under the command of a tour commander (Deputy Chief) per shift. There is also an on-duty special operations battalion chief, as well as a safety battalion chief. In addition to the twenty firehouses, the NFD also operates a special operations facility at 191 Orange St., which houses the Haz-Mat. Support Unit, the Haz-Mat. Mobile Lab, the Medical Ambulance Bus, the Air Cascade Unit, the Mobile Command Unit, the Metro USAR (Urban Search And Rescue) Collapse Rescue Shoring Unit, the Special Operations Quick Attack Response Vehicle(QRV 1), the Marine Unit (Fire Boats),and several other specialized units. The NFD also operates a Special Services Division at 56 Prospect St.
The headquarters of the Newark Fire Department is located at 1010 18th Ave.
| Engine Company |
Ladder Company |
Special Unit |
Chief |
Battalion |
Address |
Neighborhood |
| Engine 5 | Quint 1 | Haz-Mat Mobile Lab | | 5 | 65 Congress St. | North Ironbound |
| Engine 6 | | Metro USAR (Urban Search And Rescue) Collapse Rescue Shoring Unit | Deputy 1 (Tour Commander) | 3 | 344 Springfield Ave. | Springfield/Belmont |
| Engine 7 | Ladder 3 | Haz-Mat 1 | Battalion 6 (Special Operations Battalion Chief) | 3 | 241 W. Market St. | University Heights |
| Engine 9 | | Car 17,Bell & Siren Club Canteen Truck | Battalion 3 | 3 | 197 Summer Ave. | Mount Pleasant |
| Engine 10 | Ladder 5 | Rescue 1, Rescue 2(Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Unit) | Battalion 2(Safety Battalion Chief) | 5 | 360 Clinton Ave. | South Broad Valley |
| Engine 11 | Ladder 11 | Haz-Mat. Decon. Unit, Haz-Mat. Spill Unit. | | 4 | 345 S. 9th St. | Fairmount |
| Engine 13 | Tower Ladder 6 | Foam Unit 1 | | 3 | 718 Mt. Prospect Ave. | Forest Hill |
| Engine 14 | | Quick Attack Response Vehicle (QRV 1) | | 5 | 71 Vesey St. | South Ironbound |
| Engine 15 | Ladder 7 | Mobile Command Unit | | 3 | 271 Park Ave. | Lower Roseville |
| Engine 16 | Ladder 8 | Dive Team Unit | | 5 | 473 Ferry St. | North Ironbound |
| Engine 18 | Tower Ladder 9 | Utility Unit 1 | Battalion 4 | 4 | 395 Avon Ave. | West Side |
| Engine 19 | | Brush Fire Unit 1 | | 5 | 528 Frelinghuysen Ave. | Newark Liberty International Airport |
| Engine 21, Engine 26 | Ladder 12 | Utility Unit 2 | | 4 | 420 Sanford Ave. | Vailsburg |
| Engine 27, Engine 32 | Ladder 4 | Fire Boat 1, Fire Boat 2 | Battalion 5 | 5 | 89 Elm Rd. | South Ironbound |
| Engine 28 (Tele-Squrt) | | Air Cascade Unit | | 3 | 691 N. 6th St. | Upper Roseville |
| Engine 29 | Ladder 10 | Medical Ambulance Bus 10 (Part Of The NJ EMS Task Force) | | 4 | 1028 Bergen St. | Weequahic |
References
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Wikisource has original text related to this article:
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- ↑ "Budget" (PDF). State of New Jersey. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "About". Newark Fire Department. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 74°11′40″W / 40.73355°N 74.19439°W / 40.73355; -74.19439
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