List of Sussex County, New Jersey fire departments
There are several fire service agencies which cover various areas and municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States.
State agencies
- New Jersey Forest Fire Service, Division A. The agency's Division A headquarters and its air attack base (Aeroflex–Andover Airport) is located in the county at Kittatinny Valley State Park in Andover Township. Division A covers 1,954,353 acres (790,899 ha) of northern New Jersey north of the Raritan River, including the area of Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren and parts of Mercer and Middlesex counties. Sussex County is covered by the agency's sections A1, A3, and A4.[1][2]
New Jersey Forest Fire Service is also known as Sussex County Station 99 Fire.
County agencies
Sussex County does not have a county-wide fire department. The county's fire marshal and office of emergency management is overseen by the Sussex County Sheriff's Office. The fire marshal enforces the state's Uniform Fire Code in county-owned buildings and assist local fire officials with enforcement of same, coordinate incident activities once a fire-related incident has grown beyond a local fire department’s span of control, investigates fire incidents for causes, and educates the public on fire safety and fire protection matters.[3]
Sussex County Community College offers courses and training to firefighting personnel at its Public Safety academy located in [[Hampton Township, New Jersey|].
Municipal departments
Sussex County has 24 municipalities. None of these municipalities has a paid fire department staffed with municipal employees. All fire departments in the county at the municipal or local level are unpaid, volunteer fire departments. Several of these fire departments incorporate a rescue or emergency medical services component.[4]
| Station #[4] | Company | Municipality | Founded | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Andover Boro Fire Department | Andover Borough | - | - |
| 32 | Andover Township Volunteer Fire Department | Andover Township | - | - |
| 64 | Beemerville Fire Department | Wantage Township | - | One of two departments in Wantage Township |
| 43 | Byram Township Fire Department | Byram Township | - | - |
| 24 | Branchville Hose Company 1 | Branchville Borough | - | - |
| 25 | Frankford Township Fire Department | Frankford Township | - | - |
| 31 | Franklin Fire Department | Franklin Borough | - | - |
| 27 | Fredon Volunteer Fire Company | Fredon Township | - | - |
| 95 | Green Township Fire Department | Green Township | - | - |
| 26 | Hamburg Fire Department | Hamburg Borough | - | - |
| 48 | Hampton Township Fire and Rescue | Hampton Township | - | - |
| 28 | Hardyston Township Fire Department | Hardyston Township | - | - |
| 47 | Highland Lakes Volunteer Fire Department | Vernon Township | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the Highland Lakes area including Barry Lakes, Lake Wanda, Laurel Lake and Cliffwood Lake plus Wawayanda State Park and the Vernon section of the Warwick Turnpike.[5] |
| 33 | Hopatcong Fire Department | Hopatcong Borough | - | - |
| 85 | Lafayette Fire Department | Lafayette Township | - | - |
| 44 | McAfee Fire Department | Vernon Township | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the McAfee area including Scenic Lakes, Cedar Ridge, Sun Valley and Great Gorge condominiums.[5] |
| 35 | Montague Volunteer Fire Department | Montague Township | - | - |
| 36 | Newton Fire Department | Newton (town) | - | - |
| 21 | Ogdensburg Fire Department | Ogdensburg Borough | - | - |
| 46 | Pochuck Valley Fire Department | Vernon Township | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the Pochuck Valley area including Lake Wallkill, Lake Glenwood, Lake Panorama and Tall Timbers.[5] |
| 38 | Sandyston Township Volunteer Fire Department | Sandyston Township | - | - |
| 41 | Sparta Township Fire Department | Sparta Township | - | - |
| 23 | Stanhope Hose Company | Stanhope Borough | - | - |
| 42 | Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company | Stillwater Township | - | |
| 69 | Sussex Fire Department | Sussex Borough | - | - |
| 45 | Vernon Township Fire Department | Vernon Township | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the Vernon Valley area and assists the other three departments with direct response in their areas.[5] |
| 62 | Colesville Fire Company | Wantage Township | - | One of two departments serving Wantage Township |
References
- New Jersey Forest Fire Service, "Contact Us". Retrieved 19 April 2015
- New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Administrative Boundaries (map). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- Sussex County Sheriff's Office, About: Fire Marshal. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- Sussex County Firemans' Association Companies. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- Vernon Township, Public Safety: Fire Department. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
