Hoboken Fire Department

Hoboken Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
City Hoboken
Agency overview[1]
Established February 28, 1849 (1849-02-28)
Annual calls 3,352 (2011)
Employees 116 (2011)
Annual budget $11.5 million (2011)
Fire chief Richard Blohm
IAFF 1078
Facilities and equipment[2]
Stations 4
Engines 3
Trucks 2
Rescues 2
HAZMAT 1
USAR 1
Fireboats 1
Website
Official website

The Hoboken Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical service to the city of Hoboken, New Jersey.[3] Additionally, all of Hoboken's firehouses, including the Fire Museum, are on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

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.[5]

History

The Hoboken Fire Department traces its origins back to 1847 when a lightning storm destroyed many homes and business leading to the creation of the Hoboken Village Volunteer Fire Department.[6] Two years later on February 28, 1849, the department was officially founded.

The 1860s saw the creation of a public water system providing firefighters with a source of water carried via wooden mains that could be accessed by boring a hole in them. Each of the pumpers carried a short pipe that was designed to be pushed into the hole to deliver water.[6]

At its height, in 1892, the Hoboken Fire Department operated out of six firehouses, and manned six engine companies and three ladder companies: Engine Co. 1 at 128 Hudson St., Engine Co. 2/Ladder Co. 1 at 1313 Washington St., Engine Co. 3 at 201 Jefferson St., Engine Co. 4/Ladder Co. 2 at 43 Madison St., Engine Co. 5 at 412 Grand St., and Engine Co. 6/Ladder Co. 3 at 801 Clinton St.[6]

Station and apparatus

HFD Engine 2 & Ladder 2's quarters on Madison St.
HFD Engine 3 & Rescue 1's quarters on Clinton St.
HFD Engine 5 & Ladder 1's quarters on Washington St.
HFD Headquarters on Jefferson St.

As of May 2015, below is a list of all active fire stations in the city of Hoboken.[2]

Engine Company Ladder Company Special Unit Chief Address Neighborhood
Engine 2 Ladder 2 Spare Engine 1 43 Madison St. Downtown
Engine 3 Rescue 1, Rescue 2(USAR Collapse Unit) 801 Clinton St. Uptown
Engine 5 Ladder 1 1313 Washington St. Uptown
Haz-Mat. Unit 1, Spare Engine 4 Car 155(Deputy Chief) 201 Jefferson St. Midtown

National Register of Historic Places

All four of the Hoboken fire stations are on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "2011 Audit of the Fire Department" (PDF). Hoboken Fire Department. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Stations". Hoboken Fire Department. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Hoboken Fire Department. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places" (PDF). Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Steadman, Andrew. "Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark", 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."
  6. 1 2 3 "History". Hoboken Fire Department. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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