Overview[]
The Hamilton Township Fire Department is a career fire department with around 135 members responding out of seven stations. Hamilton Township is the ninth largest municipality in the State of NJ, having a population of 92,000 residents in an area of about 40 square miles.
History[]
The Hamilton Township Fire Department was formed in 2021 after the dissolution of 8 autonomous fire districts.
- Mercerville Fire Company (Fire District 2)
- Rusling Hose Fire Company (Fire District 3)
- Hamilton Fire Company (Fire District 4)
- DeCou Hose Company (Fire District 5)
- White Horse Volunteer Fire Company (Fire District 6)
- Nottingham Fire Company (Fire District 7)
- Colonial Volunteer Fire Company (Fire District 8)
- Groveville Fire Company No. 1 (Fire District 9)
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2711 Nottingham Way | 2021-present | Former Mercerville Fire Company (District 2) station. |
| 13 | 13 Rennie Street | 2021-present | Former Rusling Hose Fire Company (District 3) station. |
| 14 | 1805 East State Street | 2021-present | Former Hamilton Fire Company (Fire District 4) station. |
| 15 | 61 Ruskin Avenue | 2021-present | Former DeCou Hose Company (Fire District 5) station. |
| 16 | 19 Locust Avenue | 2021-present | Former White Horse Volunteer Fire Company (Fire District 6) station. |
| 17 | 200 Mercer Street | 2021-present | Former Nottingham Fire Company (Fire District 7) station. |
| 18 | 801 Kuser Road | 2021-2023 | Former Colonial Volunteer Fire Company (District 8) station. Closed 2023. |
| 19 | 4201 Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road | 2021-present | Former Groveville Fire Company No. 1] (Fire District 9) station. |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Station 12 - 2711 Nottingham Way[]
- Truck 1 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#29208) (Ex-Truck 17, ex-Tower Ladder 14)
- Rescue 1 - 2014 Pierce Quantum 6x4 walk-around (500/500) (SN#27466) (Ex-Franklin Fire Company No. 1 (Burlington County, New Jersey))
- Battalion 1 - 2023 Ford F-250 / FastLane Emergency Vehicles upfit
Station 13 - 13 Rennie Street[]
Built 1983
- Engine 2 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#29184) (Ex-Engine 15, ex-Engine 13)
- Marine 2 -
- Spare Truck 10 - 2005 E-One Cyclone II (2000/300/95' rear-mount platform) (Ex-Tower 17)
- Deputy 10-2 - 2022 Ford F-250
Station 14 (Headquarters) - 1805 East State Street[]
- Engine 3 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/500) (SN#29207) (Ex-Engine 14)
- Spare Engine 5 - 2005 Sutphen (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 16)
- Chief 10 - 20?? Ford Police Interceptor Utility
- Deputy 10-1 - 2022 Ford F-250
Station 15 - 61 Ruskin Avenue[]
- Squad 1 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer (1500/750) (SN#32060) (Ex-Squad 16)
- Haz Mat 10 -
Station 16 - 19 Locust Avenue[]
- Truck 2 - 2016 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#29206) (Ex-Truck 13)
- Battalion 2 - 2023 Ford F-250 / FastLane Emergency Vehicles upfit
Station 17 - 200 Mercer Street[]
Station 19 - 4201 Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road[]
- Engine 4 - 2024 Pierce Enforcer (1500/900) (SN#38264)
- Brush 4 -
- Spare Engine 9 - 2007 E-One Typhoon (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 17)
- Spare Engine 10 - 2004 Seagrave / 2012 Seagrave refurb (1500/750/30) (Ex-Engine 19)
- UTV 10 -
- Logistics Captain - 20?? Ford Expedition
Spare Apparatus[]
- Engine 6 - 2004 Sutphen (2000/1000/30) (Ex-Engine 18)
- Engine 8 - 2007 Sutphen Shield (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 15)
- Rescue 2 - 1996 Spartan Gladiator / 3D walk-in (Ex-Special Services 15)
Station / Assignment Unknown[]
- Mercer County Foam Engine - 1984/2002 GMC TopKick / National Foam (1000/-/1000F) (Ex-Holland Township Volunteer Fire Company (New Jersey))
- 2020 Pierce Enforcer pumper (1500/1000) (SN#34296) (Ex-Engine 4, ex-Engine 19)
- 1998 Freightliner FL 70 / Rescue 1 walk-around rescue (Ex-Special Services 18)
- 1997 Simon-Duplex D9100 6x4 / Saulsbury (Ex-Rescue 1) (Ex-Columbia Borough Fire Department (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
On Order[]
- Pierce Enforcer aerial (?/?/102' tractor-drawn) (SN#42509) (Ordered February 2024)
- Pierce Enforcer pumper (SN#45656) (Ordered January 2026)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2001 Seagrave pumper (1500/750/30) (Ex-Engine 19-1) (Donated to Mercer County Fire Academy)
- 1996 Spartan Gladiator / 3D pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 13) (Ex-Rusling Hose Fire Company) (Sold July 19, 2023 GovDeals)
- 1995 Spartan Gladiator / 3D pumper (2000/750) (Ex-Engine 16) (Ex-White Horse Volunteer Fire Company (New Jersey)) (Sold July 19, 2023 GovDeals)
- 1990 Seagrave JB-51DF pumper (1500/500/54' Telesqurt) (SN#X-79955) (Ex-Squirt 15) (Ex-Levittown Fire Company No. 2) (Sold July 19, 2023 GovDeals)
- 1990 Pierce Lance pumper (2000/750) (SN#E-5640) (Ex-Engine 18-1) (Sold July 19, 2023 GovDeals)