Area Served[]
Lambertville Fire Department serves Lambertville Fire District 1.
Department Profile[]
Lambertville is a combination department that employs around 48 career firefighters and 3 volunteers with career members on duty 24/7.
History[]
Union Fire Company was formed in 1821 and disbanded in 1846. The Aquetong Fire Company was formed in 1863 and later disbanded. The new Union Fire Company was formed in 1864. Fleet Wing Hook & Ladder was formed in 1864. Hibernia Fire Company was formed in 1870. Columbia Fire Company was formed in 1893.
Companies / Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Fire Company No. 1 | 8 Church Street | 1884-1980 | Still stands |
| Union Fire Company No. 1 | 230 North Main Street | 1980- | Now used by Lambertville Fire Department |
| Hibernia Fire Company No. 2 | 37 South Main Street | 1875-2014 | Building still stands |
| Fleet Wing Hook & Ladder Company No. 3 | 12 North Main Street | 1864-2006 | Building still stands |
| Columbia Fire Company No. 4 | 177 North Union Street | 1904-2014 | Building still stands |
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Hunterdon County Station 17 - 230 North Main Street[]
Built 1980
- Engine 17 - 1990 Pierce Maxi Dash 6x4 dryside (2000/3000) (SN#E5522) (Ex-New Hope Eagle Volunteer Fire Company, acquired 2024)
- Rescue 17 - 2013 Pierce Velocity 8420 PUC (1500/500/20A) (SN#26163) (Ex-West County EMS and Fire Protection District)
- Tower 17 - 2014 Pierce Velocity Deep Notch 7010 6x4 (2000/300/25F/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#27703)
- Special Services 17 - 2015 Ford F-550 / Pierce walk-around (SN#28712)
- Gator 17 - 2017 Polaris (HP/150)
- Car 17 (Chief) - 2022 Ford F-350 / East Coast Lighting upfit
- Antique - 1923 Ahrens-Fox M-S-4 pumper (900/60)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2012 Pierce Arrow XT 6710 PUC pumper (1500/750/20F) (SN#25741) (Ex-Rescue 17, Engine 17-4)
- 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 (Ex-Car 17)
- 2007 American LaFrance Eagle 6x4 34RR aerial (-/-/75' LTI mid-mount platform) (Ex-Tower 17) (Sold to Minersville Fire Rescue (Pennsylvania))
- 2002 Spartan / PL Custom air/light (Ex-Air/Light 17-84) (Sold to County Line Fire Department (North Carolina))
- 2001 Spartan / American LaFrance pumper (2000/750/20A/20B) (Ex-Squad 17-61) (Sold to Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Company)
- 1997 Pierce Dash pumper (2000/1500) (SN#EB230) (Ex-Engine 17-2) (Sold to Atlantic Volunteer Fire Company (Virginia))
- 1996 Spartan / 3D pumper (2000/750/30) (Ex-Engine 17-63)
- 1991 Pierce Lance pumper (2000/750/55/54' Squrt) (Ex-Squrt 17) (Ex-Prospect Heights Fire Company No. 1 (New Jersey)) (Sold to Amherst Volunteer Fire/EMS (Texas))
- 1991 Ford F-350 4x4 utility
- 1988 Pemfab / Ranger pumper (Ex-Engine 4)
- 1982 Mack CF / Baker aerial (-/-/75' Aerialscope mid mount platform) (Ex-Tower 17-69) (Sold to Deepwater Fire Company)
- 1980 American LaFrance Century pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 1761)
- 1977 Ward LaFrance pumper (1250/750) (Ex-Engine 1762)
- 1976 Ford C-750 / Ranger lighting unit
- 1976 Ford C-750 / Hamerly pumper (250/400) (Ex-Engine 1781)
- 1966 Ward LaFrance pumper (750/500) (Ex-Engine 1764)
- 1961 American LaFrance pumper
- 1957 Pirsch aerial (-/-/75' mid-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 1769)
- 1951 GMC / TASC pumper (200/300)
- 1929 Seagrave 55' city service ladder truck