North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (New Jersey)

Department Profile

The North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Department (NHRFR) is comprised of the following units:

• 13 Fire Stations
• 6 Engine Companies (1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13)
• 4 Ladder Companies
  • 2x 100' tractor-drawn (L1, L4)
  • 1x 102' rear-mount (L5)
  • 1x 95' mid-mount platform (TL3)
• 4 Squad Companies (rescue-pumpers) (1, 2, 7, 10)
• 1 Rescue Company (R1)
• 3 Battalions (B1, B2, B3)
• 1 Deputy (Tour Commander)
• 1 Safety / Air Cascade Mask Service Unit

The North Hudson Fire Department is a career fire department that employs around 255 firefighters who protect a combined population of approximately 213,000 residents in an area of a little over 10 square miles.

History

North Hudson serves five municipalities and was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of the following fire departments:

• Guttenberg Fire Department
• North Bergen Fire Department
• Union City Fire Department
• Weehawken Fire Department
• West New York Fire Department

Firehouses / Companies

Station	Address	In Service	Notes
Ladder 2	2814 Central Avenue, Union City	2001-2010	Now Reserve at Engine 4
Engine 5	419 43rd Street, Union City	1999-2010	Now used by Union City police
Squad 6	1814 43rd Street, North Bergen	2001-2010	Now used by North Bergen EMS
Engine 11	580 66th Street, West New York	2001-2003	Now used by West New York EMS
Engine 8	4911 Broadway, West New York		Redesignated Squad 1
Engine 12	6801 Madison Street, Guttenberg	1999-2005	Redesignated Squad 7
Engine 14	625 61st Street, West New York	1999- 1999	Now a daycare
Engine 7	303 47th Street, Union City	1999- 1999	Now a fire victim shelter

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

1st Battalion

Engine 1 - 917 Paterson Plank Road, North Bergen

Engine 1 - 2012 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (SN#25440-01)

Engine 3 - 1900 Willow Avenue, Weehawken

Engine 3 - 2008 Pierce Impel (1750/500/42' SkyBoom) (SN#21160) (Ex-Squad 6, ex-Squad 7)

Field Communications Unit 1 - 2010 International DuraStar 4400 / Pierce walk-in (SN#22720)

Engine 4 / Deputy 1 - 2814 Central Avenue, Union City

Engine 4 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (SN#28149-02)

Deputy 1 - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility

Ladder 2 (Spare) - 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#16402-01 or 02) (Ex-Ladder 2)

Engine 15 (Spare) - 2000 Pierce Saber (1500/1000/20A) (SN#11612) (Ex-Brookside Engine Company No. 1 (New Jersey), ex-Medford Fire Department (New York))

Engine 16 (Spare) - 2005 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500) (SN#16401-01 or 02) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Squad 1)

Engine 17 (Spare) - 2005 Pierce Enforcer (1500/500) (SN#16401-01 or 02) (Ex-Squad 2)

Battalion 4 (Spare) - 2013 Ford Explorer (Ex-Battalion 2)

Deputy 2 (Spare) - 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer (Ex-Battalion 3)

Squad 2 / Ladder 1 / Battalion 1 - 1600 New York Avenue, Union City

Squad 2 - 2018 Ferrara Cinder (1500/500) (SN#H-6462) (Ex-Squad 1)

Ladder 1 - 2008 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#21159)

Battalion 1 - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility

Ladder 6 (Spare) - 2002 Pierce Dash (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#13491) (Ex-Ladder 4)

Engine 18 (Spare) - 2001 Seagrave (2000/700) (Ex-Secaucus Fire Department Engine 2)

Marine Division - Lincoln Harbor Yacht Club, Weehawken

Marine 1 - 2014 39' MetalCraft Marine FireStorm 36 (4700/-)

Marine 2 - 2012 27' Boston Whaler (1000/-)

Marine 3 - 1990 24' SeaArk (550/-) (Ex-Palisades Interstate Parkway Police) (All three cross staffed)

2nd Battalion

Engine 5 - 4610 Park Avenue, Weehawken

Engine 5 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (SN#28149-01)

Water Rescue 3 - 2002 Pierce Enforcer walk-around (SN#12963) (Ex-Rescue 1)

Squad 1 / Rescue 1 / Battalion 2 - 4300 Kennedy Boulevard, Union City

Built 2010

Squad 1 - 2020 Ferrara Cinder (1500/500) (SN#H-6668)

Rescue 1 - 2020 Ferrara Igniter walk-around (SN#H-6667)

Battalion 2 - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility

Rescue 2 (UASI/Collapse Rescue Unit) - 2006 Spartan Advantage / Rescue 1 walk-around

Squad 7 / Fire Headquarters - 11 Port Imperial Boulevard, West New York

Built 2007

Squad 7 - 2018 Pierce Enforcer quint (1500/300/100' rear-mount) (SN#31984)

Ladder 7 (Reserve) - 2005 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (SN#16402-01 or 02) (Ex-Ladder 5)

Tower Ladder 3 - 4911 Broadway, West New York

Tower Ladder 3 - 2015 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/95' mid-mount platform) (SN#28282)

USAR Collapse Rescue Shoring Unit - 2013 Peterbilt / LDV

3rd Battalion

Engine 9 / Battalion 3 - 6237 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen

Engine 9 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (SN#28149-03)

Battalion 3 - 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility

Engine 13 - 7507 Hudson Avenue, North Bergen

Engine 13 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (SN#28149-04)

Engine 14 (Spare) - 2008 Pierce Impel (1500/500) (SN#21158) (Ex-Engine 5, ex-Engine 3)

Squad 10 - 6510 Hudson Avenue, West New York

Squad 10 - 2012 Pierce Saber (1500/500) (SN#25440-02)

Ladder 4 - 428 60th Street, West New York

Ladder 4 - 2018 Pierce Arrow XT (-/-/100' tractor-drawn aerial) (SN#31983)

Ladder 5 - 8311 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen

Ladder 5 - 2024 Ferrara Inferno (-/-/102' rear-mount)

Safety / Mask Service Cascade Unit 1 - 6801 Madison Street, Guttenberg

Safety/Mask Service Cascade Unit 1 - 2011 GMC / Cliffside Body

On Order

x2 Ferrara Cinder pumpers (1750/750) (1 ordered April 2024, 1 ordered December 2024)

Ferrara Inferno aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn ) (Ordered December 2024)

Retired Apparatus

2005 E-One Cyclone II aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 7) (Ex-Paterson Fire Department) (Returned to Paterson)

2002 Ford Explorer (Ex-Spare Battalion 5, ex-Battalion 1)

2001 American LaFrance Eagle pumper (2000/1000/50F) (SN#J-46968) (Ex-Squad 10) (Ex-Voorhees Township Fire Department) (Sold to Michiana Shores Fire Department)

1995 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 3) (Ex-Weehawken Fire Department)

1995 Seagrave pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 4) (Ex-Weehawken Fire Department)

1994 Simon-Duplex / Saulsbury aerial (1500/250/75' Baker mid-mount platform) (Ex-Tower 6) (Ex-Secaucus Fire Department )

1994 International box truck (Ex-Marine Support Unit 3)

1994 Seagrave pumper (?/?/?' boom)

1994 E-One Sentry pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 18, ex-Engine 12) (Ex-Guttenberg Fire Department)

1993 E-One pumper (1750/500) (Ex-Squad 20, ex-Squad 7, ex-Squad 10, ex-Squad 1, ex-Engine 8) (Ex-West New York Fire Department)

1993 Ford F / Cliffside Body mask service unit

1992 HME / Grumman pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 14) (Ex-Ocean Beach Fire Company (New Jersey))

1992 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 13) (Ex-North Bergen Fire Department)

1992 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 1) (Ex-North Bergen Fire Department)

1991 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 9)

1990 Seagrave aerial (1250/300/100' rear-mount ladder) (Ex-Ladder 7) (Ex-Weehawken Fire Department)

1989 Mack CF / Ward 79 pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Engine 5) (Ex-Union City Fire Department)

1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1250/500) (SN#E4430) (Ex-Engine 15) (Ex-Clark Fire Department (New Jersey))

1988 Pierce Dash aerial (-/-/105' tractor-drawn) (SN#E3932-04) (Ex-North Bergen Fire Department, Ex-Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire)

1988 Spartan / Grumman pumper (1250/500/50F/54' Squrt) (Ex-Squad 7) (Ex-North Bergen Fire Department)

1988 Monarch 32' fireboat (550/-)(Ex-NJ State Police) (Traded to Secaucus Fire Department in 2014 for Ex-Tower 6)

1987 Mack MC / Saulsbury rescue (Ex-Secaucus Fire Department)

1986 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 1)

1985 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 4)

1985 Mack CF pumper (1500/500) (Ex-Union City Fire Department) (Sold to Jersey City Fire Department)

1984 Mack MC pumper (1500/600) (SN#MC686F15-1155) (Ex-Squad 7, ex-Engine 16) (Ex-Guttenberg Fire Department (New Jersey)

1980 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 7)

1980 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Guttenberg Fire Department (New Jersey))

1973 Seagrave / 1990 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Ladder 6) (Ex-Union City Fire Department)

1973 Seagrave / 1990 Seagrave / 2001 FD-rehab pumper (1500/-) (Ex-Union City Fire Department (New Jersey)

1973 ? / Great Eastern pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 1) (Ex-Weehawken Fire Department, ex-Paramus Fire Department)

Alarms

Alarm Type	Alarm Level	Response
Box Alarm	1st Alarm	4 Engines, 1 Squad (RIC), 2 Ladders, 1 Battalion, Safety/MSU, Rescue 1, Deputy 1
Working Fire	WF	1 Engine, 1 Battalion
2nd Alarm	2nd Alarm	2 Engines, 1 Ladder
3rd Alarm	3rd Alarm	2 Engines, 1 Ladder
4th Alarm	4th Alarm	Mutual Aid: 2 Engines, 1 Ladder , 1 Battalion
5th Alarm	5th Alarm	Mutual Aid: 2 Engines, 1 Ladder , 1 Battalion
Water Leak, Wire Down etc.	Still Alarm	1 Engine
Elevator, Force Entry, Tree Down etc.	Still Alarm	1 Ladder
Car Fire, Manhole Fire, CO2 Alarm etc.	Car Fire	1 Engine, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion
MVA with Entrapment	MVA Entrapment	2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion, Rescue 1
Truck Fire	Truck Fire	2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion
Bomb Threat	Bomb Threat	2 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion, Rescue 1 & Safety/MSU
Fire Alarm Residential	Fire Alarm Residential	3 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion
Rescue Response	Collapse	1 Engine, 1 Squad, 1 Ladder, Rescue 1, 1 Battalion, Deputy, Safety/MSU
Rescue Response Upgrade	Collapse Upgrade	Squad 1 with Shoring Unit, Rescue 1 with Rescue 2
Fire Alarm School	School Fire Alarm	3 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Battalion

External Links

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