Country United States City Hoboken Employees 116 (2011) | State New Jersey Annual calls 3,352 (2011) | |
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Established February 28, 1849 (1849-02-28) | ||
The Hoboken Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical service to the city of Hoboken, New Jersey. Additionally, all of Hoboken's firehouses, including the Fire Museum, are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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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.
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. 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.
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.
Station and apparatus
As of May 2015, below is a list of all active fire stations in the city of Hoboken.
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.