Welcome to the Web Home of Mahwah Fire Rescue Co #1 – Mahwah, NJ

Residing at 100 Miller Rd., Mahwah, NJ, Co No. 1 has proudly served the residents of Mahwah NJ with professionalism, dedication and above all, a domineering volunteer spirit since 1914.

Today, Co No. 1, has 6 pieces of emergency apparatus and the members of Company No. 1 specialize in the area of technical rescue which includes calls such as building and trench collapse, elevator rescues,  motor vehicle accidents, and confined space emergencies. Co No. 1 allows provides water rescue capabilities in the form of our Swift Water and Dive Rescue teams. Co No. 1’s Dive Rescue team is a leading dive team in northern NJ and is a member of the NJ Regional SCUBA Task Force.

We currently house two class A pumpers, two heavy rescue trucks, a rescue support pickup, collapse and confined space trailers and three boats, to include the only fanboat in the tri-state area.

Mahwah Fire Department Chiefs – 2024

Cord Meyer

Chief of Department – 130

Thomas Loreto

First Assistant Chief – 140

Christopher Rupert

Second Assistant Chief – 150

Fire & Rescue Co #1 Officers

Steven Ruit

Battalion 1 Chief

James Warnet

Fire Captain – 171

Michael Walsh

Fire Lieutenant – 161

Kevin Connell

Fire Lieutenant – 151

George Polster

Rescue Captain – 190

James Finneran

Rescue Lieutenant – 191

Timothy Andro

Dive Coordinator – 192

Recent Posts

June 2020 Calls For Service

Posted in Announcements
This June despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteers of Mahwah Fire Company 1 responded to 37 calls for service. 4 Brush Fires 1 Carbon monoxide Alarm 2 Dispatched Structure Fires 3 EMS Assists 1 Elevator Rescue 23 Fire Alarms 2 Gas Leaks 1 Mutual Aid Request For The Airboat As always the 100% volunteer members of Mahwah Fire are ready t respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Suffern Recovery

Posted in Events and Happenings
At around 11:30 this morning Company 1’s dive team was requested to Suffern New York to assist with a victim recovery in one of the village’s waterways. Divers from Mahwah, Stony Point, and Theils were able to recover the victim and turn them over to Rockland County investigators.

Throwback Thursday: Mahwah Firemen Turnpike

Posted in Announcements
On October 17th, 1973 Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah was renamed Mahwah Firemen Turnpike in honor of the township’s volunteer firefighters. Mayor Livingstone Goodman (upper right) took part in the dedication ceremonies along with Fire Chief Edward Wysocki (upper left), Joe Girvan (lower left), battalion chief, and Harold Pfitzner, first assistant.

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