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

February 2020 Calls For Service

This February Fire Company 1 responded to 34 calls for service 1 Boiler Issue 1 Brush Fire 2 Chimney Fires 3 EMS Assists 1 Electrical Issue 3 Elevator Rescues 13 Fire Alarms 5 Gas Leaks 1 Smoke Condition 3 Smells of Smoke 1 Working Fire As always, the 100% volunteer members of Mahwah Fire are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Drill Night: CPR

For tonight’s drill Mahwah Fire practiced their CPR skills. In the below picture firefighters learned how to preform CPR on a firefighter who is wearing full gear and an SCBA. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 7:30 or email us at info@mfdco1.org

Drill Night: Vehicle Extrication

At tonight’s drill Company 1 members got to work with our new Hurst eDraulic tools. This drill gave members the opportunity to practice using the new tools as well as practice different extrication methods. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or email us at info@mfdco1.org
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