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 – 2025

Tom Loreto

Chief of Department – 130

Ed Garza

First Assistant Chief – 140

Drew DeGroat

Second Assistant Chief – 150

Fire & Rescue Co #1 Officers

James Warnet

Battalion 1 Chief

Richard Burton

Fire Captain – 171

Kevin Connell

Fire Lieutenant – 161

Christopher Hill

Fire Lieutenant – 151

Christopher Stricker

Rescue Captain – 190

Matthew Baez

Rescue Lieutenant – 191

James Finneran

Dive Coordinator – 192

Recent Posts

July 2020 Calls For Service

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This July despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteers of Mahwah Fire Company 1 responded to 40 calls for service. 5 Brush Fires 2 Carbon Monoxide Alarms 1 Dispatched Structure Fire 3 Dive Team Requests 3 EMS Assists 16 Fire Alarms 1 Fluid Spill 2 Gas Leaks 4 Smoke Conditions 2 Smells of Smoke 1 Technical Rescue As always the 100% volunteer members of Mahwah Fire are ready t respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Throwback Thursday: Ice House Fire

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Photo from Randy Sterbinsky: The building is ‘the old ice house at Winters Pond, Halloween night. Don Vilmar drove 3 cars out of this barn under the protection of hose lines! Something out of Hollywood! It’ll always be engraved in my mind as I witnessed it as an officer’

June 2020 Calls For Service

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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.

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