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 2019 Calls For Service

Posted in Announcements
This June the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 responded to 31 calls for service 1 Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1 Dispatched Structure Fire 1 EMS Assist 2 Elevator Rescues 17 Fire Alarms 6 Gas Leaks 1 Mutual Aid Request for a Fire Alarm 1 Mutual Aid Request for a Rescue 1 Smoke Condition As always, the volunteer members of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days week.

Drill Night: Flashover

Posted in Events and Happenings
Tonight Mahwah Firefighters went to the Bergen Fire Academy for flashover training. Simply put a flashover is when the gases inside of burning room suddenly ignite. This is an extremely dangerous situation for firefighters to be in and may only leave them with a few seconds to get out of the area. This can be simulated at the academy and allows firefighters to learn the signs that one is imminent and what to do in that situation. The video below shows some of the training that took place tonight.

Drill Night: Night Dive

Posted in Events and Happenings
At this week’s drill Company 1 Firefighters practiced their diving skills at Crestwood Lake in Allendale. Calls for the dive team can come at any time day or night and our divers and dive tenders need to be proficient at night time operations. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org

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