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
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Contact Us
For information about Fire Company 1 or recruitment info@mfdco1.orgFor public outreach please contact tmurphy@mfdco1.org or info@mfdco1.org Our address 100 Miller Road Mahwah New Jersey 70430 For reports, call information, permits, and fire code questions (including smoke or carbon monoxide alarms/detectors) please contact the Mahwah Department of Fire Prevention. Fire Prevention Address (Town Hall) 475 Corporate Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430 Department of Fire Prevention Phone (201) 529-5757 Mahwah Department of Fire Prevention website Township of Mahwah website
Recruitment
The Mahwah Fire Department is completely volunteer and is accepting junior (16 years old) and probationary members. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 No experience necessary, all training and equipment will be provided Email info@mfdco1.org Address 100 Miller Road, Mahwah NJ 07430 (Franklin Turnpike and Miller Road)
Missing Child At Campgaw Ski Area
Last night at roughly 11:30pm members of Rescue 1 were requested to the Campgaw Ski Area to assist the police with a search for a missing boy. The boy had gone missing around 8:30pm. Members of Rescue 1 and Mahwah Fire Company 4 spend 6 hours on the scene searching along with numerous local, county, and state agencies, as well as an impressive amount of civilian volunteers who came to help search after receiving Amber Alerts at about 2:30am The boy was found alive, cold, and barefoot but overall uninjured in Oakland. He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center as a precaution. Mahwah Fire members were released and back in quarters at roughly 5:30am.
Change Your Clocks Change Your Batteries
This weekend when you change your clocks remember to change your batteries
Brookwood Drive Structure Fire
At around 1:30PM Mahwah Fire along with units from Ramsey and Tallman were dispatched to a working structure fire on Brookwood Drive. The fire, which was accidentally, started by a construction crew, was extinguished in around 20 minutes.
Faulkner Court Structure Fire
At roughly 1:30 am Mahwah Fire was dispatched for a working structure fire on Faulkner Court. Chief 130 arrived on scene and found heavy fire through the roof and throughout the cockloft area of several condos. Engine 115 (OIC Lt. Drejman) was second due engine right behind engine 217 and tower 2 and established a water supply to E217. After establishing water supply 115’s crew stretched a secondary hand-line off E217 and entered the building. An evacuation order was given roughly 10 minutes after that as the fire had moved quickly and caused the roof to collapse in. It is believed anywhere from 8-10 condos were destroyed in this fire, displacing over 25 people. A few minor, non-life threatening injuries were reported. Company 1 units were back in quarters at roughly 5:20am. Thank you to all our mutual aid departments who assisted at the scene, and covered our firehouses while we were at work.