There are several fire service agencies which cover various areas and municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States.
New Jersey Forest Fire Service is also known as Sussex County Station 99 Fire.
Sussex County does not have a county-wide fire department. The county's fire marshal and office of emergency management is overseen by the Sussex County Sheriff's Office. The fire marshal enforces the state's Uniform Fire Code in county-owned buildings and assist local fire officials with enforcement of same, coordinate incident activities once a fire-related incident has grown beyond a local fire department’s span of control, investigates fire incidents for causes, and educates the public on fire safety and fire protection matters.[3]
Sussex County Community College offers courses and training to firefighting personnel at its Public Safety academy located in Hampton Township, New Jersey.
Sussex County has 24 municipalities. None of these municipalities has a paid fire department staffed with municipal employees. All fire departments in the county at the municipal or local level are unpaid, volunteer fire departments. Several of these fire departments incorporate a rescue or emergency medical services component.[4]
scope=col width=100 | Station # | scope=col width=300 | Company | scope=col width=180 | Municipality | scope=col width=80 | Founded | scope=col width=500 | Comments |
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22 | Andover Boro Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
32 | Andover Township Volunteer Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
64 | Beemerville Fire Department | - | One of two departments in Wantage Township | ||||||
43 | Byram Township Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
24 | Branchville Hose Company 1 | - | - | ||||||
25 | Frankford Township Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
31 | Franklin Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
27 | Fredon Volunteer Fire Company | - | - | ||||||
95 | Green Township Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
26 | Hamburg Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
48 | Hampton Township Fire and Rescue | - | - | ||||||
28 | Hardyston Township Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
47 | Highland Lakes Volunteer Fire Department | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the Highland Lakes area including Barry Lakes, Lake Wanda, Laurel Lake and Cliffwood Lake plus Wawayanda State Park and the Vernon section of the Warwick Turnpike.[5] | ||||||
33 | Hopatcong Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
85 | Lafayette Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
44 | McAfee Fire Department | Vernon Township | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the McAfee area including Scenic Lakes, Cedar Ridge, Sun Valley and Great Gorge condominiums. | |||||
35 | Montague Volunteer Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
36 | Newton Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
21 | Ogdensburg Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
46 | Pochuck Valley Fire Department | Vernon Township | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the Pochuck Valley area including Lake Wallkill, Lake Glenwood, Lake Panorama and Tall Timbers. | |||||
38 | Sandyston Township Volunteer Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
41 | Sparta Township Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
23 | Stanhope Hose Company | - | - | ||||||
42 | Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company | - | |||||||
69 | Sussex Fire Department | - | - | ||||||
Vernon Township Fire Department | - | One of four department covering Vernon Township; covers the Vernon Valley area and assists the other three departments with direct response in their areas. | |||||||
62 | Colesville Fire Company | Wantage Township | - | One of two departments serving Wantage Township |