The Fire District employs 4 full time firefighter/EMTs. They work Monday thru Friday 7am to 5pm. Up until 2009, the career staff also manned the township's ambulance while on duty providing BLS (Basic Life Support) services to those residents in need. While not running emergency calls, the guys maintain all of the district's equipment and the fire company's building and grounds. On top of that, the group also conducts daily and weekly training.

All paid employees are required to be NJ Firefighter 1 certified along with a current NJ EMT-B certification. They are also required to maintain their certifications along with attending continuing education classes. Our employees (and a lot of volunteers) go beyond these minimums and are certified in more than just basic firefighting.


The Station 261 Career Staff members are:


Lt. FF/EMT Ryan Lynch - Hired March 2010

FF/EMT Brian Clarke - Hired November 2007

FF/EMT Fred Freda - Hired December 2008

FF/EMT William Mills - Hired May 2010