Talk:Hoboken Fire Department

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Hoboken Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
City	Hoboken
Facilities and equipment<ref name=stations/>
Stations	4
Engines	4
Trucks	2
Rescues	1
HAZMAT	1
USAR	1
Fireboats	1

History

The Hoboken Fire Department traces its origins back to 1847 when a lightning storm destroyed many homes and business leading to the creation of the Hoboken Village Volunteer Fire Department.<ref name=history>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.hobokenfire.org/history.cfm|publisher=Hoboken Fire Department|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref>

The 1860s saw the creation of a public water system providing firefighters with a source of water carried via wooden mains that could be accessed by boring a hole in them. Each of the pumpers carried a short pipe that was designed to be pushed into the hole to deliver water.<ref name=history/>

At its height, in 1892, the Hoboken Fire Department operated out of six firehouses, and manned six engine companies and three ladder companies: Engine Co. 1 at 128 Hudson Street, Engine Co. 2/Ladder Co. 1 at 1313 Washington Street, Engine Co. 3 at 201 Jefferson Street, Engine Co. 4/Ladder Co. 2 at 43 Madison Street, Engine Co. 5 at 412 Grand Street, and Engine Co. 6/Ladder Co. 3 at 801 Clinton Street.<ref name=history/>

Station and apparatus

As of May 2019, below is a list of all active fire stations in the city of Hoboken.<ref name=stations>{{cite web|title=Stations|url=http://www.hobokenfire.org/locations.cfm|publisher=Hoboken Fire Department|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref>

Engine Company	Ladder Company	Special Unit	Chief	Address	Neighborhood
Engine 2	Ladder 2	Engine 5 (spare)		43 Madison Street	Downtown
Engine 4		Rescue 1 (which is also part of the Metro USAR Collapse Rescue Strike Team)		801 Clinton Street	Uptown
Engine 1	Ladder 1	Fireboat 1		1313 Washington Street	Uptown
Engine 3		Ladder 3 (spare), Rescue 2 (spare), Haz-Mat. Unit 1	Car 155 (Battalion Chief)	201 Jefferson Street	Midtown