Mahwah Fire Department

11/05/2023

While we close out Fire Prevention month, Mahwah Fire Department would like to reinforce the most basic thing you can do to get help quickly. Whether it is a fire, gas leak, medical emergency, or police matter, in the Mahwah area 911 is your fastest avenue for help.
If you are on a cell phone just be aware you may connect to a cell tower outside our area, so first inform the dispatcher what town your emergency is in, they may ask you to hold while they contact the local agency.
Be calm and give the dispatcher the information they need to get help to you quickly.

09/02/2022

All 5 Mahwah Fire Companies, Mahwah EMS, Mahwah PD, and many of our neighboring mutual aid departments assisted today to quickly extinguish a fast moving fire off of Wyckoff Ave.

08/23/2022

Monday, Mahwah Fire units were called to Interstate 287 North for a tri-axel dump truck on its roof with the driver inside. Units from stations 2 and 4 responded to assist the heavy rescue and support pieces out of station 1. Franklin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department was also called for Rescue 3 to respond. Crews worked quickly to free the trapped driver and Mahwah EMS transported to Hackensack Hospital. Thanks to all addition units for the assistance.

05/30/2022

Today is a day to somberly recognize the selfless sacrifices of others. Brave men and women served our country to defend our way of life. It is because of their ultimate sacrifice, the members of Mahwah Fire Dept wish to remember them and the service they gave. You will not be forgotten.

03/24/2022

Mahwah Fire spent the evening at the Bergen County Fire Academy with instructors from to demo the new options for personal firefighter escape systems. Officers across multiple fire companies had the opportunity to ask any questions to the subject matter experts from SST. After a review report the PPE committee will make recommendations for the future of the departments Personal Escape Systems.

02/13/2022

01/01/2022

Mahwah Fire swore in the 2022 leadership today in the presence of the Town Council, Mayor, Business Administrator, and a room full of guests. We wish all department chiefs and company officers a safe 2022.

10/05/2021

Saturday morning 6:44 multiple Mahwah FD, PD, & EMS units converged at the notoriously dangerous 287 flyover on the NY border. A fully loaded fuel tanker carrying nearly 8000 gallons of gasoline had overturned and was furiously burning.
Squad 2(foam pumper) and Engine 117 were primary attack with station 3 engines laying a supply line nearly 3000’ across the highway.

Due to the size of the incident additional mutual aid was requested from NY State departments and the Northern Region UASI foam task force was also activated, bringing nearly 20,000 gallons of foam concentrate to the scene if it transitioned to a long term event. Thankfully the burning fuel was contained to a roughly 2000’ stretch between the highway and the adjacent mountain. Numerous brush fires were extinguished by additional Mahwah and mutual aid units.

The driver of the tractor trailer sadly perished in the accident which is the reason for a delay in this post.

Units operating or staged to cover additional Mahwah calls:
Mahwah Engine 115 / 117 / Rescue 1
Mahwah Squad 2 & Ladder 2
Mahwah Engine 320 / RP17
Mahwah Engine 425 & Ladder 4
Chief 130, Battalions 1, 2, 4
Mahwah PD, EMS, & OEM
County and State Hazmat / DEP
State DOT
State Police (NJ & NY)
Allendale FD, Franklin Lakes FD, Hillburn FD, Hillcrest FD, Midland Park FD, Ramsey FD, Monsey FD, Saddle River FD, Upper Saddle River FD, Oakland FD, Sloatsburg FD, Spring Valley FD, Stony Point FD, Tallman FD, Wyckoff FD.
Bergen County Mutual Aid Coordinators: 1, 3, 6, 19.
Rockland County Mutual Aid coordinators: 44-1, 44-2, 44-6.
UASI Foam Taskforce assets: Garfield, Teaneck, Parsippany, Riverdale.
UASI Group Coordinator: Jersey City Chief Daly
Division of Fire Safety
Apologies for any departments/units that we missed.

10/02/2021

Thursday Mahwah FD responded to a structure fire in the Fardale section of town. Mahwah units worked along side mutual aid units from Ramsey, Waldwick, and Wyckoff. Coverage mutual aid units provided fire protection throughout the town during the incident. No injuries were reported. Thank you to all that responded.

05/07/2021

This week members of Companies 2 and 4 attended training on Tactical Response to Natural Gas Emergencies.
Firefighters and officers trained using our department purchased explosive gas meters on a custom training simulator called “Leak Street”. Additionally, members also performed tabletop SOP response scenarios to layout operations during a full-scale gas emergency. Hands on training included live gas fed meter fires.
The training was presented by Jerry Knapp a 45+ year firefighter and expert in gas emergencies.

03/24/2021

Mahwah Fire Department is extremely sad after the loss of a great person in our neighboring department of Spring Valley NY.
Jared Lloyd was one of the first arriving firefighters at a fire in a 200 bed assisted living facility. Without hesitation Jared began evacuating and searching for trapped victims on the upper floors. It's unknown how many residents were pulled from the building personally by Jared but he kept returning inside to find more. Jareds heroic and selfless acts of bravery and courage will never be forgotten. Our hearts are sad and heads held low as we remember what a remarkable person Jared was and how many lives he touched from the Mahwah FD.
May you rest easy Jared.