Fire
Description of Department:
The Fire Department provides emergency services for fires, accidents, and emergency medical services. Emergency services are available 24 hours a day.
Mission Statement :
The mission Statement of the Maplewood Fire Department is to minimize the loss of life and property threatened by fire, medical conditions and other emergencies by providing the best professional services possible with the resources at its disposal. In support of that mission, all members of this department are expected to attain and maintain a level of professionalism consistent with the noble professional they represent. The Maplewood Fire Department shall maintain continued fire education and safety for its residents and members.
2010 Department Goals
- Replace 4 company officer positions to increase incident scene supervision and better manage our required daily operation. This goal also meets recommendations from all firefighting standards. As priorities go, this goal is recommended by the DCA as one of the most important issues. We are in the process of purchasing a new aerial platform. A ladder company must have a company officer to ensure this piece of apparatus become a designated company. We must have an officer managing that piece of equipment.
- Hire 3 Firefighters to bring our (TO) back to 43 members. Realizing this is a very difficult task considering our present fiscal issues. The hiring may save money paid out in overtime at present. Hiring one firefighter back and floating two to different shifts may accomplish somewhat the same goal; we will continue to pursue this issue.
- Enhance our training program by increasing hands on training by 10%.
- Train our personnel on our new apparatus until they are extremely proficient. Increase by 15 % from present.
- Involve Maplewood in the Fire training initiative for regionally standardized training in Essex County (Essex County College)
- Establish regional communication among many Essex County Townships. (Working towards shared services).
- Purchase a new ambulance. Some of our present equipment is out dated including an ambulance and costs are increasing to maintain it. This purchase will help with our response and making sure we safely assist our residents by having the signature service they are accustomed too. “This is a priority”
- Increase medical billing revenue by being more efficient with information obtained per report and start to use paperless reports which have been negotiated with our new contract with our billing company (Tuff Books).
- Increase prevention and fire safety through the implementation of the Fire Sub code Official position to our Department. This will help to efficiently transfer critical building information from new construction projects to the fire department.
Services Provided:
One and two family, prior to sale, smoke detector inspections (Fire - Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detector Inspection Procedures.pdf)
Fire and Smoke Alarms
Fire Prevention Bureau
For information pertaining to the following please contact the Fire Department administrative assistant at (973) 762-6500 ext 15.
- Fire house tours for children groups
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Home fire inspections to identify fire hazards: (When scheduling this appointment please specify that this is not a smoke detector inspection for a home sale but a fire safety inspection for a home)
- Fire Department presence at block parties
Department Contacts:
Fire/EMS/Police Emergency Call 911
Phone Non Emergency – 973-762-6500 (see extensions listed below)
Fax – 973-763-4622
Email Fire@twp.maplewood.nj.us
Chief of Department – Joseph Richardella
Extension – 15 Dawn Ross – Fire Department Administrative Assistant
Extension – 17 Tour Commander – Deputy Chief’s Office