Hackensack Fire Department
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| Hackensack Fire Department |
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| Established | 1871 |
| Staffing | Career |
| Strength | 100 uniformed 25 civilian |
| Stations | 4 |
| Engines | 4 |
The Hackensack Fire Department, provides fire protection to Hackensack, New Jersey in the United States.[1] The fire department serves a population of 43,062 people.[2]
[edit] History
The Hackensack Fire Department was established April 1, 1871. The first fire company was Bergen Hook & Ladder Co. 1. In 1911 a full time fire department was created.
The Hackensack Ford fire was a tragic fire that occurred in 1988 and killed five Hackensack firefighters.[3] The deaths were due to the collapse of the bowstring truss roof. This tragic event changed the way of fighting a fire when a bowstring truss roof is involved.
Nine firefighters from Hackensack have died in the line of duty.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hackensack.org/content/49/142/229/default.aspx December 26, 2008
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3428680&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=hackensack&_cityTown=hackensack&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= December 26, 2008
- ^ http://www.hackensackchronicle.com/NC/0/321.html December 26, 2008
- ^ http://www.hackensack.org/content/49/142/229/default.aspx Accessed January 2, 2008.
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