Jersey City Fire Department Blesses New Rescue Company 1 Ladder Truck, Immediately Placing into City Fleet

What:             Mayor Steven M. Fulop and The Jersey City Fire Department will host a ceremony at the Fire Headquarters for the official blessing of the new Rescue Company 1 apparatus. After the blessing by Fire Department Chaplain Father James Pagnotta, the new Rescue Company 1 ladder truck will be immediately placed into service.

The Division of Fire maintains a fleet of 28 pieces of front line fire apparatus which include pumper trucks, ladder trucks, rescue trucks, a hazardous materials unit (HAZMAT) and a mask service unit (MSU). The new, custom built apparatus replaces a 2002 ladder truck.

When:             Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 1 p.m.

Where:           Fire Headquarters

                        582 Communipaw Avenue

Jersey City, New Jersey 07304

Who:               Mayor Steven M. Fulop

                        Steven McGill, Jersey City Fire Department Chief