A force of nineteen commissioned police officers and 33 security officers works closely with Borough and Township police. Members enforce University rules and regulations as well as work in conjunction with municipal officers to investigate infractions of the law. Volunteer firefighters may be residents of the Borough, the Township or another municipality as long as they live within a twelve-mile radius of the Medical Center at Princeton. Volunteer firefighters must be at least 18 years of age. Formal fire training schools are run once or twice a year.
Members attend on their own time.
Also, fire company drills are held frequently throughout the year. The fire department equipment consists of seven fire trucks, including a Mack aerialscope with a boom capable of extending 75 feet. There is no permanent staff at the firehouses. When an alarm is called in, either by telephone or from one of the telephone alarm call boxes, it goes directly to either the Borough or Township police headquarters, which alerts the Fire Department through the use of voice pagers. This allows firefighters to get a fire vehicle on the road quickly.