Bloomfield Fire Department (New Jersey)

==Overview==
The Bloomfield Fire Department is a combination career/volunteer fire department that employs around 80 career firefighters and approximately 6 volunteers that operate the rescue company. They protect a population of 53,000 in an area of about 5 and a half square miles, responding from 4 firehouses.
==History==
The Bloomfield Fire Association was formed in 1883 and disbanded in 1885, The Essex Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 was formed in 1883, Bloomfield Hose Company No. 1 was formed in 1883 and changed its name to Phoenix Hose Company No. 1, Active Hose Company No. 2 was formed in 1885, Excelsior Hose Company No. 3 was formed in 1886, Montgomery Hose Company No. 4 was formed in 1904, Brookdale Hose Company No. 5 was formed in 1911. The Bloomfield Fire Department went to a paid department in 1938.
===Fire Stations===
Station 	Address 	In Service	Notes
Headquarters 	600-604 Bloomfield Avenue	1905-1931 	
Headquarters 	287-291 Glenwood Avenue 	 	
2 	45-47 Orange Street 	?-1975 	Building demolished
Montgomery Hose Company No. 4	128 Jerome Place 	1913- 	
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Department Headquarters - 375 Franklin Street===
:Engine 1 - 2008 Pierce Contender (1500/500) (SN#20838)
:Truck 1 - 2021 E-One Typhoon (-/-/100' Metro rear-mount) (SO#143656)
:
:Car 5 (Inspector) - 2016 Ford Explorer
:Car 6 (Inspector) - 201? Ford Escape
:Car 30 (Deputy Chief ) - 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe
:Car 33 (Fire Official) - 2016 Ford Explorer
:Car 34 (Prevention) - 2016 Ford Explorer
:Car 36 (Prevention) - 2016 Ford Explorer
===Fire Station 2 - 90 Watsessing Avenue===
Built 1975
:Engine 2 - 2015 Pierce Saber (1500/750) (SN#28531)
:Truck 2 (Spare) - 1996 E-One Hurricane (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 1)
:Utility 7 - 2008 Ford F-250
===Fire Station 3 - 124 East Passaic Avenue===
Built 1937
:Rescue 1 - 2010 Freightliner M2 / Crimson walk-around
:Engine 3 - 2019 E-One Typhoon eMAX (1500/780)
===Fire Station 4 - 1233 Broad Street===
:Engine 4 - 2005 Pierce Contender (1500/800) (SN#16877) (Ex-Engine 1)
:Car 4 (Utility) - 2012 Ford F-350
:Engine 5 (Spare) - 1994 E-One Sentry (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 2)
:Engine 6 (Spare) - 1992 E-One Hurricane (1500/1000) (Ex-Byram Township Fire Department)
==On Order==
E-One Typhoon pumper (2000/780) (Ordered August 2023)
==Retired Apparatus ==
:2007 American LaFrance Eagle (-/-/110' LTI rear-mount) (Ex-Ladder 3, ex-Ladder 1)
:2002 American LaFrance pumper (1500/500/50' LTI Tele-Squrt) (Ex-Engine 2) (Donated to the Dominican Republic 2019)
:2001 American LaFrance quint (1500/500/75' LTI rear-mount) (Ex-Engine 3, ex-Engine 1)
:200? Ford Expedition 4x4 (Ex-Car 30)
:1992 E-One Hurricane (1500/500/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Belleville Fire Department (New Jersey) ) (Purchased for parts only)
:1990 Ford L-8000 / E-One walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 1)
:1989 LTI Olympian 75' quint (Ex-Engine 4)
:1983 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 2)
:1976 Seagrave pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Engine 2, ex-Engine 5)
:1975 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 2)
:1971 American LaFrance pumper (1250/500) (Ex-Engine 1)
:1969 American LaFrance aerial (-/-/100' tractor-drawn) (Ex-Truck 1)
:1965 Mack C95 pumper (1000/) (Ex-Engine 3)
:1962 American LaFrance pumper (1000/350) (Ex-Engine 4)
:1953 American LaFrance pumper (1000/150) (Ex-Reserve Engine 4)
:1940 Ward LaFrance pumper (Sold to Guttenberg Fire Department (New Jersey))
:1928 Seagrave pumper (Sold to Montague Volunteer Fire Department (New Jersey))
:1923 American LaFrance pumper (Sold to Montague Volunteer Fire Department (New Jersey))
Run Card
Alarm	Engine 	Ladder 	Special
1st 	3 Bloomfield	Bloomfield 	Bloomfield DC
WF 	Nutley
Belleville	 	Nutley FC
2nd 	East Orange
Orange	Montclair 	
3rd 	Verona 
West Orange	Irvington 	Verona FC
4th 	South Essex
Livingston	West Caldwell	Livingston FC
5th 	2 Newark 	Newark 	Newark BC
==External Links==
*Bloomfield Fire Department
==Station Map==
Category:Essex County, New Jersey
Category:New Jersey departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:New Jersey departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:New Jersey departments operating Spartan ER / Crimson apparatus
Category:Former operators of LTI / LTC apparatus
Category:Former operators of Seagrave apparatus