Fire Department
Service Mission
Our Firefighters shall be committed to protecting and enhancing the Community’s Public Safety and Health, by maintaining readiness, providing emergency response and mitigation actions and by integrating with other Public Safety Organizations, Public Health Systems and related Government Agencies.
Our Firefighters shall be committed to reducing the effects of fire to the citizens of the community in terms of loss of life and property, by initiating fire safety education, enforcing fire codes, developing pre fire plans, providing fire suppression and conducting fire investigations.
Our Firefighters shall be committed to supporting the safety and well-being of the community by providing pre hospital care to the emergency medical needs of our citizens.
BFD STATION LOCATIONS
Fire Headquarters - 275 Franklin Avenue Belleville, NJ 07109
Fire Station #2 - 434 Washington Avenue Belleville, NJ 07109
Fire Station #3 - 134 Franklin Street Belleville, NJ 07109
The Core Principles of the Belleville Fire Department
Fire Prevention & Code Enforcement
Citizen Controllable Fire Safety & Prevention Actions
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TOWNSHIP OF BELLEVILLE OFFERS FREE SMOKE ALARMS TO RESIDENTS The “OPERATION SAVE-A-LIFE SMOKE ALARM DISTRIBUTION CAMPAIGN” has come to the Township of Belleville. This program provides free 10-year sealed battery smoke alarms for households lacking in adequate smoke alarm protection. Designed largely to assist single family homes, senior citizens, low-income residents, households with children and other members of the community in need. The availability of these life-saving devices will ensure that all residents have the ability to have a working smoke alarm, aiding in the increased protection of the Belleville community. Interested parties may complete a Request Form linked below, for further details and assistance. The free smoke alarms will be available while supplies last and will be installed free of charge. |
Operation Save-A-Life Smoke Alarm Distribution Form
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The NJ CSC Firefighter Entrance Exam Application Period Opens Soon |
| FAQ |
| When does the fire department plan to hire? | Hiring is done as needed and when approved by the township. All hiring is done following the NJ CSC process. Anyone desiring to be considered for employment as a firefighter/EMT with The Belleville Fire Department should monitor the NJ CSC website, follow the CSC directions, and apply once the application period opens. We are told to expect the application period to open around July 2026 for the firefighter entrance exam. |
| I am not a trained firefighter or EMT, can I still be hired? | Step one is to apply for the CSC test and do well. Step two is to secure your CPR and NJ EMT-B or NREMT with/NJ Reciprocity before appointment. All candidates hired off the 2026 CSC entrance exam will be sent to a NJ Fire Academy to be trained as a Probationary Firefighter - and will be required to pass all components, and graduate from the Academy as a condition of continued employment. |
| How can I do well on the CSC test? | Check the CSC website for details - The NJ CSC controls all aspects of their entrance exam process. |