Borough of Bergenfield

What Borough of Bergenfield does

The Borough of Bergenfield operates the Bergenfield Fire Department, a combination municipal fire service established in 1905 that protects approximately 26,000 residents across 2.2 square miles in Bergen County, New Jersey. The department is staffed by 70 members comprising three independent volunteer fire companies — Alert Fire Company No. 1, Fire Company No. 2, and Prospect Fire Company No. 1 — plus a career staff of seven firefighters and a Captain represented by FMBA Local #65. Career staff provide coverage from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, with volunteers handling nights and weekends, achieving 24/7 response capability.

The department's core operating assets include 4 engines, 2 trucks, and one heavy rescue, sourced from KME Fire Apparatus and Pierce Manufacturing. Service scope covers fire suppression, emergency response (700+ calls per year), fire prevention inspections, and public fire safety education, with apparatus distributed across three strategically located firehouses. New recruits complete 150+ hours of training at the Bergen County Fire Academy in Mahwah, and the department maintains mutual aid agreements with Dumont, New Milford, Teaneck, Englewood, Tenafly, and the Inter Boro and Mid Bergen Mutual Aid organizations for large-scale incidents.

The department is funded through municipal tax allocation to the Borough of Bergenfield government; revenue is not publicly disclosed. There is no commercial pricing model or external ownership — the entity operates as a chartered municipal service under Borough authority, with leadership provided by Chief of Department Ryan Zadrozna. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps operates as an adjacent partner organization for emergency medical response, and the Exempt Firemen's Association provides alumni governance and community engagement infrastructure.

Name

Borough of Bergenfield

Legal name

Bergenfield Volunteer Fire Department

Website

https://bergenfieldfd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bergenfield Fire Department is a combination municipal fire service operated by the Borough of Bergenfield, NJ since 1905. It protects 26,000 residents across 2.2 square miles using 70 volunteer and career firefighters organized into three independent fire companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Fire Protection and Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL), Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Firefighter & Fire Service Training (EDAOAMAB)

Keywords

• Municipal fire services
• Emergency response services
• Fire prevention education
• Volunteer fire department
• Fire suppression services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergenfield, New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Municipal Fire Protection Services: Publicly funded fire department providing emergency response services to the Borough of Bergenfield. Revenue is derived from municipal tax funding and borough government allocation. The department responds to fire emergencies, performs fire prevention inspections, and provides public fire safety education.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Bergenfield Fire Department is a combination (volunteer + career) municipal fire department providing emergency fire suppression, fire prevention inspections, public fire safety education, and apparatus maintenance to the 26,000 residents of the Borough of Bergenfield, NJ across 2.2 square miles. The department fields three volunteer fire companies plus a career staff of seven firefighters and a Captain, operating four engines, two trucks, and one heavy rescue, and responds to more than 700 emergency calls per year.

Product overview

The Bergenfield Fire Department is a combination fire department providing firefighting, emergency response, and fire prevention services to the Borough of Bergenfield, NJ. The department consists of three volunteer fire companies (Alert Fire Co. No. 1, Fire Company No. 2, and Prospect Fire Co. No. 1) and a career staff of seven firefighters. Services include emergency fire response (700+ calls per year), fire prevention education, fire safety tips, and a Junior Firefighter recruitment program. This is a municipal emergency services organization, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alert Fire Co. No. 1: One of three fire companies of the Bergenfield Fire Department, located at 61 West Church Street on the west side of town.
• Fire Company No. 2
• Prospect Fire Company No. 1

Products and services

• Emergency Fire Suppression and Response Fire suppression and emergency response service covering still responses (single company) and general alarms activating all three fire companies with four engines, two trucks, and one heavy rescue; dispatches via 911 and serves the 26,000 residents of Bergenfield across 2.2 square miles.
• Fire Prevention Bureau Services Fire prevention inspections, code-related inquiries, and compliance support for properties in the Borough of Bergenfield, delivered by the Borough Fire Prevention Bureau (201-387-4055 ext. 4).
• Public Fire Safety Education Public fire safety education and outreach provided to borough residents and property owners, including fire safety tips published on the department's official website.
• Junior Firefighter Recruitment Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ emergency calls responded to per year

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bergenfield Fire Training CentercoreOthersThe Bergenfield Fire Training Center (bftc.net) provides training facilities and resources for Bergenfield firefighters. New firefighters typically complete academy training at the Bergen County Fire Academy in Mahwah, with the training center supporting ongoing professional development.
• Bergen County Fire Chief's AssociationminorOthersBergenfield Fire Department is a member of the Bergen County Fire Chief's Association, a regional organization connecting fire departments across Bergen County for mutual aid, training coordination, and professional development.
• Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance CorpscoreOthersThe Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps works in conjunction with the Fire Department for emergency medical responses. Career firefighters previously assisted with ambulance staffing during daytime hours until ambulance corps staffing increased.
• Bergen County Fire AcademycoreOthersNew Bergenfield firefighters complete more than 150 hours of academy training at the Bergen County Fire Academy in Mahwah. Day classes run Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., night classes Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Inter Boro Mutual AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter Boro Mutual Aid organization provides mutual aid coordination among Bergen County fire departments for large-scale emergencies and major incidents requiring additional resources.
• Mid Bergen Mutual AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMid Bergen Mutual Aid organization coordinates mutual aid responses among mid-Bergen County fire departments, enabling resource sharing and coordinated emergency response across municipal boundaries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KME Fire Apparatus: Apparatus manufacturer providing engines and trucks to Bergenfield; serves as an industry incumbent and enabling vendor to virtually all municipal combination fire departments.
• Pierce Manufacturing: Major US fire apparatus OEM supplying trucks and engines to Bergenfield and most comparable departments — adjacent rather than competing, but a key counterpart in the fire service ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Dumont Fire Department: Bergen County volunteer fire department explicitly identified as a mutual aid partner of Bergenfield; operates the same borough-scale combination/volunteer model in a similarly sized community.
• River Edge Fire Department: Bergen County combination/volunteer fire department operating at a comparable borough scale within the same mutual aid network.
• Fort Lee Fire Department: Bergen County fire department named as a mutual aid partner; serves a denser urban-adjacent municipality with a comparable emergency response structure.
• Paramus Fire Department: Bergen County career fire department serving a similarly structured suburban New Jersey municipality — comparable service model and customer base.
• Oradell Fire Department: Volunteer/combination fire department serving the neighboring Borough of Oradell in Bergen County, NJ — same combination structure, same mutual aid ecosystem, comparable borough-scale response profile.
• New Milford Fire Department: Adjacent Bergen County, NJ combination fire department operating under nearly identical structural conditions: small borough, combination staffing, mutual aid participation with Bergenfield.
• Tenafly Fire Department: Named mutual aid partner of Bergenfield; serves a similarly sized Bergen County borough with a comparable fire service delivery structure.
• Haworth Fire Department: Small Bergen County volunteer fire department operating under essentially the same combination volunteer/career model as Bergenfield.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BergenfieldNJFD
• Facebookfacebook.com/BergenfieldVolunteerFireDept
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borough-of-bergenfield
• Instagraminstagram.com/bergenfield_nj_fire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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