Bergenfield Fire Department

What Bergenfield Fire Department does

The Bergenfield Fire Department is a combination municipal fire department serving the Borough of Bergenfield, New Jersey, a community of approximately 26,000 residents across 2.2 square miles in northeast Bergen County. Founded in 1905, it operates through three independent volunteer fire companies — Alert Fire Company No. 1 (61 West Church Street), Bergenfield Fire Company No. 2 (8 Home Place), and Prospect Fire Company No. 1 (238 West Clinton Ave) — supported by a career staff of 7 firefighters and 1 Captain under FMBA Local 65, totaling approximately 70 combination members. The department responds to more than 700 emergency calls annually, deploying up to 4 engines, 2 trucks, and 1 heavy rescue unit under coordinated still and general alarm protocols. Service offerings include fire suppression, fire prevention inspections, public fire safety education, and apparatus maintenance, with mutual aid reciprocity through Inter Boro and Mid Bergen Mutual Aid organizations serving neighboring municipalities including Dumont, New Milford, Teaneck, Englewood, and Tenafly.

Revenue mechanics are exclusively public: the department is funded through municipal tax allocations from the Borough of Bergenfield and accepts supplementary donations via PayPal. There is no fee-for-service pricing model; emergency fire services are provided free of charge to all borough residents and businesses. The underlying technology stack is conventional for a fire service — physical apparatus, firefighting and rescue equipment, and a basic informational website with social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. There is no proprietary software platform, no API offering, no AI/ML capability, and no commercial technology differentiation. Operational differentiation rests entirely on the combination staffing model (career daytime coverage from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays plus volunteer nights and weekends), the three-station geographic distribution, the 120-year community trust asset, and formalized mutual aid relationships within Bergen County.

Name

Bergenfield Fire Department

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 department serving Bergenfield, NJ, with approximately 70 volunteer and career members across three fire companies, responding to 700+ emergency calls annually for 26,000 residents across 2.2 square miles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection and Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB), Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL)

Keywords

• Emergency fire response
• Fire suppression services
• Fire prevention inspection
• Volunteer fire department
• Public safety 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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government/Public Funding: The Bergenfield Fire Department is funded through the Borough of Bergenfield government as a public safety service. The department does not charge residents for emergency fire services. Revenue comes from municipal tax allocations and budgets.
2. Donations: The department accepts donations through PayPal for community support of firefighting operations and equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Bergenfield Fire Department provides emergency fire suppression, fire prevention inspections, and public fire safety education to the 26,000 residents of the Borough of Bergenfield, NJ through a combination department of volunteer firefighters and career staff. The department responds to over 700 emergency calls per year across three independent fire companies and coordinates mutual aid with neighboring municipalities. Services are delivered free of charge and supported through municipal funding, donations, and formal fire academy training programs.

Product overview

The Bergenfield Fire Department is a combination fire department providing emergency response services through three independent 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. The department's service offerings include fire suppression, fire prevention inspections, public fire safety education, and apparatus maintenance. Supplementary programs include a Junior Firefighter training program for ages 16-18, formal Fire Academy training at the Bergen County Fire Academy, and historically, ambulance corps support services. The department responds to over 700 calls annually and protects approximately 26,000 residents in the Borough of Bergenfield, NJ.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression Services
• Fire Prevention Inspections
• Public Fire Prevention Education
• Junior Firefighter Program
• Fire Academy Training
• Career Staff Daytime Coverage (FMBA Local #65)

Quantifiable outcome

• Responds to 700+ emergency calls per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Bergen County Fire AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides formal firefighter training academy for new Bergenfield volunteer members. New firefighters complete more than 150 hours of academy training at the Bergen County Fire Academy in Mahwah, with day classes (Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm) or night classes (Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu, 7:30pm-10:30pm).
• Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative emergency response partner for medical emergencies and ambulance services in Bergenfield. The ambulance corps is separately housed at Fire Company No. 2 and maintains its own volunteer membership.
• Borough of BergenfieldcoreOthersThe primary governmental authority that funds and oversees the Bergenfield Fire Department. The Borough provides career staffing, equipment budgets, and facilities including the three fire stations and career staff station at 198 North Washington Avenue.
• FMBA Local 65coreOthersThe firefighters' union representing the career staff of 7 firefighters and 1 Captain. FMBA Local 65 was incorporated in December 1958 and represents career firefighters in negotiations with the Borough.
• Inter Boro Mutual AidmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMutual aid organization providing coordination for fire response assistance between Bergenfield and neighboring municipalities in the region.
• Mid Bergen Mutual AidmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional mutual aid organization coordinating fire department assistance among Mid Bergen County communities.
• Bergen County Fire Chiefs AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional association of fire chiefs across Bergen County providing networking, best practices sharing, and regional coordination.
• Bergenfield Fire Training Center (BFTC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal fire training facility used by Bergenfield firefighters for ongoing professional development and training exercises.
• Bergenfield Public SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership for fire safety education, school fire drills, and potential Junior Firefighter recruitment pipeline.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fort Lee Fire Department: Bergen County municipal fire department operating in a similar high-density residential/commercial community near the George Washington Bridge. Comparable on mutual aid participation and core fire suppression/EMS mission.
• New Milford Fire Department: Adjacent Bergen County borough fire department operating as a volunteer/combination department in a similar small-municipality setting. Directly comparable in service model, mutual aid participation, and community-led funding structure.
• River Edge Fire Department: Small Bergen County borough fire department operating as a combination/volunteer department. Comparable in municipal funding, geographic scope, and response volume for a similar population base.
• Dumont Fire Department: Neighboring combination/volunteer fire department in Dumont, NJ, also a member of the same Inter Boro Mutual Aid network serving a similar small-borough population in Bergen County. Highly comparable in scale, funding model, and operational profile.
• Oradell Fire Department: Bergen County volunteer/combination fire department in a similarly sized residential borough. Direct peer on geographic scope, service offerings (fire suppression, prevention, education), and reliance on volunteer membership.
• Tenafly Fire Department: Neighboring Bergen County fire department participating in the same mutual aid system and serving a comparable residential suburban borough. Matches on funding model (municipal tax-funded) and combination department structure.

Others

• New Jersey State Firemen's Association: Statewide New Jersey association providing relief, training coordination, and benefits administration to volunteer firefighters including Bergenfield members. Indirect peer as a key ecosystem support organization for the department's volunteer model.
• Bergen County Fire Chiefs Association: Professional association of fire chiefs across Bergen County providing networking, best practices, and regional coordination among the county's fire departments, of which Bergenfield is a member. Ecosystem/peer-association rather than direct service competitor.

Regional players

• Paramus Fire Department: Bergen County fire department serving a larger commercial/retail-heavy municipality. Peer on regional mission and mutual aid participation, but serves a significantly larger and more commercial jurisdiction than Bergenfield.
• Teaneck Fire Department: Larger Bergen County combination fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, and prevention services to a substantially bigger township. Comparable on service categories but operates at greater scale than Bergenfield.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BergenfieldNJFD
• Facebookfacebook.com/BergenfieldVolunteerFireDept
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bergenfield-fire-department
• Instagraminstagram.com/bergenfield_nj_fire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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