Nj Forest Fire Divison A

What Nj Forest Fire Divison A does

The NJ Forest Fire Division A is the northern regional division of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS), a state government agency operating under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and established in 1900. NJFFS is responsible for wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning coordination, fire prevention education, and emergency response across 3.72 million acres — 77% of New Jersey's land area — through three geographic divisions: Division A (North, headquartered in Andover), Division B (Central, headquartered in New Lisbon), and Division C (South, headquartered in Mays Landing). The agency receives statutory authority under NJ Title 13 and the Prescribed Burn Act. The Section B10 website (sectionb10.org), which is the principal data source for this record, actually corresponds to a subsection within Division B covering Middlesex and Monmouth Counties; the naming reflects the public-facing information platform rather than Division A's own service territory.

The agency's core technology stack comprises three operational layers: (1) a detection layer of 21 actively staffed fire lookout towers that account for approximately 50% of all initial wildfire reports, (2) an aviation layer consisting of an in-house fleet (Bell 47G2, Bell 206B JetRanger, UH-1H Huey helicopters; Cessna 206 and 182 fixed-wing aircraft) plus contracted SEAT capacity (Air Tractor 802, AgCat via Downstown Aero) staged at the Aeroflex (Division A) and Coyle Field (Division B) bases, and (3) a monitoring layer integrating Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS), USFS/Rutgers Fire Danger Monitoring Consoles (North and South), National Weather Service Doppler radar, and fire weather forecasts to publish a daily fire class day. Division A also operates mutual-aid partnerships with USFS, Rutgers, NWS, NJDEP, and all 21 county/municipal emergency services.

NJFFS Division A is a non-commercial public safety agency. Services are provided to municipalities and residents at no direct charge, funded through New Jersey state budget appropriations. There is no pricing model, no GTM motion, and no commercial revenue; the reported headcount of 6 in the input reflects the website-administration footprint rather than statewide NJFFS staffing. As of 22 July 2026, the agency is operating under a statewide drought warning first issued on 12/05/25 and reaffirmed on 05/01/26.

Name

Nj Forest Fire Divison A

Legal name

New Jersey Forest Fire Service

Website

https://sectionb10.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Northern regional division of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, a state agency under NJDEP that provides wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning, and fire prevention across 3.72 million acres (77% of NJ land area) to municipalities and residents at no direct charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildland Fire Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildfire Suppression & Incident Response (AFAMAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Detection & Early Warning (Lookouts, Sensors, Aerial Patrol) (AFAMAEAG), Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB), Forest Fuels Management (Thinning, Mastication, Prescribed Burning) (AFAMAEAD)

Keywords

• Wildland fire suppression
• Fire lookout services
• Aerial firefighting
• Prescribed burning
• Fire danger monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Andover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New Jersey Forest Fire Service Division A provides wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning, fire prevention education, and emergency response across northern New Jersey. Operations are conducted through a network of fire lookout towers for early detection, a helicopter and fixed-wing aviation fleet for aerial firefighting, and coordination with municipal, county, and federal emergency services. Services are delivered to municipalities and residents at no direct charge under the agency's statutory authority.

Product overview

The NJFFS Section B10 website serves as an informational platform for the New Jersey Forest Fire Service's Division B, Section B10, which provides wildland fire suppression services for Middlesex and Monmouth Counties in Central New Jersey. The organization offers fire suppression response, fire weather monitoring, prescribed burning coordination, fire tower surveillance, and aviation firefighting support. The website aggregates operational data including fire danger ratings, weather station data, wildfire incident reports, and firefighting resources, but does not constitute a standalone software product in the traditional SaaS sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wildland Fire Suppression Services
• Prescribed Burning Programs
• Fire Prevention Education (Smokey Bear Program)
• Aerial Firefighting Services
• Fire Lookout Tower Detection Service
• Fire Danger Monitoring and Weather Intelligence

Quantifiable outcome

• Half of all wildfires in New Jersey are detected by fire tower observers

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• USFS (U.S. Forest Service)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative fire danger monitoring through USFS/Rutgers Fire Danger Monitoring Consoles. NJFFS participates in the national fire danger rating system and interagency fire management programs.
• Rutgers UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint fire danger monitoring through NJ FIRE DANGER CONSOLE- SOUTH and NORTH systems. Rutgers operates the USFS/Rutgers Fire Danger Monitoring network providing real-time fire weather data across New Jersey.
• National Weather Service (NWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAccess to NJ Fire Weather Forecasts, Doppler radar data, weather warnings, and fire weather monitoring. NWS provides critical weather intelligence for fire danger assessment and firefighting operations.
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)coreOthersParent agency providing administrative oversight, drought monitoring (njdrought.org), park and forest management coordination, and emergency communications through the WARN-DEP hotline system.
• County and Municipal Emergency ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partnerships with local fire departments, police, and emergency management agencies across all 21 counties served by NJFFS divisions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Florida Forest Service: Florida's state forestry agency under FDACS, performing wildfire suppression, prescribed fire, and forest management across millions of acres. Operates a regional-division structure (five field units) closely analogous to NJFFS's Division A/B/C model.
• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE): California's primary state-level wildland fire protection agency, responsible for fire suppression, prevention, and emergency response across state responsibility areas. Directly comparable to NJFFS in statutory authority, operational mandate, aviation fleet operations, and prescribed burning programs, but at substantially greater scale.
• Texas A&M Forest Service: Texas state agency delivering wildland fire suppression, prescribed fire, and forest resource management across roughly 95% of Texas lands. Operates a comparable model to NJFFS with aviation assets, fire detection infrastructure, and interagency coordination.
• Washington Department of Natural Resources: Manages wildfire response on state trust and forest lands in Washington, operating detection infrastructure and aerial firefighting assets. Shares NJFFS's mandate for wildland fire suppression, prescribed fire, and forest health protection as a state-level fire authority.
• Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry: Pennsylvania's state forestry agency under DCNR, managing wildfire suppression, prescribed fire, and forest stewardship across 2.2+ million acres of state forest land. Operates a comparable tower-and-ground-crew model and shares NJFFS's Mid-Atlantic forest ecology.
• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Forestry Division: State forestry agency providing wildfire suppression, prescribed burning, and forest health services in Connecticut. Shares NJFFS's regional Northeast context, dense wildland-urban interface exposure, and small-state operational scale.
• Oregon Department of Forestry: State agency tasked with forest protection, fire suppression, and forest management across Oregon's diverse forestlands. Closely mirrors NJFFS's combination of fire detection (lookouts/towers), aerial firefighting, and forestry stewardship duties at the state-government level.
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation — Division of Forest Rangers: Performs wildland search-and-rescue, wildfire suppression, and forest law enforcement across New York State through a regional structure analogous to NJFFS. Closest geographic and operational peer given shared Northeast forest ecosystem, intermixed wildland-urban interface, and similar climate exposure.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Forest Service: Federal agency managing wildfire response on National Forest System lands nationwide. NJFFS has a formal partnership with USFS for fire danger monitoring and interagency response; USFS operates at vastly greater scale across broader geographies but serves a related wildfire management mandate.
• National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC): Federal interagency coordination body for wildland fire management across the U.S. NJFFS coordinates with NIFC-adjacent systems (USFS, NWS) for national fire weather intelligence and resource mobilization, making it a broader ecosystem participant relative to NJFFS's state-level role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC25gWClCw5osYzbr_fzRMRw
• Facebookfacebook.com/sectionb10
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nj-forest-fire-divison-a

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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