Hillsborough Bureau of Fire & Safety

pHillsborough Fire Marshals responded with the fire companies and rescue squad to a report of people trapped in a car submerged in a flooded road way. All of our fire marshals are trained as swift water rescue technichans. Upon arrival they donned their water rescue suits and … [Read more...]

We hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of July Please remember fireworks are illegal in NJ and are only allowed to used at professional shows. This includes the use of sparklers and chinese lanterns. Many of us will be celebrating at barbecues and family gatherings so please … [Read more...]

nbspThe warmer temperatures of summer can give firefighters awhole new set of challenges. High heat and humidity take their toll onfirefighters bodies making their job increasingly dangerous. The weather playsa crucial role in fire safety as the warm air can bring dangerous … [Read more...]

nbspspan stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family lucida grande tahoma verdana arial sans-serif font-size 13px line-height 18px text-align left The Hillsborough Township emergency services participated in the Every 15 Minutes program held at the highschool on April 25. The Every 15 … [Read more...]

nbspToday our Fire Marshals participated in the Hillsborough Township Business Summit at the Municipal Complex. Local business leaders heard from from multiple department representatives about their role in the community. Following the speeches the participants had a chance to … [Read more...]

nbspWith the arrival of the Spring season many of us will bedoing some cleaning around the house.nbspOften times we spend so much time scrubbing dusting and doing yard workthat we overlook some simple things that could make our home a littlesafer.nbsp Lets start with our … [Read more...]

nbspspan stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family lucida grande tahoma verdana arial sans-serif font-size 13px line-height 18px text-align left We would like to Congratulate our own Chief FIre Marshal Chris Weniger for achieving the title of Certified Fire Marshal from the Center for … [Read more...]

nbspBecause we are sure all of our loyal fans will be changing their smoke and carbon monoxide alarm batteries today here are a few tips...divBefore you go out to get your batteries take your detector down and check the date of manufacture on the back. If your Smoke Alarm is more … [Read more...]

nbspWith the cold upon us we have had several incidents involving Carbon Monoxide alarms leaving many residents with questions. Please refer to the NFPA fact sheet we have posted here and this video from NBC news httpyoutu.beH-7jKlH6Bt4 … [Read more...]

There has been a major cold snap in the northeast this week. The cold weather has caused an increase in fire activity in the area with multiple towns experiencing structure fires and carbon monoxide issues. January is annually the busiest month of the year for residential … [Read more...]

pspan classuserContentPart of the Station 66 crew spent the day at Princeton University learning about fire alarms systems. Continuing education is an extremely important part of our job. The Fire Marshals reguarly attend training classes to remain current on all fire service … [Read more...]

nbspspan stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family lucida grande tahoma verdana arial sans-serif font-size 13px line-height 17px text-align left Today Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety received a fire prevention grant from FM Global Corporation. The grant is will be used to purchase … [Read more...]

nbspWe would like everyone to resolve to be fire safe this coming year. The best way to accomplish this is to have working smoke alarms. If your alarms are more than ten years old they should be replaced with new units. The batteries should be replaced every 6 months when we … [Read more...]

nbspWe would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and New Year. To all our brothers and sisters in the Fire Service please stay safe out there … [Read more...]

nbspspan stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-family lucida grande tahoma verdana arial sans-serif font-size 13px line-height 18px text-align left After 8 days of 24 hour standbys the Fire Department command at the gas leak on Rt 206 has been terminated. The leak has been clamped off and … [Read more...]