In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its holiday greeting event to first aid and rescue squads, firefighters, police officers, and so many real heroes in our community, who sacrifice a lot to save lives, and deserve our honor and respect, especially in this holiday season.
Founded in 1876, the Millburn Fire Department enjoys a proud legacy of service spanning 140 years. The department personnel include 47 career firefighters that operate out of two fire stations. A minimum on-duty staff of seven personnel is supported by on-call career firefighters. Responding to an average of 2,000 calls per year, each firefighter is trained and certified in Firefighter I and II, First Responder Medical Care, CPR, Incident Command Levels 100 and 200, hazardous materials, awareness and operational levels, and mass decontamination. More than half of the fire department members are N.J. Certified Emergency Medical Technicians.
The Millburn Fire Department operates four engines, one ladder truck, a heavy rescue unit, a Polaris Ranger capable of off road maneuvering and carrying one patient with support staff, one command vehicle and several support staff vehicles.
In a recent partnership with the Newark Fire Department, Millburn houses and responds with a “U.A.S.I. Support Unit” which carries lumber and supplies to building collapse calls in a five county response area through which Millburn receives specialized training from the N.J. Department of Homeland Security.
The Millburn Fire Department provides a professional all hazards emergency response including: fire suppression, rescue and hazardous materials. We are committed to protecting and supporting our community through planning, public education and code enforcement. We dedicate ourselves to the protection of life, property and the environment.
The Millburn Fire Department aspires to be an inspirational force in training, professionalism and proactiveness to its members and surround departments and communities. Achieving excellence through self assessment and accreditation in order to provide continuous quality improvement and the enhancement of service delivery to our community.
GPA members (12/3, 6-7 pm, 1 hr for all) Laetitia Huang, Maxwell Mao, Joshua Liu, Justin Lambert, Timothy Xie, Jeff Lin, Jacob Li, Kevin Li, James Li, and Eric Chen, prepared best wishing cards, collected donation items, joined for the event and delivered the gifts to the real heroes at Millburn Fire Department (459 Essex St).
