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Photos by Britton W Crosby
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Original Feature Posted April 26, 2004 - Re-launched January 28, 2012
Updated May 13, 2021
NEW
JERSEY FIRE BOATS
Atlantic Highlands Bayonne
Camden
Carteret Edgewater
Elizabeth
Gloucester City Hoboken Jefferson
Township Jersey
City Kearny
Linden Newark
North
Hudson / Weehawken Perth Amboy
Sea Isle City
Scullville Secaucus
Toms River
Union County
Westville
NEW JERSEY FIRE BOATS
The State of New Jersey
A number of fire boats are operated in the
New York City metro area.
Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware
River opposite Philadelphia also has a boat.
RELATED LINKS
New Jersey Regional Fireboat Taskforce
Camden, NJ Firefighters Local 788
Camden Fire
Boat with Delaware City Boat
Newark Firefighters
Newark Fire History
Video
Newark F/B John F Kennedy from 1987
Jersey City & Newark Fire Boats working - You Tube Video
Perth Amboy Fire Department
Perth Amboy Marine 5
Boat Fire in Perth Amboy
Video Perth
Amboy Marine Unit
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS
(Monmouth County)
ATLANTIC HEIGHTS, NJ
"MARINE 85"
Atlantic Highlands Harbor Marina
26 foot refurbished former USCG boat
Fire pump
Photos Nov 2015
CITY OF BAYONNE
(Hudson County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
BAYONNE, NJ
"MARINE 1"
City of Bayonne, New Jersey
2012 27 foot Safe Boat with twin 225 HP outboards
and firefighting capability.
photos April 2019
CITY OF CAMDEN
(Monmouth County)
CAMDEN, NJ
"FIRE BOAT 1"
City of Camden, New Jersey
2011 MetalCraft Firestorm 50
50'5" LOA
11,000 gpm
Photos Dec 2011
CARTERET
(Middlesex County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
CARTERET, NJ
"Marine 1"
2011
27' Boston Whaler Vigilant
Approx 500 gpm
Photo May 2021
EDGEWATER
(Bergen County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
EDGEWATER, NJ
"Fireboat 1"
2012
27' Boston Whaler Vigilant
Approx 500 gpm
Photo Feb 2020
EDGEWATER, NJ
"Fireboat 1"
1986 26' Shamrock
Purchased used in 2007
Photos Nov 2015
ELIZABETH
(Union County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
ELIZABETH, NJ
"Marine 4"
2012
21'' Ribcraft
Rescue Boat
On trailer at Station 5
Photo May 2021
GLOUCESTER CITY
(Camden County)
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ
"Marine 5"
2004 SeaArk 27' Boat
Twin Yamaha 200 HP
Originally Camden Marine 1
Acquired by Gloucester City in 2014
Docked area of Freedom Pier, King St & Cumberland St
Photos Nov 2015
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
HOBOKEN, NJ
Fireboat 1
2012 Boston Whaler 27' Vigilant
Approx 500 gpm
Feb 2020
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
(Morris County)
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
"FIREBOAT 717"
"DEFENDER"
2016 Silver Ships Explorer 30
33' LOA - 10' Beam - 1500 gpm
Lake Hopatcong
Photos Aug 2019
JERSEY CITY
(Hudson County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
JERSEY CITY, NJ
"MARINE 1"
JOSEPH LUVERO
City of Jersey City, New Jersey
2006 Sea Ark 48' - 3000 gpm
Fire boat is a twin to the Newark fire boat.
The Jersey City fireboats are docked in the Morris Canal Basin
off Audrey Zapp Drive, across the Hudson from lower Manhattan.
Photos Nov 2015
KEARNY
(Hudson County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
KEARNY, NJ
"MARINE 3"
City of Kearny, New Jersey
2013 Lake Assault 25' 6" Landing craft stsyle boat
Approx 1250 gpm
On trailer - Kearny Station 3
Towed and launched as needed.
Photos July 2018
LINDEN
(Union County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
LINDEN, NJ
"MARINE"
City of Linden, New Jersey
2011 27' Boston Whaler Vigilant
Approx 500 gpm
CITY OF NEWARK
(Essex County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
NEWARK, NJ
"FIRE BOAT 1"
City of Newark, New Jersey
2006 Sea Ark 48' - 3000 gpm
Docked off Corbin Street (not far from Newark Airport)
photos
July 2011
NEWARK, NJ
(Retired)
"John F. Kennedy"
Old Fire Boat
Built 1964
4,000 gpm
1989 photo
NORTH HUDSON REGIONAL / WEEHAWKEN
(Hudson County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
NORTH HUDSON REGIONAL
WEEHAWKEN, NJ
"Marine 1"
2014 MetalCraft FireStorm 36
39' 2" LOA - 13' Beam
4700 gpm
At the Lincoln Harbor Yacht Club
Photos Nov 2015
NORTH HUDSON REGIONAL
WEEHAWKEN, NJ
"Marine 2"
2012 27 foot Boston Whaler twin 300 HP Yamaha outboards
and an inboard 130 HP motor driving a 1000 gpm pump.
PERTH AMBOY
(Middlesex County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
PERTH AMBOY, NJ
"Marine 5"
2005 Metal Craft Fire storm 36
Owned by Middlesex County, NJ
Operated by Perth Amboy Fire Rescue
39' LOA
2,500 gpm
38 knots
Perth Amboy Municipal Marina
Raritan River between New Jersey and Staten Island, New York
Dec 2011
SEA ISLE CITY
(Cape May County)
SEA ISLE CITY, NJ
"Marine 1"
2009
26' Lake Assault
Refurb in 2021
Approx 700 gpm
Photo May 2021
SECAUCUS
(Hudson County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
SECAUCUS, NJ
"MARINE 1"
City of Secaucus, New Jersey
2019 Lake Assault 28' Landing craft style
Fire-Rescue Boat
1,500 GPM
Twin 350 HP Outboards
May 2020
SECAUCUS, NJ
"MARINE 1"
City of Secaucus, New Jersey
1988 Monarch 32' Fire Boat
This boat originally belonged to the North Hudson Fire Rescue.
It came to Secaucus as the result of North Hudson getting a new
boat in 2014, making this boat available to Secaucus in a trade
for 2 spare fire apparatus.
Photos Nov 2015
SCULLVILLE
(Atlantic County)
SCULLVILLE, NJ
"Marine 3"
2015
35' Stanley Landing Craft
Approx 1500 gpm
Photo May 2021
TOMS RIVER
(Ocean County)
TOMS RIVER, NJ
"Marine 2026"
2007
17' Boston Whaler
Rescue Boat
Photo May 2021
UNION COUNTY
(Union County)
MEMBER OF 12 DEPARTMENT NJ REGIONAL FIREBOAT TASK FORCE
UNION COUNTY, NJ POLICE
"MARINE 1"
2016 Sea Ark
Police / Fireboat
WESTVILLE
(Gloucester County)
WESTVILLE, NJ
"Marine 7"
Westville Fire District #1
Boat "Thomas West"
2011 Harbor Guard Fire Hawk 24
24' LOA, 9'5" beam. 21" draft
250 HP Mercury outboard
1200 gpm
Guest Photos James Tucker
NEW
JERSEY FIRE BOATS
Atlantic Highlands Bayonne
Camden
Carteret Edgewater
Elizabeth
Gloucester City Hoboken Jefferson
Township Jersey
City Kearny
Linden Newark
North
Hudson / Weehawken Perth Amboy
Sea Isle City
Scullville Secaucus
Toms River
Union County
Westville
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