25 New Firefighters To Join Jersey City Fire Department

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Just in time for the Jersey City Fire Department's 150th anniversary, 25 new firefighters will be sworn in on Wednesday.

The 256 new firefighters are the 72nd academy class in the history of Jersey City’s Fire Department, and the first class trained and certified as Emergency Medical Responders at the Jersey City Medical Center.

This latest graduating class consists of multigenerational firefighters, including one recruit furthering the legacy of his grandfather and father as a Jersey City firefighter, four additional recruits following in their fathers’ footsteps, and two sets of recruits joining their brothers who are currently on the job.

The firefighters will be sworn in on Wednesday morning.

This year has proved to be a big one for the JCPD — earlier this month officials broke ground on the city's first new firehouse in 20 years. The firehouse replaces the decommissioned 116-year-old fire station in Bergen-Lafayette, which was condemned after the floor collapsed inside the single-bay structure. It was originally built for horse-drawn fire apparatus. The new 12,000 square foot fire station will cost $5.6 million.