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Long Hill Township contains a wide range of land uses - including light industry,
heavily travelled roads, wooded tracts, swampland, waterways, hazardous material
storage and transportation, railroads, shopping centers and residences.
Each of these uses provides unique situations and hazards that the Fire
Company must be equipped and trained to handle.
Long Hill Township is served by two volunteer fire companies. The Stirling Volunteer
Fire Company Number 1 and the Millington Volunteer Fire Company
each have their own pages.
The Fire Companies answered 219 alarms in 2001
Together, the two companies operate 6 major fire and rescue vehicles, and have 45 active firefighters.
Because of the selfless efforts of these volunteers, the Insurance Services Office (an industry
accreditation service) has awarded Long Hill Township the highest rating available to a town without
a paid fire department. This helps keep your homeowners and fire insurance rates low.
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| Millington Fire Company responds to an alarm on Cross Hill Rd. 3/15/02 |
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Both fire companies respond to all alarms at the schools, shopping centers and senior citizen's
housing, and to all daytime, structure and brush fires. The Long Hill fire companies also
have reciprocal mutual aid agreements with Warren, Berkeley Heights, Chatham Township, New Vernon,
Bernards, Liberty Corner, Basking Ridge, and the Lyons Veterans Hospital fire companies.
The Long Hill Township government pays for
new engines (since 1987), some capital improvements,
Workmen's Compensation, and an annual contribution toward operating costs.
The fire companies own their buildings, and pay for building insurance and utilities,
uniforms and turnout gear, hoses and nozzles, tools, bulbs, cleaning and expendable supplies
through generous donations from local residents and businesses. Please support their fund drives.
The Stirling siren is tested every day at noon, and the Millington firehouse siren is tested every day at 6:10 PM.
At the same time, a test signal is sent to the pagers that the firemen carry.
The siren and pager test are manually controlled by the Police Communications Operator.
The pager frequency is shared by a number of fire companies in the region.
If one of them is working on a fire at noon or at 6:10, then the test is delayed a few minutes until the channel is clear.
Therefore, you can't set your watch by the siren.
PLEASE, take a few minutes to read the Fire Awareness Tips page. This knowledge could save your life.
A blatant RECRUITING message
The fire companies ALWAYS need new members.
A safety standard of the National Fire Protection Association requires that a
MINIMUM of FIVE fire fighters must be present before anyone can enter a burning structure.
Fewer of our fire fighters work in Long Hill Township during the day and are available to respond. And each
company responds to about 6 calls per week. During the day, this puts a great strain on a small number of
volunteers. Clearly, we welcome additional volunteers. If you would like to discuss joining the volunteer
fire companies, please email the
Millington or
Stirling
Fire Company and an officer will contact you.
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