Fire Department
Department Info
- Fire Chief
Mark Absalon
Deputy Fire Chief
William Wagner
Fire Subcode Official
Ray Stromberg
- Telephone
973.989.7098
- Fax:
973.537.0637
- E-Mail
- Address
Fire Department
Township of Randolph
502 Millbrook Ave.
Randolph, NJ 07869
The Randolph Township Fire Department provides fire suppression, fire code enforcement and public education services to township residents. The department is served by over 110 volunteer firefighters who are accessible by pagers and provide 24-hour fire suppression services from four fire stations strategically located throughout the township. Additionally, the department maintains a Bureau of Fire Prevention (see below) which enforces New Jersey’s Uniform Fire Safety Code. The bureau’s staff includes a full-time Fire Subcode Official and two part-time fire inspectors.
The department’s four volunteer fire companies are as follows:
- Fire Company #2
Millbrook located at 340 Route 10
973.366.6780- Fire Company #3
Mt. Freedom located at 670 Millbrook Avenue
973.895.2007- Fire Company #4
Ironia located at 331 Dover Chester Rd.
973.584.7393- Fire Company #5
Shongum Mountain located at W. Hanover Avenue and Arrow Place
973.895.3719
The best time to reach department members at local fire stations is any Monday evening after 7:00 p.m.
September 2005: The Randolph Fire Department has placed in service a 2005 American La France engine. This engine has been assigned to the Ironia Fire Company and replaces a 1978 Mack fire engine. The new engine will help the township maintain its Class 4 Insurance Services Organization (ISO) rating.
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Staffed by the Fire Subcode Official and two part-time fire inspectors, the bureau conducts annual inspections of all buildings within the township—with the exception of one and two family owner occupied dwellings—to ensure that they meet all aspects of New Jersey’s Uniform Fire Safety Code. Other duties assigned to the bureau include smoke detector certification inspections, investigation of fire code related complaints, and the investigation of fires. Additionally, with the assistance of members of the Randolph Township Fire Department, the bureau also provides a series of public education programs throughout the year.
Certificate of Compliance
Carbon monoxide, sensor devices, smoke-sensitive alarm devices, portable fire extinguishers and illegal occupancy inspections:
- Initial inspection: $75.00
- Each reinspection: $75.00
Inspections requested to occur with less than four days notice from the time the application for the certificate of compliance was filed: $125.00.
Need to contact the bureau? Call 973.989.7039.