McBRIDE AVENUE

McBRIDE AVENUE FIREHOUSE
Department Headquarters 270-300 McBride Avenue

CURRENT OCCUPANTS:
Engine Company 7
Ambulance 97
Mobile Cascade Unit (57); staffed full time by 2 firefighters
Mobile Communications Unit (Field-Com): staffed with Chief's Office personnel
EMCOM Center (Emergency Operations Center)
2nd Field-Com unit (operated by Paterson Police)
Marine 5
Tour Commanders (Deputy 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Chief's Office
   Chief of Department (50)
Operations and Training (51)
Executive Officer (52)
Logistics

Fire Prevention Bureau
Fire Official / Inspections
Arson Investigations
   Public Education

   Office of Emergency Management

Accountability Officer & a REHAB Officer

  Support Services Division
Supply Unit

April 20, 2015: Costing 8.6 Million dollars this new headquarters at 300 McBride Avenue is a state of the art facility that opened in 2015. The ribbon cutting ceremony was April 20, 2015

Link to opening Ceremony

CLICK HERE

Hancock Collection

May 2016 photo after signage installled

Sign designed and installed by Louis Ponstingel (son of former Captain Louis Ponstingel)

Ambulance 97 rides out of headquarters. The command unit is Field Communications which is assigned to 3rd alarms and greater but can be mobilized for any incident on the authority of the incident commander. It has a communications area, a meeting room with strategy boards and a telescoping camera that also has thermal imaging capabilities.

The air unit, or cascade truck also carries the accountability officer and rehab supplies (water, gatorade, towels, etc.). It is assigned to all working fires or any incident where the incident commander deems necessary. It also responds to incidents any municipality in Passaic County at the request of that entity for the purpose of filling SCBA cylinders.

Chronological Listing of the Apparatus at McBride Avenue Firehouse

May 18, 2015: Engine Company 7 relocated from the Hillcrest Firehouse and uses its former apparatus, a 2006 Emergency One Pumper as shown below at the Grand Street Firehouse.

Mobile Command Unit (Field Communications Center or Field-Com) pictured below at its former quarters (Madison Ave Firehouse). Staffed by Chief's Office personnel

After a newer Field-Com truck was obtained, the original pictured above, is seen below in bay at McBride Avenue is operated by Paterson Poliuce - it is facing rear doors (a covered Marine 5 on trailer is on the right)

Mobile Cascade Unit 57 Staffed by 2 firefighters

December 2015: Engine 7 receives a new 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 1500 GPM pumper. Ron Bombaro photos

Peter Danzo photo

March 30 2016: Engine 7 at Pacific Street second alarm

Peter Danzo photo

June 5, 2016: Photo of Engine 7 taken on day refurbished fireman's monument dedicated outside the firehouse

June 21, 2016: Ryle Avenue fire

Ron Bombaro photos

July 12, 2016 L-R: Unit 68 (Arson Investigator), Ambulance 97 (behind arson unit), Mobile Command Unit (Field-Com), Mobile Cascade Unit (Unit 57) and Engine 7

Vincent Marchese Photo

L-R: Lisandro Tupete, Isaac Feliciano, Jerry Behnke, Robert Allen, Deputy Chief Kevin Hancock, Captain Michael Walker, Andres Salazar, John Molina, Manuel Soto, Francisco Lozada

Engine 7: L-R: F. Lozada, M. Soto, J. Mouna, Captain M. Walker, A. Salazar, L.Tupete

November 18, 2016 Engine 7 coming down Ryle avenue Ron Bombaro video

December 11, 2016 Engine 7 responding - Ron Bombaro video

December 15, 2016 Slide show - click on thumbnail to enalrge photo

December 2016: Field COM photos -- with silde out extended

January 23, 2017: Fire Prevention Unit (68) and Engine 7 at Dixon Avenue working fire

Ron Bombaro Photo

January 28, 2017: Responding to Jasper Street fire -- Coming up Wayne Ave and turning right onto Totowa Avenue. Ron Bombaro video

April 2017: Unit 68 responding (Mike Saggau Jr. video)

April 2017: Engine 7, using Spare Apparatus 1 (a 2006 E-One pumper) responds from Mcbride Avenue Headquarters

May 21, 2017 Engine 7 at 2nd Alarm on Alabama Avenue Michael Saggau Jr photo

June 9, 2017: Training session for Ladder 3 at Headquarters Vince Marchese Video

June 16, 2017: 4th alarm fire at 402 River Street (at Lyons Street). Engine 7 and Mobile Cascade Unit (57)

Bill Tompkins Photo

July 1, 2017: FF Kerry Rivera of Engine 7 died in an off duty accident June 26, 2017. He was posthumously promoted to Captain on June 30, 2017. Below is the assembly at McBride Avenue Headquarters as the cortege passed (Ron Bombaro Photos)