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In June 2022, the Harrison Fire Department announced and we covered the story in an article entitled Harrison Fire Department A Long Way From Newark Takeover the official promotion of four Captains, already serving unofficially in their positions, would occur on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. As...
The Harrison Fire Department battled a house fire on the 400 block of Davis Avenue in Harrison on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in the early afternoon.
Three families were displaced from their homes due to the fire. When the Harrison Fire Department firefighters Battalion 3 arrived at the scene they...
In 2011, Fire Chief Tom Dolaghan retired from the Harrison Fire Department. Mayor Raymond J. McDonough recruited Harrison resident Harold Stahl to be an interim part-time Fire Director. Harold Stahl continues to this day as a part-time Fire Director and has added another responsibility...
On Sunday, June 26, 2022, the Harrison Fire Department provided the Kearny Fire Department with Mutual Aid in a 5 alarm fire in the neighboring Town of Kearny. The Harrison Fire Department was joined by the Jersey City Fire Department, North Arlington Fire Department, Belleville Fire...
Delivered in December of 2018, the Harrison Fire Department’s newest addition to its Firefighting tools, is a Pierce-Arrow 107 foot Tiller Ladder Fire Engine Truck. The purchase order was signed in October of 2017 by then-Councilman Anselmo Millan as the Harrison Fire Department Chairman...
Members of the Harrison Police Department gifted the Harrison Fire Department a beautiful custom thin red line flag in honor of Firefighter Vincent Doffont.
The flag was presented to the Harrison Fire Department at the Harrison Fire Department Headquarters.
The flag was designed and created by ...
Today, Saturday, March 26, 2022, is the Funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church in Harrison of Harrison Firefighter Vincent J. Doffont, Jr. at 11 a.m. The public is welcome. You might want to wear your mask as a symbol of respect for the family and Firefighters who have seen first hand...
Tributes for Harrison Fire Fighter Vincent J. Doffont Jr. have been posted online on Facebook, Instagram, and the Mulligan Funeral Home page. The tributes are not just from family, friends, fellow firefighters and elected officials but also National organizations such as the National Fallen...
Four Fire Departments participated in the United Irish St. Patrick’s Parade 2022. The Fire Department portion of the parade, see video above, started with the East Newark Volunteer Fire Department with firefighters walking ahead of its classic 1941 Fire Engine, followed by several of...
Funeral Arrangements have been made for Harrison Firefighter Vincent Doffont, a five-year veteran of the Harrison Fire Department, who passed suddenly at the Fire Station over this weekend. The Funeral Arrangements are as follows:
The Funeral will be conducted from Holy Cross Church 16...
Harrison Firefighter Vincent Doffont, a five-year veteran of the Harrison Fire Department, passed suddenly at the Fire Station over this weekend. Funeral arrangement details have not been finalized.
Doffont was a United States Marine veteran having served in combat tours in Afghanistan and...
