Editing Closter, New Jersey (section)

=== Emergency services ===
Closter has its own fire department formed in 1893. The department responds to an average of 269 calls a year.<ref>[http://www.closterboro.com/closter/Departments/Fire%20Department/ Fire Department], Borough of Closter. Accessed December 19, 2013.</ref>

The Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps was formed in 1936, and serves three jurisdictions: Closter, the neighboring borough of [[Alpine, New Jersey|Alpine]], and the section of the [[Palisades Interstate Parkway]] within Alpine's borders.<ref>[http://www.closterboro.com/closter/Departments/Ambulance%20Corps/_top Ambulance Corps], Borough of Closter. Accessed May 18, 2021.</ref>

Closter also has its own police department.<ref>[http://www.closterboro.com/closter/Departments/Police%20Department/ Police Department], Borough of Closter. Accessed December 19, 2013.</ref> Led by Chief James Buccola, the department includes a captain, three lieutenants, five sergeants, and eleven patrol officers. Two of these officers (both sergeants) comprise the detective bureau of the department. The department has one Administrative Assistant, a non-officer role.<ref>[http://www.closterboro.com/closter/Departments/Police%20Department/Police%20Department%20Personnel%20Roster/ Police Department Personnel Roster], Borough of Closter. Accessed December 30, 2024.</ref>