Editing Keansburg, New Jersey (section)

==Emergency services==
The current Keansburg Police Department was created under an ordinance adopted in November 1926 which consisted of five members. The area known as Keansburg was under the authority of a Police Marshal prior to 1926. Before 1917, the area was patrolled by both Raritan Township (now [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Hazlet]]) and [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]]. The borough's first Police Marshal was James Gilligan, who was appointed in 1917 who served until his retirement in August 1943. The Chief of Police is Andrew Gogan.<ref>[http://keansburgpd.org Home Page], Keansburg Police Department. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref>

Keansburg is served by two volunteer fire companies, Keansburg Fire Company No. 1 and New Point Comfort Fire Company No. 1.<ref>[https://keansburgnj.gov/residents/fire-ems/ Fire / EMS], Borough of Keansburg. Accessed March 2, 2023.</ref>

Keansburg Fire Company #1, located on the corner of Main Street and Manning Place, was incorporated on October 13, 1912, making it the first fire company in the community.<ref>[http://www.keansburgfireco.com/index2.htm Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724035409/http://www.keansburgfireco.com/index2.htm |date=July 24, 2012 }}, Keansburg Fire Co. #1. Accessed July 26, 2012.</ref>

New Point Comfort Volunteer Fire Company was organized in 1912 and incorporated on August 2, 1913 at the New Point Comfort Hotel located on Beachway Avenue. The company was first named the New Point Comfort Chemical Engine Company, and was later renamed the New Point Comfort Fire Company #1 in 1921. Having its first building on Oak Street, it later moved to a larger property at 192 Carr Avenue in 1959, where it is currently located.<ref name=NewComfort>[http://newpointcomfort.org/About_Us.html Some History of our Fire Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727092043/http://newpointcomfort.org/About_Us.html |date=July 27, 2013 }}, New Point Comfort Volunteer Fire Co No. 1. Accessed July 26, 2012. "It wasn't until 1923 when the Fire Department was officially formed and the command structure of one Fire Chief originated. On the even years, the Keansburg Fire Company #1 (est 1912) holds the Chief's position and on the odd years New Point Comfort has the Chief. Each fire company has their own Chief, who is known as the Asst Fire Chief on their opposite years."</ref>

The borough's two volunteer companies make up the Keansburg Fire Department, which was established in 1923. The chiefs of the two companies rotate as Chief and Assistant Chief of the Keansburg Fire Department. In even years the Chief of the Keansburg Fire Company #1 serves as Chief of the Keansburg Fire Department and the Chief of the New Point Comfort Volunteer Fire Company serving as Assistant Chief, while the roles are reversed in odd-numbered years.<ref name=NewComfort/>

In November 1998, the fire company established the Keansburg EMS and housed it on their property, where it is now a separate organization, responding to over 1,600 calls each year in only a one-square-mile area.<ref>[http://www.keansburgems.org/About_Us.html About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903092206/http://www.keansburgems.org/About_Us.html |date=September 3, 2014 }}, Keansburg EMS. Accessed September 1, 2014.</ref>