Editing River Vale, New Jersey (section)

==Emergency services==

===Police===
The River Vale Police Department is a full-time department that has provided police services to the township since 1930.<ref>[http://www.rivervalenj.org/166/History History of The River Vale Police Department], Township of River Vale. Accessed October 7, 2019.</ref> As of 2015, there were a total of 21 members of the department: one [[Chief of Police|Chief]], two [[Lieutenant#Police rank|Lieutenants]], five [[Sergeant#Police 3|Sergeants]], 11 [[Police officers|Officers]], and one [[Dispatcher#Public safety dispatchers|Dispatcher]].<ref>[http://www.rivervalenj.org/Directory.aspx?DID=9 Police Department Staff Directory], Township of River Vale. Accessed October 7, 2019.</ref>

The force is responsible for all aspects of policing in the township, including responding to fire and medical emergency calls. Each patrol car is equipped with a [[first aid]] kit, [[oxygen]] tank, and an [[Automated external defibrillator]].

Dispatch for all River Vale emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) is contracted to Ridgewood, New Jersey based Northwest Central Bergen Dispatch (NWBCD). 
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Officers of the River Vale Police Department are members of Pascack Valley Local 206 of the New Jersey State [[Patrolmen's Benevolent Association|Policemen's Benevolent Association]].<ref>[http://www.pba206.org/ Home Page], Pascack Valley PBA Local 206. Accessed December 31, 2016. "New Jersey PBA Local 206 represents the officers of Emerson, Haworth, Old Tappan, Oradell, Park Ridge, River Vale, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake."</ref>

===Fire===
[[File:River Vale NJ VFD 334 Rivervale Rd jeh.jpg|thumb|South firehouse]]
The River Vale Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) is an [[Volunteer fire department|all-volunteer fire department]]. Started in 1923, the department consists of one [[Fire Chief|Chief]], one Assistant/Deputy Chief, two Captains, and five Lieutenants (one for each apparatus). In addition, there is also a [[Fire Marshal|Fire Official]] who is in charge of the River Vale Bureau of Fire Prevention with 2 Fire Inspectors under his direction. The department is staffed by fully trained [[firefighter]]s, [[junior firefighter]]s, and [[fire police]]. The RVFD is a municipal-run public volunteer fire department that is funded by taxes. It is a member of the Pascack Valley mutual aid. In December 2021, the council removed the Fire Chief on charges of insubordination.<ref>[https://www.rivervalenj.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12132021-478 Regular Council Meeting Minutes for December 13, 2021], Township of River Vale. Accessed November 30, 2023. "BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with Chapter 17-3, due to insubordination as per Chapter 17-1, the River Vale Town Council hereby removes the Fire Department Chief Ron Manke and bars him from serving a leadership position in the River Vale Fire Department."</ref>

The department has two stations. The ''North Firehouse'' is located at 620 Rivervale Road, and houses one [[Fire apparatus#Fire engine|pumper]], Engine 56 and the Fire Prevention Bureau. The ''South Firehouse'' is located at 334 Rivervale Road, and houses two [[Fire apparatus#Fire engine|pumpers]], Engines 57 and 58, one [[Fire apparatus#Turntable ladder|tower ladder]], Ladder 59, and one [[Fire apparatus#Rescue Unit|rescue unit]], Rescue 54, and one rescue boat, Marine 5. There is also a [[fire command vehicle]] for the Chief, a vehicle for the Assistant Chief, both Ford Explorers and known as 55 and 551 respectively, and two vehicles for the Fire Prevention Bureau. Dispatching is contracted to Ridgewood, New Jersey based Northwest Central Bergen Dispatch (NWBCD).<ref>[http://www.rivervalefd.com/ Home page], River Vale Volunteer Fire Department. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref>

===Ambulance===
Begun in 1956, and formally incorporated in 1957, the River Vale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (RVVAC) is located at 333 Rivervale Road. The corps is run by an executive board, consisting of the business officers and the line officers. The business officers are the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and the line officers are the Captain, 1st Lieutenant, and 2nd Lieutenant. The RVVAC is an all-volunteer [[Emergency Medical Services in the United States#Organization and funding|independent public emergency medical service]]. As such, they do not bill for services, and their equipment is not directly paid for by the township. Funding is provided by donations and support from the township.<ref>[https://www.rivervalenj.org/153/Ambulance-Corps Ambulance Corps], Township of River Vale. Accessed October 7, 2019.</ref>

The corps provides [[basic life support]], and is staffed primarily by certified [[Emergency Medical Technician]]s. [[CPR]]-trained [[Ambulance driver|drivers]] are also sometimes on duty. They have two [[Emergency Medical Services in the United States#Ambulances|Type III ambulances]], Ambulance 50 and Ambulance 60, and three [[Emergency Medical Services in the United States#Nontransporting vehicles|first responder vehicles]] that on-duty members use to respond to emergency calls. Dispatching is provided by the River Vale Police Department's 9-1-1 center.

The primary jurisdiction of the RVVAC is the Township of River Vale, but the corps also regularly responds to requests for mutual-aid from the neighboring [[First Aid Squad]]s of [[Old Tappan, New Jersey|Old Tappan]], [[Emerson, New Jersey|Emerson]], [[Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]], [[Westwood, New Jersey|Westwood]], [[Hillsdale, New Jersey|Hillsdale]], and Tri-Boro ([[Park Ridge, New Jersey|Park Ridge]], [[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]], and [[Montvale, New Jersey|Montvale]]).

The RVVAC is a member of the New Jersey State First Aid Council, the Pascack Valley Volunteer Ambulance Association and the Pascack Valley Mutual Aid Group.