Editing Bergenfield, New Jersey (section)

==Emergency services==

===Police===
The Bergenfield Police Department provides police services to the Borough of Bergenfield. As of 2010, there are a total of 46 [[Police officers|sworn officers]] in the department, 8 [[Dispatcher#Public safety dispatchers|civilian telecommunicators]], and three civilian Records Bureau employees.<ref>[http://bergenfieldpd.org/ Home Page], Bergenfield Police Department. Accessed September 6, 2017.</ref>

The force is responsible for all aspects of policing in the borough, 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]].

===Fire===
Started in 1905, the Bergenfield Fire Department (BFD) has three independent fire companies and a career staff.<ref>[http://www.bergenfieldfd.org/page/view/188/ History], Bergenfield Fire Department. Accessed August 23, 2011.</ref>

===Ambulance===
The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (BVAC) was formed in 1941 as the "Bergenfield Volunteer Firemen's Ambulance Corps." Renamed the "Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc." and established as an organization independent of the Bergenfield Fire Department in 1981, BVAC is located at 1 Froelich Street in Bergenfield. The BVAC is a volunteer [[Emergency medical services in the United States#Organization and funding|independent public emergency medical service]]. As such, they do not bill for services. BVAC is funded by donations from the public as well as limited funding from the borough.

The corps provides [[basic life support]], and is staffed by certified [[emergency medical technician]]s. BVAC has four ambulances, one first response SUV, and one EMS Support Unit. Dispatching is provided by the Bergenfield Police Department's 9-1-1 center.

The primary jurisdiction of the BVAC is the Borough of Bergenfield, but the corps also responds to requests for mutual-aid from the neighboring [[First Aid Squad]]s of [[Dumont, New Jersey|Dumont]], [[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]], and [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]].

The BVAC is a member of the New Jersey State First Aid Council.<ref>[http://www.bergenfieldambulance.org Home Page], Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. Accessed August 23, 2011.</ref>