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==Infrastructure== ===Public safety departments=== ;Police Department Jackson Township has its own Police Department which was established in 1946 and which operates out of the Municipal Justice Complex. The Chief of Police is Matthew D. Kunz.<ref>[https://www.jacksontwpnj.net/173/Police-Department Police Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130034007/https://jacksontwpnj.net/173/Police-Department |date=November 30, 2023 }}, Jackson Township. Accessed September 12, 2020.</ref> ;Fire Department Jackson Township has three fire districts and an industrial fire department: *Station 54 β Jackson Mills Fire Co./Jackson Fire District No. 4 (combination volunteer / career) Chief Trask O'Hara<ref>[https://www.jacksonmillsfire.org/locations/ Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312001109/https://www.jacksonmillsfire.org/locations/ |date=March 12, 2023 }}, Jackson Mills Fire (Station 54). Accessed September 12, 2020.</ref> *Station 55 β Jackson Township Fire Co. No. 1/Jackson Twp Fire District No. 3 (combination volunteer / career)Deputy Chief Edward Moore ref>[http://www.jacksonfiredist3.org/About About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625120316/https://jacksonfiredist3.org/About |date=June 25, 2021 }}, Jackson Fire District No. 3. Accessed September 12, 2020. "Jackson Fire District 3 is a combination fire department that employs 16 firefighters and has about 10 volunteer firefighters. The paid firefighters work a rotating three platoon system from Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm, and are supervised by a captain and Deputy Chief."</ref> *Station 56 β Cassville Fire Co./Jackson Fire District No. 2 (combination volunteer/career) Chief John Poppe Jr.<ref>[https://cassvillefire.org/index.php/history/ History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709053227/https://cassvillefire.org/index.php/history/ |date=July 9, 2023 }}, Cassville Fire Company. Accessed September 12, 2020. "In the year 1939, about a dozen men from the Cassville area decided that it was time to form a Volunteer Fire Company."</ref> *Station 57 β Whitesville Fire Co./Jackson Fire District No. 2 (combination volunteer/career) Chief Flemming *Station 58 β Six Flags Great Adventure Fire Department (career) ;Fire Bureau Jackson Township has 3 Fire Bureaus that enforce the NJ Uniform Fire Safety Act: * Jackson Bureau of Fire Prevention District 2 Fire Official Scott Rauch * Jackson Bureau of Fire Prevention District 4 Fire Official Stanley O'Brien Jr. * Jackson Bureau of Fire Safety Fire Districts 3 Fire Official Mike Grossman ;Emergency Medical Services Currently emergency medical services are provided by the township's first aid squad.<ref>Benjamin, Dave. [http://tri.gmnews.com/news/2008-02-14/front_page/027.html " Council awards EMS pact; Quality Medical Transport selected for daytime coverage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017075037/http://tri.gmnews.com/news/2008-02-14/front_page/027.html |date=October 17, 2013 }}, ''Tri-Town News'', February 14, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Quality Medical Transport will serve the residents of Jackson during the daytime hours and the Jackson Volunteer First Aid Squad will continue to provide coverage during the evening and overnight hours."</ref> *Squad 22 β Jackson Township EMS (Combination Career/Volunteer) Chief Al Couceiro *Squad 80 β Six Flags Great Adventure EMS (Career) Advanced life support E.M.S., (i.e., paramedics or "Mobile Intensive Care Units"), is provided by hospital providers under a statewide system mandated by the [[New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services]]. Jackson Township is served primarily by [[MONOC]] paramedic units.<ref>[https://archive.today/20131016165940/http://www.monoc.org/v3/index.cfm?event=ExecutiveArchive&IsArch=22 MONOC Awarded Jackson Bid], [[MONOC]], March 11, 2003. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> until April 1, 2020, at 07:00 hrs at which time, MONOC will be out of business and RWJ Mobile Healthcare will assume responsibility for providing ALS service to Jackson Township.<ref>Wall, Jeanne. [https://www.tapinto.net/articles/monoc-closing-the-nationally-accredited-leader-in-mobile-intensive-care-unit-micu-services-to-shut-down-7 "MONOC Closing: The Nationally Accredited Leader in Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Services to Shut Down"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216135919/https://www.tapinto.net/articles/monoc-closing-the-nationally-accredited-leader-in-mobile-intensive-care-unit-micu-services-to-shut-down-7 |date=February 16, 2020 }}, TAPinto.net, January 24, 2020. Accessed February 16, 2020. "On April 1, 2020, the MONOC MICU program will close and Hackensack Meridian Health, RWJBarnabas Health, and Atlantic Health will assume full operational and administrative responsibility of the program."</ref> ===Transportation=== [[File:2021-06-29 15 01 29 View east along Interstate 195 (Central Jersey Expressway) from the overpass for Wright-Debow Road in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Eastbound [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] in Jackson Township]] ====Roads and highways==== {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|312.39|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|201.70|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|101.77|mi}} by Ocean County and {{convert|8.92|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Ocean.pdf Ocean County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102145105/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Ocean.pdf |date=January 2, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] is a major artery that travels through the northern section of Jackson (Jackson is the only municipality in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]] that hosts any interstate). While the expressway travels into [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]] and [[Millstone Township, New Jersey|Millstone Township]], it is also a vital link for [[Six Flags Great Adventure|Six Flags]] since it provides direct connections to the [[Garden State Parkway]], [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) and [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]]. [[County Route 526 (New Jersey)|County Route 526]], [[County Route 527 (New Jersey)|County Route 527]], [[County Route 528 (New Jersey)|County Route 528]], [[County Route 537 (New Jersey)|County Route 537]], [[County Route 547 (New Jersey)|County Route 547]], and [[County Route 571 (New Jersey)|County Route 571]] pass through the township. [[County Route 539 (New Jersey)|County Route 539]] also passes through the township, but in the southwest corner, for less than half a mile. ====Public transportation==== The [[Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line]] a proposed [[NJ Transit]] project which would connect [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]], [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] and [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] counties to the rest of the system's rail network. Jackson township would be a potential stop for the 'MOM' Line.<ref>{{cite map | title = M-O-M DEIS Rail Alternatives and Candidate Stations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305212646/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/an_cp_mom_altsandstations.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2020 | publisher = NJTranist | year = 2005 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/an_cp_mom_altsandstations.pdf | accessdate = 24 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = New Jersey State Rail Plan | publisher = NJT | date = April 2015 | pages = 5β15 | url = http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/NJStateRailPlan.pdf | accessdate = 20 September 2017 | archive-date = November 7, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161107180350/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/NJStateRailPlan.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name = NJTPAROW>{{cite news | title = Rail Right-of-Way Inventory and Assessment | publisher = North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority | date = October 2013 | url = http://www.njtpa.org/getattachment/Planning/Regional-Studies/Completed-Studies/Rail-Right-of-Way-Inventory-and-Assessment/Rail-Right-of-Way/20131217_NJTPA_ROW_FinalReport_w_Appendix.pdf.aspx | accessdate = 23 September 2017 | quote = In 1996, routes in the Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex (MOM) corridor were evaluated for potential feasibility for passenger service. The feasibility study considered eleven possible future alternatives. Nine of the alternatives were build alternatives for commuter rail service to New York Pennsylvania Station, on three different alignments utilizing either the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) or Northeast Corridor (NEC), and routing to New York Pennsylvania Station.In 2001, NJ TRANSIT initiated a DEIS for the development of a rail option using State and Federal funds. The DEIS is examining three alignments: Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction, Lakehurst to Red Bank and Lakehurst to Matawan. In 2006, the alternatives were refined to incorporate direct, one-seat ride, service to New York Penn Station. Ridership, cost and environmental work were adjusted accordingly. Updating demographics and ridership analyses continued during calendar 2009. Lower-cost versions of the three main build alternatives were analyzed and a draft alternatives analysis report was completed in 2010. | archive-date = September 24, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001712/http://www.njtpa.org/getattachment/Planning/Regional-Studies/Completed-Studies/Rail-Right-of-Way-Inventory-and-Assessment/Rail-Right-of-Way/20131217_NJTPA_ROW_FinalReport_w_Appendix.pdf.aspx | url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/16/02-26289/draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-monmouth-ocean-middlesex-rail-monmouth-ocean-and|title=Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Rail; Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex Counties, NJ|date=October 16, 2002|website=Federal Register|access-date=April 15, 2022|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421220730/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/16/02-26289/draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-monmouth-ocean-middlesex-rail-monmouth-ocean-and|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, [[NJ Transit]] provides [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300β399)#Southern Division|Jackson bus service]] on the 317 line between [[Philadelphia]] and the [[Jersey Shore]], and seasonal express service on the 308 line between [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] and [[Midtown Manhattan]]'s [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]]. Nearby [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]] connects to Port Authority with frequent service on the [[139 (New Jersey bus)|139]] line and its 130, 132, 136 variants, and connects to [[Newark Liberty Airport]] on the [[67 (New Jersey bus)|67]] line. Nearby [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood Township]] also connects to [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]] and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] on the [[559 (New Jersey bus)|559]] line.<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to "Bus Services"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602022320/https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to |date=June 2, 2024 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 27, 2021.</ref> [[Academy Bus]] offers service to Port Authority New York and to [[Wall Street]] in [[Lower Manhattan]], with multiple stops in Jackson and surrounding towns.<ref>[https://academybus.com/commuter#park-ride Academy Bus Park & Ride] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614163128/https://academybus.com/commuter#park-ride |date=June 14, 2023 }}, Accessed June 18, 2023.</ref> Weekly trips to local shopping centers can be reserved on the "Jackson Flex Route" of the Ocean Ride Shoppers Loop.<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/4b08ec2f-796b-4055-a8c1-8aedf6f3eb93.pdf#page=8 "Ocean Ride Rider's Guide"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708191458/https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/4b08ec2f-796b-4055-a8c1-8aedf6f3eb93.pdf#page=8 |date=July 8, 2023 }}, Ocean County Board of Commissioners, January 2021. Accessed September 27, 2021.</ref> ===Healthcare=== Jackson Township is served by [[CentraState Healthcare System]]. Located in neighboring [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], the 287-bed hospital is a partner of [[Atlantic Health System]] and is affiliated with [[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School|Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]].<ref>[https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ Who We Are] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406232018/https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ |date=April 6, 2020 }}, CentraState Medical Center. Accessed July 9, 2023.</ref> CentraState Healthcare system provides additional healthcare services through its various family practices in communities across [[Central Jersey|central New Jersey]]. One of those family practices has an office located in Jackson Township.<ref>[https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ Who We Are] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406232018/https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ |date=April 6, 2020 }}, [[CentraState Medical Center]]. Accessed April 21, 2023.</ref> The next closest hospitals to the township are the Hamilton Division of [[Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital]] in nearby [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]], [[Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus|Monmouth Medical Center's Southern Campus]] in nearby [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood Township]] and [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center]] in nearby [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]].
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