Editing Monmouth County, New Jersey (section)

=== Fire departments ===
Monmouth County is covered by 53 different fire departments, which contain 135 individual fire companies and over 7,000 volunteer firefighters, who are all represented by the Monmouth County Firemen's Association.<ref>[http://www2.mcsonj.org/fire/firedata/fddirectory.pdf Monmouth County Fire Service Directory - 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223957/http://www2.mcsonj.org/fire/firedata/fddirectory.pdf |date=October 4, 2013 }}, Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office. Accessed October 1, 2013.</ref>

The Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office is responsible for training all of the firefighters through the Monmouth County Fire Academy, as well as investigating any fires which may be deemed suspicious and/or involving a fatality. The Monmouth County [[fire marshal]], currently Fred Migliaccio, and his staff – including assistant fire marshals and academy staff – are appointed by the County Board of Commissioners.<ref>[http://www2.mcsonj.org/fire/ Home Page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234146/http://www2.mcsonj.org/fire/ |date=October 4, 2013 }}, Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office. Accessed October 1, 2013.</ref>

Except for the fully professional [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]] Fire Department and the US Navy Fire Department at NWS Earle, the remainder of the municipalities in the county have volunteer or [[combination fire department]]s.<ref>Kaplan, Dan. [http://www.firehouse.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-73476.html "Wall's Glendola company hires fireman, a first"], copy of article from ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 1, 2005, at Firehouse.com. Accessed September 1, 2005. "Asbury Park's fire department is Monmouth County's only fully paid one. With 42 members, the department carries an annual budget of about $3.7 million and responds to about 6,100 annual calls, Assistant City Manager James Famularo said. While the tax burden in Asbury Park is greater than that in towns with volunteer squads, the city needs a full-time presence, Battalion Chief Kevin Keddy said. The Fire Department also includes the city's emergency medical technicians."</ref> The largest volunteer department is in [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]] with 11 stations and 350 active members, special services, air and fire police units, in addition to operating its own training facility.<ref>[http://www.middletowntownshipfd.com/ Home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314061756/http://www.middletowntownshipfd.com/ |date=March 14, 2012 }}, Middletown Township Fire Department. Accessed April 9, 2012.</ref>

In terms of hazardous material ([[HazMat]]) emergencies, very few towns have special units to respond to these types of emergencies. [[Fort Monmouth]] responded to most HazMat cases prior to the closing of the base. [[Naval Weapons Station Earle]] is also available for HazMat incidents. Hazardous Materials incidents are currently managed by Monmouth County Hazmat as the lead agency with a joint cooperative team composed of Neptune Township OEM, Southard (Howell) Fire Company and Middletown Fire Department Special Services.

The oldest fire department in the county in continuous operation is the Hope Fire Company in Allentown, organized in 1856.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The newest fire department, Holmdel Fire Co. No. 2 was established in 2006.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Monmouth County utilizes a [[mutual aid (emergency services)|mutual aid]] system, in which surrounding municipalities are available to send their resources to incidents where extra help or expertise is needed.<ref>[http://www2.mcsonj.org/marp/ MARP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216221639/http://www2.mcsonj.org/marp/ |date=February 16, 2015 }}, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office. Accessed February 12, 2014.</ref>