Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

=== Camden Fire Department (CFD) ===
[[File:Camden NJ Fire Administration Building.jpg|alt=A fire department in Camden, NJ|thumb|The Fire Administration Building on N 3rd Street in Camden, NJ]]
[[File:Fire Truck at Fire Administration Building.jpg|alt=One of the fire engines in the garage at N 3rd St Fire Administration Building.|thumb|Fire Engine at N 3rd St. Fire Administration Building.]]
Officially organized in 1869, the [[Camden Fire Department|Camden Fire Department (CFD)]] is the oldest paid fire department in New Jersey and is among the oldest paid fire departments in the United States.<ref>[https://www.ci.camden.nj.us/fire-department/ Fire Department], City of Camden. Accessed September 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/departments/fire-support.html Bureau of Emergency Services Citywide Tour Command] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105002854/http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/departments/fire-support.html|date=November 5, 2012}}, City of Camden. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://camdenhistory.com/historical-accounts/inception-of-the-first-paid-fire-department-in-the-us Inception of the First Paid Fire Department in the U.S. ''Inception of the First Paid Fire Department in the U.S.''], Camdenhistory.com. Accessed April 27, 2024.</ref> The Camden Fire Department currently operates out of five fire stations, organized into two battalions. Each battalion is commanded by a battalion chief, who in turn reports to a deputy chief. The CFD currently operates five engine companies, one squad (rescue-pumper), three ladder companies, and one rescue company, as well as several other special, support, and reserve units. The department's fireboat is docked on the Delaware River. Since 2010, the Camden Fire Department has suffered severe economic cutbacks, including company closures and staffing cuts.<ref>Katz, Matt; and Simin, Darran. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120709222619/http://articles.philly.com/2010-10-08/news/24980315_1_layoff-plan-liquor-license-fees-police-officers "Camden's worst-case budget scenario calls for 350-plus layoffs"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 8, 2010. Accessed July 3, 2011. "Camden will lay off more than 150 police officers, 77 firefighters, and about 150 other employees unless the mayor can wrest concessions in union contracts in the coming days, according to union officials and employees. The cuts, described as the worst-case scenario, would amount to more than a third of the city's unionized workforce."</ref>