Stations And Units

Fire Stations

  1. East Pennsauken Volunteer Fire Association

    Fire Station 1

    Fire Station 1 
    8362 Stockton Avenue 
    856-663-5410 
    856-910-1675 (fax) 

    Engine 11-1
    Squirt 11-1
    Support 11 Alpha 

    • Pennsauken’s first fire company, formed in 1913 
    • Initially, the fire brigade relied on wells and springs for water, until a chemical wagon was purchased in 1916 at the cost of $150 (approx. cost today: $3,000) 
    • At one time, horses pulled the fire wagon; they were rented for $4 per fire from a local farmer 
    • During World War II, women members of the Ladies Auxiliary drove the fire truck to emergencies, as many firemen were serving in the Armed Forces 
    • In 1958, a more modern fire station was constructed at the same location as the original fire station

  2. Pennsauken Volunteer Fire Company, No. 2

    Fire Station 2

    Fire Station 2 
    2215 Merchantville Avenue 
    856-663-1313
    856-317-0495 fax 

    Reserve Engine 11 
    Reserve BLS 11C 

    Office of the Fire Marshal

    FM 11 Alpha 
    FM 11 Bravo 
    FI 11 Alpha 
    FI 11 Bravo 
    FI 11 Charlie 
    FI 11 Delta 
    FI 11 Echo 

    • Formed in 1917 from the "Home Guard" which patrolled Pennsauken streets during World War I 
    • Finances for the fire company were secured by selling ten dollar bonds to the residents who desired better fire protection 
    • Their first vehicle was a horse pulled hose wagon until 1924, when the first motorized fire truck was purchased 
    • In 1964, an 85-foot "snorkel" aerial truck was purchased, the first of its type in New Jersey

  3. Fire Administration Fire Station 3

    Fire Station 3

    5301 Lexington Avenue 
    Pennsauken, NJ 08109

    Engine 11-32 
    Foam Tender 11 
    Marine 11 
    Fire Investigation Unit 11 
    Support 11 

    • Started in 1925 with just 11 members 
    • The first fire engine was a Model-T Ford with two 125-gallon chemical tanks 
    • Ironically, the fire house was destroyed in a fire in 1935 
    • The Bloomfield Park fire station was rebuilt in 1936 and remodeled in 1975

  4. Delaview Volunteer Fire Company, No. 1

    Fire Station 5

    Fire Station 5
    511 Union Avenue 
    856-662-6854
    856-486-5192 (fax) 

    Engine 11-52 
    Tower Ladder 11 
    Brush 11 
    Cascade 11 
    Support 11 Charlie 

    • Initially started by the Delair Park Improvement Association in 1920, but closed due to financial difficulties 
    • Restarted in late 1922 by the residents of both Delair and Bridgeview, using a 1920 Model-T Ford with a homemade body for a firetruck 
    • The construction of the present fire station was financed by the Township Committee and the Ladies Auxiliary of the fire company