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The Bridgeton Fire Department staffs two Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance, each with two New Jersey certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) at all times.  When available, on duty firefighters can staff a third or fourth ambulance if needed.  In addition, extra ambulances are staffed during special events as well as during high demand time periods.  Typically call volume during the summer necessitates adding an additional ambulance during the evening hours.  The City of Bridgeton currently maintains a fleet of five Type III ambulances.   Providing service to the City of Bridgeton, Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township, EMS covers 54.5 square miles with a population of 30,680*.

*2006 US Census estimate

 

EMS service expands to Hopewell and Stow Creek 01/01/2008

 

Effective January 1, 2008, Bridgeton Fire Department Emergency Medical Services now provides primary EMS service to Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township, twenty four hours per day, seven days a week.

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Merge 05/16/2007

Effective January 1, 2007, the City of Bridgeton Fire Department and the Bridgeton Emergency Ambulance Association (BEAA) /Bridgeton City EMS have merged, creating an EMS division within the fire department.  Fire Chief David E. Schoch now oversees a department with 83 personnel.  The paid and volunteer members of the BEAA and BCEMS are now incorporated into the fire department.  A great deal of work has been done since the merge to integrate the two departments.  Due to an aging fleet, one of the first priorities was replacement of the older ambulances.  On May 16, 2007 at 10:00am, the first ambulance arrived at the fire department, complete with a red paint job and lettering to match the fire apparatus.  This new look will be the scheme used for all future EMS division vehicles.  This first ambulance was manufactured by PL Custom of Manasquan, NJ.  It is a 2007 demo unit that was purchased to speed delivery.  An additional unit is ordered and being built, to be delivered sometime in late summer.

 

Fire and EMS personnel work to stock 727, the new ambulance, and ready it for service.

 

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Serving Since 1877


 

 


 Cohansey 1877

Minerva 1840

Neptune 1819


 

 


 

Incident Survey:

 

  2007: 1057

2006: 846

2005: 851

2004: 873

2003: 895

2002: 946

2001: 985

2000: 876