Oxford Volunteer Fire Department
The Oxford Volunteer Fire Department is
located in the Township of Oxford, Warren County New Jersey. Since 1945,
we have served as the local fire department, as first responders, mutual
aid partners and
as active members of our community.
We are an independent fire department. Which means, that unlike most of the fire companies
in the State of New Jersey, we are not a service provided by the
Municipality or a Fire District. Our fire department is privately owned by its membership as a not for
profit corporation (as defined by 26 USC § 501(c)).
SO, what all that means is, we run our fire department as a business.
AND, just like any other business, we have to meet our expenses to stay
in business. Things like buying fuel, insurance, tools, vehicles,
repairs, licenses fees and... well, you get the picture... its all our
responsibility.
BUT, unlike most businesses, we do not charge for the services we
provide, and we don't have any goods to sell. So, all the money we need
to stay in business has to come from donations, fund raising
activities, grants and any other public funding source we qualify for.
So, yes, being independent does make it a
lot tougher for us to do our business and make ends meet, but we take
pride in the services we provide be one of the dwindling number of independent fire
departments in this state.
In addition to being the only fire
department in the Township of Oxford, we share first due
responsibilities
with Mountain Lake Fire Company (Liberty Twp.) and Good Will Fire
Company (Town of Belvidere) to provide fire protective services to White
Township. We maintain mutual aid agreements with our surrounding
municipalities and are part of the county's Tanker Task force.
Active Membership in the department is
open to anyone who is a citizen of the United States, can perform the
duties of a firefighter, is at least 18 years old and lives within 2
miles of the department's fire protection area. The department
also maintains a Junior Firefighter program that is open to youth
between the ages of 14 and 18. For more information, or to learn
about our Ladies Auxiliary, Technical and Associate memberships,
click here.
Corporate business meetings are held at the
firehouse on the first
Monday of the month at 7:00 PM The remaining Mondays of each month
are regular drill nights. See our calendar
page for more details
Learn more of the department's history
here.
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