Fire Chief: Joshua Carter 

Email: jcarter@northwildwood.com

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Deputy Chief: Michael Blizzard 

Email: mblizzard@northwildwood.com 

NWFD Administrative Assistant: Sarah Deshusses-Alvarez 

Email: sdeshusses-alvarez@northwildwood.com 

Administration: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm 

Operations: 24 hours 

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The North Wildwood Fire Department is a combination career and volunteer department currently operating out of 3 stations:

Headquarters (Station 2
Fire Chief Joshua Carter
Deputy Chief Michael T. Blizzard
400-A New Jersey Avenue
North Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 522-5743

North Wildwood Volunteer Fire Company #1 (Station 2-1)
Battalion Chief: Les Cline
1409 Central Avenue North Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 729-2010

Anglesea Volunteer Fire Company #1 (Station 2-2)
Battalion Chief: Frank Nolan
201 New Jersey Avenue North Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 522-5916

Our department operates under the direction of the civil service municipal Fire Chief. In addition, a municipal Deputy Chief is second in command. This is followed by a Battalion Chief, in each of the two volunteer stations, respectively. The Battalion Chiefs preside in command over a Captain and two Lieutenants, who are all elected by their respective company members. The career division is organized into platoons, staffed 365/24/7 with a civil service Captain in command of three firefighters per platoon. Staffing is increased from May through the end of October during the peak tourism season. Throughout these months, seasonal employees are used to provide adequate protection for the increase in population. 

All career and seasonal employees, and several volunteer members, are certified New Jersey State Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and are required to maintain this certification throughout their employment. We provide basic life support (BLS) and emergency transport serving North Wildwood and our surrounding communities when called for mutual-aid. Our personnel are certified in all recent upgrades in emergency care authorized by the State of New Jersey. Patient care and quality assurance is reviewed under the medical direction of a certified emergency physician. In addition to fire suppression, our fire department is trained and equipped to respond to a variety of emergency incidents. This includes, but not limited to, vehicle crash extrication, high and low angle rescue, haz-mat operations, elevator emergencies, CO emergencies, electrical/gas/utility emergencies, and animal rescue. 

The fire department has the responsibility of responding to water emergencies all year long, especially during the “off season” when our Beach Patrol is not in operation. Personnel are trained in an “Open Water Rescue” course and operate under guidelines established to protect the safety of the first responders as well as victims. Refresher training is held annually in conjunction with other municipal departments and agencies that respond together as needed. Our personnel also respond during the summer months to assist the Beach Patrol with after-hours ocean emergencies. 

As you can see, The Fire Department has become an all hazards mitigation service. Evolving to meet and exceed the community’s needs for resource and manpower in times of emergencies and disasters. 

The fire department is highly active in fire prevention and community safety efforts, we participate in several events including local school programs and the popular National Night Out event held annually in August. We offer smoke detector checks, in depth home safety and wellness checks, and will gladly assist in the installation of residential smoke and CO alarms. We also offer a free medical vitals assessment when the crew is in station or if it is scheduled prior. 

We urge our residents and visitors to not hesitate to call for our assistance regardless of how minor it may seem. Most especially when an audible alarm is heard, or a smell of smoke in the area is noticed; please do not dismiss it, or assume someone else has made the call. Minutes and seconds count in an emergency. 

DO NOT place a direct call to our fire station number. Our personnel may be out on another call, training, or performing other duties and may not be in the station to receive your call. 

EQUIPMENT 

North Wildwood Fire Department’s fleet consists of three engines, two ladders, two rescue boats, seven high water vehicles, three Chief’s vehicles, three pick-up style vehicles, a utility vehicle utilized for open water rescue, a Polaris, one wave runner, and a fire prevention trailer which is used at many events in North Wildwood and surrounding communities. 

North Wildwood Fire Department is an ISO Class 2 Fire Department. We operate a Ferrara 107’ / 2000 GPM Ladder as our first-due response apparatus, a Pierce 105’/ 1500 GPM Quint, two Class A Pumpers, a reserve Pumper, a water emergency /technical rescue response Utility, three BLS Ambulances, a Boardwalk Response Unit, two Marine Response Vessels and a Waverunner. Additional Fire Police vehicles for traffic details. 

Before Hurricane Sandy, our City OEM Director was able to acquire multiple military surplus “5-Ton” trucks. As a result, we were able to respond to several emergencies within our community including a structure fire. These vehicles were instrumental in preventing excessive fire damage. These trucks are now well equipped for evacuation, EMS, and firefighting. Large capacity portable pumps were purchased and one truck is equipped with complete firefighting capabilities. 

PERSONNEL

Along with 20 Seasonal Firefighter/EMTs