About KJFD
Kiryas Joel
Volunteer Fire Department
Established in 2000. Volunteers on call around the clock for fires, rescues, accidents and emergencies of every kind.
Who we are
Built by the community, for the community.
Our mission
The Kiryas Joel Fire Department was founded in 2000 to provide a fast emergency response for the Village of Kiryas Joel, to save lives and protect property.
The Kiryas Joel Fire Department is a volunteer fire department serving the Village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County, New York. Our members leave work, family and sleep when the tones drop: day or night, weekday, Shabbos or Yom Tov.
We respond to structure fires, kitchen and appliance fires, motor vehicle accidents, smoke and gas investigations, brush fires, water and elevator rescues, and hazardous-materials incidents. We also give and receive mutual aid with neighboring departments across Orange County.
2000Year founded
12Apparatus in service
100%Volunteer
24/7Always on call
Since 2000
Our History
From 36 volunteers and two rigs in 2000 to six stations today.
1998
We start forming the department and looking for volunteers.
1999
Our first members go for training.
2000
Rescue 1 is delivered.
Engine 1 arrives, and the Kiryas Joel Fire Department is founded with 36 volunteers.
2001
Ground is broken for Station 1.
2002
We move into our first firehouse, Station 1.
2010
Engine 596 joins the fleet.
2012
For the first time, we answer 1,000 calls in a single year.
2020
Engine 595 joins the fleet.
2022
We acquire Rescue 599.
2023
Our new Tower Ladder 593 is delivered.
We pass 2,000 calls in a year for the first time.
2024
Utility 1 is delivered.
2025
Four new Mini Pumpers are delivered.
We move into Station 5.
2026
The Kiryas Joel Fire District is formed.
Utility 2 is delivered.
Ground is broken for Station 3.
We move into Station 3.
Engine 597 is delivered.
We move into Station 6.
Chain of command
Leadership – Chiefs and Officers
Chief
Assistant Chiefs
Captain and Lieutenant
Line Officers
Fire Police
Firehouses