Paterson Fire Department

Chief of Department
Michael Postorino

The Paterson Fire Department, under the command of Chief Michael Postorino, operates with a 400 person work force to prevent and combat the destructive forces of fire. Fire destroys not only property but lives as well, and the Department, subscribing to the philosophy that prevention is the best line of defense, maintains a forceful program of public safety education with the use of our mobile fire safety smokehouse during school functions and community gatherings throughout the year. Fire prevention inspections are also a daily function of the Combustible Bureau along with the fire investigation duties after a fire has been abated. These investigations help determine the causes of fire as well as ways to avoid certain types of fires in the future. The bureau is responsible for over 4000 inspections of businesses and industries in the City of Paterson throughout the year.

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