Hasbrouck Heights Appoints Junior Firefighter, Sub-Code Official at July 16 Meeting

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council approved the appointment of Mahmoud Elnahal to the Hasbrouck Heights Junior Fire Squad at the July 16 ^th meeting of the Mayor and Council held in Council Chambers at Borough Hall.

The timing of the swearing-in was apropos as later in the meeting Councilman Thomas Mele, the Fire Commissioner, stated that the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department is in dire need of volunteers.

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“We are down to around 20 firefighters,” Mele stated. “And we are a very busy fire department, we really need more volunteers.”

It should also be noted that on the consent agenda, the Council approved a resolution supporting a Bergen County Fire Mutual Aid Plan.  The resolution noted that the Fire Departments have a day-to-day responsibility to provide for the safety of lives and property, and that local resources can become exhausted during the small percentage of large magnitude or disaster occurrences.

It is of mutual benefit for fire departments located with the County of Bergen to provide supplemental resources to each other in the event of a local emergency or disaster. This plan will provide a uniform procedure and equipment whenever a local fire department requires mutual aid assistance from any other jurisdiction, both contiguous and non-contiguous, in the event of fire or emergency.

Participation in the plan will not impose liability on the local entity.

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The Council also appointed Christopher Cunningham as Electrical Sub Code Official for the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, replacing Manual Fernandez, who resigned.

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