JCFD’s newest members to be Sworn in Friday to Enhance the Department’s Elite Roster, Helping Provide Residents with Quality and Timely Emergency Response in Instances where every Second Counts

WHAT:          Mayor Steven M. Fulop and Public Safety Director James Shea will swear in 13 of the Jersey City Fire Department’s newest members at a ceremony this Friday.  The recruits will be assigned to their firehouses after 5 months of training, including a 3-month EMT certification course.  The newly sworn members will bring the department total to 599 uniformed firefighters and superiors.  Since 2013, over 200 firefighters have been hired under Mayor Fulop.

WHEN:          11:00 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2019

WHERE:       City Hall Council Chambers

280 Grove Street

Jersey City, NJ

WHO:            Mayor Steven M. Fulop

Public Safety Director James Shea

JCFD Chief Steven McGill

City Council Members