Fire Department
Garfield Volunteer Fire Department
The City of Garfield is served by a volunteer Fire Department comprised of five separate fire companies. Each company is composed of an approximately 25-person roster of members. All fire personnel are trained at the Bergen County Police and Fire Academy in Mahwah, New Jersey and are appropriately certified before fighting fires.
Officers for 2024
| Fire Chief: |
Alan Tani
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| First Assistant Chief: |
Michael Colon
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| Second Assistant Chief: |
Andrzej D. Kalata
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| Third Assistant Chief: |
EJ Morano
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| Fourth Assistant Chief: |
Steven Semancik
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Fire Companies
Fire Company 1: 97 Midland Ave Garfield, NJ
| Captain: | William Larkin |
| 1st Lieutenant: | Joseph Perno |
| 2nd Lieutenant: | Robinson Morales |
| Chief Engineer: | Glenn Mati |
| 1st Assistant Engineer: | Peter Amadio |
| 2nd Assistant Engineer: | Roger Mura |
Fire Company 2: 72 Belmont Ave Garfield, NJ
| Captain: | Kyle A. Kovacs |
| 1st Lieutenant: | Andrew J. Scheideler III |
| 2nd Lieutenant: | James Kovacs |
| Chief Engineer: | Juan Munoz |
| 1st Assistant Engineer: | Vacant |
| 2nd Assistant Engineer: | Vacant |
Fire Company 3: 143 Gaston Ave Garfield, NJ
| Captain: | Travis Gildersleeve |
| 1st Lieutenant: | Michael Jastrzebski |
| 2nd Lieutenant: | Chris Magdziak |
| Chief Engineer: | Manuel Kllomollari |
| 1st Assistant Engineer | Julio Torres |
| 2nd Assistant Engineer | Michael Jastrzebski |
Fire Company 4: 97 Outwater Lane Garfield, NJ
| Captain: | Michael Semancik |
| 1st Lieutenant: | Marcel Kawka |
| 2nd Lieutenant: | Edwin Gonzalez Arango |
| Chief Engineer: | Anthony Swistak |
| 1st Assistant Engineer: | Gerald Walis |
| 2nd Assistant Engineer: | John Soltys |
Fire Company 5: 33 Plauderville Ave Garfield, NJ
| Captain: | Christopher Polonkay |
| 1st Lieutenant: | Brandon Reczkowski |
| 2nd Lieutenant: | Michael Marsh |
| Chief Engineer: | Ronald Polonkay |
| 1st Assistant Engineer | Kenjy Jara |
| 2nd Assistant Engineer | Patrick Connolly |