Wallington FD Rescue Co. 204

10/16/2026

10/07/2026

Responding on a mutual aid assignment to the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights as the FAST at the scene of a structure fire.

09/29/2026

The Robert E. & Marie Orr Smith Foundation has presented a $22,790 grant to the Wallington Fire Department of New Jersey to support the purchase of a new double-decker boat trailer for the department’s water-rescue operations.

The new trailer will be designed to transport and launch both the department’s aluminum flat-bottom boat and inflatable Zodiac boat on a single trailer. Currently, transporting the two boats requires separate trailers and two tow vehicles.

With the new double-decker trailer, firefighters will be able to bring both boats to an emergency scene using one tow vehicle and then select the vessel best suited to the conditions they encounter. The improvement will provide greater flexibility while reducing the personnel, vehicles, and equipment needed to deploy the department’s water-rescue resources.

The aluminum flat-bottom boat and inflatable Zodiac offer different capabilities depending on water conditions, access points, and the nature of an emergency. Having both available at the scene will allow personnel to determine which boat is most appropriate once conditions have been assessed.

The Robert E. & Marie Orr Smith Foundation is pleased to support the Wallington Fire Department and the firefighters who dedicate their time and skills to protecting their community. The $22,790 grant represents an investment in equipment that will help the department respond more efficiently and effectively when water emergencies occur

09/28/2026

Currently providing mutual aid assistance to the borough of Wood-Ride at scene of a structure fire as the FAST.

09/22/2026

Currently providing mutual aid assistance to the City of Garfield as the FAST at scene of a structure fire.

09/12/2026

Last evening our members, along with the rest of the department, attended the borough’s 9/11 memorial service and 9/11 monument dedication. Following the service, members attended our borough’s high school football game, which was dedicated in honor of all first responders. Our department members, alongside the police department, held our country’s flag over the field during the national anthem in honor of all first responders and those who perished in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

08/15/2026

𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗠: 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 (𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬)

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 (𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘): An unfounded report of two young children jumping into the Passaic River this afternoon apparently was the result of a misunderstanding born out of genuine concern.

The rush began when a caller told police that she’d seen two people each jump into the water – one off the Passaic Street bridge on the Passaic side and the other off the Garfield side around 1 p.m. (Fri., Aug. 14th), Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora told Independent Online News.

She believed them to be youngsters, he said.

As it turned out, "two adults, a male and female, were picking up cans near the river in Garfield," Lora said.

They hadn't even gone into the water, he said.

Garfield and Wallington firefighters had already launched boats. Meanwhile, police were checking cameras on both sides of the river.

Responders got to the truth almost immediately and the search was called off.

Initial sensitivity was heightened, of course, following the drowning deaths of a girl and boy, both 10 years old, in the river late last month.

𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗢𝗳 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹, 𝟭𝟬, 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 ( https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EicS5eoZ3/ )

A friend of the caller told Independent Online News early this evening that the woman "believed it was two teenagers, as they were small in size, and asked the police to just stop by to make sure they weren’t kids.

"The police took the case seriously due to the recent drownings, had the woman drive with them to identify if she sees the teenagers," said the friend, a 27-year-old special education teacher from Wallington who spoke on condition of anonymity. "When the adults (not teenagers) were found safe police thanked her efforts for calling in because it could have been an emergency.

"There could have need an accent barrier but no one, including the police, were confused about what was said in the phone call," the friend told Independent Online News. "The call was never hung up but she asked the police to make this an anonymous report.

"I’m glad she did do anonymous as I’m seeing inaccurate information and people accusing of false reporting and needing to be charged."

𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢: Boyd A. Loving

08/14/2026

Our Marine units are currently operating on the Passaic River in regards to a missing persons.