The Robbinsville Township Fire Department is a primarily career staffed fire department located in Mercer County, New Jersey providing Fire Protection, Fire Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services to the residents of Robbinsville Township.
Additionally, the department provides services to other municipalities through shared service agreements which include Emergency Medical Services to Hightstown Borough in Mercer County and Fire Protection/Fire Prevention services to Allentown Borough in Monmouth County.
Formed in 1963 as the Washington Volunteer Firemen, the fire department began as an all volunteer organization. The department has evolved into a municipal fire department, operated by the Township of Robbinsville, staffed 24/7 by career personnel and supplemented by volunteer duty crew personnel.
The Robbinsville Township Fire Department is currently staffed by a total of thirty-one (31) personnel (29 full-time/2 part-time) comprising of sixteen (16) Firefighters and eight (8) Emergency Medical Technicians overseen by a Fire Chief and four (4) Fire Captains. Additionally, the department Fire Prevention Bureau is staffed with one (1) part-time Fire Official and one (1) part-time Fire Inspector.
The Department performs fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue services, and fire inspection/prevention services to the residents of Robbinsville Township and surrounding communities.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Emergency Medical Services (ambulance service) for the Township of Robbinsville is provided by the Robbinsville Township Fire Department and is staffed by a total of eight (8) dedicated career Emergency Medical Technicians who operate from the fire station.
Located in Central New Jersey, Robbinsville is a twenty-one (21) square mile community with a population of 15,476 residents as per the 2020 Census. The Department is responsible for Fire and Rescue Services for the Township of Robbinsville and several major highways including the New Jersey Turnpike (Exit 7A), Interstate 195, US Highway 130, and Route 33.
Some major corporations with facilities in Robbinsville Township include: Amazon, McMaster-Carr, Global Industrial, Mercedes Benz, McKesson Corporation, Falken Tire, Ritchie & Page Distributing, CoPart, Lifetime Brands, Mattress Firm, Bohren’s United Van Lines, Suburban Propane, Amerigas, Bind-Rite Graphics, and CCL Label.
