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I always thought the idea of consolidating those fire departments back then was a bad idea . Now this story confirms itNorth Bergen announces they will leave NHRFR in favor of shared FD with Guttenberg - Hudson County View
Citing ongoing tensions with Union City, North Bergen says they will leave NHRFR in favor of having a shared fire department with Guttenberg.
I wonder if the other three original member are going to survive this
Why? I have friends who were there when it happened and they said it significantly improved the department.
The 2008 recession affected the department to where they had to rotationally close engine companies. They have since fixed that issue. The issue now is between mayors.
I understand that, I was just curious as to E812's misgivings over consolidation.
Oh, to somewhat answer that, politics would be the problem with consolidation, especially in this part of NJ
It sure sounds like it and if those communities can break away from North Hudson regional they should do so and quickly
One of my professors in college was a Chief there, and he always talked about how much better it was after the merger. Before the merger, the individual departments were incredibly small.
Ok thank you, that was my understanding as well. I’m from Mass and we’re all pretty small jobs in my area, 5-9 a shift and we often joke about making a larger department. Share resources, dispatch closer houses etc.