Department Information
The Robbinsville Township Fire Department is a combination career/volunteer fire department located in Mercer County New Jersey.
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 Fire Department is currently staffed by a total of 17 career firefighters overseen by a Career Fire Chief and 4 Career Captains. The Department performs fire suppression, inspection and rescue duties.
Additionally, Basic Life Support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the Township of Robbinsville is operated from the fire station utilizing Robbinsville Township equipment staffed by Capital Health System employees.
Located in Central New Jersey, Robbinsville is a 21 square mile community of over 13,000 residents as per the 2010 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, Scholastic Book Fairs, Mattress Firm, Bohren’s United Van Lines, Suburban Propane, Amerigas, Longchamp USA, Jack Morton Worldwide, Bind-Rite Graphics, La-Z-Boy and CCL Label.
The RTFD stopped be the Robbinsville Senior Center as we do every Monday to perform blood pressure screenings for our local seniors. Today we also had the pleasure to deliver a fire prevention lecture in conjunction with fire prevention week.
Additionally, we began the distribution of fire extinguishers recently donated to Robbinsville Township by Amazon. The senior center will be distributing numerous extinguishers to our local Meals on Wheels recipients, the Senior Advisory Board, and resident seniors over the coming months.
Fire extinguishers are available to Robbinsville Township residents at no cost. Contact or stop by the station if interested.
The RTFD visited many of our young residents at Sharon Elementary School and several local day care centers during 2018 Fire Prevention Week. “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere.”
-Look for places fire can start
-Listen for the sound of the smoke alarm
-Learn two ways out of each room
My son loved it! He wore his fire truck hat all evening and kept asking for fire truck videos to watch! Thank you!
Thank you!
Robbinsville? Good job guys!
This week is National Fire Prevention Week. As we make our many stops at our local schools and day care centers we would like to share the origins of how and why this week came to be.
Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country. During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.
Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage. This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres of land.The Robbinsville Township Fire Department visited the library today during Story Time for Fire Prevention week! The Firefighters talked about how they are our friends and are there to help. They dressed up in their gear and then the children got to climb inside and explore the truck. Each child received a helmet, too!
Thanks for all you do!
Always doing a Great job gentlemen thank you for all you do in and out of our community
Wonderful
More details to follow. Extinguishers are immediately available for pickup by Robbinsville Township residents.
Led by Community Relations Specialist Andrew Spata, left, Amazon donated 1,000 fire extinguishers to the Robbinsville Fire Department today.
Joining Chief Daniel Schaffener and members of his team was Robbinsville Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathie Foster, whose district will receive 300 of the extinguishers to help kick off Fire Prevention Week. The extinguishers donated to the school district will be utilized during the annual senior safety/awareness day where students are trained how to use extinguishers on an active fire.
The rest of the units will be distributed by the RTFD to some of the more vulnerable members throughout our community.
www.facebook.com/261271437255295/posts/1819085208140569/Led by Community Relations Specialist Andrew Spata, left, Amazon donated 1,000 fire extinguishers to the Robbinsville Fire Department today.
Joining Chief Daniel Schaffener and members of his team was Robbinsville Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathie Foster, whose district will receive 300 of the extinguishers to help kick off Fire Prevention Week.
The rest of the units will be distributed by the RTFD to some of the more vulnerable members throughout our community.
October is here! This month brings pumpkins, ghosts, goblins and National Fire Prevention Week. This year Fire Prevention Week runs from October 7th to the 13th and the theme is "LOOK, LISTEN, LEARN"
“LOOK” for places fire could start. Take a good look around your home. Identify potential fire hazards and take care of them.
“LISTEN” for the sound of the smoke alarm. You could have only minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Go to your outside meeting place, which should be a safe distance from the home and where everyone should know to meet.
“LEARN” two ways out of every room and make sure all doors and windows leading outside open easily and are free of clutter.
Brenly has been diagnosed with autism and epilepsy. She would like to be a firefighter some day and is absolutely fascinated with firefighters and fire trucks. We are glad she loves the patch that was sent.She absolutely loves this patch from Robbinsville Township Fire Department in New Jersey!
Glen Seaboldt Jr.
I love to see happy kids. Keep up the good work Robbinsville Fire Department
Ich komme aus Deutschland und habe mich auch sehr darüber gefreut den bekommen zu haben
Last night Robbinsville Township Fire Department staff made a donation to the Robbinsville Little League for the total cost of a new scoreboard. This project started with an idea from former Township Recreation Director Joe Barker roughly two years ago. Please stay posted for details on an upcoming event where a formal dedication will be made in Joe’s memory. Robbinsville Professional Firefighters Association - IAFF...
Now if hamilton Fd could do that for nottingham little league we could finally have 3 working scoreboards. ❤⚾️❤
Wow. What a great way to step up for the kids !!!
That’s all kindsa awesomeness! Way to go
Well done.
Thanks!
That is so wonderful. I was just thinking about Joe yesterday 💔. I can’t wait to hear about an upcoming dedication.
Nice job RTFD!
👍RTFD
Today RTFD Local 3786 members presented a donation to Sgt. Egan and Robbinsville PBA 344. The donation is for the PBA #344 members Lt. Clifton, Sgt. Egan, Det. Bruton, and Ptl. Alonso who will be participating in the 2019 Police Unity Tour.
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The Robbinsville Township Fire Department shared a morning of reflection at the Town Center Lake Memorial Tree on Lake Drive to honor Robbinsville resident Pamela Gaff and all of those lost on September 11, 2001.
A wreath was placed at the plaque of Mrs. Gaff, who was a Robbinsville/Washington Township resident and an employee of the Aon Corp. in the World Trade Center.
Thank you to the residents, the Robbinsville Township Police Department, Township Committee members, and those from Township Administration who came out to join us in remembering those we lost on this day 17 years ago.
SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL CEREMONY ANNOUNCEMENT
The Robbinsville Professional Firefighters Association in coordination with the Robbinsville Township Fire Department will conduct the 17th annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday (9/11/18) at 9:45 am. The ceremony will be held at the Memorial Tree on Lake Drive in Town Center, near the intersection of Hutchinson Road. There will be a wreath laying ceremony in memory of Robbinsville resident Pamela Gaff and the names of all the firefighters killed on 9-11-01 will be read.
The public is welcome to attend.
Some training from the last two days. RTFD personnel need to be prepared for numerous types of potential emergencies.
C-Shift: Vehicle overturned and on top of an ejected patient. 4 point simultaneous air bag lift to free the patient.
B-Shift: Water rescue training on Town Center lake.
Share those pictures again when the lake freezes over... to show the kids who walk on the lake just how deep it is!
Did PD know you borrowed a car? 😂
Training today with the griphoist. So you ask what is a griphoist?
The griphoist is a hand-operated, manual portable hoist using wire rope for heavy-duty work. It is used in industry to lift, pull, or transfer loads from one position to another. In the fire service, the griphoist is used to lift a load, stabilize a load, and move a load from one location to another.
**NOTE: No police officers were harmed during the performance of this training evolution**
Awesome. Thank you for all the great pics to show us how hard and smart you all train each day!
A few pictures that were sent to us from a tour bus fire which occurred on 8/12/18 on the NJ Turnpike. The bus was extinguished and all passengers escaped without injury.
I’ve been curious about this passing by the remnants of the bus in Bordentown.
They go quick.
New area codes and new procedures are in effect. Please take a moment to read.
In an emergency simply dial 9-1-1.
America's 9/11 Ride will be passing through NJ today on their way to NYC Ground Zero. The three day ride is the largest police escorted ride in the country, visiting all three crash sites. The foundation raises money for scholarships for children of first responders. The ride will be passing through Robbinsville and the RTFD between 2pm and 3pm depending on weather and traffic. Anyone wishing to see the ride pass may do so from the fire department parking lot.
www.americas911ride.org/ridebook.pdf
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Will you get updates if the times are way off? My son and I want to come watch!
Just saw it on 295 North. It was great to watch
I heard them on the highway honking from the firehouse. So sorry we missed it!
I just saw them come up 130 as I was leaving Hamilton matketplace.. wow. I am in awww. I was not aware who they were but wow!!! Awesome!!
Smith Announces Robbinsville Fire Dept. Awarded over $18k for Fire Prevention
chrissmith.house.gov
Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that the Robbinsville Township Fire Department has been awarded a federal grant in the amount of $18,477 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AF...
Congrats
Thank you Congressman Smith for always looking out for Robbinsville Township.
Thank you Chief Daniel Schaffener for your excellent effort for the residents of Robbinsville The residents and Fire Dept are lucky to have you
The first picture is the result of a dryer vent cleaning at the home of a local resident. Dryer lint is a significant fire hazard and can cause the total destruction of your home. The accumulation of lint in the vent pipe can ignite during the use of your dryer and cause a fire to advance rapidly.
Clean (or have cleaned) your dryer vent AT LEAST once every year.
that is why condo associations require cleaning. that is nuts
Jeff Miranda this is all you!
Terri Peoples Treanor we need this done ASAP
Veteran Owned and Operated Nadca Certified. Www.facebook.com/memorableaircare
How does this work in the town Center apartments?
J & M Dryer Vent Cleaning Service LLC John Moffit
Ralph Mennella
www.allamericanadvancedairvent.com/ These guys were great!
Matt Abrams
Had ours done today !!!
Iris Morabito
Had mine done.... now going to take the back of the dryer off and check for lint around the drum.
The Robbinsville Township Fire Department has been awarded a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program in the amount of $18,477.00. The funds which were awarded in the first round of potential awards will allow the department to purchase 200 smoke detectors with non-removable 10 year lithium batteries, 300 Carbon Monoxide detectors, batteries, and associated fire prevention literature. The grant also includes specialized detectors to be distributed to the hearing impaired.
The RTFD continues the effort to find alternative funding to provide meaningful services/benefits to the residents of Robbinsville Township. Detectors will be available to residents in the coming months once the ordering process is complete. An availability announcement will be made on our Facebook page and at our website located at robbinsvillefire.org.
www.fema.gov/fire-prevention-safety-grants-grantee-award-year-2017
Fire Prevention & Safety Grants - Grantee Award Year 2017 | FEMA.gov
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This page contains a list of Fire Prevention & Safety Grants (FP&S) grants awarded for Fiscal Year 2017. Eligible organizations are fire departments, national, regional, state, local, tribal, and terr...
Outstanding. Always working hard for the benefit of the residents. Not many in government can say that.
Good job chief Dan.
Good job Chief.
Congrats RTFD Chief Daniel Schaffener
Another day training on Town Center Lake. We may be the “Fire Department” but we train for and are prepared for numerous types of emergencies beyond the extinguishment of fires such as water rescue.
National Night Out 2018. Great event and good work by the Robbinsville Township Police Department.
NNO and our fire department is in full force, such good lessons for the kids on fire prevention and demos. Thanks all. #lovefiremen #runninginwhenyourrunningout
Good job Dave
Great job!!
