Fire Department

Mission Statement

To improve and safeguard the quality of life within the City of Clifton, the members of the Clifton Fire Department guarantee to the citizens and visitors of Clifton that we will provide dependable service in a responsible fashion, while showing care and compassion for those in need. As public servants, our first and foremost duty is to serve the community. We will treat those we serve fairly, regardless of their race, color, creed, sex, age, lifestyle, national origin or economic status. We also insure that any service we provide adds value to our citizens/customers quality of life. We also recognize the individuality of everyone who works here. We will treat one another with respect, kindness and a sense of importance of teamwork. We should foster a spirit of excellence throughout the organization so that we may better serve our citizens.

Services

The Clifton Fire Department serves the community by performing the following essential services:

• Emergency Medical Services: vehicle and industrial extrication
• Fire Prevention Services: building inspections, code enforcement, plan review, public fire safety education, Fire  Investigations
• Fire Suppression
• Hazardous Materials Intervention
• Office of Emergency Management

The Clifton Fire Department's forecast for the future is to expand the delivery of and improve fire ground efficiency through:

• Broaden Public Fire Safety Education

Hazardous Materials Response Program

Enhance the Hazardous Materials Response Program by:

• Increasing the number of certified Hazardous Materials technicians
• Expand Hazardous Materials training
• Install computer terminals in all fire stations
• Replace all of the department's current self-contained breathing apparatus with new state of the art units
• Construct new fire station to replace fire station number 1, located on Madison Avenue and First Street