About NJ-TF1
New Jersey Task Force 1 is based in Wall Township, NJ. Our facility is 101,000 square feet and contains enough space to house all our equipment and vehicles. We also have approximately 3,000 square feet of office space for our administrative function group to operate in.
Our 7 acre training facility will remain located on the Lakehurst Navy Base.
Our team is comprised of 250 volunteer members from various professions throughout the state.
Mission Statement
It is the primary mission of New Jersey Task Force One (NJ-TF1) to provide advanced technical search and rescue capabilities to victims trapped or entombed in structurally collapsed buildings. To this endeavor NJ-TF1 members pledge to the citizens of the State of New Jersey to provide efficient and effective rescue technologies in a planned and measured response system that mirrors the Federal Emergency Management Agencies guidelines on urban search and rescue and the appropriate National Fire Protection Association Standards.
The members of NJ-TF1 further pledge to conduct all search and rescue operations in a professional, ethical, and understanding manner to protect the dignity of any victims and the local response communities that we may serve during such missions.
The members of NJ-TF1 shall endeavor to maintain their skills and abilities in technical rescue training consummate to any missions that may be established now or in the future requiring deployments to natural or man-made disaster, hurricanes, floods, conflagrations, explosions, earthquakes, or weapons of mass destruction incidents that are beyond the capability of local emergency services.
New Task Force Warehouse Located in Wall, NJ
After becoming a member of the FEMA system we realized that our current warehouse facility consisting of roughly 38k Sq. Ft. was not large enough to house all our vehicles and equipment. So the search began for a new facility. In July 2018 a lease was signed for a 101k Sq. Ft. warehouse facility located in Wall Township. The new facility is situated in close proximity to the Garden State Parkway and Route 195. It will provide enough space to keep all of our vehicles, generators, clothing and equipment in a climate controlled environment.
FEMA Teams
FEMA Team Website
US&R Eastern Division
US&R Central Division
FEMA Information
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On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at our annual team meeting we took a moment to recognize and thank 33 members, for 20 years of dedicated service to the task force, the citizens of New Jersey and all citizens of these great united states. Not only have these members made this great milestone, they were all part of the founding members of NJ-TF1.
Jim Bastan, Al Brenner, Gary Breuer, Joe Burlew, Doug Burrell, Kathy Conlon, Mike Corbo, Gus Crist, Lenny Dotson,
Steve Drennan, Scott Evans, Matt Fitzgerald, Kevin Fitzhenry, Mark Gose, Gary haszko, Jim Herbert, Tom Hoever,
Alice Holmes, Vinni Inzano, Brian Juncosa, Dan Kelly, Mike McMahon, Tom McNamara, Mike Moran, Kevin Morrissey,
Steve Peterson, Vic Petrucelli, Pat Pittore, Dr. James Pruden, Jim Riley, Dave Smolka, Gene Walsh and Kevin Zadroga
Congratulations to all
