Lyndhurst Fire Department

Valley Brook Engine Company 1 originated in Union Township, NJ, and was organized on February 15, 1886 prior to the Township of Lyndhurst forming. Engine Co. 1 remained part of Lyndhurst in 1917 when Union Township separated into individual communities. In 1920, Engine Co. 1 received the department’s first mechanical fire engine which the department still proudly has possession of. With the growing changes to our community, and realizing the need for advanced training and equipment, the 25 member company reorganized as Lyndhurst Engine Company 1, Rescue Company 4 in January 2006. The company operates as part of the Lyndhurst Volunteer Fire Department, responding an on average of 600 calls per year, serving a population of 20,000 citizens which doubles on a normal business day, and covering a response area of 4.2 square miles. In addition, Engine 1 responds on calls which encompass a mile stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 95, and mutual aid calls for aid and assistance in Bergen, Hudson, and Essex Counties. Members of the company are trained in Rapid Intervention, Vehicle Extrication, and Under Water Search & Recovery in addition to firefighting.