Mission Statement
"The mission of the Voorhees Fire District is to minimize Life Loss, Suffering and Damage due to Fire, Medical and Environmental emergencies, through Public Education, Code Management and Incident Response to those who reside and work in our community."
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| VOORHEES FIRE DISTRICT | |
| 423 Cooper Road Voorhees, NJ 08043 | |
| (856) 783-6630 | |
| VOTED BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN | |
| 2009 BY THE COURIER POST | |
| HELP US, HELP YOU! |
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
To all the residents of Voorhees Township:
The Board of Fire Commissioners of Voorhees Fire District has proposed and is committed, to a 0 % increase in the 2010 FIRE TAX. We believe it is our responsibility to you, to work within our means in these tough economic times.
Fire Commissioners: B. Dougherty, B. Caruso, B. McAvoy, B. Silary, G. Slack
We Thank You for your support in approving the 2010 budget with a 0 % increase in your fire tax.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the residents of Voorhees Township for their support over the years. We would also like to THANK all of the firefighters, both volunteer and career, who serve the community everyday for their dedication and hard work.
The Fire District is in the process of updating our web site:
Please bookmark this address on your computer. We would appreciate your input on what you would like to see from us to keep you more informed.
About Us
Voorhees Fire District provides Fire and Emergency Medical Services to the residents of Voorhees Township, County of Camden, State of New Jersey. Voorhees Township is approximately 11.8 square miles and a population of 29,000 residents. The township is covered by 2 fire station located at (headquarters) 423 Cooper Road, station 663 and 2002 South Burnt Mill Road, station 662. Both stations are equipped for Fire, Rescue and EMS services. Voorhees Fire District has three separate but equally important divisions: Career Firefighters, Volunteer Firefighters and Career EMT'S.
25 full time firefighters and officers, which staff the 2 fire stations and work 600am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday. They are responsible for all fire calls, ems calls, fire prevention, and day time special assignments and are state certified fire inspectors and inspect all business in Voorhees Township yearly.
There are 39 volunteer firefighters and officers which staff the 2 fire stations from 5:00pm to 6:00am Sunday thru Thursday. On Friday and Saturday nights the crews sleep in station from 6:00pm to 6:00am and respond to all fire calls. They also handle all special assignments such as: the township picnic, movie night at Connelly Park, Fire Prevention activities, Santa Claus detail and many other special assignments. Meeting nights are the first Monday of every month at 7pm, drill nights are the 2,3, and 4th