Two people were arrested on drug charges after their car slammed into the side of an Italian restaurant in Hawthorne and they ran from the scene early Tuesday afternoon. The older-model Nissan crashed into Bella Fig on Lincoln Avenue shortly after 12:30 p.m., narrowly missing … [Read more...]

Hawthorne Fire Department – 2018 Video Overview. Last year, the Fire Department answered 416 calls for help.🚨 🚒🔥 The membership also attended Company Meetings, Company Drills, Mutual Aid Training, Hawthorne Middle School Leadership Camp, School Visits, SantaRun, 9/11 Memorial, … [Read more...]

Did you know? The members of Hawthorne Fire Dept. provided over 40,618 volunteer hours in 2019. From alarms, standbys, meetings, drills, work details, parades, school visits, memorial services, leadership camp, funeral detail, National Night Out, Hawthorne Day and many other … [Read more...]

Did you know? In 2019, our volunteers answered 416 calls for help.🚨 🚒🔥 On behalf of the Hawthorne Fire Department, we would like to thank all our members for their dedication and commitment in keeping our town safe. … [Read more...]

12/27 - 10:33am, the Hawthorne Fire Department Engine 4 was dispatched to 52 Oxford, Glen Rock for mutual aid on a working house fire. HFD Cascade Unit was also requested. All members returned safe.   … [Read more...]

12/22 - The Hawthorne Fire Department would like to thank all the volunteers that spent their evening helping put on the annual SantaRun. Unfortunately after 5 hours we were not able to visit every street. Santa is now resting so he is ready for his big night in just a few days. … [Read more...]

On Sunday December 22, between 5pm - 8pm, the Hawthorne Fire Department with the Ladies Auxiliary will be escorting Santa Claus through the Borough of Hawthorne streets in their annual SantaRUN. Make sure you are listening for our sirens so you don’t miss out on seeing him. … [Read more...]

11/10 — This past Sunday morning, Training Center supporters, local residents, members of the Hawthorne Fire Department, family and friends took in the ribbon cutting ceremony and toured the updated HFD Training Center. Special thank you to Hawthorne's own Downes Tree Service … [Read more...]

11/8 - No one was hurt after firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at Rainbow Specialty Colors on Fifth Avenue on Friday morning. A call about smoke came in about 9:30 a.m. after a contractor doing work on the color-dye manufacturing company noticed smoke and called the owner … [Read more...]

On November 5th, 2019, Mr. Doug Struck, President and CEO of the Christian Health Care Center honored the Hawthorne Fire Department for their outstanding, hard work and selfless dedication to ensure the safety, health and well-being of our Hawthorne residents. Mr Struck presented … [Read more...]

11/2 — New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) held a training exercise November 2nd at the Glen Rock Main Line station. The drill simulated a mass casualty incident and included more than 150 volunteers participating in the exercise. In … [Read more...]

10/25 - Due to the expected heavy rain this Sunday, October 27th, we will move the Training Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to  Sunday, November 10th at 11:30 a.m. #HawthorneFireDeptNJ       … [Read more...]

10/15/2019: Hawthorne FD Tower 2 was dispatched to assist Hawthorne PD in the recovery of a pocketbook/purse that had been thrown onto the roof of a 2-family home located in the 100 block of Washington Avenue, Hawthorne on Tuesday afternoon, 10/15. The item was recovered without … [Read more...]

10/03/2019 The Hawthorne Fire Department was dispatched to Glen Rock for mutual aid. During the incident a Glen Rock firefighter escaped serious injury when he fell through the kitchen floor into the basement at a Wednesday night fire. The fire on Greenway Road started on the … [Read more...]

Hawthorne Fire Department Training Center received a clean up this past weekend, getting ready for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the end of the month. Special thanks to all those members that attended the clean up. The upgraded third floor bailout system, confined space training, … [Read more...]