Greetings, Esteemed Members, First of all, I would like to thank all of you who supported me in becoming the 39th president in the 117th year of our esteemed organization. It is my goal to build on all the work that outgoing President Bill Smith accomplished in his two years as president. And he did it during a pandemic! I am engaged and committed ...

We are all familiar with the concept of coaching in the fire service. An officer or a seasoned fire- fighter ensures that we are technically proficient in a firefighter, rescue, or ems skill. That helps us to gain a high degree of technical expertise which enables us to perform various on-scene tasks that will make us safer and more likely to achie...

Chief Robert Morris joined the Lakehurst Fire Department in 1976 serving as Fire Chief for over 20 years. Today he serves as the Ocean County Fire Coordinator for Zone 4, does consulting work, and is an adjunct faculty member of Stockton University where he earned his doctorate in Organizational Leadership. His main areas of interest today in the f...

The Association's Annual Meeting took place on Thursday September 15, 2022 at the Wildwood Convention Center, Wildwood, New Jersey. President William Smith kicked off the meet- ing at 1:00 p.m. The meeting was well attended. There was a full agenda for this meeting as Scholarship Awards and Valor Awards were presented. In addition, there were elect...