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North Hudson Firefighters Honor the Fallen, Then Answer the Call

October 06, 2026 | NEW JERSEY Ron Jeffers, Correspondent

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North Hudson firefighters advance a back-up line to a fire in a rear fourth floor apartment, on 44th Street, Union City, as the department

Photo by Ron JeffersNorth Hudson firefighters advance a back-up line to a fire in a rear fourth floor apartment, on 44th Street, Union City, as the department's memorial service had just concluded at Fire Headquarters.

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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.

On the morning of October 6th, the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue held their first "Remember the Fallen" Memorial Service with a new monument at Fire Headquarters on Port Imperial Blvd., West New York.

The monument bears the names of twelve fallen members from the former fire departments of Union City, North Bergen, West New York, Weehawken and Guttenberg, plus the North Hudson Regional department, dating back to 1911. Relatives of the fallen were in attendance.

At the conclusion of the service, Fire Control dispatched a full assignment to the 500-block of 44th Street in Union City for a reported fire in a five-story apartment building. Added on to the radio transmission was, "Receiving numerous phone calls."

Arriving units located a fire in a fourth-floor apartment. Fire suppression operations began and residents were removed from the building.

The beat goes on.

Ron JeffersCorrespondent

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