New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ

10/01/2026

📢 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION UPDATE📢
October 2026 Fire Service Status Report

🚒 Today, the CSC released the latest Fire Service Status Report with the following updates:

🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 Fire Chief - The current cycle announcement was released on August 1, 2026. Oral Assessments are tentatively scheduled for November 23, 2026.

🟡🟡🟡🟡 Deputy Fire Chief - The current cycle announcement was released on December 1, 2025. Oral Assessments are being scored.

🟡🟡🟡 Battalion Fire Chief - The previous cycle announcement was released on March 1, 2025. All lists were issued with Oral Assessment reviews ongoing.

The current cycle announcement was released on September 1, 2026. Written Exams are tentatively scheduled for January 2027 with Oral Assessments tentatively scheduled for April 2027.

⚪⚪ 2nd Level Fire Supervisor - The previous cycle announcement was released on February 1, 2025. Scoring is complete and all lists were issued.

The current cycle announcement was released on August 1, 2026. Written Exams are tentatively scheduled for November 19, 2026 with Oral Assessments tentatively scheduled for April 2027.

⚪ 1st Level Fire Supervisor - The previous cycle announcement was released on February 1, 2025. Oral Assessments are currently being scored.

The current cycle announcement was released on August 1, 2026. Written Exams are tentatively scheduled for November 19, 2026. Oral Assessment Exercises are tentatively scheduled for April 2027.

🔴 Entry Level Firefighter - The 2026 Firefighter announcement closed on August 31st, 2026.

🔗Follow the link to find the full Fire Service Status Report and to see which jurisdictions are in each cycle: https://www.nj.gov/csc/jobs/publicsafety/pdfs/October%202026%20Fire%20Service%20Status%20Report_10.1.26.pdf

09/30/2026

🪏 BREAKING GROUND FOR FIRST RESPONDER HEALTH🪏

🏗️ Yesterday, we celebrated the official groundbreaking and announcement of the construction of Cardio Pulmonary Diagnostics’ brand-new Medical Arts Building at 748 Spring St. in Elizabeth, NJ!

↪️​This milestone comes right on the heels of another exciting expansion—the opening of CardioPulmonary Diagnostic, LLC new office location in Hamilton, NJ! Together, these developments mark incredible progress in making high-quality, specialized healthcare even more accessible across the state.

🏥​This state-of-the-art facility in Elizabeth will serve as the future home of Captain's Gift - The Captain Dominick Buscio Program, a vital initiative dedicated to providing life-saving cardiovascular and pulmonary health testing for active and retired first responders who face high-stress environments and unique health risks. Programs like this are crucial in ensuring our members get the proactive, specialized care they need and deserve.

​🎉A huge congratulations to Dr. Patel and his entire team for their visionary leadership, dedication, and unwavering commitment to the PFANJ and for expanding healthcare access for the state's entire first responder community!

​👨‍🚒New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ 2nd Vice President Dave Hines and Treasurer Greg Swanson were on hand for the ceremony to support this incredible milestone for all first responders across the state.

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09/19/2026

Our Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial is an annual event that honors the...

09/18/2026

🛫​Members of the New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ are in Colorado to honor our Camden Fire Department brothers, David Figueroa and Julius A. Snyder, as they take their rightful place on the International Association of Fire Fighters Memorial Wall in Colorado Springs.

🫂We will stand with their families, friends, and fellow firefighters as we remember their dedicated service, unwavering bravery, and ultimate sacrifice.

🕯️They join 288 fallen IAFF brothers and sisters being honored this year—a reminder that their legacy will never be forgotten.

💻​Join us in honoring Brother Figueroa and Brother Snyder by tuning into the livestream:
​📅 Saturday, Sept. 19
🕛 12 p.m. ET | 10 a.m. MT
📍 Watch Live on YouTube:

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Our Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial is an annual event that honors the...

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years later, we carry the memory of that fateful day and the heavy toll that continues to follow.

​Today, we honor the 343 International Association of Fire Fighters brothers of the FDNY who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001, answering the call without hesitation. We also remember and stand with the countless brothers and sisters who have answered the call since—those who returned to the pile, breathed the toxic air, and have since lost their lives to illness or continue to fight brave battles today.

We also remember every civilian taken from us that day in New York City, Washington, DC, and Shanksville. The courage displayed across our nation will never be surpassed.

We will never forget.

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09/10/2026

👨‍🚒STANDING UP FOR NJ FIRST RESPONDERS AND LABOR 💪

🙏​Huge thanks to Rep Josh Gottheimer for inviting the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey (PFANJ) to today’s Labor Roundtable. It was a vital opportunity to discuss how he can continue to stand with labor and address the critical issues facing our unions across the state.

🔥​2nd VP, Dave Hines, proudly represented the PFANJ at the table, bringing crucial issues to the forefront:

-Fire Apparatus Crisis: Highlighting how aging fleets and equipment shortages directly impact firefighter safety and response capabilities in our local communities.

-​Staffing Needs: Discussing chronic staffing shortages and the urgent need for minimum manning.

-​OSHA's Emergency Response Standard: Advocating for the life-saving benefits of the proposed OSHA standard to ensure modern safety protections for all responders.

🤝​Thank you, Congressman Gottheimer, for your continued engagement and dedication to supporting New Jersey’s labor workforce.

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09/09/2026

🫀NEW LOCATION FOR BUSCIO PROGRAM🫀

👨‍⚕️We are excited to share the grand opening of CardioPulmonary Diagnostic, LLC brand-new Hamilton, NJ office!

🚒This milestone brings greater access to the Captain's Gift - The Captain Dominick Buscio Program to first responders in the western part of the state, ensuring our brave first responders get the specialized care they deserve.

🙏We are forever thankful for the incredible collaborative work between the New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ, Donna Buscio, and Dr. Patel to make lasting improvements to first responder health!

🏥Come meet the team, tour the new location, and celebrate with us!

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, September 29th
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Location: 200 Horizon Center Blvd, Suite 200A, Hamilton, NJ 08691
🍩 Snacks and refreshments will be served!

📞 Call 609-256-7226 or visit www.cardiopulmonarydiagnostic.com to schedule your appointment.

09/07/2026

💪 Labor Day isn't just a day off. It’s a reminder of what organized labor built and continues to protect.

🚒🚑 Behind every firefighter entering a burning building, every EMT providing life-saving care, every dispatcher managing critical emergency calls, and every HazMat technician mitigating dangerous hazards is a union standing up for their rights.

📑 Our union ensures our brothers and sisters don't stand alone. Through collective bargaining and solidarity, the PFANJ delivers the strong contracts, safety standards, and protections our members earn every single day:

-Safer Working Conditions: Removing PFAS from our gear, advocating for safe staffing, and lobbying for cancer screening so every first responder makes it home.

-Fair Wages & Comprehensive Benefits: Securing strong compensation, affordable healthcare, and funded pensions with COLA to support our families.

-Legal & Workplace Protection: Ensuring every member has dedicated representation, fair hearings, and a powerful voice on the job without retribution through the International Association of Fire Fighters Guardian Policy.

-Collective Strength: Uniting over 367,000 firefighters, EMTs, dispatchers, and HazMat technicians across New Jersey, the United States, and Canada. A force that grows every day.

🤝When first responders are protected, whole communities are safer. We succeed because we stand together, shoulder to shoulder, local to local.

Happy Labor Day to all union members across New Jersey. Union Strong. Always.

09/06/2026

💪 2026 LABOR POWER LIST
President Matthew Caliente Recognized

​As we enjoy our Labor Day Weekend, Insider NJ Max Pizarro released this year's Labor Power List, highlighting President Matthew Caliente among the state’s top labor leaders for our historic legislative victories:

​☑️ Authoring the NJ First Responders PTSD Protection Act
☑️ Ushering the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act to safeguard members from PFAS
☑️ Drafting Firefighter Cancer Screening Legislation
☑️ Passing Presumptive Illness Legislation for heart attack and stroke

​Our impact reaches far beyond New Jersey. The PFANJ has been a driving force alongside the International Association of Fire Fighters at the federal level to:

​☑️ Repeal the WEP/GPO
☑️ Extend PSOB Benefits through the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act
☑️ Protect our members through the Fire Cancer Act

​The work never stops. Our immediate priorities ahead include:

​⬜ Lowering healthcare costs and expanding coverage
⬜ Protecting pension funding and restoring COLA
⬜ Pushing for fair treatment of our state's essential EMTs
⬜ Promoting the need and studies proving better performance outcomes of 4 and 5 firefighter crews
⬜ Confronting the ongoing fire apparatus crisis
⬜ Advocating for the unique challenges of fire districts

​Stand with us as we fight for the health, safety, and dignity of our hard-working , , , and technicians. Help us check a few more successes off our list!

​ PFANJdelivers IAFF UnionStrong

09/04/2026

💵FINANCIAL FRIDAY💵
New PFRS Mortgage Rate

🏡 Thinking about purchasing a home? The new pension mortgage rate increased from 5.26% to 5.66% on August 17th.

📉 Rates are adjusted twice a year, February and August, and are based on the 10-year Treasury bill plus 1%.

❓ For any questions, or to begin the purchase of your new home, contact Jason Solowsky Mortgage Coach for NJ Families & Heroes .