Waretown Volunteer Fire Company

10/23/2026

Yesterday fire fighters from the Waretown Volunteer Fire Company educated the elementary schools in town on fire prevention and the dangers of not carefully using charging devices containing lithium ion batteries. Also, showing off the cool engine! Into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower!

10/19/2026

This Sunday!!

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

On October 16th 2026 at approximately 0046 hours the Waretown Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched for a reported structure fire within the area of Lighthouse Drive.

Deputy Chief 3610 arrived and located a 1-story wood frame residential structure with heavy fire showing from the front of the structure. Subsequently, the agencies 1st alarm working fire assignment was dispatched by Ocean County Communications bringing in additional resources from Forked River Fire Department, Barnegat Fire Company, Lanoka Harbor Fire company for coverage as well as the Ocean County Fire Coordinators and Ocean County Fire Marshals Office.

Chief 3600 arrived and assumed Incident Command. Captain 3630 was assigned Interior Operations and was paired with crews from 3601 who conducted a quick and aggressive interior fire attack to extinguish the fire. Crews from Forked River Ladder 6015 and Barnegat 1115 arrived and conducted primary and secondary searches and assisted with ventilation and overhaul.

The scene was turned over to the Ocean County Fire Marshals Office as well as the Ocean Township Police Department Detective Bureau to conduct an origin and cause investigation.

The Waretown Volunteer Fire Company thanks our partners from the Ocean Township Police Department, Waretown First Aid Squad, Forked River Fire Company, Barnegat Fire Company, Lanoka Harbor Fire company, Ocean County Fire Marshals Office, Ocean County Fire Coordinators, and the Ocean County Radio Room for their efforts and assistance with this incident.

Forked River Fire Department
Lanoka Harbor Vol. Fire Co. #1
Barnegat Volunteer Fire Company Station 11
Waretown First Aid Squad
Ocean Township Police Department
Ocean County Fire Marshal

10/11/2026

On Saturday members of the Waretown Vol. Fire Co. put together a fire prevention presentation at the Ocean County Library Waretown division. Thank you to everyone that made it and we hope you had fun and learned how to keep your homes safe. Remember how to properly charge batteries and close before you doze!

10/07/2026

This Saturday! Kids, parents, grandparents are all welcome to learn fire safety!! Come say hello to your local firefighters 🚒🧯🔥