Mt.Laurel Board Of Fire Commissioners

Mount Laurel is a 22.5 square mile suburban community with an average night time population approaching 50,000 and a day time commercial-business population taking that census to well over 100,000. The community is extremely diversified, with the Fire Department having the responsibilities of providing protection for structures that range from high rise to farm properties, along with several miles of some of the busiest highways in the country i.e. New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) and Interstate 295. The Fire District was created by Ordinance of the Township Council in October 1983. The Fire District is a taxing authority and uses property tax assessment as the primary source of funding for the operations of the Fire Department with an annual budget approaching $10 million annually. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) governs the Mount Laurel Fire District #1 and consists of five Mount Laurel Township residents elected by the legal voters for three year terms. The 5 Board Members elect a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Clerk and Deputy Treasurer/Clerk. The Mount Laurel Fire Department is a combination department consisting of approximately 60 active volunteer personnel and 44 career personnel.