Monroe Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F Local 3170

06/16/2026

Monroe Township Ladder 23 went to work in New Brunswick on a second alarm assignment.

06/12/2026

6/11/26 Early this morning Monroe Twp Squad 57 was dispatched for the reported Commercial Vehicle Fire. With confirmed fire in the rear of trash truck, Squad 57 added Ladder 23 to the ticket. Squad 57 arrived and went into service with a 2" attack line extinguishing what was left in the trash truck before extinguishing the garbage that was dumped. Do to the nature of this call Middlesex County Hazmat was added. Monroe Twp DPW assisted in the overhaul process.

Monroe Township Fire District #2
Monroe Twp Fire District #3
Middlesex County Hazmat FMBA Local 100
Monroe Township EMS

06/03/2026

Local 3170 Members participated in the New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ inaugural Sporting Clays Fundraiser held at Red Wing Sporting Clays in Port Republic. This was a successful event headed up by one of our very own members, FF Brian Yockman.

05/27/2026

Day 1 of the PFANJ convention is complete and we would like to congratulate all of the members elected to the Executive Board! Local 3170 was well represented today with FF Brian Yockman ( Monroe Township Fire District #2 ) being elected to State Secretary and Captain Jim Hannon ( Monroe Twp Fire District #3 ) being elected to Vice President of State District 2. Many other members from our local were present as well.

🚨 2026 CONVENTION 🚨

🗳️ As Day 2 of our 2026 Convention comes to a close we recognize our officers who were elected earlier today:

EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Matthew Caliente
1st Vice President Peter Nowak
2nd Vice President David Hines
Secretary Brian Yockman
Treasurer Gregory Swanson
Sergeant-at-Arms William Pelligrino

1ST DISTRICT
Vice President John Hynes
Trustee Justin Derevyanik

2ND DISTRICT
Vice President James Hannon
Trustee Glen Seaboldt

3RD DISTRICT
Vice President Wayne Matthews
Trustee Anton “Chuck” Brown

4TH DISTRICT
Vice President William "Pete" Perez
Trustee Sam Munoz

5TH DISTRICT
Vice President Thomas Shea

6TH DISTRICT
Vice President Bela Vaszlavik
Trustee Connor Wujciak

7TH DISTRICT
Vice President Jeffrey Moran

05/17/2026

On Friday, May 15th Monroe Twp Professional Firefighters Local 3170 gathered for an evening of fellowship at the Forsgate Country Club. During the event we took a moment to recognize some of our recent retirees. They are as follows:

Todd Fraler 1999-2024
Matthew Palumbo 2006-2025
Michael Daley 2005-2025
Chris Lelong 2005-2025
Dennis Koch 2006-2026
Richard Dziminski 2006-2026
Steven Booke 2006-2026
Michael Hofmann 2003-2024
Michael Cackowski 2003-2026
David Shapter 1999-2024

We also recognized Kenneth Link for his unwavering commitment and leadership as Vice President of the Monroe Professional Firefighters, Local 3170. On behalf of Local President Jim Hannon, the Executive Board, and your Brothers and Sisters, congratulations gentlemen and thank for your years of dedicated service.

05/13/2026

Congratulations FF/EMT Fanning!

05/13/2026

5/12/26 -A Platoon - Monroe Township Tower 57 and Ladder 23 were dispatched to Plainsboro Twp for a fire in a residence. Plainsboro PD confirmed a solar panel fire. Plainsboro Professional Firefighters Association - Local 4954 Squad 49 went into operation with an attack quickly knocking the fire down.

05/05/2026

On 5/5/26 Monroe Twp Stations 23A and 23B were dispatched to Costco Drive for the reported Commercial Vehicle Fire. With confirmed reports of an active Fire, Monroe Twp Squad 57 was added.

Monroe Township Fire District #2
Monroe Township EMS
Monroe Twp Fire District #3
Monroe Township Police Department - Middlesex County, NJ

05/01/2026

Congratulations to Firefighter Steven Booke on providing 27 years of dedicated service in Public Safety (20 of which he served in Monroe Township). Enjoy your retirement Booke!

04/15/2026

At last night's District 3's monthly Commissioner meeting, we officially welcomed Probationary Firefighter Tyler Keefer and promoted Firefighter Bartok to Captain. Congratulations to both!!!