Sussex Fire & EMS

09/04/2026

Heads Up for our BINGO Players!!!!

BINGO IS CANCELLED 9/17/26 due to Construction on our parking lot!!!

09/01/2026

For those traveling out of town Route 15 is closed in both directions in the area of Lafayette Fire House choose an alternate route and avoid the area!

UPDATE: The area has reopened to alternating single lane traffic.

08/31/2026

For anyone interested we are still accepting sponsors for our 2026 Sussex County Annual Inspection Day & Parade!

PM us, or use the contact information on the bottom of the form for any questions or if you would like to sponsor us!!!

08/31/2026

We would like Tri-State Fence & Supply, Inc. for their Chief Sponsorship!

08/31/2026

As we draw closer to our parade we would like to thank a few key sponsors that have donated to our department!

TNT Fence Co we would like to thank you for your Chief’s Sponsorship!!

08/22/2026

Today we have crews set up at Pleasant Acres for their annual Touch-A-Truck event!

08/16/2026

Don’t forget to stop by and see us at the Royal Buick GMC , Ride with Rudolph Touch a Truck event at Sussex County Miners Skylands Ballpark

We Have UTV tickets available!!!!!!

08/10/2026

If your looking for something to do this up coming weekend….

Come visit us and our friends from Royal Buick GMC for Kevin Rudolph Ride with Rudolph Touch a Truck & Miners Baseball game!!!! We will be there with UTV tickets and enjoying some family fun.

Stop by and see us!!!!

08/06/2026

We are in a heat advisory for today! If anyone needs a cooling center the county has their cooling centers open!

Please like and follow our friends Sussex County Sheriffs 911 Center for county cooling centers and weather advisory’s.

Sussex County Sheriff Michael F. Strada would like to provide you with the following information.

All county libraries will be open as cooling centers. In addition, the Sparta Police Department is also a 24/7 cooling center. Sussex County Social Services is also open as a cooling center.

Hours of operation for each location are listed below.

Sussex County Cooling Centers

Main Library
125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ 07860
Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dennis Branch**CLOSED AS A COOLING CENTER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE**
101 Main Street, Newton, NJ 07860
Monday and Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dorothy Henry Branch
66 Route 94, Vernon, NJ 07462
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Franklin Branch
103 Main Street, Franklin, NJ 07416
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Louise Childs Branch
21 Stanhope Sparta Road, Stanhope, NJ 07874
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sussex-Wantage Branch
69 County Road 639, Wantage, NJ
Monday and Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sussex County Division of Social Services
83 Spring Street, Suite 203, Newton, NJ
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sparta Township Police Department
65 Main Street, Sparta, NJ
24/7 Cooling Center

08/05/2026