Somerville Rescue Squad

01/01/2026

As we enter our 98th year of service, the Squad thanks the residents of the Borough of Somerville, NJ - Government for your ongoing support. The Squad answered 1529 calls for service in 2025 for that we thank our members! Our EMTs, Crew Assistants, Cadets and Rescue Technicians are proud to serve this outstanding community!

Special thanks to the Somerville Fire Department and Somerville Police Department for being our steadfast partners in public safety. We look forward to another year of collaboration.

Wishing everyone a prosperous 2026!

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01/01/2026

Congratulations to the Somerville Fire Department Officers for 2026. We look forward to another year of collaboration along with Somerville Police Department as we continue to protect Borough of Somerville, NJ - Government

2026 Command & Administration Officers

Chief: Kenneth Bowden
Deputy Chief: Albert Bowden

Captain: Glenn Sheats & Brent Hurevitch

Lieutenant: Kip Zenowich, Xavier Alvarado, Ashley Bowden, & John Lajda

President: Brian Iselin
Vice President: Gary Stramaglia
Secretary: Robert Lynn
Treasurer: Bruce Kessler

We thank outgoing Chief of the Department Joseph Stitley, Deputy Chief Jose Rodriguez, & Assistant Chief Brian Ceponis for their dedication, commitment, and passion they put into our department! Together they put our department forward in the direction it deserved! Thank you to all our supporters in 2025, and those who have been gracious enough to help us along the way!

We wish everyone a wonderful and safe new year!

12/11/2025

💙 A heartfelt thank you to all our supporters from the Somerville Rescue Squad . As an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, your financial support goes a long way to help us, help you in the event of a medical emergency.

Thank you for being part of the Somerville EMS family.

Donations are accepted at

Our members are ready to help our community in their time of need. We are dedicated to providing the best pre-hospital care 365 days a year.

12/02/2025

Our fall fund drive is very important to our organizations ability to meet growing financial demands. To those that have contributed, THANK YOU! If you have not helped us out, please take a few minutes and support our mission.

Donate at www.54rescue.org

Our FALL FUND DRIVE is underway and we hope that you will take a minute and send a contribution to help support our services. Donations can be made online at www.54rescue.org

11/25/2025

SANTA!

Who is ready to spread the holiday cheer with Santa and his helpers from Somerville Fire!

Check out the attached form for all the details!

11/16/2025

Please consider a donation for Officer Spadea and his family. They suffered a tragic loss today. Officer Spadea is a friend, a colleague, and a dedicated Officer in our community!

On November 15th, the Spadea family experienced an unimaginable tra… Lindsey Calistri needs your support for Help the Spadea Family Rebuild After a House Fire

11/13/2025

Our FALL FUND DRIVE is underway and we hope that you will take a minute and send a contribution to help support our services. Donations can be made online at www.54rescue.org

11/11/2025

Special shout out to the members of the Somerville Rescue Squad Auxiliary for planning a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner for our members! The food was great and the conversation priceless!

10/29/2025

With the Spooktacular cancelled due to the weather tomorrow....please stop by our building at 133 West High Street on October 31st from 4:30p till 6:30p to treat your little goblins to some treats!

10/19/2025

Continuing professional development and training are are mission critical for first responders who must be life long learners. Over the past week the Somerville Rescue Squad held two learning sessions, the first was presented by Adam Fulmore our Quality Assurance Coordinator who took us through the tenets of proper and timely documentation. The second session was Stop the Bleed with a special focus for our Cadets. A great week of learning! Fun fact, the debut of Stop the Bleed was in October 2015 and the Squad had been teaching thus lifesaving course since its inception.

The Squad always accepts donations to cover the costs of both training and EMS operations. Donate today ar www.54rescue.org