ig ible ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁secondary ▁education ▁programs ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁Techn ical ▁School s , ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁Academ ies ▁in ▁H ack ens ack , ▁and ▁the ▁Ber gen ▁Te ch ▁campus ▁in ▁T eter bor o ▁or ▁Param us . ▁The ▁district ▁offers ▁programs ▁on ▁a ▁shared - time ▁or ▁full - time ▁basis , ▁with ▁ad mission ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁select ive ▁application ▁process ▁and ▁tu ition ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁student ' s ▁home ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁Emer gency ▁services ▁ ▁Police ▁The ▁Carl stadt ▁Police ▁Department ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁Police ▁Chief ▁Thomas ▁N iel sen . ▁The ▁department ' s ▁first ▁chief , ▁Charles ▁Schmidt , ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Fire ▁The ▁Carl stadt ▁Fire ▁Department ▁( CF D ) ▁is ▁an ▁all - vol unte er ▁fire ▁department . ▁The ▁CF D ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁one ▁Chief , ▁one ▁assistant ▁chief , ▁one ▁deput y ▁chief ▁and ▁one ▁batt alion ▁chief . ▁The ▁department ▁is ▁staff ed ▁by ▁ 8 0 ▁fully ▁trained ▁fire fig h ters . ▁The ▁CF D ▁util izes ▁three ▁engines , ▁a ▁lad der ▁tr uck , ▁a ▁heavy ▁rescue ▁vehicle ▁and ▁a ▁boat . ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁is ▁Henry ▁J . ▁River os , ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁is ▁Tony ▁D ' Am ico , ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁is ▁Dennis ▁"