▁ 4 1 . 9 % ▁turn out . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁City ▁Council mm ember ▁Rav inder ▁B hal la ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁mayor , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁S ikh ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Fire ▁department ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 3 2 ▁paid ▁fire fig h ters ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Hob oken ▁Fire ▁Department ▁( H FD ). ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁the ▁H FD ▁currently ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁Department ▁Chief , ▁to ▁whom ▁two ▁Deput y ▁Chief s ▁report . ▁The ▁department ▁reported ▁to ▁ 3 , 3 5 2 ▁emer gency ▁calls ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 . 6 ▁minutes ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁original ▁call ▁was ▁received . ▁The ▁H FD ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Class ▁ 1 ▁r ated ▁fire ▁department ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁In sur ance ▁Services ▁Office , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁joining ▁H ack ens ack ▁and ▁Cher ry ▁Hill . ▁H FD ' s ▁fire h ouses , ▁including ▁its ▁fire ▁museum , ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁The ▁department ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Metro ▁US AR ▁St rike ▁Team , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁nine ▁North ▁Jersey ▁fire ▁depart ments ▁and ▁other ▁emer gency ▁services ▁divisions ▁working