thumb|Fire Station #1 on Washington Street The city is protected by the 132 paid firefighters of the city of Hoboken Fire Department (HFD). Established in 1891, the HFD currently operates under the command of a Department Chief, to whom two Deputy Chiefs report."Past 100 Years" . Hoboken Fire Department. Accessed June 26, 2011. The department reported to 3,352 emergency calls in 2010, arriving in an average of 2.6 minutes from the time the original call was received."Audit of the Fire Department" . City of Hoboken by Matrix Consulting Group. April 27, 2011. Accessed June 27, 2011. The HFD has been a Class 1 rated fire department since 1996 as determined by the Insurance Services Office, one of only three in New Jersey, joining Hackensack and Cherry Hill.About Us, Hoboken Fire Department, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 26, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Effective July 1, 1996, the Insurance Service Organization (ISO), a Commercial Fire Insurance Rating Agency, designated the Hoboken Fire Department as the 24th Class 1 Fire Department in the country. Hoboken Fire Department is the only Class 1 Department in New Jersey."Skoufalos, Matt. "Cherry Hill Fire Department Earns Top International Safety Rating; Cherry Hill FD completed a three-year accreditation process to earn an ISO-1 classification, just the third department in the state to do so. It could mean lower insurance rates for residents and businesses." , NJ PEN, September 6, 2016. Accessed November 13, 2019. "The department joins those of Hoboken and Hackensack as the only three Class I-certified fire departments in New Jersey, and the only one in the Delaware Valley to also have CFAI accreditation. Cherry Hill is one of only 130 ISO-1 fire departments in the United States, in which only 234 of an estimated 30,000 departments are accredited." HFD's firehouses, including its fire museum, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Miguel, Dennis Q. "Fire Work: A Stroll Through History" , hMAG, Hoboken Lifestyle Magazine, May 18, 2011. Accessed June 26, 2011.
thumb|fire station #1 on washington street the city is protected by the 132 paid firefighters of the city of hoboken fire department (hfd) established in 1891 the hfd currently operates under the command of a department chief to whom two deputy chiefs report"past 100 years"  hoboken fire department accessed june 26 2011 the department reported to 3352 emergency calls in 2010 arriving in an average of 26 minutes from the time the original call was received"audit of the fire department"  city of hoboken by matrix consulting group april 27 2011 accessed june 27 2011 the hfd has been a class 1 rated fire department since 1996 as determined by the insurance services office one of only three in new jersey joining hackensack and cherry hillabout us hoboken fire department backed up by the internet archive as of september 26 2008 accessed november 13 2019 "effective july 1 1996 the insurance service organization (iso) a commercial fire insurance rating agency designated the hoboken fire department as the 24th class 1 fire department in the country hoboken fire department is the only class 1 department in new jersey"skoufalos matt "cherry hill fire department earns top international safety rating; cherry hill fd completed a three-year accreditation process to earn an iso-1 classification just the third department in the state to do so it could mean lower insurance rates for residents and businesses"  nj pen september 6 2016 accessed november 13 2019 "the department joins those of hoboken and hackensack as the only three class i-certified fire departments in new jersey and the only one in the delaware valley to also have cfai accreditation cherry hill is one of only 130 iso-1 fire departments in the united states in which only 234 of an estimated 30000 departments are accredited" hfd's firehouses including its fire museum are listed on the national register of historic placesmiguel dennis q "fire work a stroll through history"  hmag hoboken lifestyle magazine may 18 2011 accessed june 26 2011