Fire Prevention

Ewing Police Department Citizens Academy – Applications Now Open!

February 13, 2025

The Citizens Academy is back!

Hours & Contact

Mailing Address
Township of Ewing
1666 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08618

Hours of Operation
M - F - 8 am - 4pm
**Closed 12pm - 1pm daily**

Fire Marshal
Mike Nelson
p:(609) 882-9885 x112
email: mnelson@ewingnj.org

Shannon Kane, Confidential Secretary to Fire Director
p: (609) 882-9885 x111
email: skane@ewingnj.org

Responsibilities

Inspection of all commercial buildings and common areas of multiple dwellings for enforcement of / compliance with the Uniform Fire Code of the State of New Jersey.
Investigate fires in accordance with the aforementioned Uniform Fire Code.
Coordinate data with the Ewing Township Fire Department and both volunteer fire companies.

Knox Box Program

Established businesses must provide a Knox Box to be mounted on the exterior of the building, providing emergency phone numbers, information and access for the fire department[s] outside of business hours.

Changes to the Fire Code for Residential Rental and Resale Properties

Smoke Alarms in Residential Rentals and Resale Properties

Ten-year sealed battery-powered single station smoke alarms are now required for any residential property transfer. Any residential rental property currently utilizing detectors that have replaceable batteries MUST BE REPLACED with the ten year sealed battery type. This includes combination detectors (smoke/carbon monoxide). You may not replace any A.C. powered single or multiple station smoke alarms with battery-powered smoke alarms. A/C-powered smoke alarms shall be accepted as meeting all the requirements as of January 1st, 2019. See N.J.A.C. 5:70-4.19 for full explanation of the requirements.

Mulching / Combustible Landscape Materials

The State of New Jersey Division of Fire Safety has adopted a new update to the NJ Fire Code as pertains to "mulch," or combustible landscape materials to go into effect on April 15, 2025. This change affects all applications with the exception of owner-occupied, one- and two-family or attached single family dwellings used exclusively for dwelling purposes.