The 200 Club is proud to have supported Bergen County’s Fire, Police, and EMS departments through our Appropriations Program for more than 30 years. Awarding over 1 million dollars in grant money, we have helped to secure needed equipment and programs to enable our dedicated Bergen County First Responders to perform their jobs more safely and efficiently.
These are just a small portion of the Departments that received grant money.
- The Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps received a matching grant to help purchase a Vital Signs Monitor. This monitor allows for continuous measurement of the patient’s vitals during transport.
- The Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department received full funding for a Jack Stabilization System and Crash Bag kit. These jacks quickly access accident victims trapped in vehicles, which involves extrication and vehicle stabilization. The kit is deployed rapidly and is easy to operate.
- Northvale Police Department received start-up funding to develop a Junior Police Academy. This program is geared toward Grades 7 and 8 and uses criteria that inspire young people to practice good citizenship by educating them about the criminal justice system.
- Teaneck Police Department received a matching grant to help fund upgrades to radio communications, addressing “dead zones” plaguing police officers, ambulance personnel, and other personnel in the new Emergency Department of Holy Name Medical Center.
- Hackensack Fire Department received a grant to purchase a Fire Curtain. Sealing a failed window with a Fire Curtain eliminates the Blowtorch of oxygen-filling fire down public hallways of Residential apartments and Office Buildings three stores or higher.
- Lyndhurst Fire Department received a matching grant for a T4 Thermal Imaging Camera. This equipment allows firefighters to see areas of heat through smoke, darkness, and heat-permeable barriers.