The City of Lambertville Fire District #1, is a Combination Career & Volunteer Fire Department with 3 Career Firefighters staffing the district from 8:00am – 6:00pm Monday through Friday. The Districts Volunteer Members continue to respond to calls and train as always. As of early 2016, all members are now officially operating under the Fire District as one.

The City of Lambertville Fire District #1 responds to an average of 250+ emergency calls throughout the year, which includes mutual aid assignments in our surrounding communities. In mid 2016, Fire District # 1 became a participating member in the Hunterdon County Technical Rescue Task Force,This unit is a collective group of specialized and highly trained personnel that perform in extreme hazards and conditions that are not common in ordinary emergency calls.

Collectively the Lambertville Fire Department, District #1 operates with 1 Tower Ladder, 1 Rescue/Class A pumper, 1 Squirt, 1 Special Service Unit, 1 Command Vehicle, 1 4×4 Gator and 1 Cascade trailer.