Welcome to Long Branch FMBA Local 68
To proudly serve the public with integrity, protecting life, property and the environment through prevention, education and response, with a professional and dedicated workforce.
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The City of Long Branch is the largest City in the County of Monmouth. Its population is 35,000 people in 5.21 square miles. Long Branch offers easy access to the City from the New Jersey Transit North Jersey Coast Line rail and bus service, to the Garden State Parkway and State Highway 36. The City of Long Branch has received millions of dollars in State and Federal aid to assist in the improvement of the shore and inner-city areas. Redevelopment has been going strong for over ten years with hundreds of new residential housing units and Pier Village, a thriving development on the boardwalk with hundreds of living units, over 30 shops, restaurants, and night clubs, drawing thousands of visitors into the City. The downtown area of the City is currently being redeveloped into an arts district with new housing, theaters, shops and restaurants further enhancing Long Branch as the place to be. With increased population, the City’s School system through State funding has built new, state of the art, High and Middle Schools, two elementary schools, as well as refurbishing all of the assisting schools. With hundreds of apartment and condominium complexes throughout the City, new parks for recreation and entertainment to miles of pristine beaches, there are many places for someone to raise a family in the City. Long Branch has over 20 high-rise buildings from commercial to residential to Senior living. The City is also the home of the prestigious Monmouth Medical Center sprawling several City blocks offering state of the art medical care.
The Long Branch Fire Department continues to keep pace with the changing demographics of the City. In 2008, the Uniformed Fire Division was consolidated into two of the City’s busiest firehouses, increasing the efficiency of the Department as well as enhancing firefighter safety through the deployment of sufficient manpower and equipment on each emergency response. The average response time from the time the alarm is received to time of arrival is less than three minutes, an impressive response for a Department answering on average 1,700 emergency fire calls per year.
Statistic map for the City of Long Branch
City of Long Branch Demographics
Population: 35,000
Square Miles: 5.21
Ocean front beaches: 5-miles
Beach Clubs: 5
Railroad Stations: 2
Supermarkets: 3
Colleges/Universities: 2
High Schools: 2
Alt. School: 1
Middle School: 1
Elementary Schools: 5
Private Schools: 3
Pre-Schools: 4
Hospitals: 1
High Rises: 21
Senior citizen high rises/complexes: 9
Hotels/Motels: 3
Libraries: 2
Condominium/Townhouse complexes: 50+
Apartment complexes: 50+
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