HUDSON, THE ONLY CITY IN THE COUNTY, IS PROTECTED BY THE HUDSON DEPARTMENT OF FIRE. A NEWLY ERECTED CENTRAL FIRE STATION HOUSES 3 CITY COMPANIES AND THE FIRE POLICE UNIT.
      LOCATED  AT 77 NORTH 7 TH ST. IT IS THE HOME OF THE STATE'S OLDEST ACTIVE, CONTINUOUSLY IN SERVICE FIRE COMPANY, J W EDMONDS HOSE CO. NO. 1. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1794. ROGERS HOSE CO. NO. 2 ESTABLISHED SHORTLY AFTER EDMONDS RANKS AS THE SECOND OLDEST.
     LADDER CO. NO 3, EVANS H&L IS THE THIRD COMPANY AT CENTRAL STATION.
     A SECOND STATION LOCATED AT 515 WARREN ST. IS THE HOME OF J W HOYSRADT  HOSE AND CHEMICAL CO. NO. 8. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1868. 


     Robert Pulver is the current chief of Department.