Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey -- A father dropped his 3-year-old son out a second-story window to first responders below as a fire raged through an apartment complex in New Jersey Monday morning. The ...

Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

A fire alarm didn't stop a crowd of about 200 Bergen County Democrats from celebrating election night in Hasbrouck Heights.

UNION CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- An all-day wake is underway for the victims killed in the devastating New Jersey fire that ravaged a family and a community. The service for 2-year-old Jason Gonzalez, ...