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NJ Appeals Court Clarifies Municipality’s Authority to Regulate Volunteer Fire Company

NJ Appellate Court Clarifies Municipality’s Authority to Regulate Volunteer Fire Company

The Appellate Division recently addressed the scope of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-68, which allows a municipality to exercise “supervision and control” over a volunteer fire company, designated as its official firefighting organization. In Newfield Fire Co. No. 1 v. Borough of Newfield, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division upheld an