The Haverstraw Fire Department is a fully volunteer fire department comprising five semiautonomous companies who collectively respond to all alarms of fire, rescue and non-EMS related emergencies in the Village of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York. They are designated "Department 4" on the county fire radio.
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