Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department officers for 2026 sworn in during reorganization meeting

The Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department returned to the borough reorganization meeting on Jan. 1, 2026, after responding to an emergency call; Mayor Ron Kistner then asked Deputy Municipal Clerk Anne Michelle Sery to read the HHFD's roster of officers for 2026 and invited those officers present to take their oaths.

The roster read into the record included Fire Chief Robert Knobloch; First Assistant Chief Miguel Gonzalez; Second Assistant Chief Daniel M. Wixon; Secretary Edward Mucha; Treasurer James M. Carlin; Captain Ryan Shute; and lieutenants Cristian Fernandez, Robert Stauffer Jr. and Robert Correa. Mayor Kistner individually invited Fire Chief Knobloch, First Assistant Chief Gonzalez and Second Assistant Chief Wixon to take their oaths; remaining members present took their oaths together.

The swearing‑in followed routine reorganizational business and was recorded in the official minutes. The Fire Department's presence during the meeting — briefly interrupted while attending to a call — was noted by the mayor when the appointments were read. No operational details of the call were recorded in the meeting minutes.