Secaucus Engine One

Brush fire operations along the New Jersey Turnpike. Crews worked quickly to contain the fire, manage heavy smoke conditions, and protect nearby traffic lanes. Strong work by all responding units.

On Sunday, May 10, 2026, at approximately 2200 hrs, Battalion Chief Bryan Schoch, Chief of the 2nd Battalion Group A, suffered a medical emergency. BC Schoch was treated on scene and transported to Clara Maas Hospital, Belleville, NJ, where he remains under the care of medical personnel and surrounded by family, friends, and members of the Jersey City and Secaucus Fire Departments.on scene and transported to Clara Maas Hospital, Belleville, NJ, where he remains under the care of medical personnel and surrounded by family, friends, and members of the Jersey City and Secaucus Fire Departments.
On Friday May 15 2026 at 1300 The staff of Clara Maas Hospital and the NJ Sharing Network will conduct a ceremonial “Walk of Honor” prior to the organ donation procedure. During this ceremony, uniformed personnel will line the hospital corridor as BC Schoch is es**rted from his room to the Operating Room. After his last act of bravery on this earth, providing Life Saving organs and tissue, he will be extubated. Bryan will pass from this life into God's arms.

Jersey City Firefighters and Officers are requested to report to Clara Maas Hospital no later then 1230 hrs at the main entrance, BC Ken Simone will assemble personnel and provide the orders for the ceremony. Following this very brief ceremony, all personnel will be dismissed. A small contingent will remain to support the family during the surgical procedure.

Following completion of the procedure, Jersey City Battalion Chief Bryan Schoch (also a former Chief Of Department for Secaucus Fire) will be moved from the hospital,to the funeral home to be prepared.

The New Jersey State Police, Jersey City and Secaucus Police Departments, Jersey City Fire Department, and Secaucus Fire Department will ceremoniously es**rt the hearse from Clara Maas Hospital to McCracken Funeral Home Memorial Home, 1500 Morris Ave Union NJ

Please keep the family and friends of Chief Schoch as well as the members of FDJC and the Secaucus FD in your thoughts today.

Please keep Former Secaucus Chief & Active Washington Hook & Ladder Member Bryan Schoch in your thoughts and prayers

Sharing an update from our Family At the Sussex County Fire Academy:

The Public Safety Training Academy family is heartbroken as we continue to keep Battalion Chief/Instructor Bryan Schoch and his loved ones in our thoughts and prayers.

With the permission of the Schoch Family, we share that BC Schoch suffered a medical emergency on Sunday evening and remains under medical care, surrounded by family, friends, and members of the fire service community. His prognosis is grave. Father Vic and Father Pagnotta have administered the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

Chief Schoch proudly served the Jersey City Fire Department as Battalion Chief of the 2nd Battalion Group A and the Secaucus Fire Department, while also dedicating countless hours to the Public Safety Training Academy as an instructor, mentor, and friend to so many. His passion for the fire service and commitment to training the next generation of firefighters left a lasting impact on every student who walked through our doors.

In keeping with his selfless character and lifelong dedication to helping others, Chief Schoch is a registered organ donor, and through the NJ Sharing Network, his wishes are being honored so that others may have the gift of life.

Please join us in praying for Bryan, the Schoch Family, and all those who have had the privilege of serving alongside him. Service(s) information will be shared as they are made available.