Operations & Training

Watch: Paterson, NJ, Firefighters Work at Fire in Vacant High School

Jan. 10, 2025

Firefighters were dispatched to a fire in the vacant St. Mary's High School in Paterson early this morning.

Paterson firefighters were able to quickly contain a fire in a vacant high school building early Thursday morning.

Firefighters were called to the former St. Mary's High School and found fire on the second floor, according to News12.com.

Officials said the water quickly froze, creating a hazardous scene outside the fire building.

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Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.