The Borough of Leonia Fire Department is authorized to participate in the East Bergen Firefighters Mutual Aid Association (EBFMAA).
For the purposes of this article, the EBFMAA consists of the following municipalities:
A. 
Cliffside Park;
B. 
Edgewater:
C. 
Englewood;
D. 
Englewood Cliffs;
E. 
Fairview;
F. 
Fort Lee;
G. 
Leonia;
H. 
Palisades Park;
I. 
Ridgefield; and
J. 
Other municipality(s) or agency(s) as may meet the criteria for admission as set forth by the EBFMAA.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Fire Chief or incident commander of a fire or other emergency situation within the jurisdiction of the Fire Department, additional equipment or manpower is needed in the Borough of Leonia to control an emergency situation, the EBMFAA can be contacted to supply such equipment and manpower.
Whenever a member town of the EBFMAA requests assistance, the Leonia Fire Department will supply the requested assistance if the Fire Chief or incident commander feels sufficient resources remain within the municipality or steps have been taken to supply such resources to provide local fire protection coverage.
The Fire Chief or incident commander can provide assistance as requested by municipalities outside the EBFMAA group, if such requests fall within the guidelines of applicable state statutes, county guidelines or Office of Emergency Management (OEM) requests, if the Fire Chief or incident commander feels sufficient resources remain within the Borough or steps have been taken to supply such resources to provide local fire protection.
The name of Leonia Fire Department shall contribute to the EBFMAA mission statement so as to provide a broad array of fire services with competence and professionalism and to provide a safe environment for firefighters and the people of our communities through the effective and efficient utilization of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), as adopted by the New Jersey State Division of Fire Safety, and the EBFMAA dispatching procedures.
For an out-of-county response, the EBFMAA will follow the New Jersey Fire Service Resource Emergency Deployment Act. Refer to N.J.S.A. 52:14E-18, Out-of-county fire service resources.
The Mayor and Council shall, by resolution, make rules and regulations governing the participation of the Leonia Fire Department in the EBFMAA and may also, by resolution, authorize the execution of such agreements, the performance of such other acts and the expenditure of such funds as may be required to effectuate the purposes of this article.