Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 11, 2013 Area Fire departments hold allure for Warr family Ken Warr Sr. and his son Ken Warr Jr. hold the distinction of having been the first father and son to have served simultane- ously as fire chiefs within the Northwest Bergen County Mutual Aid organization. Warr Sr. is completing three years of service as chief of the Waldwick Fire Department, and will continue to serve that organization. He explained that six genera- tions of his family have served as volunteer firefighters, beginning with an ancestor from Carlstadt. Asked about this long-standing tradi- tion, Warr said his family believes in giving back to the community. Warr’s daughter, Staci Warr, is currently a lieutenant on the Ho-Ho-Kus Ambulance Corps. During his 32 years as a firefighter, Warr Sr. has been an officer for 27 years. He is also Waldwick’s current deputy office of emergency management coordinator. Warr Sr. grew up in Hawthorne and served that borough’s fire department for the better part of two decades before moving to Waldwick. “When I became chief, I started wear- ing a wristband that reads, ‘Everyone goes home.’ When an alarm comes in, the goal is (continued on page 21) Ken Warr Sr. (second from left) and Julie Warr (right) with their daughter Staci and son Ken Jr.