OPRA Request – Fire Department Call Volume for 2025
Dear Nutley Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
1. Total number of fire department calls received and responded to by the Nutley Township Fire Department for the calendar year January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
2. If available, monthly breakdowns of call volume for the period requested.
3. Any reports or summaries that document or categorize the calls by type (e.g., fire, medical assist, rescue, false alarm, etc.) for 2025.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Conner Chichizola
Mr. Chichizola,
This correspondence shall serve as Nutley Township (the “Township”)’s
response to your request for access to government records pursuant to the
Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, et seq. (“OPRA”), which was
received by the Township on February 2, 2026 during regular office hours.
Attached is a copy of your request for records, and below is the
Township’s response to the same:
Please see attached the Township records responsive to your request.
Please note that the “date printed” at the top of each page of the reports
indicates that the report is for the previous month.
To the extent that you have also requested access to the above government
records under the common law, your stated interest in obtaining the
records must be balanced against the Township of Nutley’s interest in
nondisclosure. See Loigman v. Kimmelman, 102 N.J. 98 (1986). The foregoing
response to your request for access to government records incorporates the
aforementioned balancing test. Please note that "a party's status as a
litigant does not enlarge its access to government records under OPRA”.
MAG Entm't, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super.
534, 545-46 (App. Div. 2005). The Township reserves its right to deny any
request for records that are the subject of any discovery, subpoena or
court order pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5. Moreover, the Township may
restrict access to records sought for a commercial purpose. Id. The
Township reserves the right to raise any other grounds for denial not
raised in this response. Failure of the Township to assert an exemption or
privilege does not act as a waiver of any grounds for denial. Furthermore,
a reviewing Court or the Government Records Council ("GRC") may deem a
denial of access to be authorized on grounds other that those advanced by
a custodian. See Paff v. Twp. of Plainsboro, A-2122- 05T2, 2007 WL 957289,
at *2 (App. Div., Apr. 2, 2007), affirming, Paff v. Township of
Plainsboro, GRC Complaint No. 2005-29 (March 2006). If your request for
access to a government record has been denied or unfilled, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township to deny access. At your
option, you may either initiate a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the GRC by completing the Denial of Access
Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at
866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or on its website at [2]//www.state.nj.us/grc. The
GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding
complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk
in your County.
Sincerely,
Lucy Jacobs
OPRA Liaison
Department of Revenue and Finance
Township of Nutley, NJ
Office: 973-284-4951 x2222
1 Kennedy Drive
Nutley, New Jersey 07110
[3]www.nutleynj.org
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