Meet New Jersey’s oldest firefighter!
Bob Halberstadt, an 80-year-old resident of Blairstown, New Jersey, is redefining life after retirement. While many his age sit back and enjoy life after years of hard work, Halberstadt is just getting started; becoming the oldest volunteer firefighter at Blairstown Hose Company No. 1. “I didn’t give it a second thought. I can do it. I have the will, I have the want, and I have the time,” said Halberstadt. Before becoming a firefighter, Halberstadt worked delivering newspapers for the NY Daily News and as a volunteer EMT for the Blairstown Ambulance Corps, where he remains an active member. One of his earliest and fondest memories on the job is when he helped deliver a baby in the Holland Tunnel. His pa...
09.14.20 | 02:51 | CC