Edison, New Jersey Township in Hunterdon County. In 1876, Thomas Edison set up his home and research laboratory in New Jersey on the site of an unsuccessful real estate development in Raritan Township called "Menlo Park", (currently located in Edison State Park). While there he earned the nickname "the Wizard of Menlo Park." Before his death at age 83 in 1931, the prolific inventor amassed a record 1,093 patents for creations including the phonograph, a stock ticker, the motion-picture camera, the incandescent light bulb, a mechanical vote counter, the alkaline storage battery including one for an electric car, and the first commercial electric
Menlo Park Fire Protection District County boundary-drop plan where the closest apparatus responds to each call, regardless of the department. The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is the sponsoring agency of USAR Task Force 3, one of the eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces spread across the state. The task force is specially trained and equipped with 220 team members, consisting of 18 participating agencies and 60 civilians. Menlo Park Fire Protection District The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Menlo Park. The Menlo Park Fire District is located on the peninsula