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Edison, NJ - Explosions rocked an Edison neighborhood on January 29, 2015 as an intense blaze completely destroyed a DPW garage, sending thick black smoke and flames into the night sky that could be seen for miles.

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Englewood firefighters battle fatal third alarm fire The Englewood Fire Department was dispatched for a reported structure fire at 370 Shepard Ave with multiple callers about the fire. While en-route, dispatch advised there were reports of victims trapped inside the house.

Command arrived on scene and reported a working fire with smoke showing and quickly transmitted the second alarm.

Heavy smoke poured from the structure, followed by heavy fire from the front door of the structure and the basement windows.

A third alarm was quickly transmitted as Englewood firefighters pulled a one and three

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quarter inch hand line to the rear of the structure and made an aggressive interior attack.

One victim was able to escape with minor injuries to his hand; however, one victim was still unaccounted for.

Hackensack Ladder 1 arrived on scene and laddered the roof to begin ventilation. It took firefighters 15 minutes to knock down the bulk of the fire.

Additional companies arrived on scene and stretched additional lines and to assist in checking for

further extension.

With the main body of fire knocked, a second victim was located and removed from the structure in cardiac arrest. He was quickly transported to the hospital; however, he did not survive his injuries. One firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor burns as well as the first victim.

A cat was also rescued by Englewood firefighters and treated

by EMS. Mutual aid from Hackensack, Teaneck, Tenafly and Leonia assisted on scene. The fire remains under investigation.

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Spectacular fire destroys Edison public works garage and vehicles Edison, NJ. Explosions rocked an Edison neighborhood on January 29, 2015 as an intense blaze completely destroyed a DPW garage, sending thick black smoke and flames into the night sky that could be seen for miles.

The Edison Fire Department responded just before JUMP TO FILE # 10:00 p.m. to the 020215105 municipal DPW yard at 745 New Durham Rd. for the reported structure fire.

When firefighters arrived, heavy fire was showing from throughout a large one-story storage garage with flames shooting through the roof.

The sounds of compressed gas cylinders exploding and sending balls of fire into the sky forced firefighters to set up operations from a safe distance.

Supply lines were established as a defensive operation was set up utilizing two elevated master streams and several two and a half inch hand lines.

Water continued to flow on what was left of the building for several hours until the bulk of the flames were darkened.

Approximately 75 firefighters from Edison and Metuchen battled the blaze and was able to bring it under control around 1:00 a.m., but a gas fed fire continued to burn through the night until

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PSE&G was able to secure the gas line in the morning.

There was nothing left of the building except for a couple of cinder block walls and a pile of rubble.

The garage contained vehicles such as salt spreaders, street sweepers, repaving vehicles, and Edison Fire Department’s Pierce Engine 6 that was awaiting repairs.

There were no employees at the yard when the fire started and

there were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at the scene.

Two homes on a nearby street sustained minor damage after the vinyl siding melted from the intense heat, but the residents were able to stay at their home.

This is the fourth fire battled

by Edison firefighters at this property since 2012.

The previous fires consisted of sanitation trucks on two separate occasions and a salt storage

garage, which were all deemed accidental.

The approximate loss of the latest fire is being estimated around $4 million, according to officials.

Edison and Middlesex County fire officials are investigating the cause and origin of the fire.

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In memory of those who gave all 1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers emergency responders lost in the line of duty West Virginia: Garry Rose, 66 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: February 6, 2015 Death Date: February 6, 2015 Fire Department: McMechen Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter Rose was wheeling a patient through the doors of the Emergency Room at the Ohio Valley Medical Center when he collapsed and, shortly thereafter, passed way from an apparent heart attack.

Georgia: Randy Parker, 46 Rank:Lieutenant Incident Date: February 12, 2015 Death Date: February 12, 2015 Fire Department: Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Initial Summary: Lieutenant Parker was pronounced dead at Medical Center-Navicent Health and at least five other firefighters were injured after a structural collapse occurred while fire crews were operating inside of a burning residential structure. According to media reports, the Bibb County coroner said Lieutenant Parker died from burns and smoke inhalation. Three of the injured firefighters are being treated at the Augusta Burn Center; one of the three was in critical condition and airlifted to the Center. The fatal fire incident remains under investigation by authorities.

South Carolina: Kenneth M. Stanton, 52 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: February 15, 2015 Death Date: February 15, 2015 Fire Department: Sandy Springs Fire Department Initial Summary: Sergeant Stanton was directing traffic at the scene of a previous vehicle accident when an approaching vehicle drove around emergency equipment and struck him. Stanton was immediately treated at the scene and then transported to the hospital where he passed away from injuries sustained. The driver of the vehicle who struck Sergeant Stanton is being charged with felony driving under the

influence resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident.

Minnesota: Randy Hiti, 57 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: February 18, 2015 Death Date: February 18, 2015 Fire Department: Rice Lake Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter Randy Hiti was responding to a medical emergency call when he suffered a medical episode and passed away from injuries sustained. The cause of death remains under investigation.

Texas: Dwight W. Bazile, 57 Rank: Captain Incident Date: February 19, 2015 Death Date: February 19, 2015 Fire Department: Houston Fire Department Initial Summary: Fire Captain Bazile fell ill shortly after responding to a residential structure fire with reports of people trapped inside. Captain Bazile was operating inside of the structure with other firefighters when he began experiencing a medical emergency. He was able to walk out of the burning building under his own power, but collapsed outside shortly thereafter and went into cardiac arrest. Captain Bazile was immediately treated by fellow responders and transported to Memorial Herman Hospital where he succumbed to his injury two days later.

Pennsylvania: Edward Roddy, 48 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: November 5, 2014 Death Date: FebruSomerset Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter Roddy suffered from a heart attack on November 5, 2014 while at the scene of a fire and did not recover. He passed away on February 22, 2015.

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“Walking Miracle” visits Hackensack firefighters UPS & DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers

Exactly one month to the day that Hackensack firefighters rescued two young woman from their mangled SUV, they paid an emotional visit to fire headquarters to thank their first responder heroes.

Around 7 a.m. on February 13th, Becca Winslow, 25, and best friend Liz Wolthoff, 23, were headed to work at a daycare center, traveling on Route 80.

The driver, Wolthoff, said she saw a tractor-trailer in front of them veer toward their car as they approached the Bogota exit.

She swerved to avoid the truck, but her wheel jerked the wrong way as she hit a patch if ice.

The car veered out of control, she steered to the right, away from traffic, but into a snowbank that catapulted the vehicle over the guardrail and off the bridge.

The SUV landed some 60-feet below the Route 80 bridge at the river bank and on the trunk of a tree on all four wheels.

Wolthoff thought, “Did I kill my best friend?” After some silence, Winslow, who had the wind knocked out of her said, “I can't breathe.”

Wolthoff called 911. She tried to explain where she was. “I fell off Route 80,” she said on the phone.

“I hear them,” she said to the dispatcher.”

“We're underneath them.

Hackensack Engine Co.'s 1and 2, Ladder Co. 1, Rescue Co. 1 and Deputy Chief Charles Grieco responded.

Due to the time near the change of shifts, members of both the first and second platoons were riding this call.

Not knowing what they were about to face, Engine Co. 4 was preparing a rescue boat and ice sled.

In addition, the Oradell Fire Department was called to alert their dive team.

Firefighters reached the mangled vehicle and thought the worst. They checked the condition of the victims and reached for a pulse.

The woman heard a firefighter shout, “It's a rescue, not a recovery!”

They also observed an infant seat in the vehicle, but soon learned there was no child traveling with the women.

Firefighters delicately took the car apart, working on snow and ice in the cold and high winds off the water.

Within 20-minutes, the two were removed from the vehicle and enroute to the hospital.

Wolthoff and Winslow came to fire headquarters a month later, on March 13th, with family members and a six-foot-long hero sandwich and crumb cake to thank their new

friends and heroes.

They were greeted by Chief of Department Thomas Freeman and the department's P.I.O., Lt. Justin Derevyanik. They entered the day room, where the ladies were greeted with the firefighters who helped save their lives, lined up in a row to individually offer greetings and best wishes.

Both woman, nervous to talk to a line of newspaper and TV reporters, warmed up as they described their ordeal, injuries, and future plans.

Both were wearing back braces.

They both have two rods in their backs in addition to a numerous amount of screws. Their doctor doesn't want them to return to work until September.

“No more bar fights,” one joked.

Winslow's two young nephews received red plastic helmets, and firefighters presented the ladies with H.F.D. T-shirts and shoulder patches, which they proudly accepted.

As one firefighter said at the end of the ceremony, “We witnessed a walking miracle today.

DOWNS: Fire consumed several stores in a Main St. strip mall in Sayreville on February 26th.

UPS: Jersey City firefighters rescued a cat and puppy from an apartment house fire on Eighth St., February 28th. Residents were able to safely evacuate the building during the one-alarm incident. Firefighters found a cat in a second-floor apartment and a puppy in a first-floor apartment, officials said.

DOWNS: A gas explosion set off a fire that injured a Cooks Lane resident in Point Pleasant Beach, March 2nd. The victim said he smelled gas and when he turned on a light switch, he said the house went up in flames, according to reports. The victim was taken to St. Barnabas Burn Center for treatment and later listed in stable condition, officials said.

UPS: Glen Rock residents are now required to keep fire hydrants on their properties clear from snow and ice. Failure to do so by the newly adopted ordinance will result in a possible $500 fine, officials said.

DOWNS: A man was hospitalized with a shoulder injury after he jumped from a second-floor window to escape a fire on his balcony at a condominium complex on Faulkner Court, Mahwah, March 3rd. The fire was possibly caused by cigarettes that had been discarded improperly, police Chief James Batelli said.

UPS: Robbinsville Township sold their 1996 Pierce Quantum pumper to the Hunterdon County Fire Academy for $1.00. It will be used for training purposes.

DOWNS: A Brookwood Drive house in Mahwah that was being prepared for demolition burned down on March 4th after workers started a fire in the fireplace for warmth, officials said. The fire started in the chimney and then burned through the walls of the family room, said Sgt. Michael Blondin, an arson investigator.

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Liz Wolthoff, left, and Becca Winslow address the press as their rescue heroes look on along with Mayor John Labrosse and Chief of Department Thomas Freeeman.

UPS: While extinguishing a fire in an Oakwood Village apartment, March 4th, firefighters from Flanders and Budd Lake also rescued three cats and three dogs, said Doug Fenichel, a spokesman for the Flanders Fire Department. The owners of the burning apartment were not home.

DOWNS: At least five animals died in a Manchester barn fire that broke out during a snowstorm on March 5th. The owner of the Beckville Road home managed to open the barn door during the fire that started in the rear area, Ocean County Deputy Fire Marshal Robert Cook said. A horse escaped, but three dogs, at least two goats and a peacock died.

UPS: New firefighters in Vineland are Todd Birdsall and Seth Velez.

DOWNS: Ex-Chief George Kavanaugh, 75, of the Somerville Fire Department was killed in front of the Lincoln Hose Company firehouse, March 7th, the victim of a hit-and-run, officials said. A volunteer for 50-years, he was chief in 1985-86. He was a member of Engine Co. 1. The hit-and-run driver and vehicle were not immediately identified and the investigation is ongoing by the Somerville Police Department and Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.

UPS: Millburn Firefighter David Hammond's gumbo won the “people's choice” vote and the official judges vote at the gumbo cook off at the firehouse, March 21st. His gumbo beat Mayor Tillotson's, according to the judges. The event was a fundraiser sponsored by Investors Bank, for the Opportunity Project. This is a program operated by and for people with brain injuries who are seeking the next step in their journey to recovery.

DOWNS: Two Trenton men were critically injured, March 12th, when a suspicious fire tore through a row home on Elmer St. Firefighters arrived to find an injured man on the front stoup and fire showing from

the front windows, Battalion Chief Michael Welsh said. Firefighters, led by Captain Mike Fitzpatrick, searched the three story dwelling and found a second man, whom they carried from the third floor and out to safety, where city EMT's took over. The rescue was described as tricky because some of the stairs were missing, and firefighters had to descend a plank of wood used to access the third floor.

UPS: Dr. Denis Onieal, former Jersey City fire chief, was selected as the recipient of the 2015 CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award. The presentation took place at the 27th annual National Fire & Emergency Services Dinner on April 16th in Washington, D.C. Dr. Onieal has served as Superintendent of the National Fire Academy since 1995. Through his efforts, the NFA has greatly expanded training opportunities for fire service personnel

and enhanced NFA's executive, management, and all hazard community response and risk reduction curriculum.

DOWNS: As Trenton firefighters operated at a two alarm fire on Elmhurst Ave., March 14th, a young man driving a small Ford attempted to cut through the scene as a woman chased the car on foot, Firefighter Ernie Lamdkin said. The woman signaled that the vehicle had just struck a battalion chief's vehicle, which was parked nearby. As firefighters signaled the driver to stop, he slowed down briefly before accelerating around parked emergency units and personnel, who ran out of the car's path. The Ford hit a parked car and PSE&G truck, becoming wedged. The driver then ran down Elmhurst Ave. with police officers in pursuit. The man was apprehended by city police behind a house on Laurel Ave., according to Sgt. Adrian Mendez.

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13 left homeless; firefighters close call at Millville fire Millville, NJ. A serious early morning fire left 13 occupants homeless and forced firefighters to bail out of the building.

At 2:49 a.m., on March 9th, Millville firefighters and the Millville Rescue Squad were dispatched to the 600 block of Mulberry Street for a dwelling fire.

Millville Police were first on the scene and found all occupants were out of the building.

Engine 34, commanded by Captain Michael Lippincott, was first-in and found a two and a half story wood-frame duplex with heavy fire showing on the second floor and laid in with a five inch supply line. Captain Lippincott, Firefighters Christine Tonetta and Terry Fawcett advanced a one and three quarter inch line through a side door to the second floor and made good progress in darkening down the blaze. They then went to the third floor to check for extension. A second crew consisting of BC Larry Fawcett and Firefighter Ryan Gandy took a one and three quarter inch backup line to the second floor. While there, they discovered heavy fire coming up the stairs from the first floor cutting off the crews primary means of egress.

BC Fawcett and Gandy held the fire back long enough for both crews to make a hasty exit out of the second floor windows. Engine 34’s pump operator, Firefighter Scott Haley, placed a ladder to the front porch roof. As the crews were on the roof, several oxygen cylinders in the dwelling exploded and the force knocked the ladder to the

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ground. Deputy Chief Howard Hee raised another ladder to the porch roof allowing the crews to quickly reach the ground.

Chief Kurt Hess called for a second alarm at 2:56 and a third alarm at 3:20. That brought Vineland Station 2 and Rosenhayn Station 29 to the scene and recalled off-duty career firefighters. Laurel Lake Station 13 covered Millville’s station.

A three inch line supplied a blitz-fire that placed a stream between the fire building and the D exposure.

Flames ran the walls in this balloon-frame constructed house and took control of the third floor.

Additional hands lines were deployed as was an aerial master stream.

Chief Hess declared the fire under control at 5:20 with crews remaining on the scene until about 9:00.

About 35 firefighters and EMS personnel responded with three engines, two ladders, a rescue and an ambulance.

The Salvation Army canteen provided refreshments for the firefighters and the occupants. The Red Cross was also on the scene to assist the occupants.

The fire caused extensive damage to both sides of the duplex. The cause is under - JOHN CARR

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Bridgewater truck fire inside warehouse Vineland swears in two firefighters brings two alarms JOHN W. CARR

Vineland, NJ. In a ceremony on March 20, 2015 conducted at Vineland City Hall, two volunteer firefighters, Seth Velez and Todd Birdsall, joined the career department.

Mayor Ruben Bermudez swore in the two new members in front of a nice crowd of family, friends and fellow firefighters.

Firefighter Seth Velez, 27,

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joined the fire department in 2007 as a volunteer with Station 2 and is certified as Firefighter I and II and EMT B. Firefighter Todd Birdsall, 26, joined the department in 2006 as a volunteer with Station 3 and has

served as a Lieutenant since 2013.

He is certified as Firefighter I. He is a second generation firefighter as he is the son of James Birdsall, a longtime member of Station 3.

According to Chief Robert Pagnini, this brings the total number of career personnel to 28, just short of the authorized strength of 29.

A call for a truck fire in the Finderne section of Bridgewater Township turned out to be a little more when the truck was found to be inside a warehouse on March 16. Heavy smoke coming from the front doors on arrival brought a second alarm to the scene. Ladder companies vented the roof as the fire inside was brought under control with the help of sprinklers. County Haz-Mat was called to the scene to assist with a spill coming from inside.

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Sunrise fire for Rockaway Just before the sun rose in the quiet town of Rockaway Boro, a report of a house fire came in to dispatch. On arrival, police reported a working house fire with entrapment. One occupant was outside. Police took that person to safety while the other two officers made their way into the smoke-filled house. They found another occupant and pulled him outside, where he was transported to Rockaway Mall. He was airlifted to the St Barnabas Burn Unit. The officers were taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. Firefighters from Rockaway Boro, Rockway Township, and Dover brought the fire under control in about an hour. Heavy fire and smoke in this Cape Cod-style house along with what was called cluttered conditions hampered firefighting efforts.

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Third alarm in Demarest Demarest firefighters were dispatched just around 2:30 p.m. on March 8th for a reported structure fire at 379 Hillside Ave. Heavy smoke could be seen from a distance as units arrived on scene to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a large two story barn style home. A second alarm was transmitted immediately as two-one and three quarter inch hand lines were stretched though the rear of the structure to the fire in the kitchen. Only running off of tank water, firefighters rushed to establish water supplies to the first due engine and truck. A third alarm was transmitted as the bulk of the fire was knocked down and a water supply was established.

It took 30 minutes to bring the fire under control. No injuries were reported and the fire, which seems to have started from a tea pot, remains under investigation.

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Generous donation made to Bogota

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The Bogota Fire Department, on Friday, February 27th, received a generous donation of $2,500.00 for firefighting equipment from the President and CEO of Bogota Savings Bank at 819 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ.

The Flanders Fire Company responded to it’s third working fire in the Oakwood Village Apartments this year. This fire was in Building 6 and reported by a tenant. Black smoke was coming from the apartment. The fire was held to one room and contents. Mutual aid was called to assist at the scene as well as station coverage.

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Sayreville strip mall goes up in flames

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Heavy fire shows through the roof of the strip mall.

Sayreville, NJ. A large section of a popular strip mall was destroyed on the early morning of February 26, 2015 after a fire ripped through the building, ravaging at least two businesses and damaging several others.

The Sayreville Fire Department responded around 5:30 a.m. to 881 Main St. for a reported light smoke condition.

When firefighters arrived, store front windows were blackened and smoke was pouring from the onestory building that contains several businesses.

A water supply was established near the entrance of the mall as firefighters forced several doors to advance hand lines into the building. An interior attack was attempted, but the suppression crews were forced to retreat due to low water pressure and deteriorating conditions.

The smoke started to increase

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and flames broke through the roof resulting in the incident commander sounding the evacuation tones.

Once all personnel evacuated the building, an additional water supply was established and a defensive operation was set up placing elevated master streams along with multiple exterior hand lines in service.

The bulk of the fire was darkened within 90 minutes and placed under control shortly after, but not before several businesses were severely damaged. Firefighters remained on scene for most of the day conducting extensive overhaul.

Heavy demolition equipment was brought in to move large piles of debris, so buried hot spots could be extinguished.

Some of the eateries within the mall including a pizza parlor and bagel store were frequently visited by students of the nearby Middlesex County Fire Academy on their lunch breaks.

None of the businesses were open at the time of the blaze with the exception of Quick Chek, which is the anchor store of the mall. There were no injuries reported at the scene and all employees were evacuated safely.

Several mutual aid fire departments from throughout Middlesex County were summoned to the scene to assist or cover the town for the duration of the incident. Middlesex County Fire Coordinators were on scene to assist with mutual aid fire departments.

The cause and origin of the fire is being investigated by Sayreville Fire Marshal Kevin Krushinski.

- KEITH ADDIE

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East Orange business destroyed in two-alarm fire East Orange, NJ. A local auto repair shop was destroyed on February 26, 2015 after a fast-moving fire tore through the building resulting in a heavy roof collapse.

The East Orange Fire Department responded to 54 Springdale Ave. around 11:30 a.m. for the reported fire. In addition, apparatus from Newark responded to the same location for the reported heavy smoke in the area on the city line. Apparatus arrived and found heavy smoke pouring from the onestory building supporting a bowstring truss roof with fire showing from the B-side.

Firefighters advanced several

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hand lines and attempted an aggressive attack, but were withdrawn from the building when conditions started to deteriorate.

The parapet wall began to lean and the roof showed signs of collapse, forcing firefighters to set up a collapse zone and defensive operation. A ladder pipe, telesquirt, deck gun and several exterior hand lines were placed into operation to battle the flames that were consuming the building.

The bulk of the fire was dark-

ened around 1:30 p.m., but firefighters remained on scene for an extended period of time hitting hot spots inside the building.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at the scene.

The building was deemed a total loss as the fire completely gutted the business.

Bloomfield responded to the scene to assist East Orange and Newark, while additional surrounding Essex County fire departments covered the city during the incident.

- KEITH ADDIE

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Budd Lake burns again Mt. Olive Township has had a very busy year so far with structure fires. On Wednesday afternoon, March 11th, another structure fire broke out only two blocks from a fire two weeks ago. The fire in this small bungalow-type house was held to the kitchen area. Firefighters had to dig out buried hydrants on this narrow street. Mutual aid was called in to assist at the scene and for station coverage.

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Ice and cold water drill Firefighters participated in an ice water rescue drill on Lake Lefferts on Sunday morning, March 8th. Participating were Matawan Boro Fire Department and Matawan Boro EMS, Matawam Police ASU, North Centerville Fire Department, Hazlet Twp EMS, South Aberdeen EMS, Atlantic Highlands EMS as well as an NJ Conservation officer from the Fish and Wildlife Police.

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Smoke pours from the single-family home as firefighters continue to extinguish flames.

Woodbridge quickly handles house fire Woodbridge, NJ. No one was injured on March 9, 2015 after an afternoon fire severely damaged a single-family home, displacing the residents.

Woodbridge firefighters were dispatched to the corner of Desota Ave. and Bergen St. around 4:20 p.m. for the reported smoke coming from a house.

Upon arrival, flames were visible from a window on the C-side of the home and extending to the eaves.

A hand line was advanced to the rear of the home where the suppression crew quickly knocked down the bulk of the fire. The hand line was then advanced through a kitchen door on the B-side of the

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home to a rear bedroom where residual fire was located.

While the interior crew was operating in the bedroom, they suspected fire below them due to the extreme heat coming from the floor.

A second hand line was advanced to the basement, where additional fire was found burning through to the first floor.

A third hand line was then stretched to the exterior on the Cside of the home to extinguish hot spots in the eaves and in the rear bedroom.

Interior crews had to use cau-

tion operating in the first floor bedroom due to the instability of the weakened floor.

The bulk of the fire was extinguished within a half hour and declared under control shortly after.

Overhaul was needed in several areas where hot spots were located.

Mutual aid fire departments from Hopelawn and Fords assisted at the scene, while Colonia and Woodbridge recall personnel covered the town during the incident.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Woodbridge Fire Prevention Bureau, but does not appear to be suspicious in nature.

- KEITH ADDIE

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Single car rollover in Mansfield, Warren County Mansfield Fire & First Aid was dispatched to a single car rollover on Thursday afternoon, March 19th. It was reported the driver was trapped, but on arrival the driver was out and not injured.

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Jersey City Engine 7's new Pierce Saber pumping for the first time at a 2nd alarm on Kennedy Blvd., January 20th.

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Heavy fire destroys dollar store in Irvington Irvington firefighters battled a three alarm blaze late Sunday night, March 15th, that destroyed a dollar store and injured one firefighter.

Irvington fire- JUMP TO FILE# 031615116 fighters were dispatched to the area of 666 Nye Avenue for a reported structure fire.

Units arrived in the area with nothing showing. As units investigated the area, Engine 2 stumbled upon heavy fire showing from a large one story commercial structure.

An Irvington deputy arrived on scene and transmitted a second alarm on arrival for a well involved commercial structure.

Maplewood Engine 32 was the first mutual aid on scene, which laid in from a hydrant on Nye Avenue and supplied Irvington's Ladder 41.

Heavy fire vented out the windows in the front of the building and then though the roof.

A third alarm was transmitted as the roof began to collapse and explosions erupted within the building.

Newark set up a ladder on the Bravo side as Montclair attempted to set up on the Delta side.

At the peak of the fire, three ladder pipes and multiple handlines knocked down the main body of fire within an hour.

Firefighters remained on scene for several more hours to extinguish remaining hot spots.

One firefighter was injured and transported to St. Barnabas Hospital.

The fire remains under investigation by local officials.

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Landmark supermarket in East Orange destroyed by intense blaze

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East Orange Ladder 2 operates an elevated master stream as heavy smoke pours from the supermarket.

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East Orange, NJ. A longtime neighborhood grocery store was destroyed on March 13, 2015 after an intense fire ripped through the Fine Fare Supermarket, resulting in a heavy roof collapse.

Firefighters from East Orange responded to 935 South Orange Ave. around 12:40 p.m. for the reported structure fire.

Upon arrival, heavy smoke was showing from the basement of a one-story commercial building.

Hand lines were stretched to the basement in an effort to extinguish the fire, but firefighters were forced to evacuate the building due to deteriorating conditions.

A defensive operation was set

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up, placing several exterior hand lines and elevated master streams into service in an effort to keep the fire from spreading to the neighboring businesses.

Water streams continued to flow as the flames consumed the entire grocery store, sending thick billowing smoke and fire through the roof and into the clear sky.

The three-alarm blaze was brought under control several hours later, but firefighters remained on scene for an extended period of time extinguishing hot

spots from the exterior with master streams.

Three firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze.

One firefighter was transported to University Hospital in Newark, while the other two were treated at the scene.

Mutual aid fire departments from surrounding Essex County towns assisted at the scene and covered the city during the incident.

The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by East Orange and Essex County fire officials.

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Our little big guy this month is Secaucus VFD’s Squad 1, a brush/utility truck with an interesting background. It started out as a 1992 Dodge with a Knapheide body and was part of the Hudson County Fire Department. This basically was an institutional fire department in charge of fire protection in county buildings. The largest complex is the Hudson County Meadowview Hospital in which there had been a fire station with a pumper. The fire department is no longer in existence nor is the fire station, but the last apparatus they had was this truck given to the Secaucus Fire Department, who protected the jurisdiction. The 1992 body has since been remounted on a 2009 GMS 3500 HD 4 x 4 chassis. The vehicle is stored at Engine 1. Features include a Hale 25FB-B25,300 gpm pump, 300 gallon water tank, dewatering pump, 200 feet of 1 ¾-inch hose on a reel, 1 ½-inch discharge, 100 foot of one-inch preconnect and a 100 foot 2 ½-inch dead load. It also carriesw speedy dry, brush rakes, shovel, chainsaw, Partner saw, Honda 1 kw generator with floodlight, two SCBA and mounts two telescoping floodlights. It responds to brush fires, spills, tows a boat and is a manpower unit.

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During the weekend of February 28 and March 1, Saddle Brook firefighters conducted a hands-on drill for their new bail out system. All active members of the department, who seeked interest, took park in the pratical training over the two day period. The training took place at Lodi Fire headquaters as Lodi had the room and lent out their fire headquaters for Saddle Brook for the weekend long training.

Autism and first responders: Seeing Beyond the Smoke The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, in collaboration with Willow Grove Fire Company, Upper Moreland Police Department and Horsham Fire Company, has produced and just released the video, Autism and First Responders: Seeing Beyond the Smoke to help increase awareness of the unique issues presented by people with autism, and to inform fire fighters, police officers and other first responders on how to recognize signs of children and young adults with autism.

Parents, family members, educators and others who support people with autism will also find valuable information in the video.

The 20-minute video features a house fire scenario with suggestions on how to recognize and manage challenges that people with autism may present, along with interviews with Chief Brian Focht, Firefighters Tom Winterberg, Marc Medori, family members and children with autism.

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“We present information and resources for first responders that might help define behaviors that they encounter and offer some methods to improve success when an event involves a person with autism.”

The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is Pennsylvania’s University Center for Excellence, one of 67 across the country.

Through training, information dissemination and assistance, the Institute strives to achieve a society where all people are valued and respected and where all people have the knowledge, opportunity and power to improve their lives and the lives of others.

For more information about the video or the criminal justice initiative at the Institute, contact: Chief Brian Focht email: chiefwgfc@aol.com or Dr. Beverly Frantz; email: bfrantz@temple.edu - BRIAN FOCHT

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Avenel handles MVA with rollover and entrapment Avenel, NJ. A driver sustained minor injuries on February 28, 2015 after their vehicle that was traveling down Route 1 South clipped the rear of a car carrier trailer while offloading vehicles at a used car dealer.

The Avenel Fire Department responded to the single car accident in the area of Route 1 South and Tappen St. around 4:00 p.m. and found

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a vehicle rolled on its side with the occupant trapped inside.

Firefighters stabilized the vehicle and gained access to the patient through the windshield by removing the glass with a saw.

Once the windshield was removed, the patient was easily taken out of the vehicle on a backboard and transferred over to EMS personnel for treatment.

The Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad transported the driver to a local hospital for evaluation.

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Annual prescribed burning at Colliers Mills WMA Jackson, NJ. On Thursday, March 19, 2015, NJ Forest Fire Service crews conducted a large prescribed burn at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in Jackson Township. In all, over 400 acres were treated.

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The footage of the blackout fires was taken by Sheldon Levy of Action Movie News of New York City. He captured several fires including a fire in Brooklyn including a fifth alarm in a four story brick building which eventually became full involved.

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Loiterers were rounded up after a fire during the blackout and

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As you can imagine, the flames are the best you can see because of the darkness. Only one fire was actually in the daytime on this DVD during the power failure.

A crayon factory fire provided plenty of action again in Brooklyn as well as a school fire in Staten Island and a vacant piano factory in Manhattan. The back of the jacket of the DVD states that the school fire is in the Bronx, but Levy says it is Staten Island and there are Staten Island companies present as you view it.

In the piano factory fire, several mail trucks were parked alongside the building and get wiped out by a collapse. There is also a house boat fire, which gets completely destroyed. The Fireboat Harvey is delayed by an unattended bridge that had to be opened. Later when the boat gets through, there is brief footage of the boat operating with its monitors.

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NJ transit holds large mass casualty drill in Little Falls A scenario of a derailed commuter train with numerous victims was the basis of a large drill held by N.J. Transit to observe all the aspects of such an operation if it were to happen.

Fire depart- JUMP TO FILE# ments, police units, 031815110 EMS units, and other agencies from across the area and beyond converged on the Montclair State University Train Station on the morning of Sunday, March 15th.

Units responded in real time, police units first on the scene followed by fire and EMS. The two front cars were smoked up and a line was quickly stretched.

Searches were performed on all the cars where many “victims”, played by MSU students were found. Many were ‘walking wounded” and were assisted off, but many more required removal by emergency personnel. Numerous back boards and stretchers were required.

Coordination with all the agencies was important and within about two hours, all of the victims were removed and transported.

Several problems arose, and will be addressed. This is much better to find out during a drill instead of at a real incident.

It is very doubtful that anyone left not knowing more than when they came. This is why drills are held.

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The Burlington County Hazmat team was activated on February 20th for an incident on Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel Township. Chief 2700 and Squad2723 responded with our Hazmat technicians as part of the county team. Members assisted with the entry team preparations as well as being part of the initial entry team. A box leaking an unknown colored substance was located in a storage room. The same was contained, tested and found to be no hazard to the facility or staff. Also on location were the Mount Laurel Fire Department and Burlington County Health Department.

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Marking one year in Wallington for Captain Barnas Greg Barnas' career as a firefighter knew no bounds. He joined the Wallington Fire Department when he was just a teenager and eventually became the department's chief in the 1990s.

But his life was cut short in the early morning hours of February 28, 2014 while fighting a blaze at a local restaurant. On that morning, Wallington firefighters responded to a report of a smoke condition at the Akasaka Japanese restaurant on Paterson Avenue.

When they arrived firefighters had a working fire in the kitchen area of the building. Barnas climbed onto the roof with other firefighters to cut a hole to vent out the heat and smoke pluming from the ground floor. Soon there-

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after, Barnas collapsed. Barnas was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he later died.

Barnas joined the Wallington volunteer department in 1972 as a junior firefighter. He became a firefighter in 1975 and rose to the ranks of lieutenant and captain. By 1997, he was the department's chief.

At the same time, he was also rising through the ranks in the Jersey City Fire Department. He was a captain in both departments.

On the afternoon of February 28, 2015 at Truck Company 201's

firehouse in Wallington; family friends, and brother firefighters gathered to honor Greg, marking one year after his passing.

Ex-Chief Mark Tomko and Chief of Department Brian Truslow gave speeches along with Greg’s wife, Patty.

Truck 201's Seagrave ladder was re-dedicated to the memory of Greg.

An outstanding mural done by Greg's good friend local firetruck artist, Ed May, was painted on campartment doors honoring Greg.

"I never saw him not smiling, " said Chief Brian Truslow. "He was such an easy-going guy."

- DAMIEN DANIS

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Division A Forest Fire gears up for fire season There may be snow on the ground now, but don’t let that fool us. The Annual Division A District Warden’s meeting was held at the Budd Lake firehouse. Over a 100 district and deputy district wardens attended. Some of the veteran firefighters remember that the colder and snowier winters were the worst fire seasons. Some of the topics of the meeting were aircraft, manpower, as well as a review of the 2014 fire year. Top officials from Trenton also attended and dispensed information to the firefighters.

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Pat and Kevin Barnas with Ed May at the one year anniversary memorial and rededication of Company # 1's truck with a mural in Greg's honor, which was painted by Ed.

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Hazmat called for sinking boat, leaking fuel On March 14th, Station 72 was dispatched for a boat that sank in the lagoon and was leaking fuel. 7200 requested Station 85, the Berkley Hazmat Team. Crews arrived and placed booms around the boat. NJSP were called in as well. Two hours later, all units were clear of the scene.

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New York adopts residential truss construction law STAYING SAFE Chief Henry Campbell

On January 1, 2015, legislation went into effect in New York State that requires property owners to notify their local municipality whenever a newly constructed or rehabilitated residential structure is comprised of a truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction.

The legislation was introduced

by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel and Senator Jack M. Martins and passed by both houses of the State legislature and signed into law by Governor Cuomo on September 17, 2014.

The new law requires property owners to indicate on a building permit application if the construction method being used will include the use of truss construction.

The notification process requires local governments to provide fire departments, first responder organizations, county fire coordinators, and 911 dispatch centers with the information about homes that include truss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction design.

It is required of all newly constructed residences or to any additions or rehabilitation construction made to previously constructed residences where truss construction will be employed in the addition or rehabilitation.

Buildings constructed prior to January 1, 2015 are exempt from the law and the new law does not apply to New York City.

The law further requires a specific warning label to be attached to the exterior electric box, or exterior of the building. This label must be reflective, six inches in diameter and contain the building classification type, I-V, and where the truss construction is employed, floor roof, or both.

Roman numerals are used to indicate the building classification and capital letters, F-floor, Rroof, or FR to indicate where the trusses are installed. Lettering is to be red in color on a white background.

A truss is structural members joined together to form ridged frame work of a structure.

Most commonly in the shape of a triangle or series of triangles, some may be in the shape of rectangles. They are engineered to be lighter, cheaper and stronger than large single support members.

Truss construction has been widely used for more than 30 years, consisting of light weight wood, heavy timber, light weight and heavy metal truss systems.

Light weight wood truss construction is safe and cheaper than ordinary construction and is used widely today in one form or another, especially in residential construction.

Under normal circumstances trusses hold up very well. It is from fire that they can be compromised and fail, becoming a hazard to firefighters.

Truss construction is a concern to firefighters due to the collapse potential of roofs or floors.

These type structures have been known to fail with little or no warning and have caused numerous deaths and injuries to firefighters over the years.

The gusset plates that are used to connect the joints are a key component in the failure of a truss.

When heated, the metal plate warps and pulls the gang nails out of the wooded member and with additional weight or fire burn through can bring about the total collapse of the roof or floor.

Legislation was enacted in 1998 that encompasses truss construction in commercial and industrial construction.

The buildings require the posting of similar signage to the exterior of the building at specific locations, heights, and maximum separation distances between signs.

The New York fire service is currently involved in the adoption of the ICC building code, which would require residential sprinklers in all newly constructed homes.

At present, there is opposition from home builders and real estate associations that must be overcome.

With the reduction in firefighters, both career and volunteer, residential sprinklers will become a much needed assist to fire protection in the saving of lives and extinguishment of fire, beneficial to the community and the firefighters.

In the not too distant future, we may need some form of warning on commercial and retail buildings that employ photovoltaic solar panels, many of which are installed on flat roofs and cover a large expanse.

Safety warning for all firefighting personnel on solar panels is to consider they are always electrified and to give them a wide berth.

Till next time, Stay Safe and God Bless!

Laugh your way to the bank with a stand-up comedy fund-raiser Who needs to laugh more than the Fire Companies ---the first responders who deal with dangerous circumstances each and every day?

There’s an innovative concept for fund-raising developed by Joey Novick, who is a stand-up comedian and the Fire Commissioner in his hometown: Stand-up comedy shows.

Fire companies can get much-needed laughs and profit financially as well.

Novick's company, ComedyWorks, provides all-star headline comedians from HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime, Last Comic Standing, and the Tonight Show.

Novick’s been producing comedy shows since 1977, and has experience producing shows with such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Rosie O’Donnell, Larry The Cable Guy, and Tim Allen.

"The comedians were very funny, and very professional," wrote Mark Bruhmuller, Fire Chief of the Churchtown Fire Company of New York. “Joey Novick did an excellent job. Everybody loves to laugh, and it's a great deal of fun."

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raise varies, depending on things like the number of tickets sold, how they're priced, the amount spent on promotion and whether food and drink are available.

"Mostly companies produce shows in their own facilities, which may hold 300–400 people," says Novick.

"We'll put together a show for them that will bring in comedians from major comedy clubs, with a headliner from HBO, Comedy Central, or the Tonight Show. The feature performer will be someone who's headlined the comedy circuit: Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, the Comedy Store. The host of the show will be a comedian who's very high-energy, like a gameshow host, to get the audience warmed up. A triple headliner show!”

The Somerset Fire Company of New Jersey produces two fundraisers a year through ComedyWorks.

"We've done about ten shows so far, and it's been great," says Mike Rein-

beck, who coordinates the shows for the 65-member volunteer department.

"A friend of mine who had used Joey told me, 'This guy books really good acts.' So, we did the first show, everything was great, and we've been doing shows with Joey ever since."

"I find their people to be very funny," agrees Adam Hubney, chief of the Atlantic Highlands Volunteer Fire Department in New Jersey, which books comedians through ComedyWorks for its annual dinner.

"We have a professional comedy club in our county, and the quality is just as good."

Comedy Works provides a 30-page ‘How-To’ guide that assists organizations through the comedy show production and warns of mistakes to avoid. "We make sure they follow everything in the guide," says Novick. "If a company has never done this before, it gives you everything from you need to know. We make sure that things get done right.

Clients who follow the guide always do very well and tend to make money.”

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Smoke detectors prove their worth in Glen Rock

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Denville and Randolph prepare for the big thaw Over a dozen members of Denville and Randolph ice rescue teams practiced their skills on the weekend of March 7th at Cooks pond in Denville. Although the ice on the pond was over 18 inches thick, winter is slowly coming to an end and so will be the ice. The two teams worked together learning each other’s equipment and sharing techniques of this arduous type rescue.

On the same night when seven children were killed in a Brooklyn home without working smoke detectors, a Glen Rock family and their dog safely evacuated their home, when they were alerted by one that JUMP TO FILE # was properly in- 032315107 stalled and working on March 21st.

At about 1:00 a.m., the Glen Rock FD was dispatched to 26 Dean Street for a report of a fire. The first arriving chief reported visible flames in a second floor window and requested a second alarm.

Fire vented from the front windows and also from windows on the B and D sides. An exposure building on the B side was threatened.

While lines were being stretched in the front door, an exterior line knocked down the heavy fire, and an exposure line was put into operation.

The fire extended into the attic and soon was visible from the attic windows. Companies made the second floor and had the fire knocked and then made the attic.

Heavy smoke continued for an extended time as members opened up and extinguished the flames.

The fire was able to be placed under control at about 3:30 a.m.

The home suffered serious damage, but no injuries were reported.

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MUTUAL AID Gordon Wren

Early on February 28th, the auditorium at the Rockland County Fire Training Center was filled with firefighters from Rockland County and surrounding counties from NY and NJ. The firefighters gave up a Saturday morning to attend a very timely seminar that gave them insight into the significant hazards and challenges created by train derailments involving Bakken crude oil.

The seminar became a reality when Rockland County Deputy Fire Coordinator Dan Moran and Hazmat Team Officer Jerry Knapp attended a New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control sponsored hazardous materials conference back in November in Cooperstown. Dan and Jerry came back very excited by one of the presentations in which they participated. They recommended that we reach out to the speaker and try to make arrangements to have him give his program locally.

The speaker was Fire Chief Tim Pellerin of the Rangeley Fire Department in Northern Maine. On July 5th, 2013, Chief Pellerin and his department responded with other Maine departments to a mutual aid request at the Quebec town of LacMegantic, for a disastrous train derailment involving Bakken crude oil. At the time of dispatch, the Maine units were told to prepare for a long-term deployment and an 80-

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plus mile response.

Chief Pellerin indicated that they were on scene about 2 1/2 hours after dispatch. He utilized superb video and photographs throughout his presentation, starting with video taken from his chief's vehicle as they approached the incident from several miles away until they arrived on scene. Any 1st responder could place themselves in the front seat of that vehicle as it gets closer and closer to the large column of black smoke. He then gives a chronological summary of the overall incident, along with details of the strategy, tactics and problems they encountered, emphasizing the loss of infrastructure, i.e. water, sewage system, drainage system, etc.

Chief Pellerin began his description of the incident by starting with the local fire chief, whose fire department pager was activated for a possible house fire. While the chief was getting dressed, his wife looked out the window and called out that the entire town was on fire. The local Chief thought it was just a large building until he took a look and quickly determined that his wife was not exaggerating. Much of the business section of their town was destroyed, along with the infrastructure.

In addition, 47 lives were lost. This was a major disaster for any fire department, let alone a small volunteer department in rural Canada.

It turns out that this was not a typical derailment like we see so frequently, where a train hits a vehicle at a crossing and derails or jumps the tracks due to a malfunction or a problem with the rails. It appears that the prior evening, several miles away, the

same train experienced a serious fire.

That fire department was dispatched for a locomotive fire. When the fire department responded, it found a working fire in a locomotive that was running while attached to a very long train carrying over 100 of the older D.O.T. 111 tank cars, each carrying approx 30,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil. What got my attention was the fact that the fire department found the train to be totally unattended, with the locomotive running. It became apparent that to extinguish the fire, the fire department would need to shut down the locomotive engine and cut off the fuel supply. Because the train was unattended, they reached out to the railroad, who advised them on the steps to take. They were successful in shutting down the locomotive and were able to extinguish the fire. They apparently left the scene not knowing that the train would lose its brakes and would start to roll down the tracks, creating a catastrophic series of events.

A subsequent investigation revealed that the engineer, who was questioned, had stopped the train earlier that evening, setting some but not all of the brakes and leaving the locomotive running to maintain the braking system. The crew left the train totally unattended for the night.

After the fire department left the scene, Chief Pellerin indicated that the brakes could not hold the tremendous weight of the train; and it started to roll, picking up speed as it went.

When the train derailed in the middle of Lac-Megantic, the investigators indicated the train was traveling ap-

proximately 63 miles per hour.

Why in the world would a company allow a train containing large amounts of hazardous materials to be left unattended for any amount of time, let alone for hours and hours?

Apparently, this railroad filed for bankruptcy right after the accident, according to Chief Pellerin.

I believe that this is a common practice and widespread here in the US as well. Just last summer, I was notified by a local police chief that a freight train had been parked unattended for four days, blocking an emergency access road to a local tourist site. He indicated that the locomotive was left running for the first two days, and at some point it was shut down. I asked the police chief what the cargo was, and he indicated containerized garbage. A few miles north of this location, I also received complaints about trains blocking a private road going into a construction site, restricting emergency responders' vehicles getting to the site.

While investigating this complaint, we found out from the railroad supervisors that this newly created siding was used to park trains while the crews were rotated or went for a break/meal. They also indicated that unattended trains were left at this location for long periods of time. I would like to add that both of the local locations are extremely remote and surrounded by woods.

In this age of increased concerns and awareness related to terrorism or even vandalism, how can we allow railroads to continue with this practice? How easy are we making it for the bad guys to take advantage of

these unattended mile-plus long trainloads of hazardous materials? I should add that I have not studied the report from the Canadian disaster but wonder why the train would be parked on a grade, not on a flat surface or blocked somehow. Wouldn't it make sense to require parking trains at secure locations and at least have security guards who can keep an eye on these potentially large-scale hazmat incidents?

I just read a study where it is estimated that there will be ten or more accidents involving Bakken oil tank cars each year in the US. The report states that if a similar situation to the Canadian incident took place in an urban area, hundreds of people could potentially die; and the cost associated would be in the billions.

Our county has formed a task force and so far has developed a grid map of all areas stratling the railroad tracks, pre-identifying high-risk buildings like nursing homes, hospitals, and schools that would present challenges if evacuations were needed. They are also working on a system for delivering maximum water and foam supplies to any potential derailments in our area.

Our county has hundreds of these Bakken oil trains traversing through our county, many if not most, containing over 100 tank cars and nationally it's thousands of communities. After taking part in this training, our fire service leaders have a better appreciation for the magnitude of the problems associated with such an incident. If you are able to attend one of his seminars, I would highly recommend that you take it.

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Challenge yourself!

FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson

DAMIEN DANIS

Three-alarm blaze damages Hasbrouck Heights building Hasbrouck Heights firefighters battled a three alarm fire on the afternoon of March 12th. The fire was dispatched to 313 Boulevard across from Borough Hall, just after 1 p.m.

As first due chiefs, arrived they had nothing showing. A smoke condition was discovered inside a hair salon and Hasbrouck Heights Pizzeria.

A second alarm was transmitted, bringing out of town units to the scene.

Flames were spreading up the walls and floors to the apartments above.

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As companies began the labor intensive work to chase the fire, a third alarm was brought to the scene to assist. The fire was running the walls and the floors of the inside.

At times, the wind played a roll in the fire spread as at times wind gusts went through the opened up building, sending smoke across the boulevard. As companies opened up walls, lines were put in place to knock down the fire on the ground

and second floor.

Mutual aid from Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lodi, Moonachie, Rochelle Park Wallington and Wood-Ridge assisted on scene.

The Hackensack MSU unit also responded to fill air bottles.

The blaze was under control in a little over an hour. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters also rescued two pet birds. The cause is under investigation by Hasbrouck Heights fire Prevention.

- DAMIEN DANIS

The season is changing and your fitness regime should be too! Here’s a way to not only make some changes; but a way to assess your current fitness level, establish new goals and keep your fitness program moving in the right direction. You can do it in the gym, or even better move it to the truck floor and/or outside when possible. If you are ready to challenge yourself, here’s one way to do it.

My favorite type of challenge is a functional (job related) challenge, but you may want to choose a gym activity (distance on the treadmill/bike within a designated time frame, reps/weight lifted per minute etc.).

You can select any task (test), but I think the functional ones are more practical, more beneficial and actually more fun!

(Yes, I said Fun!) A good place to start is by selecting 3 (three) or 4 (four) functional tasks, i.e. dummy drag, ladder climb, equipment carry, etc. Sound familiar?

If you’ve ever done the “Combat Challenge” or “CPAT” Test, those tasks are not new to you. If this is the first you are hearing of them, research them online. You can use them as is, modify them or completely cre-

ate your own. Some of the tasks require very little equipment, while others are a little more involved. Keep in mind your capabilities and be sure to select tasks appropriate for you. Remember: never sacrifice safety for speed.

Perform each task, following all safety protocols and time yourself. Record your time for each task. Additionally, perform each task in whichever sequence you like and record your overall time for completing all of the tasks in succession.

Continue your existing exercise program, and add the tasks two to three times per week. It’s your choice whether or not you time the tasks each time you do them. Some people absolutely will have to know how they are progressing and yet others may want to wait until the end of the four to six week training period to see the progress. At the end of four to six weeks, retest yourself and compare your times to your initial outing.

Challenging yourself will take your fitness regime to a new level.

If you are more the competitive type, see if you can get other members on board. Some of you may want to not only challenge yourself; but to challenge each other as well. You can keep it individualized, form teams or even challenge a neighboring department.

Remember to have your physician’s approval before beginning any exercise program.

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FF1 PROFESSIONAL SAFETY SERVICES

FF1 holds third Open Enrollment Ice MVA on Route 80 in Hackensack Rescue Weekend JUSTIN DEREVYANIK, HFD

On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 8:00 a.m., HRS Engines 1 and 2, Rescue, and Deputy 1 were dispatched to Route 80 West on the Hackensack River Bridge for a three vehicle MVA with one vehicle reported to be on fire.

Engine 1 arrived on scene, confirmed the working vehicle fire, and that all persosn involved in the accident were out of their

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vehicles.

Engine 1 stretched a hand line and began to extinguish fire in the one vehicle. Rescue 1 arrived and assisted Engine 1 with extinguishment and overhaul of the fire.

Hackensack UMC BLS and

ALS arrived on scene and evaluated one person, who refused medical transportation to the hospital.

Companies remained on scene for approximately 20 minutes while a towing company removed vehicles.

State police were also on scene to handle the investigation.

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FF1 Professional Safety Services hosted their third and final Ice Rescue Open Enrollment classes over the weekend of March 7th at the Sayreville Fire Department. This class was an opportunity for students to take the full Ice Rescue Technician level class Tuesday night, and then Saturday and Sunday and hosted over 30 students from Sayreville, Perth Amboy, Cranford, Green Creek, Oakhurst, Rocky Hill, and Hopewell Emergency Services. Whether it's awareness or technician level training, FF1 is your go to place for everything fire! For more info go to www.FF1.com/training or call 973-940-3061.

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Millville battles vacant dwelling blaze Millville, NJ. Millville firefighters and the Millville Rescue Squad responded to the blaze at 12:39 a.m., on March 23rd, and found heavy fire showing from a vacant two story dwelling located in the 1400 block of E. Main Street.

Captain Doug Hallquist, in command of first-in Engine 34, and his crew, took a nearby hydrant with a five inch and led off with a blitz-fire and a one and three quarter inch line. An addi-

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tional five inch supply line was later stretched to another hydrant.

The second floor was already gone so Chief Kurt Hess went to a defensive attack and called for a second alarm at 12:50, which recalled all off-duty personnel.

Crews employed 2 – 2 ½ and 2- 1 ¾ inch lines, a blitz-fire and a deck gun to extinguish the fire.

Chief Hess placed the fire under control at 1:53 with crews remaining on the scene until 4:10.

Twenty-nine fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene with two engines, a ladder, a rescue and two ambulances.

The early morning fire destroyed the dwelling and the cause and origin is under investigation

by Millville Fire and Police Departments.

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Garbage truck fire closes all lanes of Route 78 East near Exit 33 At approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 9, 2015, the Liberty Corner Fire Company was dispatched to a working truck fire on Route 78 East just west of Exit 33.

Upon arrival, Chief Peter Aprahamian established command and confirmed a working garbage truck fire. Chief Aprahamian requested water tenders from the Far-Hills Bedminster Fire Department, the Bernardsville Fire Company, and the Warren Township Fire Department.

Upon arrival, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) closed all lanes of Route 78 East. Closure of the highway kept the public safe and allowed fire crews to operate safely and efficiently.

The first due Liberty Corner engine stretched hand lines extinguished the fire in the cab area.

After exhausting the 500 gallons of water from the engine, crews established a water supply from the Far-Hills Bedminster 3,500 gallon tender.

Fire spread to the garbage compactor area of the truck and crews worked to extinguish the fire inside the compactor area.

Water from fire suppression covered the highway and quickly turned to ice.

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Transportation (NJDOT) crews were dispatched for a salt truck to treat the highway.

The far left lane of the highway was opened once it was treated with salt. Fire crews worked quickly to clear the highway and the NJDOT treated the remaining lanes of the highway.

The NJSP re-opened the highway once all lanes were treated with salt.

The driver of the garbage truck escaped unharmed. There were no reported injuries to first responders.

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The future of the fire service Chaplain’s Corner Didymus McHugh

Where do we get our firefighters from? There is no factory that just cranks them out. It takes many years to mold and educate a firefighter. We know that the job is not for everyone.

Who in their right mind would willingly go into a burning building, when even the rats are running out?

It takes unique people to do the job.

But where do these people come from?

So many children see the firefighters as heroes, riding on the big bright shining red fire trucks rolling down the street with the sirens wailing. People are used to their pictures of firefighters fighting that big blaze or rescuing a cat from a tree. I don’t know about you, but I have only received one cat call in over thirty years and lately it is more smells and bells than the working house fires.

Fire prevention is definitely working.

Anyway, I remember that kids wanted to grow up and be a police officer or firefighter. This being said, I have a question for you. Would you want little children to grow up like firefighters that you know?

People watch you and listen to you, little people especially. You may think that certain behavior is alright because it is part of being a firefighter. You may use dark humor, colorful stories and language that helps you express yourself.

Are you sure that you want to do that in public? Have you seen the children that are around fire scenes or around the corner or upstairs, when you are doing an investiga-

tion? Have you noticed how many people are taking videos on the phone and posting them on facebook or youtube? Well people are watching and listening.

We are to set the examples for the children. If they are looking up to you as their heroes, don’t make them have to hang their heads by what they overhear you say. We are supposed to train up the children. They are clay and the heroes that they have help mold them into what they think that they want to be. I know that firemen are a certain way but how would you feel if you are going at it and then you see that a child walks up behind you.

We have a responsibility to mentor and also be the heroes and teach our children how to be examples in the community. Should your department set a better example? How much interaction does your department and individual firefighters have with children? Are we forgetting the days when fire departments would go into school to teach public safety? Do our children become our jewels with best behavior and manners? Do your rookies show proper respect for rank or the job? Does your rookie argue with you because they do not want to do the task assigned to them? Who taught them that? Who was they mentor? Where did they learn their traits? Did they watch your department scream and shout and stomp your feet? Did they watch you act that way? Are your children at home doing the same thing?

Have your children seek wisdom now. Teach them respect when they are young so that they will not stray from it. Teach all to be presentable in private so that they will be presentable in public.

It may not be big brother, it may be little child, but someone is always watching you. Set the example that you want to see in the public.

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Two firefighters injured at Franklin Township fire On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:41 p.m., District #3 was dispatched to 888 Easton Avenue for a reported activated fire alarm.

Car 25 (Chief Calvo) arrived on JUMP TO FILE# the scene and estab- 031315101 lished command, reporting an activated alarm. Station 27 had a duty crew in house and they arrived on the scene in four minutes utilizing Squad 27.

Upon the arrival of Squad27 (first due) along with Car 273, the crew utilized the Knox Box key to gain entry to the building.

Upon entering the structure, they encountered heavy smoke. The crew from Squad 27 backed out and deployed a 1 3/4 inch handline, with the assistance of the crew from Ladder 25. They attempted to search for the seat of the fire, during which time Engine 276 laid in a supply line to Squad 27 and began ventilation A second alarm was requested to be toned out by command, as well as a special call for one engine from the City of New Brunswick to the scene. Chief 27 led operations and after approximately five minutes, conditions deteriorated and crews were ordered to evacuate the building.

Ladder 26 was requested to the scene from Elizabeth Avenue at this time.

Once the crews were removed, multiple master streams were utilized to extinguish the fire from the exterior. A third alarm was requested due to the extreme cold and need to rotate crews in and out. Fire crews battled the raging blaze for approximately seven hours prior to it being placed under control. There were multiple combustibles in the building, including oxygen tanks in doctors' offices, making it a difficult fire to battle Two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the incident, one slipped and fell on ice and another suffered from hypothermia. Both were transported to the hospital and released, authorities said.

The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation by the Franklin Township Office of Fire Prevention.

Portions of Easton Avenue and Foxwood Drive were shut down throughout the night to accommodate the on-scene apparatus.

Firefighters from the East Franklin Volunteer Fire, Community Volunteer Fire, Somerset Fire and Rescue, Elizabeth Avenue, Middlebush Volunteer Fire, Franklin Park Volunteer Fire, Griggstown Volunteer Fire, Kingston Fire, New Brunswick Fire Department, HIghland Park Fire Department, North Brunswick Fire Company No. 2 and Finderne Fire Department assisted at the scene along with mu-

tual aid coordinators from both Somerset and Middlesex counties. Millstone Valley was standing by covering the district.

Members of the EMS Task Force were on scene including personnel from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Franklin-Somerset First Aid Squad, Hillsborough Emergency Medical Services and Somerville First Aid. Great job by all personnel on the scene and a special thank you to the ladies auxiliary of the East Franklin Fire Department, for providing food and beverages for the members on scene.

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Firefighters made their way into the smoke-filled house and knocked the fire down. Crews on the outside cut around the chimney to look for extension. Mutual Aaid was called for help at the scene and station coverage.

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Some updates in Woodbridge Township We have some updates for the township of Woodbridge. Every so often, they get new rolling stock and this small group represents the latest.

There are other apparatus that are on order or being prepped with still others in the planning stages. Until we have definite confirmations we will hold off on the news.

The Hopelawn Fire Company placed a 2014 Pierce pumper in service with a new paint scheme, black over red. The rest of their fleet is yellow.

This pumper (Engine 8-2) is also a backup rescue and RIT. It has a Velocity chassis and has a Waterous 2000 gpm pump and a 750 gallon water tank.

Other features include a 10 kw generator, Will Burt Night Scan and Holmatro rescue tools. N ext is a new 2014 E-ONE pumper in the Colonia Fire Company. It is on a Cyclone II chassis with an eight seat raised roof cab, Cummins ISX, 500 hp diesel engine, 2000 gpm pump, UPF 750 gallon water and 30 gallon foam tanks, Onan 10 kw generator and Will Burt Night Scan with Whelen Pioneer light heads.

One unique feature is the E-ONE Pro Tech Integrated Safety System believed to be the first one in the state.

It consists of a rollover cab design, On Guard features which detects possible rear end collisions, 64 electronic stability control system, 360 degree camera system and crew guard which warns when members are not safely buckled in. It appears to be similar to the Pierce Command Zone System.

Other updates include two Osage Type III ambulances of 2014 vintage for the Woodbridge Township Ambulance & Rescue Squad.

FA-2 was first delivered followed later by FA-8. They are the Osage Brave model each on a Ford F-350 chassis and each has a gasoline engine.

New Jersey Emergency Vehicles delivered a P.L. Custom Classic 147, Type 1 ambulance on a Ford F-350, 4 x 4 chassis to the Hopatcong Ambulance Squad in Sussex County.

Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce activity. Orders include a Saber PUC pumper for Andover Township (Sussex County), for West Orange (Essex County) an Arrow XT 100 foot heavy duty aluminum ladder, for South Amboy (Middlesex County) an Arrow XT 105 steel aerial (demo unit), for Marlboro District 2, Robertsville, two Arrow XT pumpers and for the South Wall Fire Ccompany in Wall Township an Arrow XT pumper (both Monmouth County.) Pierce deliveries include two Velocity FR, heavy duty rescue pumpers to Clark in Union County and an Arrow XT 100 foot heavy duty ladder to Hackensack in Bergen County.

The ambulance division of First Priority Emergency Vehicles received an order from the Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad (Middlesex County) for a First Priority Renaissance Re-

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APPARATUS OF THE MONTH A look at what’s new with apparatus around the state with John Malecky

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Woodbridge township ambulance & Rescue Squad Fa-8, 2014 Ford e-350/osage ambulance.

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Colonia e 12-2, '2014 e-one Cyclone ii, 2000/750/30 with 10 kw generator and Will Burt night Scan.

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Linden Fd, L-52, 2013 Ford e-350 with First priority emergency Vehicles Renaissance Remount of a Road Rescue module.

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Hopelawn e-8-2, 2014 pierce Velocity 2000/750 with 10 kw generator and Will Burt night Scan. it was sold by Fire &n Safety Services.

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Linden technical Rescue 1996 gM Step Van which carries confined space and high angle rescue equipment. the truck was donated by infinium, a petroleum additives company in the city.

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Woodbridge township ambulance & Rescue Squad Fa-2, 2014 Ford e-350/osage ambulance. mount of a Braun Chief XL onto a GM 4500 chassis.

Deliveries include to the Bergen County Community College a Renaissance Remount of a Road Rescue Ultramedic with a mobile simulator lab conversion/upfit onto a Ford E-450 chassis and a Renaissance Remount of a Braun Chief XL onto a Ford E-450 chassis to the Cliffside Park EMS

(also Bergen County.)

First Priority announced that they have been appointed as the exclusive Demers ambulance dealer in the state.

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audubon u-115, 1995 Ford F/Kenco support unit which formerly was their rescue truck.

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"dallas" tV star Josh Henderson, third from left, presents mr. Vina drennan with a check from Charmin for the national fallen firefighters foundation as moonachie firefighters look on.

Charmin returns to Moonachie for fire service donations Moonachie, N.J. On a snowy January, 2014 day a TV production crew came to Moonachie's firehouse to film a Charmin commercial and make a donation to the hard-hit firehouse, thanks to Hurricane Sandy.

On the rainy morning of March 17th, Charmin representatives returned to the firehouse as a backdrop for their generous donations and recognition of firefighters across the country.

The company's representatives brought along “Dallas” TV star Josh Henderson. Henderson's grandfather was a Dallas, TX., firefighter who died in the line-ofduty. They were there to kick off this year's “Butts that save our butts campaign.”

Mr. Henderson presented a check for $20,000 to Vina Drennan for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Mrs. Drennan's husband, Captain John

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Drennan, of F.D.N.Y. Ladder Co. 5 and two of his crew members, Firefighters Jimmy Young and Chris Siedenberg, were killed in the line-of-duty twenty years ago battling a fire in lower Manhattan.

Mrs. Drennan, a retired school teacher, has become very active in fire safety programs on a national basis.

The mission of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is to provide resources to assist the survivors of America's fallen heroes in rebuilding their lives.

In addition, Charmin donated $5,000 to the Dallas Firefighters Memorial/Dodd J. Miller Training Center in honor of Mr. Henderson's grandfather.

Moonachie Chief of Department Justin Derevyanik and offi-

cers and members of the M.F.D. welcomed the visitors and even cooked them breakfast before the ceremony got under way.

This year, Charmin will donate toilet tissue to 100 firehouses across the country as part of its Charmin Relief Project.

People were asked to help select 100 firehouses by nominating their local firehouse for the chance to receive a year's supply of toilet tissue. The firehouse serves as a home away from home for its members.

According to the company's submissions, some of the locations receiving the donations this year include Mitchellville (LA) Volunteer F.D., East Limestone FireRescue in Athens (LA) and Dallas (TX) Fire-Rescue.

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APPARATUS OF THE MONTH A look at what’s new with apparatus around the state with John Malecky

- Continued from page 54 Their apparatus division received two KME orders. First is for Deptford Township in Gloucester County, a custom foam pumper. Specs include a Predator chassis with extended long four door cab, seven Bostrom SCBA seats, Cummins ISX 12, 500 hp diesel engine, Allison 4000 EVS transmission, Hale Qmax, single-stage 2000 gpm pump with top mount panel, two four-inch LDH discharges, front bumper 1 ½-inch trash line, two oneinch booster reels over the pump, one 2 ½-inch crosslay above the pump, two 1 ½-inch speedlays forward of the pump, four-inch deck gun piping with an Akron Stream Master electric monitor, Akron electric bumper turret controlled from inside the cab, Foam Pro

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28th New Jersey firefighters ski race You could not have asked for a better day for the 28th nJ firefighters Ski race held at mountain Creek Ski resort in Vernon township. the ski race is hosted by the Jersey City firefighters and officers. these individuals, along with others, spend countless hours putting together this ski race. the proceeds benefit the Burn Center at Saint Barnabas. this year, 44 fire companies from around the state participated. five member firefighter teams compete carrying a 50 foot length of hose down hill through a gated race course. this year, first place went to pompton Lakes, second place went to Jersey City and third went to Hibernia.

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Home in Flanders suffers substantial damage from fire Flanders, NJ. On March 18th, Flanders firefighters battled a multiple-alarm blaze that did substantial damage to a single-family home in a subdivision off Route 206. There were no injuries.

Firefighters initially were called for a dumpster fire, but police officers arriving on scene reported JUMP TO FILE # the fire had spread to 031915102 the front of the house.

“This fire started outside the home and worked its way up the front and into the attic of the home,” said Flanders Fire Chief Michael McDermott.

“With the lightweight-truss construction, the fire moved quickly once it took hold.”

McDermott said the danger of collapse kept firefighters fighting the blaze from outside the home, using a tower truck and large water streams. Much of the roof and attic was destroyed and there was water and smoke damage throughout the home. No damage estimate was given.

Investigators from the Mount Olive Fire Marshal’s office and the Mount Olive Police Department are

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Flanders firefighters received assistance from the Budd Lake Fire Company, Budd Lake First Aid Squad and fire departments from Byram, Chester, Hackettstown, Netcong, Randolph, Roxbury and

Schooley’s Mountain as well as from the County of Morris and Hackettstown Regional Medical Center.

The Mount Olive Police Department also was on scene.

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Former Jersey City Fire Chief Dr. Denis Onieal to be honored at 27th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner Washington, D.C. Former Jersey City Fire Chief and native son Dr. Denis Onieal, who is now Superintendent of the National Fire Academy, has been selected by the Congressional Fire Services Institute's Board of Directors as the recipient of the 2015 CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award.

The presentation will take place at the 27th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on April 16th at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1998 and co-sponsored by CFSI and Motorola Solutions, the Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have been proactive at the local, state and federal government levels to improve and advance fire/emergency services and life safety issues.

Representing a cross section of the fire and emergency services, previous recipients include chiefs, instructors, career and volunteer leaders and public safety advocates.

Dr. Onieal has served as Superintendent of the National Fire Academy since 1995, providing leadership to advance the professional development of fire service leaders of today and tomorrow.

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Through his efforts, the National Fire Academy has greatly expanded training opportunities for fire service personnel and enhanced NFA's executive, management, and all-hazard community response and risk reduction curriculums. Working closely with State fire training agencies, NFA courses are now offered through every accredited State training agency in the country.

Under Onieal's leadership, the NFA curriculum has been completely revised to include equivalent college credit recommendation and continuing education units for all resident, off-campus and on-line deliveries.

For the first time ever, fire degree programs across the nation are following a standard curriculum and syllabi, and work in close cooperation with State fire training agencies.

This combination of standardized training and education is the foundation for professional status for the fire and emergency services.

Acting as a catalyst to improve the fire service, Dr. Onieal contin-

ues to write articles and deliver presentations across the nation on professional development within the fire service.

His work in this regard has reached thousands of fire service personnel, providing them the encouragement to pursue their academic studies in addition to their fire service training. While rising through the ranks of the Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department, he pursued his own professional development opportunities which eventually lead to a Doctor of Education degree from the New York University in 1990.

"The CFSI Board of Directors congratulates Dr. Denis Onieal on being selected as the recipient of the 2015 CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award," said Bill Jenaway, President of the Congressional Fire Service Institute.

"He embodies the passion and dedication that the late-Mason Lankford demonstrated in making the fire service a safer profession.

We look forward to honoring Dr. Onieal at the 27th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner."

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Elizabeth Fire and Police Departments raise $7000 for Children’s Specialized Hospital, Epd prevails 5-4 in overtime elizabeth, nJ. The 2nd Annual Battle of the Badges Hockey Game raised $7000 from ticket sales and donations for the Children’s specialized Hospital Friday night Fever Program with donations still coming in.

The game featured members of the elizabeth Fire and Police departments and was played in front of a capacity crowd at the historic Warinanco ice skating Center. eFd’s bravest led 4-1 through two periods, but ePd’s finest battled back to tie the game after pulling their goalie for an extra attacker in the waning minutes of the third period. in overtime, the finest scored just over a minute into play for their second straight victory. ePd now led 2-0 in the Battle of the Badges Hockey series.

“While ePd was victorious in the game the real winners are the children that participate in the Friday night Fever Program,” said daniel Beirne, FmBA Local 9 state delegate and one of the event organizers. The program is a monthly social and recreational program for teens with disabilities.

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“We built a strong relationship with this program together with Officer Joseph Pevonis and the city police officers and we are looking forward to making next year’s game even better,” added Beirne.

This year’s game was followed by a successful family skate with new features being discussed for next year’s game. The event was sponsored locally by elizabeth Firefighters FmBA Local 9, elizabeth Fire Officers iAFF Local 2040, and elizabeth Police PBA Local 4. The Union County Parks and recreation department volunteered the venue, staff, and ice time.

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Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Pat Hayes, right, discusses operations with 2nd Assistant Chief Rob Knobloch at a commercial building fire in March.

Wood-Ridge 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Ferry was the accountability officer at a Hasbrouck Heights multiple-alarm fire in March.

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Busy weekend at Round Valley with training While focus was on the release of "The Town That Disappeared Overnight; The Story of Round Valley", a short documentary about the creation of Round Valley Reservoir; Clinton First Aid & Rescue Squad members JUMP TO FILE # took to the valley 031015100 over the weekend.

Two training sessions where held, Saturday and Sunday, giving rescue personnel some good chances to learn skills they don't get to often practice.

On Saturday, March 7th, members of the CFARS water rescue team and CFARS rehab met with Conservation Officers from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection for a drill on the ice. Members from both agencies spent about five hours on Round Valley Reservoir reviewing self-rescue and victim rescue procedures as well as safety tips and guidelines for operating in and around the ice.

CFARS rehab team ensured ice rescuers were stable both before and after entering the ice.

CFARS is very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with these officers in a training environment to ensure smooth operations should an actual incident

occur. Many new skills were learned and a great time was had by all.

On Sunday, March 8th, CFARS returned to Round Valley set to put MSU455, their off-road ambulance ASAP unit, to work during training scenarios at the Recreation Area.

The first scenario took place on the ice. Knowing the thickness of the ice in various locations from the shore to the center, the MSU was launched from the main dock and traveled about halfway out across the ice, just beyond the dams, and returned successfully.

The second scenario was to navigate through various areas of the park, from the pavement to the snow and back again. Crews were able to successfully navigate the park on and off road, completing trails in the snow and ice on different grades of land.

The Clinton First Aid & Rescue Squad is a non-profit, volunteer run EMS & Rescue Agency covering parts of Hunterdon County, NJ, including the Round Valley Recreation Area & Reservoir. For more information on membership or on the Squad, please visit http://www.clintonems.org - BUCKY BUCHANAN

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ACTION SHOTS FROM AROUND THe STATe To see your action shots in the newspaper upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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James "Woody" Wood helping his son Jimmy Wood with his air pack at a third alarm in Hasbrouck Heights

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Passaic Firefighter Ernie Rodriguez participates in the N.J. Transit Mass Causality Drill in Little Falls on March 15th.

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Jersey City First Battalion Chief Michael Monahan supervises hosemen on the roof of a Stevens Avenue dwelling during a 3-alarm fire on March 8th.

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The Dumont Fire Department Members, Firefighter Danny Molinaro (L), Firefighter Dan Slosser (Center) and Lieutenant Pete Daniele providing Mutual Aid at a house fire in New Milford

Mercer County NJ, Hamilton Township Fire District #2. Mercerville.

Captain Robert Van Hise has retired after serviving the fire district for 26 years and 5 months.

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WORKING FACES If you have photos you would like to see in our Working Faces feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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Fairview makes a quick knockdown Fairview firefighters, with mutual aid quickly knocked down a fire and kept it from spreading on March 22nd, keeping many residents of the garden apartment building still with a home.

F i r e f i g h t e r s JUMP TO FILE # were sent to 481 032515105 Walker St. early on the Sunday afternoon.

Heavy smoke was issuing from a first floor apartment in the two and a half story “U” shaped garden apartment building. A second alarm was immediately called due to the potential of fire extension.

Cliffside Park and Palisades Park were called to the scene and others to cover.

Several lines were quickly stretched.

The fire was located in the kitchen of the apartment and the visible fire was extinguished.

Members checked for extension and found none beyond the fire apartment.

The fire was placed under control in less than one hour.

No injuries were reported.

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Woodbridge Firefighter Ryan Horvath returns from a break at a house fire on Desota Ave.

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Oakland received a 2015 Pierce Velocity 2000-gpm/1000- Wanamassa has placed into service a 2015 Spartan-ERV Long Branch has placed into service a 2014 Pierce Vegwt pumper sold by Fire & Safety Services.

2000-gpm/750-gft/40-gft pumper sold by Campbells Sup- locity 2000-gpm/500-gwt/75-foot quint sold by Fire & ply Co. Safety Services.

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East Rutherford's new Tactical Support unit is a Ford F- Secaucus Tower 2 has placed into service a 2014 Rosen- Manasquan Fire District 1, Engine Co. 2, has placed into 450/Cliffside Body model set up for decon, haz-mat and bauer 1500-gpm/250-gwt/88-foot platform. This is the service a 2015 Spartan MetroStar/Toyne 1500-gpm/500water rescue operations. first 88-foot model made by the company. gwt pumper.

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East Brunswick District 1, Engine 702, has been assigned a 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 2000-gpm/750-gwt pumper sold by Fire & Safety Services.

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Battalion Chief Scott Latona of Milburn Fire Dept working third alarm in East Orange as Essex County Fire Coordinator.

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Jersey City Captain Howie Simone, of the M.C.R.U., gives an order during a multiple-alarm fire in March

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Avenel Fire Chief Frank Boyle marching in the 42nd Annual Woodbridge St. Patrick's Day Parade.

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Paterson Deputy Chief Brian McDermott directs incoming apparatus at what will become a multiple alarm on December 18th

Mercer County NJ, Hamilton Township Fire District #2: Mercerville Fire Company. Captain Mark Kandrac has retired after serving the fire district for 31 years and 10 months.

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FACES OF NEW JERSEY’S EMERGENCY SERVICES To see your action shots in the newspaper upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com, email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com

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When Secaucus had two working fires come in at the same time on the morning of March 18th, mutual aid came into town. L-R: Secaucus Chief Bryan Schoch, Jersey City 3rd Battalion Chief Rob Daly and Kearny Deputy Chief Robert Osborn assembled at the command post at a dwelling fire on Maple St. The other fire was located at a Public Service facility on County Ave.

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North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Bob Morrison stands by in staging with his crew at the Harrison multiple.

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Mercer County NJ, Hamilton Township Fire District #5, DeCou Hose Company. Captain Thomas Garey has retired after serving the fire district for 28 years. Garey started as a driver/firefighter and retired as Captain/Fire Official.

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Members of the Woodbridge Township Ambulance and Rescue Squad stand by their new Osage ambulance, FA-8. From right to left EMT’s Tim Lowe, Nicole Tucka, Doug Medina and Joe Formola.

North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Vangelakos directs his men at the multiple alarm in Edgewater on 1-21-15.

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FACES OF NEW JERSEY’S EMERGENCY SERVICES To see your action shots in the newspaper upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com, email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com

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Passaic Chief of Department Pat Trentacost at the N.J. Transit Multi Agency Drill on March 15th.

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Woodbridge Lieutenant Bob Minkler Jr. gets ready to go back inside at a house fire on Desota Ave.

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Mercer County NJ. Hamilton Twp Fire District #2, Mercerville career firefighters of the "B" Platoon Captain Kevin McElroy with Firefighter/EMT's Daunte Fusco, Chrstian Villatoro and Josue Garcic.

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All Hands in Paterson

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Hasbrouck Heights Assistant Chief Rob Knobloch directs firefighters at a 3rd alarm in town

Multiple calls poured into the Paterson Fire Department dispatch center, just before 9 p.m. on March 13th, for a structure fire in the area of Summer and Auburn Streets.

First due companies arrived to find heavy fire venting from three windows on the second floor and transmitted the working fire. A one and three quarter inch handline was stretched to the second floor and within minutes, the fire was knocked down. Reports of a trapped occupant came up negative as the building was deemed vacant. The fire was brought under control within a half an hour. The fire remains under investigation.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? If you have photos you would like to see in our Where are they Now? feature, please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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Heavy fire conditions at second alarm On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at approximately 2:20 p.m., Car 25 (Chief Calvo) reported a working structure fire at 725 Hamilton Street in Fire District #3.

He immedi- JUMP TO FILE # ately established 031615110 command and requested a second alarm be toned out. One of the occupants initially reported that her children were trapped in the apartment, but they were located outside the structure prior to fire department arrival.

Squad 27 arrived first due and with their seven member crew, they proceeded to stretch a one and three quarter inch hand line into the second floor apartment.

The crew from the squad reported heavy fire and heat conditions, at which time, they

proceeded to back out and extinguish some of the heavy fire from the exterior.

After doing this, they advanced back in on the fire and proceeded to knock it down.

The crew from New Brunswick Ladder 1 did a primary search while the crews from Engine 276 and Ladder 25 deployed a back-up line into the apartment that was on fire.

The crews from Engine 278 and Squad 3 from North Brunswick assisted with ventilation andoverhaul.

Rescue 56 (Somerset) stood by on the scene providing a rapid intervention team.

Additional units on the scene were Franklin Park and Middlebush Fire.

Elizabeth Avenue and Kingston Fire stood by at the Station, providing coverage for D-3.

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Pls. take notice the Board of Fire Commissioners, Uniondale Fire District will accept sealed Bids until 2:00p, April 3, 2015 for the sale of one (1) 1991 Ford 350 White 24-Seat Passenger Bus – good condition. Bids open 3:00p. Vehicle sold “as is condition.” Min. accepted bid is $4,000. Sealed bids may be delivered in person to the District Mon.-Fri., 9-4p at 501 Uniondale Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553. Sealed bids must be marked “Bid for 1991 Ford 350 Passenger Bus” & accompanied with check for 10% of bid or bid will not be accepted.

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