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WEST NEW YORK & UNION CITY, NJ - Since 2001, there have been several nights of fire involving the North Hudson municipalities covered by the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue. Several multiple-alarm fires occurring at the same time putting a strain on mutual aid and calling in fire companies from several nearby counties to either operate at a fire or relocate and cover vacant firehouses. History again repeated itself on the morning of February 8th. - S e e fu ll s to r y o n p a g e 2
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Another Night of Fire for North Hudson WEST N EW YORK & UNION CITY, N J - Since 2001, there have been several nights of fire involving the N orth Hudson m unicipalities covered by the N orth H udson Regional Fire & Rescue. Several m ultiple-alarm fires occurring at the same time putting a strain on mutual aid and calling in fire companies from several nearby counties to either operate at a fire or relocate and cover vacant firehouses. History again repeated itself on the morning o f February 8th. One difference. The second major fire came in when the sun was up and the new tour had reported for duty. In addition, the weather was mild with temperatures in the 50's, as opposed to subfreezing temper atures. A t 4:20 A.M ., Fire Control dispatched a full assignm ent to 6113 Bergenline Avenue for a re ported fire. This was followed by a radio report that the communica tion center was receiving num er ous calls. Turning the corner from their 60th street firehouse. Captain Chris Jorquera reported smoke showing, follow ed by working fire. The fire was rapidly extend ing upward and horizontally into attached buildings along the con gested m ain shopping district. Second and third alarms were transmitted in short order. A fourth alarm followed at 5 :24 A.M. The occupancies involved in the buildings included electronics, smoke shop, beauty supply, nail salon, clothing, media production studio and restaurants. Fire raced through the attached structures with plenty of fuel to bum. Early primary searches revealed no oc cupants, but a heavy fire load. Thick black smoke continued to pour out o f the store fronts on Bergenline Avenue of the one and two story structures. Van Buren PL, a small street to the rear of these buildings, provided access for fire apparatus and firefighters to operate. From heavy black smoke, flames broke through the roofs and lit up the morning sky, in the rear. Forced entry, and hand line operations commenced. Tower Fadder 3 was also posi tioned here. A back draft occurred in this area. Battalion Chief Glenn Gavin notified the incident com mander, Deputy C hief M ark
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by units from Jersey City, B ay onne, Kearny and Harrison, as ad ditional alarms were sounded by Deputy Chief Anthony Venezia. The fire appeared to have started in a small auto supply store. Next door was a smoke shop w ith roll-dow n gates, ham pering firefighting efforts. Fow-banking and choking smoke filled the block as fire quickly spread to Ex posure B, a three-story mixed oc cupancy building, and Exposure D, also a three-story mixed. Very heavy and black smoke rose from the buildings creating an impressive column in the sky. Early searches were made and ex terior lines were set up. M aster streams included ladder pipes from M ontclair Truck 1, Bayonne Fadder 3 and Secaucus Tower 2. An air supply unit reported to the scene from the IMTT Fire D epart ment, from Bayonne. In addition, the H ackensack M ask Service Unit was on the scene as well as Jersey City's MSU. The Union City fire displaced 60 people in 17 families, accord ing to a Jersey Journal report. In total, five attached buildings suf fered damage and power to the area was turned off temporarily. The m ultiple-alarm fires caused mutual aid to be activated to cover the North Hudson m unic ipalities, plus operate at the fires, from the counties of Bergen, Essex, Union and Passaic. Since the Gong Club was operating in West N ew York, the Bayonne Fire Canteen was summoned set up at the Union City location. The last local Night of Fire oc curred on a cold December 1st, 2022 evening when multiple alarms were struck for a large mixed occupied building in West New York, followed by an explo sion and fire at a Salvation Army thrift store in Union City, during the West N ew York blaze. This brought in a lot of mutual aid from several counties. Chief Donnarumma said the m utual aid units were invaluable in m inim izing the damage. He also complimented the mutual aid coordinators for their assistance. (CONT'D. TO STORY #021023104)
RON JEFFERS Fire raced through a row of businesses on the 6100 block of Bergenline Avenue in West New York, February 8th.
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Iowa: Gary DeCook, 66 Rank: Captain Incident Date: August 27,2022 Death Date: August 27,2022 Fire Department: Bames City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, Captain Gary DeCook was performing maintenance at the fire station, including fire apparatus and equipment work. After he was finished, he went home and less than 5 min utes after arriving, collapsed in his driveway. His fellow emergency responders arrived at the scene and immediately performed CPR but were unsuccessful. He passed away from an apparent heart attack.
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Texas: Charles D. Krampota, 60 Rank: Captain Incident Date: Sept. 23,2022 Death Date: Sept. 23,2022 Fire Department: Alvin Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Friday, Sept. 23,2022, Captain Charles D. Krampota responded to a fully involved mobile home fire. After extin guishment of the fire and being cleared from the scene, Captain Krampota returned home. Approximately 3 hours later, he was found deceased from an apparent heart attack. Inves tigation into the incident continues. Idaho: Gerardo Rincon Rank: Crew Boss Incident Date: Sept. 20,2022 Death Date: Sept. 20,2022 Fire Department: Salmon-Challis National Forest Initial Summary: During the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 20,2022, while as signed to the Moose Fire near Salmon, ID, Crew Boss Gerardo Rincon suffered a med ical emergency and passed away. New Jersey: Timothy R Pfleger, 32 Rank: Chief Incident Date: July 16,2022 Death Date: Sept. 30,2022 Fire Department: Keyport Fire Department Initial Summary: On July 16,2022, Chief Timothy R. Pfleger was involved in a motor vehicle crash while returning from fire depart ment mandated training at the Monmouth County Fire Academy. As Chief Pfleger was driving his Keyport Borough assigned vehi cle, it was struck head-on by an oncoming ve hicle. Chief Pfleger sustained traumatic injuries and was transported via ambulance to Jersey Shore University Trauma Center. After being stabilized, he underwent surgery to re construct his right hip. In the days after his surgery, Chief Pfleger was transported to a long-term facility for further rehabilitation. After approximately one month in the long term rehab facility, he was able to be trans
ported home to continue further rehab there. On Sept. 30,2022, Chief Pfleger was trans ported back to the hospital for a medical emergency and passed away. An autopsy de termined that Chief Pfleger's cause of death was pulmonary failure due to immobility pro duced by his injuries sustained in the crash. Nebraska: Michael Moody, 59 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: Oct. 2,2022 Death Date: Oct. 2,2022 Fire Department: Purdum Rural Fire District Initial Summary: On Sunday, Oct. 2,2022, while fighting the Bovee wildfire near Halsey, Nebraska, Assistant Chief Michael Moody suffered an apparent heart attack and passed away. Texas: Curtis Brown, 51 Rank: Chief Incident Date: October 4,2022 Death Date: October 4,2022 Fire Department: Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, Oct. 4,2022, Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a mutual aid traf fic accident when they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with a semi-tractor trailer. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigation into the incident contin ues. Texas: Brendan Torres, 19 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: October 4,2022 Death Date: October 4,2022 Fire Department: Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Tuesday, Oct. 4,2022, Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a mutual aid traf fic accident when they were involved in a motor vehicle collision with a semi-tractor trailer. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigation into the incident contin ues. South Carolina: Kenneth Roy Sott, 65 Rank: Captain Incident Date: Oct. 17,2022 Death Date: Oct. 17,2022 Fire Department: Summerville Fire & Rescue Initial Summary: On Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, Captain Kenneth Roy Sott returned home after physical fitness training with re cruit firefighters. A short time later, he experi enced a medical emergency and was rushed to the Summerville Medical Center where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.
New Jersey: Kevin G May, 29 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Oct. 16,2022 Death Date: Oct. 24,2022 Fire Department: Westwood Fire Department Initial Summary: On Sunday, Oct. 16,2022, Firefighter Kevin G. May responded as part of a mutual aid assignment to a 5 alarm house fire in Upper Saddle River. The next morning, Monday, Oct. 17,2022, he was experiencing chest pains and had difficulty breathing. He was immediately rushed to the local hospital where a stent procedure was performed. He was released from the hospital on Thursday, Oct. 20,2022. On Monday morning, Oct. 24, 2022, Firefighter May was found unrespon sive. CPR was initiated and 9-1-1 was called. All efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. The cause of his death was an apparent heart attack. New Jersey: Alex Moss, 54 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Oct. 30,2022 Death Date: Oct. 30,2022 Fire Department: Upper Saddle River Fire Department Initial Summary: On Sunday, Oct. 30,2022, Firefighter Alex Moss responded to the fire station for a residential fire alarm call. He re mained at the station and complained to his fellow firefighters that he wasn't feeling well and went home. In the early afternoon, his wife found him deceased in bed from an ap parent heart attack. Maryland: Juan Wilson, 34 Rank: EMT/Firefighter Incident Date: Sept. 19,2022 Death Date: Oct. 30,2022 Fire Department: Baltimore City Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, EMT/Firefighter Juan Wilson re sponded to an emergency medical call at a residence. While performing CPR on the pa tient, EMT/Firefighter Wilson himself suf fered a medical emergency. He was rushed to the hospital where he remained until last week when he was transferred to a rehabilitation fa cility. EMT/Firefighter Wilson had been on life support since the incident. He passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30,2022.
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ROPE RESCUE INSTRUCTOR MAKES ROPE RESCUE UPS & DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers
On October 6th, a local firefighter was on his way to conduct a class on rope rescue incidents related to hostage negotiations, at the fire and police academy in Mahwah. Ironi cally, he became involved in a tree rescue, himself Steve Alvarez is a career firefighter assigned to Rescue Co. 1 in North Hudson. He is also a Fair Lawn vol unteer firefighter. He was on his way to the Mahwah academy when he heard a call for an injured tree trim mer, and he responded to the call. A tree trimmer was left perilously perched in the air after a cut limb from an oak broke his leg, according to a media report. Firefighters could not use an aerial ladder due to the location of the tree in the backyard of an Ellington Road home, around 8:30 A.M. The worker was stranded on an unsteady limb about 20 to 30-feet above the ground. Firefighters assembled ground lad ders and rope to effect the rescue. Firefighter Alvarez “climbed and quickly applied a hasty harness,” ac cording to a local police post. The vic tim was then lowered onto the ground and transported to St. Joseph's Med
ical Center, in Paterson, for treatment. Responding first responders that assisted in the rescue came from the Fair Lawn Fire and Police Depart ments, Rescue Squad, volunteer am bulance squad, plus a tower ladder from Paterson. DOWNS: Three residents of a Val ley St. home in Newark-two adults and one child-suffered from smoke inhalation and bums, Jan. 7th, accord ing to Public Safety Spokesperson Catherine Adams. First responders performed CPR on all three, Adams said. The adult victims were trans ported to Cooperman Barnabas M.C. in Livingston to be treated for severe burns. UPS: Atlantic City will be awarded a National Park Sendee Underrepre sented Community Grant for $50,000. The grant will fund the National Reg ister nominations of two firehouses. They are located at Grant & Indiana (built in 1909) and Atlantic & An napolis (built in 1907). The project in volves retaining qualified historic architects to prepare nominations for the National Register. Once their buildings are on the National Register, they then qualify for funding for im provements, according to Jersey Digs. DOWNS: Four fires, including one involving part of the abandoned Mer cer Medical Center, in Trenton, kept local firefighters busy on Jan. 8th. The other fires occurred in buildings on South Broad St., Emory Ave. and Cleveland Ave. Mutual aid that as sisted came from Hamilton Twp., Bordentown and Yardley, Pa.
RON JEFFERS North Hudson Firefighter Steve Alvarez, and volunteer firefighter in Fair Lawn, was part of a rope-rescue incident in the Bergen County community, as he was preparing to leave town to conduct a rope-rescue class at the Bergen County fire academy.
UPS: Newly promoted fire captains in West Orange are Jason Fregans, An gelo Tedesco, Matthew Keenan and Kevin Dean. DOWNS: One person suffered burns from a fire involving a row home on Landing St., Trenton, Jan. 10th. The victim was treated at the scene and the fire was being investi gated as suspicious, according to WPVI-TV, Philadelphia. UPS: The Insurance Sendees Office has give the Ocean City Fire Depart ment a Public Protection Classifica tion (PPC) national Class 2 rating, according to the Ocean Patch. Insur ance agencies utilize the PPC class rat ing system to calculate commercial and private property insurance premi ums. DOWNS: One person died in an overnight barn fire on PennsvillePedricktown Rd. in Oldmans Twp., Salem County, Jan. 11th, according to the NJSP An investigation was under way. UPS: New firefighters in Teaneck are Yonah Schwartz, Michael Jost, Jonathan Bass, Khaleel Thomas and Jamir Cope. DOWNS: Firefighters found a 69year-old unconscious man in a burn ing Lambertville apartment and rescued him on Jan. 12th. He was air lifted to the University Hospital in Philadelphia, according to the Daily Voice. Six of the seventeen apartments in the South Hunterdon Apartments, on North Main St., were evacuated and relocated to a temporary shelter at Lambertville Public School. Two city police officers were taken to local hos pitals for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. UPS: The Bayville Fire Department has been awarded a $34,000 grant, through the American Rescue Plan Firefighter's Grant, to purchase new turnout gear, according to Jersey Shore on Line. DOWNS: Four EMS workers were taken to a hospital after they re sponded to a hazmat call at the Creswood Apartments on Champion Ave., Collingswood, Jan. 12th, ac cording to WPVI-TV, Philadelphia. The first responders were taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening in juries. UPS: New firefighters in Camden are: B. Bakr., A. Cespede, L. Chavez, B. Gerald, N. Jones, T. Mack, D. Ro driguez, T. Desmond, Q. Watson and A. Williams. DOWNS: Six firefighters managed to climb up a compromised basement stairs to escape a burning Ramapo Ave. dwelling in Pompton Lakes, after an explosion blew the roof off of the structure. The early-morning Janu ary 14th fire was spotted by a police officer who alerted the lone resident to evacuate. Firefighters had entered the home to locate the seat of the fire when the explosion occurred, shortly after 2 a.m. Once firefighters entered the house, it was less than a minute be fore it exploded, according to Fire Of ficial John Keating. The firefighters were described as doing well. Four were treated at the scene and two were taken to a local hospital with bums and later released.
UPS: North Caldwell Police Sgt. O'Neill and P.O.'s Johnson and Roszkowski entered a smoke filled Brookside Ave. home and assisted a resident out to safety on Jan. 14th, ac cording to Caldwells Patch. The N.C.F.D. extinguished the fire within minutes of arrival. DOWNS: While Cherry Hill firefighters were operating at a MVA on I. 295, Jan. 14th, Rescue-Ladder 13 was stmek by a passing vehicle. The driver of that vehicle was trapped, requiring extrication, according to the depart ment Facebook page. There were no injuries to firefighters. UPS: In January, Hawthorne Mayor Lane and the Borough Council recog nized Firefighter Kevin Silvestri for his 71-years of dedicated sendee to the Fire Department. Silvestri has sensed in nearly every position in the depart ment and has given a lot of his time senring at the NJ State Firemen's Home, according to their Facebook page. DOWNS: In January, Hillsborough Fire Chief Thomas Mamits, 54, died after contracting COVID-19. He was an active member of Fire Co. 3. “Tom was great. He always seemed so pas sionate about everything he did,” was a comment on Company 3's Facebook page. UPS: On January 19th, the Fort Lee Mayor and Council honored Harold “Butch” Lyons by naming him an Honorary Chief of the Fort Lee Fire Department. He is a retired borough police sergeant, and he has served as a volunteer firefighter for 63-years. Lyons was appointed to captain in 2010. According to a Facebook post, he is one of the longest senring active members of the fire department. DOWNS: Officials said two people were in critical condition due to in juries received when fire raced through several Garfield Ave. dwellings in Jersey City, Jan. 19th. It was reported that flames forced some residents to jump out of second-floor windows. Two firefighters were in jured and hospitalized. It was also re ported that a firefighter saved a pet dog, and a resident gave CPR to revive his pet cat. UPS: Seaside Heights police were the first to arrive at a working dwelling fire on Webster Ave., Jan. 22nd. Offi cers forced entry and removed two oc cupants without any harm, according to MidJersey News. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire. DOWNS: Several vehicles burned in a Main Street parking lot in South Amboy on Jan. 23rd. Most of the ve hicles involved were company cars for medical transportation company Galaxy Ambulance, officials said. The incident was being investigated by po lice and the local arson team as well as the county fire marshal, according to Fire Chief John Dragotta. UPS: Firefighters in Bridgewater rescued a cat from a burning Sycamore Ave. home, Jan. 20th, ac cording to the Bridgewater Patch. The fire was located on the deck of the home, according to the Bradley Gar dens Vol. Fire Company. Firefighters were able to hold off the flames with water extinguishers before an attack
hose line was placed into sendee. DOWNS: Afire involving five elec tric or hybrid vehicles on a car carrier, closed Route 295 between West Tren ton and Ewing, Jan. 23rd, according to Ewing police Lt. Glenn Tettemer. UPS: In January, Teaneck Deputy Fire Chief Weiss and Lt. John Annillo, a member of the department's swift water team, received additional swift water equipment from Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Manage ment. DOWNS: A fire at a Lake Avenue townhouse in East Brunswick, Jan. 26th, took the life of a resident, ac cording to WABC-TV. Firefighters ex tinguished the fire and found an unresponsive man inside the dwelling. He was pronounced dead at the scene. UPS: Robert Munier has been pro moted to deputy fire chief in Passaic. DOWNS: Local, state and federal agencies were investigating an attempt to bum a Bloomfield synagogue, Jan. 29th. A surveillance camera showed a suspect wearing a ski mask, black hoodie and black pants, ignite a Molo tov cocktail and threw it at the front door of Temple Ner Tamid, officials said. The bottle broke, but the fire did not ignite, leaving little damage. UPS: Orlando Guzman has been promoted to fire lieutenant in Union. DOWNS: A call was received that reported a fire between two three-story buildings at Central & Sheppard av enues in East Orange, Jan. 29th. Ac cording to N ew sl2 New Jersey, the fire extended up to the roof line of both structures. According to Mayor Ted Greene, an off duty firefighter was walking by and noticed the fire. He went inside the building to warn and evacuate occupants. There were no in juries. UPS: In Jackson, Edward Moore was promoted to deputy fire chief. New captains are Michael Me Lauglin and John Perrotto. DOWNS: Debris caught fire under the Atlantic City boardwalk February 3rd, damaging the walkway, according to Newsl2 New Jersey. One firefighter was treated for a minor injury. UPS: New firefighters in Belleville are Anthony Cifelli, Nicholas Marques and Andrew Brenneman. DOWNS: A 40-year-old mother died after rushing back into her Brook side Ave. home, in Hazlet, to tty and rescue her 8-year-old daughter, Jan. 13th. Jackie Montanaro was a customs and border protection officer. Accord ing to a WABC-TV report, she became enveloped in thick, hot smoke. The family's dog also died in the fire. UPS: Newly promoted deputy fire chiefs in Belleville are George Del Grande and David Silletti. DOWNS: A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other victims were hos pitalized as the result of a fast-moving fire at a Franklin Ave. dwelling in Midland Park, Feb. 2nd. According to the Daily Voice, firefighters found the boy in the front of the home, possibly his bedroom, soon after arriving. He was taken to an ambulance, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Heavy Three-Alarm Fire Damages Ridgefield Park Home RIDGEFIELD PARK, N J Just after 6:00 P.M. on a rainy Jan uary 19th, the Ridgefield Park Fire Department was dis patched to a reported house fire on Hille Place. Chief of Depart ment Antola arrived on scene and re ported heavy fire showing on the sec ond floor and attic. A second-alarm was transmitted, bringing mutual aid companies to the scene. Companies started an interior attack, but when conditions started rapidly deteriorating, the home was evacuated and firefighters transi tioned to a defensive operation. As heavy fire took possession of the second floor and eventually vented through the roof, a third alarm was transmitted to bring in companies for firehouse coverage. Master streams from Ridgefield Park truck companies and Bogota's ladder went into operation. Once the bulk of the fire was knocked down, companies reentered the home and resumed knocking down the rest of the fire. Crews operated for an extended period of time conducting extensive overhaul. Mutual aid from Little Ferry, Bogota, Hackensack and Teaneck operated on scene. There was one minor injury reported. The fire is being investigated by the Ridgefield Park Fire Official. DAMIEN DANIS
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BOUNCING BACK FROM FAILURE C h a p la in ’s C orner Pastor Fernando Villicana
Have you ever made a mistake? Welcome to the human race. James 3:2 We all stumble in many ways. We’re all living proof of this verse. But everybody wants to be a success - nobody wants to be a fail ure. Come to think of it. I’ve never met anybody in life w ho’s said, “My goal in life is to fail.” Every one wants to succeed. As a society, this puts a lot of stress on us be cause failure is a part of life. Yet, many people will do anything - lie, cheat, steal - in order to succeed. It’s that important.
But failure doesn’t have to be terminal. One of the best ways to bounce back from failure is to redefine it. 1. Failure is not failing to reach your dreams. Failure is not having a dream. 2. Failure is not setting a goal and missing it. Failure is not having a goal. 3. Failure is not falling down. Failure is refusing to get back up. If at first you don’t succeed, big deal! It’s usually the second, third, or fourth time you actually get it right. You are never a failure until you give up. Remember, everybody fails.
Failure has its benefits Did you know that one of God’s primary tools in making you the kind of person he wants you to be is failure? God uses failures in your life to mold you, shape you, and develop your character. When
ever I make a mess of something, it almost always drives me to my knees. This is a good thing because it ultimately redirects the focus from my limited resources and helps me tap in to God’s unlimited resources. Wise people learn from failure and use it to their advantage. One old saying that I often quote: “We should grow through what we go through.”
LITTLE BIG GUYS If you have photos you would like to see in our Little Big Guys feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
This month’s Little Big Guy is Cedar Grove’s Utility 76 from Essex County. It is a 2011 Ford F-550 4x4 with five seat cab with Knapheide body and DeJana workmanship. Its inventory includes cribbing, Stream lights, shovel, broom, ice melt, portable scene light, forcible entry tools, caution tape, SCBA with spare cylinders, high visibility clothing and speedy dry.
Psalm 119:71 M y troubles turned out all fo r the best. They forced me to learn from G od’s text book. God’s textbook is the Bible and it is often in the midst of failure that we open its pages searching for truth, instruction, comfort, support, and encouragement.
God’s grace is often found in failure God is not surprised when you fail. He knows it’s going to happen. In fact, he expects it. And even when you do fail, God doesn’t stop loving you. That’s called grace. Psalm 103:14 God knows what we ’re made of. He remembers that we are dust. He knows the frailties o f your humanity. He doesn’t expect you to be perfect and more importantly, he doesn’t stop loving you when you fail. It doesn’t matter what failure you’ve gone through or which one you’re going through right now. Big or small, it hasn’t changed God’s purpose for your life. Allow God to teach you, motivate, and grow you through your failure. He still has a plan for your life and a place for you in this world.
JOHN M . MALECKY Cedar Grove U-76, 2011 Ford F-550 4x4/Knapheide with DeJana workmanship.
Psalm 34:4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and deliv ered me from all my fears. Let’s all learn to turn setbacks into comebacks.
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RON JEFFERS Lakewood Brush 1 is a 2020 Ford F550/4WD/Skeeter 460-GPM/400GWT brush fire unit.
January 23, 2023-Orleans, VT— KIMTEK’s new LEOLITE™ Trans port, the first skid unit designed, developed, and manufactured for law enforcement use in UTV sides-bysides. This patent-pending skid/slipin design offers law enforcement and military communities many modular options to accommodate missionspecific needs that arise in the field. Two quick-lock base holders in each base skid unit match every modular component option for quick and easy configuration and reconfiguration on demand. Base skid units also include a fully lockable sealed storage box for weapons, ammunition, medical kits, and other supplies. A stainless steel holder bar mounted to the box cover makes strapping down addi tional equipment easy and secure. There are also built-in tie-downs to secure a detainee to the skid unit dur ing transport. KIMTEK LEOLITE rs delrvered in six essential configuration options, each made in the USA and incorpo rating all-aluminum diamond plate construction, aluminum tubing chas sis, and assembly using only the finest hand-crafted workmanship. Three Modular Field Options, Six Configurations The first LEOLITE option consists of the base skid unit with two rear
RON JEFFERS Cherry Hill Special Operations utilizes this 2022 Ford F550/Cliffside Body roll-off unit.
RON JEFFERS On January 9th, the Cresskill Fire Department accepted delivery of a 2022 E-One Cyclone 1750-GPM/780-GWT rescue-pumper. The cab has five seats and a storage cabinet. There is a low rear hose bed, extended front bumper with a "jump line," 9000-lb. portable winch with three receivers, roll-out tool trays, back up camera and extend-a-gun monitor. The unit carries extrication tools, ground ladders and a stokes basket. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection.
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RON JEFFERS "Arriving first also allows the chief to strategically place his vehicle. His is the least important vehicle at the fire and should neither block the truck's access to the front of the building nor the pumper's access to the hydrant." This is a quote from an article, "The Chief's Job," written by FDNY Battalion Chief Frank C. Mon tagna, that appeared in the October, 1997, edition of "Fire Engineer ing." In congested New Jersey, first arriving chief's have to "bury the car." This Secaucus chief's unit was parked off of one of the many narrow streets in the town's North End section, during a mul tiple-alarm fire in January.
RON JEFFERS Keep 'em guessing. Years ago, person or persons unknown, placed FDNY magnetic logos on a parked Newark FD Special Service van. The Statute of Limitations is over!
RON JEFFERS Rush hour traffic, school buses, smoke showing, "bury the car," keeping the fire hydrant open for the arriving engine.
RON JEFFERS You need to keep your sense of humor on this job. In 1983, Newark merged a White X-Pediter-2/Lembo Auto Body tractor to a 1969 Seagrave trailer with a 100-foot aerial ladder, that saw former duty with Truck 12. On July 20, 1983, the unit was assigned to Truck Co. 5. Later in life, it was a spare and junked in 1991. During spare duty, it was unofficially marked as Truck 0. Put it up on the sidewalk.
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ALL IN THE FAMILY If you have photos you would like to see in our “All In The Family” feature, please upload them on our website, www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
It all started in 1939, with the appoint ment o f Robert F Geyer to the Jersey City Fire Department and spanning 83 years to three generations and four fire depart ments. A fam ily’s long history to the fire service came to an end on the date of Jan uary 29, 2023. Robert F Geyer was a lifelong resident of Jersey City who joined the Jersey City Fire Departm ent on A ugust 1, 1939 and rose to the rank of Captain. Four of R obert’s sons and one grandson would continue the legacy of joining the fire serv ice in various cities in N ew Jersey and New York. The first to join was his son, Gerard Geyer, to the Jersey City Fire Department in 1963. He would then move on to the New York City Fire Department in 1968, obtaining the rank o f Battalion C hief be fore retiring in 1989. The second and third son to jo in to gether were Robert B. Geyer and George B. Geyer. They were both appointed to the Jersey City Fire Departm ent on May 9,
1966 and rose to the rank as Captain. George was not only serving as Jersey City Fire Captain, but also as an elected Union President of the Fire Officers Association, IAFF. Jump t o f i l e #012923100 R obert re tire d •6 3 ? i n 19 9 2 while George continued on until retiring in 2002. R obert’s fourth son, Paul Geyer, car ried on along with his brothers by joining the Rahway N J Fire Departm ent in 1972 and retiring in 1988 due to an on-the-job injury. The legacy and tradition continues on as Robert Sr.’s grandson David Geyer, son of George Geyer, joined the Bayonne Fire Departm ent on October 16, 1990 and re tired January 29, 2023 as Fire Captain. As D avid retires, the family legacy o f fire fighters comes to an end unless his daugh ter, Nancy, decides to resume the legacy in 10 or so years.
PROVIDED JCFD class 1939, far right is Robert F Geyer.
PROVIDED JCFD class 1966, front row (L to R): George Geyer center Robert Geyer.
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RON JEFFERS Looks like a "multi-unit drill" was needed to adjust Cliffside Park Lt. Anthony Lupica, Jr.'s collar brass before being sworn in at Borough Hall, January 17th.
EJ RODE Bogota Firefighter Charlie Bestafka received a shadow box containing the helmet shields and badges he earned during his 52 years of service on Engine Company 1. Mayor Chris Kelemen presented him with a plaque. (L to R): Charlie Bestafka and Captain Danny Klima.
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Jersey City Firefighter Jonathon Calderon, of Engine Co. 7, takes a few SCBA's back to his rig after an all hands-plus fire was knocked down on Kennedy Boulevard, January 30th.
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Hamilton (Mercer) Fire Division, Squad 1 - "B" Platoon, (L to R): Captain William Kohut, and Firefighters Dante Fusco, Brad Ladislaw, Steve Holmes and Kelly Montesano.
Changing of the guard. Retiring Jersey City Deputy Chief Paul Drennan, left, turns over his radio to the new commander of Group B, Deputy Chief Bill McClintock, on January 29th.
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Cliffside Park F.D. officers that were available for the swearing in ceremony at Bor ough Hall, January 17th, included: (L to R): Chief of Department Greg Yfantis; Bat talion Chief Charles Diaz; Captains Teddy Tarabokija and Enes Hoti; and Lieutenants Jonathan Stern, Danny Baxter and Anthony Lupica, Jr.
The Bogota NJ Rescue Squad has elected the new officers for 2023. They were sworn in by Mayor Chris Kelemen. (L to R): Robert Foster-new Chief, Daniele Fede-Deputy Chief, Michael Leong-Captain, Raul LeBron-Lieutenant, Rebecca Youla-President, James Fessel-Treasurer, and Patricia Morrone-Secretary.
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Members of Paterson's South Side Firehouse (the quarters of the Chief of the First Battalion, Rescue Co. 2 and the newly organized Squad Co. 6) on a sunny January morning. (Lto R): Battalion Chief Kenneth Kiefer; Captains Ryan Fender and Andrew Estrella; and Firefighters Brian Hirschmanner, Louis Hernandez, Kevin J. Rice, Angel Parrilla and Benjamin Hernandez.
Bogota Fire chiefs elected for 2023, (L to R): Outgoing Chief Joseph Kleiber, Chief William Hordern, Deupty Chief Mike Krynicky, and Battalion Chief Adam Schae fer.
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Lodi W orking House Fire Q uickly Knocked Down LODI, NJ - At 7:21 P.M. on the evening of February 8th, Lodi fire companies and Lodi police were dis patched to 240 Garibaldi Ave. and Meta Lane for a re ported house fire. Chief Lortz ar rived and had smoke showing from a pri vate dwelling. A gen eral alarm was soimded on the con firmed working house fire. First due Engine 612 pulled a one-and-three-quarter inch attack line to Hie second floor while crews from Engine 614 and Engine 615 pulled a second one-and-three-quarter inch at tack line to Hie first floor where the fire was located between both floors. Mutual aid was called from Wallington, Hasbrouck Heights and Garfield to the scene. The fire was quickly knocked and no injuries were reported. Mutual aid for cover came from Wood-Ridge, Saddle Brook and Rochelle Park. Additional agencies on scene came from the Lodi OEM, Saddle Brook Vol. Ambulance Corps fire rehab imit and County Wide. The fire is being investigated by the Lodi Prevention Bureau at this time. - DAMIEN DANIS
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APPARATUS IN ACTION I f y o u h a v e p h o to s y o u w o u ld lik e to se e in o u r A p p a ra tu s in A c tio n fea tu re p lea se u p lo ad th em on o u r w e b site w w w .lstR e sp o n d e rN ew s.c o m o r sm ail th em to L in d s e y @ ls tR e s p o n d e rN e w s .c o m .
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Jersey City Deputy Chief Paul Drennan, center, shares a happy moment with members of the Marin Boulevard firehouse, Group B, during his retirement ceremony, January 29th.
Dedicated Deputy Chief Retires in Jersey City JERSEY CITY, NJ - Members of the Drennan family have been a part of the Jersey City Fire De partment for decades. There is even one on the job now in North Hudson. The fire service is in their blood. On January 29th, the four ap paratus bays at Fire Headquarters were completely filled with well wishers as Deputy Chief Paul Drennan retired after 28-years of service. Besides wishing the chief well, just about everyone on the apparatus floor wanted to to stand next to the chief and be pho tographed with the dedicated fire fighter. A firefighter and officer who was always concerned about the safety of his men and women. For a long time, Drennan has been active preparing firefighter candidates for the state's entrance exam, as well as preparing mem bers for promotional testing, through Fire Officer's Training Academy. In addition, the chief.
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During the morning rush the local news helicopters are up for news and traffic reports. One hovered over the 5-alarm fire that involved a row of buildings in West New York, above North Hudson Tower Ladder 3, February 8th.
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Union City EMT Lee Ruiz, right, escorts North Hudson Firefighters Lopez and Barreres to an ambulance during the 5-alarm fire on the 1000 block of Bergenline Avenue, Feb ruary 8th. They suffered from smoke inhalation and Lopez received a cut to the hand.
North Hudson Deputy Chief Anthony Venezia, right, and First Battalion Chief Kevin Cowan worked with numerous mutual aid fire companies from Hudson and Essex Counties that were first to arrive at a fire in a row of mixed occupancy buildings on the 1000 block of Bergenline Avenue, February 8th. North Hudson companies were operating at a 5-alarm fire in West New York at the same time.
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A MIX OF VEHICLES FROM AROUND THE STATE This month we randomly se lected some vehicles from different areas of the state. In the photos are two Ferrara apparatus from Mount Laurel in Burlington County. They are part of a three truck order. This month we show a Cinder pumper and a Cinder 77-foot quint. The sec ond quint will appear in a future column. Next is a Pierce Enforcer pumper from Cliffwood in Ab erdeen Township (Monmouth County). You may recall that they have an older Sutphen pumper which has a rare top mount/side mount pump panel. Next, South Amboy in Middlesex County placed in service two E-ONE Ty phoon pumpers at Engines 9 and 10. They each have slightly differ ent specs. We go to Bergen County next and show North Arlington Vol unteer Emergency Squad’s latest ambulance, a P.L. Custom Medal lion Type III on a Ford E-450 chas sis. Finally, in Somerset County, Fiillsborough Township’s Engine 36, a KME Predator with large pump completes our photos for this month. A reader reports that Frankford Township (Sussex County) has on order a Kenworth T-800/Sutphen pumper/tanker. It has a 500 hp diesel engine, 1250-GPM Fiale Sidekick pump and 3000-gallon water tank. Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce orders: for Fiammonton (Atlantic County), an Enforcer 100-foot rear-mount plat form; for Fairfield (Essex County) an Arrow XT PUC pumper; for Clinton Township (Fiunterdon County) an Enforcer pumper and for Moorestown District 1 (Burling ton County) an Enforcer 105-foot ladder and an Enforcer pumper. Pierce deliveries include three En forcer heavy duty rescues to the N.T Transit Police (Essex County). One is a SWAT support unit, an other is a rail unit and the third a hazmat unit. Also delivered is a stock Freightliner BXT 3000-gallon tanker to Monroe Township District 2 (Middlesex County). Defender Emergency Products has delivered their third Rosenbauer to Atlantic City in Atlantic County. Assigned to Engine 3 it has a 60-inch long cab on a Com mander chassis with eight-inch raised roof, barrier free cab entry doors, Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, Whelen lighting package, stainless steel body. Max Force bumper. Zone Defense Camera System, Rosenbauer hot dipped galvanized frame rails, Waterous CMUC20, 1500-GPM two-stage pump, 500-gallon poly water tank, custom storage compartments, Amdor roll-up doors and a full NFPA ladder compliment. Campbell Supply Co., LLC has received two orders. One is from the Shongum Mountain FC 5 in Randolph Township (Morris County) for a Spartan ER Star pumper. Specs include a Metro Star MFD chassis with 10-inch raised Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus of the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1 Ardmore Street. New Windsor, NY 12553. Or you can e-mail them to Apparatus@lstResponderNews.com.
APPARATUS OF THE MONTI1 A look at what’s new with apparatus around the state with John Malecky
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South Amboy E-9, 2021 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/750/30B. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection.
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Mount Laurel E-31, 2021 Ferrara Cinder 2000/750/20A/20B. It was sold by Firefighter One, LLC.
JOHN M . MALECKY
South Amboy E-10,2021 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/530 and 2.2 kw gen erator. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection.
Mount Laurel Q-14,2020 Ferrara Cinder 2000/500/20A/20B, 77-foot. It was sold by Firefighter One, LLC.
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North Arlington Volunteer Emergency Squad A-5, 2018 Ford E450/P.L. Custom Medallion. It was sold by New Jersey Emergency Vehicles.
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Cliffwood FC, Aberdeen Township E-63-2-75,2021 Pierce Enforcer 2000/500, 6 kw. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services.
roof cab. Hale Qmax 1500-GPM pump. One Touch CAFS, 750-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks. Also, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office ordered an EVI Special Serv ice Unit on a Ford F-550, 4x4 chas sis with walk-in body, two work stations with robot storage and an 8 kw generator. They are prepping for delivery to the Port Authority of NY & N.T at the George Washington Bridge, a Spartan ER Star pumper/tanker. Specs include a Metro Star MFD chassis with 10inch raised roof cab, Cummins X12, 500 hp diesel engine. Hale 1500GPM pump. Foam Pro 3012 system, 2500-gallon water and 300-gallon foam tanks. They have delivered to the Fairmount FC in Long Valley, Washington Township (Morris County) a Spartan ER Star pumper. Specs include an MFD chassis with
10-inch raised roof cab, Cummins X12, 500 hp diesel engine, Water ous CXS, 1500-GPM pump. Foam Pro 2001/200 CFM CAFS, One Touch CAFS, deck gun, booster reel, 750-gallon water and 40-gallon foam tanks and Whelen scene light ing. Firefighter One LLC has made the following apparatus deliveries: to Paterson (Passaic County) a Fer rara Cinder pumper with heavy duty extruded aluminum body, ladders on the side, 1750-GPM Fiale Qmax pump and 750-gallon water tank and a General Truck Body High Water Rescue Truck on an Acela Monterra 4x4 chassis with a mili tary style body, and HiViz scene lighting package. Both vehicles are assigned to the new Paterson Squad Company and designated Squad 6 and Squad 6A respectively. To
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Hillsborough Township E-36, (Flagtown FC), 2017 KME Predator, 2250/750/40 and 10 kw generator.
Wayne Township OEM/Police (Pas saic County), a General Truck Body High Water Rescue Truck on an Acela 6x6 chassis with a custom ex truded aluminum water rescue body. They have taken an order for an Acela 4x4 high water rescue vehicle for Hillsborough Township (Somer set County). It features a custom flood rescue body package with re tractable staircase access to the rear cargo area and front mounted 17,000-pound Sherpa “Steed” winch. Paterson has placed an order for another Ferrara Cinder pumper with 1750-GPM pump and 750-gallon water tank. This is in addition to
the three that are currently in pro duction and are expected later this year. Their Ambulance Division has received the following order: for the Township of Lawrence (Mercer County), a Road Rescue Metro Medic, Type 1, 167” module on a Ford F-350 4x4 chassis with liquid spring rear suspension, Per4Max Safety System, Stryker Power Load Cot Mount System with Inductive Charging, HEPA Filter System, stainless steel counter tops, CASPR Disinfection System and custom graphics to match their pre vious Road Rescue Metro Medic.
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Pierce Enforcer Pumper • Enforcer 60" Cab with a 10" Raised Roof • Cummins L9 450hp 2021 EPA Compliant Engine • Allison EVS3000P Automatic Transmission • Dana Front and Rear Axles C O U N T R Y HILLS BRIDGEWATER DIST.B3
• Waterous CMU 2000 GPM Two Stage Pump • 750 Gallon Water Tank • Pierce Husky 3 Single Agent Foam System • Job #37060
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• Delivered in January 2023 • Sold by: Gregg Cariddi
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Pierce Enforcer Heavy Duty Rescue Enforcer 70" Chassis with a 24" Raised Roof Cummins L9 380 HP Engine Allison EVS3000P Automatic Transmission Dana Front and Rear Axles 18.5' Walk-In Rescue Body Onan 15kW PTO Generator Job 36809 Delivered in February 2023 -® r
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