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BOGOTA, NJ - On Septem ber 8th at about 3:30 P.M., just after another recent com m on line o f extreme storms passed over m ost o f Bergen County, the Bogota Fire Department was dispatched to 108 Walnut Ave. for smoke and flames showing from a home. Teaneck Squad 24, returning from a call in their township, observed a column o f smoke from neigh boring B ogota and also re sponded. Com panies arrived to heavy fire on the “ B ”side o f a two-anda-half-story frame dw elling ex tending from the basement to the attic. Vinyl siding on the “ B ”ex posure was almost com pletely melted o ff and the home was smoking. A second-alarm was im mediately transmitted, follow ed within five minutes by a third. It was reported that before the ar rival o f first responders, several residents were removed from the fire building, including one in a wheelchair. Two lines were stretched in the front door, plus one to the rear and one to the “ B ”side. B ogota and Fiackensack ladders accessed the r o o f and vented. Fieavy fire was knocked down quickly, but clutter in the attic made hitting the fire there difficult. Within one hour, all visible fire was knocked down and the smoke condition was lightening. A fourth-alarm was sounded for cover assign ments. The initial cause is believed to be a lightning strike. One resi dent and one firefighter were transported with non-life-threat ening injuries. Com panies from Teaneck, Ridgefield Park, Engle wood, and Hackensack assisted at the scene.
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Bergen County Firemen’s Home Association August Barbecue August 5th was a spectacular sunny Sunday afternoon that the Bergen County Fire men’ s Home Associ ation met to host our second barbecue o f the summer. This one was made even more special as we celebrated the 100th birthday o f one o f our members. Mayw ood Fire Depart ment member firefighter George Steiger. Our afternoon started by light ing the grills and welcoming guests. Because we were hosting the barbe cue with the Maywood Fire Depart ment, many members o f their department, along with members of the Steiger family joined in the fes tivities. We had a large crowd to feed and our grill masters were up to the task. Under the direction o f grill masters. Chief Prince from the NJ Firemen’ s Home and BCFHA member and President o f the NJ Firemen’ s Association, Bob Ordway, they kept the supply o f hot dogs, hamburgers and other deli cious barbecue foods coming. All the guests and staff feasted on hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecue chicken and ribs, baked beans, com on the cob. C ole slaw and potato salad. For dessert, there was fresh watermelon and one o f our mem bers' wives made her delicious baked treats that we look forward to at every meeting. Our entertainment for the afternoon was the Bloomingdale’ s Marching Band who played big band and contemporary
pieces. Our biggest thrill was to wish our honored and longtime member, George Steiger, a happy 100th birth day. The Maywood Fire Department pulled out all stops to wish George well on his birthday. They brought both their current fire truck and their antique truck to the Firemen’ s Home to the delight o f the guests who at tended the event. There was a very touching speech from Maywood Fire Department and Bergen County Firemen’ s Home Association mem ber, Roy DeYoung Jr. wishing George well and talking about all the
accomplishments that George had both in his military career and his firefighting career as well. Bergen County Firemen’ s Home President George Heflich honored his follow member with a heartfelt speech on his accomplishments and contributions to not only his depart ment but to our organization as well. He presented him a certificate and an American flag award. It was a wonderful afternoon with wonderful food, good conver sation and heartfelt wishes to a great member o f our organization. Some o f us even got time to spend with the
Firemen’ s Home Resident dog. Wells, who always gets treated so well that afternoon and every day. He is a great friend to every resident at the home. This barbecue could not happen without the support o f donations from fire departments all over Bergen County. We want to thank everyone for their continued support o f these projects to make the resi dents o f the NJ State Firemen’ s Home know that the Brotherhood still looks out for them.
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023, m embers o f the Newark Fire Department responded to a fire on the Grande Costa D'Avorio Cargo Ship that was docked at Port
Hal Matthew Hanenkrath was at the scene o f a residen
Newark, N ew Jersey. Firefighters were fighting the
tial fire when he started experiencing shortness o f breath
fire on the 10th, 11th, and 12th decks. They made an
and chest pains. He was immediately treated at the scene
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Jim Vangorder is a retired FDNY firefighter, that was assigned to midtown Manhattan's Ladder Co. 24. Before his career started in New York, he was a volunteer firefighter in Ridgefield. Fie was active in the Bergen County borough between 1982 and 1999. Vangorder said his family has served the community since 1962, and he is currently an associate member o f H ose Co. 2. On Decem ber 25th, 2022, Van gorder won a raffle. His prize? A Jeep Gladiator. The raffle was spon sored by Camp Freedom, o f Carbondale. Pa. Camp Freedom is a non-profit or ganization that provides outdoor healing adventures for disabled first responders, veterans and their fam ilies, as well as for G old Star fami lies, at no charge to them. The organization acquired two Jeep Gladiator m odels that were 2020 stock units. One in red and one in black. They were sent to Counts Kustoms, in Las Vegas, to be cus tom ized to pay tribute to all six branches o f the military. The black vehicle for the military and the red vehicle for first responders. The hoods on each vehicle were hand airbrushed to respectfully honor those services, along with Stars and Strips down the sides. Several vendors join ed in and supplied their products for the Camp Freedom project. Their prod ucts included wheels, tires, super chargers, performance suspensions, performance exhausts, o ff road lighting, winches, seating upgrades, and much more. Both vehicles appeared on the History Channel's “Counting Cars” TV show. The vehicles were trans ported across the country, on trail ers, to raise awareness for the Camp, and to sell tickets along the way. Vangorder saw the “Counting Cars” episode, which originally aired on October 6th, 2021, and he purchased a ticket for the raffle. Vangorder was the first winner. He had a choice and took the red Jeep, which honors first respon ders. After winning the special Jeep, Vangorder found him self on a new mission in life. He travels to events, fund raisers, etc., related to first re sponders and veterans, or any event that can give exposure for Camp Freedom. I f you see this Jeep on the road, or at an event, say “H ello”to Jim Vangorder and thank him for his service. More information on Camp Free dom can be obtained at campfreedompa.org. DOWNS: A fire at the Deal De-
partment o f Public Works building, September 10th, involved two over head bays and extended partially to the second-floor. One firefighter was taken to a local hospital for chest pains and difficulty breathing, according to Shore News Network. The firefighter was later released from the hospital. UPS: O ff duty Long Branch Fire Lt. Tim Phillips heard a radio call for two female swimmers in distress at West End Beach, in September. The lieutenant was first on the scene, said Long Branch Public Safety Director William Broughton. Lt. Phillips immediately entered the water and assisted the two swim mers to shore. On duty Firefighter Tyler Schick and two Long Branch lifeguards also entered the water to assist. All persons returned safely to the shore and no medical attention was needed. DOWNS: Lightning struck a Margate home on Andover Avenue, September 13th, causing a fire at the roof level o f the home, according to WPG Radio. UPS: In September, state officials announced an additional $3 million in funding will be provided to the state Department o f Environmental Protection's Forest Fire Service to aid in fighting wildfires. According to reports, this has been the busiest wildfire season in the state in more than ten years. The funds will be used to hire more firefighters and upgrades to fire apparatus. DOWNS: A total o f 71 Dover res idents were displaced due to a 5alarm fire that involved three connected buildings on West Blackw ell St., Sept. 16th, according to News 12. UPS: “Fire Rescue 1”asked their board members and contributors to highlight their best o f the best-those leaders whose influence was-and in most cases, still is- felt far and wide. Their 2022 GOAT list included Jer sey City's Dr. Denis Onieal, former Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator, Na tional Fire Academy Superintendent and Jersey City Fire Chief. “With street cred as a Jersey City fire chief. Dr. Onieal retired from there and took that along with his educa tional background and led the Na tional Fire Academy into the 21st Century,” said Deputy C hief Bill Goldfeder, o f the LovelandSynunes, Ohio, Fire Department. DOWNS: An explosion at a West Milford dwelling sent five people to hospitals. Sept. 22nd, and caused significant damage to the home. The injured were airlifted to various medical centers, officials said. One person declined medical attention. The incident was under investiga tion. UPS: The East Dover Fire Com pany and Toms River Fire District 1 placed into service a Metal Shark 25 Courageous fire boat, assigned as Fire Boat 28. It has a 650-gpm pump, plus a diver door and dive ladder for water rescues. DOWNS: Firefighters battled a multiple-alarm fire involving busi-
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Retired FDNY Firefighter Jim Vangorder travels to events with his Camp Freedom Jeep Gladiator to promote the organization that provides outdoor healing adventures for disabled first responders, veterans and their families, as well as Gold Star families. He displayed his vehicle at a New Jersey Metro Fire Photographer's Association meeting in June. nesses along Main Street in South River, Sept. 24th. People in the area said the fire spread to neighboring businesses and two apartments on the second-floor, according to News 12. UPS: The Paramus Building & Grounds unit have completed work painting a new epoxy floor at Fire Company 2's quarters to provide a safer surface when wet, according to the company's Facebook post. DOWNS: Four people were pulled out o f a burning Madison Av enue dwelling in Paterson, Sept. 20th, that included an 8-year-old and an infant. They were all taken to St. Joseph's U.M.C., unconscious, ac cording to WABC-TV. Two dogs were killed and a city firefighter sus tained a slight bum, according to re ports. UPS: Newark Fire C hief Rufus Jackson has been named assistant di rector o f the city's Department o f Public Safety, which includes the police and fire divisions and the O f fice o f Emergency Management. Battalion C hief D el Ortiz has been named the fire department's new ch ief o f department, according to NJ.com. DOWNS: A Camden firefighter was injured while investigating an incident involving an underground electrical issue at a Dunkin' store on South Broadway, Sept. 24th. O ffi cials said the firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries when he came in contact with an electrical box in the store. Officials added, fire was emanating from a manhole cover o f an underground electrical unit below the business. The under ground conduit became energized and caused a pow er surge. That caused an electrical panel in the
Dunkin' shop to explode. The face plate blew o ff o f the panel, striking the firefighter. UPS: Elizabeth Medical Director Dr. Matthew Letizia recently re ceived the national award for EMS M edical Director o f the Year from the National Association o f Emer gency Medical Technicians. He is an emergency physician who helps train first responders. According to a PIX 11 report. Dr. Letizia's reach goes beyond Elizabeth. He is also the medical director o f more than 30 other agencies across northern and central New Jersey, allowing him to reach more than 1,000 first respon ders. DOWNS: Fifteen people were
displaced due to a fire at the Royal Oaks apartment complex, o ff Route 1 in South Brunswick, Sept. 15th. More than a dozen fire departments responded to the scene, according to the South Brunswick Patch. UPS: Recently, North Hudson Deputy C hief A1 Pratts and Paterson Deputy C hief AJ Woods, special op erations chiefs, were invited to the FDNY Rescue School by FDNY Special Operations C hief M alcom M oore to observe their advanced firefighter rescue training program, and to tour their shipboard fire sim ulator. A future class with chiefs from the New Jersey USAR cities is in the planning stage.
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DEE DEE DIMINO I would like to share with you one o f my favorite topics, “G od ’ s Food.”No, not Twinkies—fruit. The body needs fruit. It is a m e dicinal glucose; it fuels the body and is loaded with minerals and antioxidants called polysaccha rides or fruit sugar. It is this sugar or glucose that the body needs, wants, craves and must have for energy, brain function and sur vival. The body, and especially our brain, runs and recharges on this critical form o f glucose. The brain converts it into gly cogen which is necessary for optimal brain function. If it does not get enough fruit sugar, the brain can shrink. So, how important is the brain? It controls the b od y ’ s en tire system all day, every day; and since the brain cells cannot store glycogen, we must constantly re plenish it through the foods we eat. Eating fruit throughout the day really helps the body and brain do their best work! I must point out here that eat ing refined sugars like cookies and sweet cereal— which is what we tend to grab when we have a slump in energy— the body can quickly deplete the carbohydrate content, leaving it feeling slu g gish, hungry and crappy a few hours later. Then it w ill want more and more, causing un wanted weight gain. The body craves to be nourished with good foods like fruit and will not be satisfied until it gets its nourish ment. When we eat fruit, it slows the breakdown and release o f sugar into our bloodstream, un like refined sugar, which is quickly depleted.
As an amazing fruit example, le t’ s talk about a banana. It’ s a brain food. Yes, it is a carbohy drate (carbo=fiber; hydrate=water). However, all car bohydrates are not bad or created equal. A banana is a perfect way to get a steady stream o f brain fuel. A banana contains vital nutrients such as potassium and m agne sium. It sharpens the brain’ s focus, it helps with paying attention, learning, and improving cognitive function. A banana increases dopamine, serotonin and ox y tocin— the feel-good hormones which make us happy. It also has melatonin and tryptophan which regulates sound sleep. A banana is a perfect brain food. Throw a ba nana in your ch ild ’ s lunch box— take one with you to work. Eating enough fruit helps maintain a strong immune system. An abundance o f fruit can help in slowing down aging and combat ing pathogens and viruses that lead to chronic illnesses and brain issues such as memory loss. D on ’ t blame your age or your hormones if you don ’ t remember things. Eat enough fruit— the body and brain rely on it! F ood for thought: Eating the right amounts and the right kinds o f fruit can begin to heal the pan creas— which is the organ mainly associated with diabetes. The pan creas knows what to do with fruit. The pancreas does not know what to do with the foreign, processed foods from the Standard American Diet (SAD). Be conscious o f what you eat. Think. Is this nourishing or hurting my body? Eat more fruit! Have fresh fruit readily available. Smoothies are a great way to start the day— bathing the cells o f the body in nourishing, healthy fruit sugar. Enjoy treating the brain and body to the fo od it requires to function optimally. Take fun seri ously!
This month’s Little Big Guy is Brush 2517 from the Union Fire Company in Medford Township (Burlington County). It is built by Danko Emergency Equipment on a 2021 Ford F-550 XL, 4x4 chassis with four-seat cab. Features and equipment include a Honda 250-gpm pump, UPF 400-gallon water and 10-gallon foam tanks, a foam system, a one-inch hose reel, a TFT EFE RC turret, foam containers, bladder bags, hand fire extinguishers, hand tools, chainsaws, a leaf blower, a fire shelter, brush guard, warning light guard, and Rigid scene lights.
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Fire Extinguisher Use Instruction on the use of a fire extinguisher is altogether dif ferent and very unique. Part of the reason for this ventures into the realm of fire and life safety educators as opposed and in addition to fire instruc tors. This is significant be cause the audience is now a lot more varied and not specif ically fire service personnel. Now we are talking about ele mentary and secondary stu dents, perhaps residential staff (RAs and RDs) at a local college or even seniors at an assisted living facility. Either way there is an added element of not only teaching the per son in front of you but also having to train a lay-person thoroughly enough to turn around and train other non-fire service personnel. The use of fire extinguishers is on the list of perishable skills because they are not used very often although that cir cumstance can also be viewed favorably as being indicative of not having burned your house down too many times while cooking chicken cutlets. As a result, fire extinguisher lessons are purposely de signed to be very simple so that most people can not only retain and implement the skills for themselves but also pass along the information they learned to other interested in dividuals.
S - Sweep back and forth smothering the fire Always demonstrate this with an extinguisher in hand while repeating the acronym so that everyone has a visual along with the verbal instructions. For the lay-person you may want to have different sized extinguishers on hand for home use and to provide infor mation on the types of fires (A,B,C, D and K) so that a proper extinguisher can be purchased. When instructing for the pur pose of having the residential staff or supervisory personnel bring back information to stu dents or staff then go into more detail. There are two rea sons for this. First, to provide more information knowing that some will be lost in translation and second because emergen cies that people in supervisory positions will likely run into will be larger in scale than a typical family of four exiting their house. For example, one hundred students exiting a dormitory is likely going to be more chaotic and therefore more preparation is necessary.
When instructing residential, focus on the PASS acronym. It is easy for most folks to re member and then hopefully never have to use. More specifically:
When the objective is to train the trainer (again we are talk ing about non-fire service per sonnel), start out by covering all the previous material pre sented here and then add more detail and a great place to start is another acronym that on many occasions ac companies and actually incor porates PASS and that is RACE which stands for:
P - Pull the pin at the top of the extinguisher
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A - Aim (at the base of the fire)
A - Alarm/Alert i.e. pull a fire alarm to alert local first re sponders
S - Squeeze the handles to gether
doors to confine the fire to a single room E - Extinguish/Evacuate - Get out or attempt to put out the fire (refer back to PASS) One really important aspect of fire extinguisher use should be emphasized here. Yes, fire ex tinguishers can be used to put out fires but they can also be used to create a path for your self and others through a fire to get to an exit. The last group that will likely receive instruction on fire ex tinguisher use are firefighters and/or fellow instructors. One would like to think that most if not all firefighters already know the basic and additional information presented and so it is imperative to step up the game to the mastery level and provide specific details that a firefighter is expected to know including but not limited to: 1. Fire extinguishers are gov erned by NFPA standard 10 2. There are several different kinds of extinguishers includ ing dry chemical (A, B and C), C02, Halotron, Class D, Class K, Water Can, Water Can Mist etc... 3. Sizes, labels and ID num bers. 4. Inspection procedures (monthly and six year hydro static test) 5. Placement and necessary and/or required frequency this is usually dependent on the building use and maximum occupancy. 6. Proper record keeping Probably more so than other fire service topics teaching about fire extinguisher use it is important to know your audi ence. The goal of course is to keep everyone safe and in structors do that in part by knowing who they are dealing with to make sure their presen tation fits. - JOSEPH CEA
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This is a soft cover Icongrafix book, measuring 8 14 by 11 inches. It is the history o f the C row n C oa ch Corporation o f L os A n ge les, California. Chapter 9, w hich has only seven pages, is the only part o f the b ook that addresses the C row n Fire Coach, w hich was an apparatus once described as the “C adillac o f Fire T rucks!”. They w ere beautifully made, and in a way com pactly design ed to the naked eye as com pared to other brands. I had the privilege o f being near many o f them when I was sta tioned in S ch ofield Barracks, Hawaii for 15 months prior to being deployed to Viet Nam. After seeing a surfboard on a Seagrave pumper while on m y way for train ing, I d ecided to write an article for Fire E ngineering M agazine about surfboard rescue. I wrote to the ch ief w ho assigned a captain to work with me and it resulted in my befriending many firefighters, o f ficers and chiefs. The H onolulu Fire Department had many Crowns, and two o f them are in the chapter, namely one o f two custom rescues and a 1961 85-foot Snorkel m ounted on an Interna tional conventional chassis with C row n body. It had the longest front overhang I had ever seen. But these tw o remain as som e o f my favorite apparatus. The chapter has 15 photos, including a m anifold pumper from L os A ngeles City, as w ell as what was called a “Heavy U”, a heavy duty tow truck w hich responded to rescue calls. There are also a cou ple o f aerials. C row n used the M axim aerial ladder, how ever Reno, Nevada had one with a 106-foot Fire Spire aerial. The book photos are m ostly black and white, but the cover has three co lo r ones, including a Snorkel from L os A ngeles City. Although C row n dom inated the West Coast, they did sell a Snorkel to Forest Park, Illinois (also shown), a Snorkel to C row n Point, Indiana and three pumpers to Montvale, N ew Jersey. I should also mention that in 1951 they in troduced the second cab forward apparatus o f w hich the Am erican LaFrance “700 Series” was the first. This b ook was review ed last month. This was C row n ’ s first and only custom chassis, as they never had a conventional custom one, how ever they did build on co m mercial chassis as previously men tioned. A ll the photos are exceptional in this chapter. I should also mention that in the rest o f the b ook the buses and custom coaches are equally attractive and rare looking. The C row n w as an attractive vehicle and although my colum n is devoted to fire and EMS, the reader w ill have an en joy a b le tim e perusing the rest o f the chapters.
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House Fire in Dennis IWp. DENNIS TWP., NJ - Heavy fire burned the second-floor and attic of a home in Dennis Twp. in the early morning hours of September 13th. Just after 5:00 A.M., Cape May County Communications dispatched companies to 8 Ravenwood Drive. The arriving chief reported heavy fire on the sec ond-floor and attic. Eventually, companies were evacuated from the home so outside lines could operate to knock down the heavy fire. Mutual aid from Cape May Court House, Goshen, Seaville, Belleplain, Sea Isle City, and others assisted on scene and for stand by cover. No injuries were reported, and the fire is under investigation by the Cape May County Fire Marshal's office.
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Livingston Rescue 1 has been assigned a 2023 Spartan with numerous features. Newark Rescue Co. 1 has been assigned a 2023 E-One Typhoon model rescue unit This includes roll-out tool trays, a light tower, transverse compartments, an air refill with walk-in box. It has roll-out tool trays, a 9000-lb. portable winch with four re station, and front end winch. It was sold by Campbell Supply Co. ceivers, anchor points, 5 seats in the cab and 4 in the box. The extended front bumper has compartment space for an extrication tool. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection Co.
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Elizabeth has placed into service Squad 4 with this 1995 Pierce Lance rescue truck Woodbridge has added Rescue 1 to its apparatus fleet with this 2008 Spartan/Rescue that saw original duty in Park Ridge. It has a walk-in box. Engine Co. 4 was disbanded 1 unit that saw original duty with Hopelawn District 8. Features include a portable many years ago, thus the Squad 4 designation. winch with four receivers, coffin-style compartments, bumper compartment, anchor points on the box, and it sports a new black-over-red paint scheme. It carries extri cation tools, water rescue equipment, rams, air bags, struts, numerous saws, hand tools, search rope bangs, shoring lumber, and more.
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Catching up on old times. Gong Club Chief Conni Spellman, left, with former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey are long-time friends who reunited at the Jersey City Fire Department's Family Day in Liberty State Park, Oct. 1st. Her husband Patrick, right, looks on.
On the evening of September 8th, 2006, North Hudson fire captains were relieved from duty in order for them to attend the civil service battalion chief's test in the morning. Firefighter Vincent Neglia was detailed from Engine Co. 13, in upper North Bergen, to Squad Co. 2, in lower Union City. Overnight, he rode the seat of Squad 2 from the 16th Street firehouse, on his last run. FF Neglia gave his life in the Lineof-Duty while operating with one of the first arriving companies at a fire on Bergenline Avenue. At noon, on September 9th, 2023, members of 16th Street firehouse line up, along with firefighters at all regional firehouses, as the 2nd Battalion Chief remembered FF Neglia and his sacrifice over the house speakers.
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THANKSGIVING God’s Strategy for Reducing Stress
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Ever run across a can that said, “ Warning: Contents under Pressure.” I thought that should be a warning label on some people that I’ ve met. We meet a lot o f stressed out people. There have been times in my life when it describes me. Did you know that the stress level goes up signifi cantly during the holiday season?
I like that translation - “ unload.” Ever tell someone: “ man, that person just unloaded on me.”The difference between God and man is Tie doesn’ t mind. Tie can handle it, as a matter o f fact Tie tells us to unload on Efim. Un load what? Your burdens, cares, con cerns, worries!
“M ay von always be joyful in vourlife in the Lord. ”Philippians 4:4 '(GN)
1 Peter 5:7 (Phillips translation) “You can throw the whole weight o f your anxieties upon Him fo r you are His personal concern. ”
Is that possible? Is it possible to always have joy, no matter what the circumstance? Yes it is. Plow can we survive seasonal stress? 1. STEPONE: STOPWORRYING
Philippians 4:6a (NLT) D on’ t worry about anything; instead, pray about every tiring. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. That’ s usually easier said than done.
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T H IR D STEP: THANK
Philippians 4:6b “When you pray, pray with thanksgiving. ” (GN): “Al ways asking Him with a thankfid heart. ” FACT: The healthiest human emo tion is not love but gratitude. It actually increases your immuni ties. It makes you more resistant to stress and less susceptible to illness. It’ s Hie healthiest emotion.
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On Friday, September 29th, Hackensack Chief of Department Thomas Freeman walked out of Fire Headquarters surrounded by family, firefighters and friends, for the last time as chief. He retired after 40-years of service to the city. The chief comes from a family of city firefighters, including his father, Ronald Freeman Sr., who was also a chief officer. "The Freeman family has given the city over 100-years of service," the chief said.
Facts about worry: Dr. Walter Calvert did a study and discovered that40% o f your worries never hap pen. 30% o f your worries concern the past. So far 70% o f your worries are useless.
12% o f your worries are needless health concerns. 10% o f your worries are insignif icant and petty issues. So, according to all this, only 8 % o f your worries are actual, legitimate concerns. According to this recent study 92% o f all Hie stuff that we worry about, stress out about, bite our nails over, pull our hair out over, get new wrinkles over, lose sleep over - either aren’ t real or significant enough to worry about! In other words: D on’ t open your umbrella until it starts rain ing. 2. STEP TW O: ABOUT EVERYTHING.
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People who are grateful are happy. But people who are ungrateful are mis erable because nothing makes them happy. They’ re never satisfied and nothing ever seems good enough.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances fo r this is God s willfo r yo u ... Notice it does not say “ Give thanks for every circumstance.”It says give thanks in every circumstance. In every circumstance, no matter how bad it is, you can give thanks to God because: (a) I know Tie has a purpose big ger than Hie problem. (b) H e’ ll give me the power to overcome the problem, and (c) I ’ ll grow through the experi ence if I see beyond it. This month w e’ re celebrating Thanksgiving. Why do we do that? Because thanks and giving go to gether. The way we express thanks is by giving. And the most giving people are the most thankful people. Blessings, Pastor Fernando lUUcana F ire Department Chaplain
One of his proudest accomplishments was attaining an Insurance Service Office (ISO) national Class 1 rating for the Fire Department. "Under his guidance, our Fire Department achieved remarkable milestones and advancements, leaving an indelible mark on our community," said Mayor John Labrosse.
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For the 16th year, apparatus from across several states once again made the trip to Liberty State Park to show thier respect and to have the rigs photographed with the twin beams and the Freedom Tower as a backdrop. Nasty storms passed over the area shortly before the photo shoot began, but once they passed, it was a great night for the images.
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BOATS AND VEHICLES FROM HUDSON COUNTY Hudson County is the smallest in size in our state, but the most con gested with population. This month we bring you mostly Jersey City with two major fireboats and three pumpers, one o f which is a rescue pumper. I believe that Jersey City may have two smaller boats as well. The pumpers are E-ONE typhoons assigned to Engines 10 and 19, and the rescue pumper is assigned to Squad 4. Other photos this month include two from Bayonne, Squad 5, a Spartan ER Metro Star which is one-of-three ordered separately (see photo). The first one delivered went to Engine 2, and Engine 3 is at Campbell Supply and will be de livered soon. Also is an Interna tional 4400/Rescue 1 police rescue which was donated to the Bayonne Police by the Port Authority o f NY & NJ. They use it for traffic control at events in place o f a patrol car. Our eighth photo this month is a new Type III, Medix ambulance from the North Bergen EMS. New EPA emission regulations has changed the order o f diesel en gines for emergency apparatus. Without going into much detail, there are new requirements due by 2027, and most engine builders are taking steps in anticipation o f them. The Cummins L9 and X-12 will be discontinued and replaced by a X10. Detroit diesels are no longer available for apparatus. Pierce has been using Paccar engines which supplies power trains for Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. This is just an FYI for those who have been hear ing stories. Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce deliveries: an Enforcer pumper with 2000-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank to the Brookview FC in East Brunswick (Middlesex County), an Arrow XT 100-foot mid-mount As cendant tower to Pompton Lakes (Passaic County), an Enforcer stainless steel pumper to Burlington City (Burlington County), a Veloc ity heavy duty rescue with nonwalk-in body to Findeme in Bridgewater Township (Somerset County), and an Enforcer 107-foot Ascendant quint with 2000-gpm pump and 500-gallon water tank to the Southard FC in Howell Town ship (Monmouth County). The Laurelton FC in Brick Township (Ocean County)has ordered an En forcer pumper. VCI Emergency Vehicle Special ists has made the following Horton ambulance deliveries. All are Type III on Ford E-450 chassis. Two Model 523B’ s to the Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Readington Town ship (Hunterdon County), and two Model 553’ s, one each to the Lakew ood Township EMS (Ocean County) and the Pattenburg Rescue Squad (Hunterdon County). The Reliable Fire Company in South River (Middlesex County) has received a 2023 KME Panther pumper. The cab and chassis were reportedly built in Pennsylvania Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus of the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1Ardmore Street. New Windsor, NY 12553. Or you can e-mail them to Apparatus@lstResponderNews.com.
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Jersey City Engine 19, 2023 E-ONE Typhoon, 2000/530. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection.
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Jersey City Squad 4, 2023 E-ONE Typhoon 2000/530/2.2 kw portable generator. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection.
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Jersey City Marine 2, 2012 Boston Whaler 1,000-gpm. It is 28-feet long.
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Bayonne Squad-5, 2023 Spartan ER Metro Star 1500/750. It was sold by Campbell Supply Supply Co., LLC.
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Bayonne PD, Unit 0902, 2008 International 4400/Rescue with 35 kw generator and 4.5 ton winch.
Jersey City Engine, 2023 E-ONE Typhoon 2000/530. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection. and the body in Louisiana. It has a 1500-gpm pump, 1000-gallon water tank and two portable Honda gener ators (one 1 kw and the other two kw). Absolute Fire Protection has de livered the five E-ONE Typhoon pumpers that they were prepping for Newark (Essex County). They have the same specs as the previous four. As mentioned earlier in this col umn, Bayonne’ s Squad 5, a 2023 Spartan ER Metro Star pumper, has been delivered. Campbell Supply is prepping Bayonne Engine 3, which is the last o f the three pumpers or
dered separately. There have been some deliveries from Firefighter One which were not previously reported. One was a Cinder pumper to Paterson Squad 6 as part o f a previous order (Passaic County). Also is Squad 6A, an Acela Monterra with General Truck Body which is a high water rescue. More recently, Paterson received another Cinder pumper from the order that has been assigned to Squad 6 and it is believed the for mer one will go to Engine 2.
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Also, New Brunswick (Middlesex County) received another Cinder pumper assigned to Engine 5. The former Engine 5 is now at Engine 2. The Bem ardsville FD in Bernards Township (Somerset County) re ceived an Inferno pumper which they had on facebook. I f you read the “Old & N ew ”fea ture which involves Keasbey, you w ill see the old truck is a 1972
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