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Cinnaminson Structural Collapse Following a July 12, 2021, storm the basement wall of a house collapses.

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Montclair House Fire Firefighters arrive to a large home with smoke showing from the attic.

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90 Years Old and Still Pumping A look at the fireboat John J. Harvey, a fireboat that’s done it all.

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Laureldale MVA A woman backing out of her own driveway is t-boned in the driver’s door.

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Drowning in Hamilton Township A missing swimmer brings out a huge response from area dive teams.

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From the Editor’s Desk Dennis Whittam, Editor

It’s That Time Again!

It is hard to believe that summer is over and as firefighters we have to once again give thought to educating our communities on the topic of fire prevention. I can still remember when my own kids ventured off to college.

As a dad, I was truly happy to watch the enthusiasm that my two girls had when they left home to live on their own in a college dormitory. Another side of me was nervous. I am reminded of the fatal Seton Hall fire at Boland Hall, which claimed the lives of three students and injured over 50 more students.

Statistics showed that from 2000 to 2014, 89 fatal fires were documented that occurred on a college campus, in Greek housing, or in off-campus housing within three miles of the campus, claiming a total of 126 victims — 76 in off-campus housing claiming 107 victims, seven fires in on campus building or residence halls claiming nine victims, and six in Greek housing (fraternities and sororities) claiming 10 victims. The good news is, thanks to our Fire Safety Educators, Juvenile Arson Awareness Programs and to our fire marshals and community fire departments,

2015 was the first year that there were no fatal fires on college campuses. For the year of 2020, fires were down by over three percent. All of the programs in which your fire department is involved help prevent fires and save lives.

With the interruption of Covid, I ask if your department’s fire prevention program is ready to go into action? In the past, I urged everyone to evaluate their Fire Safety Education Program. I still urge you to have one of your county or town fire safety organizations to review your program to make sure you are doing the right thing.

Understand, children can get mixed messages when they come to the firehouse and watch firefighters set fires and put them out.

Educators are aware of the pitfalls of “negative teaching” to get a point across. I worry that someday there will be a student who will see a firefighter set a car on fire and, while being mesmerized by the flames, think that that was the purpose of the demonstration. It is important to show the community our equipment and apparatus, but it is more

important to make sure your audience knows that when a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm goes off, they need to act in a specific way.

Putting Covid and new school policies aside, at the end of the day, whether the community comes to the firehouse or you go out to the community, the result should be the same. Everyone must understand “stop drop and roll,” how to “get out alive” and what to do when the smoke or CO alarm sounds.

Every year, departments do an outstanding job teaching fire safety awareness. Is your program working? Statistics are saying that they are. Keep up the good work!

- Dennis

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Multi-Car Fire Extends to Dwelling

In the early morning of July 5, 2021, Newark firefighters were dispatched to a house fire on Sussex Avenue. Crews arrived to find heavy fire in multiple cars in a lot adjacent to the given address that extended up the B side of a three-story flat-top multi-dwelling.

The on-duty deputy requested a second-alarm assignment due to the heavy fire conditions. Initial attempts to connect to a hydrant were temporarily hampered as the closest hydrant fell over as crews tied into it. Arriving engine companies brought in a water supply and rapidly advanced lines while truck companies worked diligently to open-up from both inside and atop the roof. This aggressive attack had the heaviest fire knocked down in short order and stopped fire advancement into all but a small section of the cockloft. EMS personnel provided medical attention/evaluations to several residents including a family of four (two adults and two children) who suddenly appeared during the firefight from the small alleyway between the car lot and the house where firefighters were operating. - Fire News photos by Kevin White and Glen Duda

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Car Fire Disrupts Traffic in Lawrence Twp.

Members of the Slackwood Fire Company (Station 21) were called out to extinguish a car fire that forced police to shut down a portion of Brunswick Pike (Business Route 1) on July 5, 2021. The blaze, in front of the Mercer County Library, was reported at 1205.

Slackwood firefighters extinguished the fire using the bumper line off Rescue 21.

- Fire News photos & story by Michael Ratcliffe

Cinnaminson Structural Collapse

On July 12, 2021, Cinnaminson Engine 2013 arrived and found a dwelling with a partial structural collapse. Following a storm, the basement wall of the delta side of the home collapsed inwards. No one was injured, but the home sustained major damage.

- Fire News photos by Dave Hernandez

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Smoking Equipment in Mays Landing

The volunteer fire companies of Mays Landing, Laureldale, and Cologne responded to Atlantic Avenue for a report of smoke in the building. Mays Landing Chief Lou DiMartine arrived and established command for a large amount of smoke in an industrial building. Upon investigation by firefighters it was caused by a seized motor on a piece of equipment.

- Fire News photos by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Fire Destroys Amazon Van in Lawrence Twp. Firefighters responding to a reported vehicle fire in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, arrived to find an Amazon delivery van fully-engulfed in flames on June 16, 2021, in a parking lot off the 200 block of Bakers Basin Road. Responding police and Slackwood Fire Company (Station 21) members reported a column of smoke visible from about a mile distant. They arrived to find flames and thick black smoke issuing from the vehicle. They also found that there were no immediate exposure concerns and that the driver had already exited and was unhurt. Firefighters manning Rescue 21 and Engine 21 put two hoselines in service to extinguish the fire, with tank water supplemented by water supplied via a 100-foot section of five-inch hose hand-stretched to a nearby hydrant.

- Fire News photos by Michael Ratcliffe

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Looking Back Cranbury - 2014

Camden City - 2014

On November 19, 2014, three tractor-trailers were involved in a rear-end collision, with the third of the vehicles bursting into flames in Cranbury. The driver of the third truck died at the scene and the two others were taken to a local hospital.

- Fire News photo by Amy Batista

On November 13, 2014, a building fire on Broadway and Mt. Vernon Street in Camden City left 12 people displaced.

- Fire News photo by Ted Aurig

Paterson 2014 Paterson crews responded to a secondalarm fire on Union Avenue on November 23, 2014. Two civilians died in the fire.

- Fire News photo by Ronald Bombaro

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3 Injured in Parsippany MVA

On July 6, 2021, Parsippany Fire District 6 and Rescue and Recovery responded to Dunkirk Drive for an MVA between a box truck and a small sedan. On arrival multiple parties were trapped in the sedan with one being unconscious. The driver of the truck

was uninjured and remained on scene while three passengers from the sedan were transported including the driver who was in serious condition. The accident was under investigation.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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5 Extricated in Black Horse Pike MVA

The volunteer fire companies of Farmington and Cardiff responded to the intersection of the Black Horse Pike and Fire Road on August 15, 2021, at 0130, for a report of an MVA with entrapment. Egg Harbor Township dispatch advised that four adults and a one-year old were entrapped with the vehicle on its side. Cardiff, enroute to its station from an assignment in Somers Point, arrived first and began extrication under command of Chief Gil Zonge. After the injured were removed, EHT EMS transported them by ground. The cause of the crash was under investigation by the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. A side note: first responders closed off the area to traffic. Good thing, as police stopped a motorist traveling the wrong way on the Black Horse Pike.

- Fire News photos by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Building Collapse at Paterson 4-Alarmer

At just before 1400 on May 28, 2021, Paterson Fire Dispatch started receiving numerous calls for a building fire on 12th Avenue in the 2nd Battalion at the same time that firefighters at the Riverside firehouse on Lafayette Street spotted a large column of smoke south of their firehouse. On arrival of E-5, L-3 and BC-2, the companies were faced with a vacant and dilapidated two-story frame building on 12th Avenue fully involved, with fire already extending into both the B exposure, a two-story brick church that was a former Paterson firehouse, and the D exposure, a three-story frame dwelling. A second alarm was immediately transmitted, quickly followed by third and fourth alarms in less than 20 minutes. The main fire building collapsed within 10 minutes of arrival as companies worked to knock down the fire in the exposures. The fire took approximately 90 minutes to be placed under control and one elderly woman suffered smoke inhalation and was transported to the hospital. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

- Fire News photos by Peter Danzo

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Extrication in Cardiff

The Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company was returning from a previous call on June 11, 2021, at 1545, and came upon an MVA at the intersection of West Jersey and Ridge Avenues. Upon investigating, one BLS unit and police were requested to the scene. Cardiff Chief Gil Zonge was advised while he was en route that extrication was

going to be needed to free the driver of one of the vehicles, a passenger sedan that was struck by a landscaping truck. Upon extricating the driver, they were transported by EMS to a trauma center. The cause of the crash was investigated by EHT Police.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Montclair House Fire On July 8, 2021, the Montclair Fire Department responded to Midland Avenue for a house fire. Engine 2 arrived to a large 2-1/2 story residential wood frame with heavy smoke showing from the attic. Interior lines were stretched as Truck 1 conducted the primary search and Truck 2 performed vertical ventilation. Bloomfield Engine 3 responded as the RIT and East Orange Ladder 2 responded to the scene as the third truck. One firefighter suffered an injury at the scene and the fire was knocked down within a half hour.

- Fire News photos by Mark Rosetti

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Atlantic County Utilities Fire

The volunteer fire companies of Farmington and Cardiff responded to Delilah Road, and the Atlantic County Utilities Authority at 0615 hours on August 7, 2021, for a report of an automatic fire alarm.

Farmington Chief Harry Goodman IV arrived and reported a smoke condition in Building 4, the transfer station. The fire involved a large pile of trash (20-feet high and 100-feet long) with smoke banked down to the floor. Command had Farmington Engine 1543 come in and

deploy a 1-3/4 inch preconnect onto the fire. Due to the size of the fire, a Blitz Fire was deployed. Command requested a second alarm followed by a general alarm bringing mutual aid from throughout the county, along with some specialized apparatus for ventilation and rehab. The fire was declared under control around 0900. A special tip of the helmet to all of the auxiliaries who brought water and refreshments.

- Fire News photos by Dennis C. Sharpe and Ken Badger

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Heavy Smoke at Wayne Fire

On August 6, 2021, the Wayne Fire Department responded to a sin- ventilation while lines were stretched into the interior. The fire was gle-story commercial structure fire on Mountainview Boulevard. placed under control nearly an hour into the incident and Wayne Companies 1, 2, 3 and 5 responded and were met with heavy smoke First Aid assisted on scene with rehab. throughout the structure. Truck 2 went to the roof to assist with - Fire News photos by Mark Rosetti

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Long Morning in Pleasantville

The City of Pleasantville Fire Department responded to North Main Street on July 15, 2021, at approximately 0230, for a report of smoke behind a building. Deputy Chief Scott Trythall, arrived to a working fire in a group of buildings and requested a second alarm and a recall of all Pleasantville firefighters. The fire involved two large storage buildings with apartments on the second floor with heavy fire consuming them. All hands were put to work as Deputy Chief Trythall requested a third alarm, bringing apparatus from throughout the area. Pleasantville Engine 1 stretched several handlines to the rear while Pleasantville Engine 2 supplied Engine 1. A City of Northfield

engine grabbed a hydrant on Main Street and laid to the scene where they stretched handlines to the rear. An Atlantic City Airport engine assisted by Absecon firefighters stretched handlines to the Delta side to contain the fire on that side. City of Linwood Ladder 5 was set up on the Bravo side, being fed by Cardiff Engine 1516. Crews were rotated until the fire was knocked down and then deconned by South Egg Harbor Decon 5. Firefighters were released at approximately 0530 with Pleasantville firefighters staying on location most of the day overhauling. The cause of the fire was investigated by the Pleasantville Fire Cause Investigator.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Garbage Truck Fire in Flanders

Recently Flanders Fire was dispatched to Link Road for a garbage truck on fire. Arriving first was Car 91, who reported smoke coming from the center of the truck. The call was to have the driver drive around the corner to the transfer station on Gold Mine Road where the truck unloaded its garbage onto the ground. Rescue

Engine 97 arrived and used an 1-3/4 inch line to extinguish the pile as a front end loader spread out the trash. The fire was under control within a half hour and the trash was pushed into the bay and disposed of. There were no injuries on scene.

- Fire News photos by A/C Kevin J. Maloney; Budd Lake FC

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Manhole Cover Blows

On August 6, 2021, Nutley Engine 1 and Ladder 1 were called to Franklin Avenue in front of the Middle School by Nutley Police for an explosion from a manhole. Companies arrived to find smoke and high heat via a TIC, coming from the ground after bystanders reported an explosion followed by flames coming eight- to 10-feet out of the ground. Franklin Avenue was shut down and a precautionary line was stretched while crews awaited PSE&G - Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Bargaintown MVA

The volunteer fire companies of Bargaintown and Scullville were dispatched on July 31, 2021, to Poplar Avenue and Old Zion Road for an MVA with entrapment. Bargaintown Chief Eugene Sharpe arrived and established command for a two-vehicle crash with one vehicle in the roadway with its driver trapped, and a second vehicle off the roadway in the front yard of a nearby home.

Bargaintown Rescue 1527’s crew removed the driver’s door and assisted EMS with extrication. Once removed, the injured were triaged by EMS and medics and transported to nearby medical centers. The cause of the crash was investigated by EHT Police.

Responding were Bargaintown, Scullville, EHT EMS, Atlanticare Paramedics, EHT Police.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Swimmer in Distress in Long Branch On August 15, 2021, Long Branch District 25 was dispatched to the 300 block of Ocean Boulevard for a reported swimmer in distress. Crews arrived to find a teenage female on the jetty in the water who was reported to have been swept under the rocks while swimming while lifeguards were not on duty. Members removed the girl from the rocks to be checked out by the Long Branch First Aid Squad but she refused medical attention.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Pleasantville Handles LZ On August 17, 2021, the Pleasantville Fire Department was requested to establish an LZ for a patient severely injured in a pedestrian MVA. Car 70 established command and Engine 1’s crew set up the landing zone for Jeffstat 4. Once the helo was on the ground Engine 1’s crew assisted the flight crew with securing the patient. Jeffstat 4 transported the patient to Cooper Trauma Center.

- Fire News photo by Eric ‘Doc’ Moran

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Sewall Ave. Car Fire On August 15, 2021, Engine 83-75, Tower 83-89 and Battalion Chief 83-68 responded to Sewall Avenue for a car fire. Crews arrived to an engine compartment fire within a small SUV that was being worked on. Engine 75 stretched a booster line and the fire was quickly extinguished.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Ventilation to Remove Deceased Person The Farmington Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to Higbee Avenue on August 21, 2021, at 1630, to assist police with ventilating a structure for the removal of a deceased person.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

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90 And Still Pumping Strong!

The fire boat John J. Harvey reaches its 90th birthday this fall and is still able to pump water over the deck of the George Washington Bridge like she did at the bridge’s opening in 1931. This former FDNY boat was one of the most powerful fireboats ever built. Built by Todd Ship Yards in Brooklyn, she is capable of pumping up to 18,000 gallons of water a minute. Commissioned on December 17, 1931, she faithfully served the department until 1994 and then was auctioned in 1999 to its present private consortium of marine preservationists who sought to save her from being scrapped. Among the famous marine fires she fought includes the Cunard Line pier fire in 1932, the burning of the French liner Normandie in 1942 during its conversion to a troop ship, the El Estero ammunition ship in Bayonne (if she was not purposely sunk, the explosion would have destroyed most of midtown Manhattan), and the oil tanker collision of the Alva Cape and Texaco Massachusetts in 1966 on the East River. Her marine characteristics are a displacement of 268 net tons, a length of 130 feet, beam of 28 feet, and draught of nine feet. Originally fitted with five gasoline-electric motors, they were replaced in 1957 with five Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston Model 38F51/4 which consist of eight cylinders with 16 pistons. She has twin screws and can reach a speed of 18 knots.

The Harvey has eight deck monitors and 24 large connections for fire hoses which were greatly appreciated when called to serve on 9/11. In 2018 to mark the centenary of World War I’s end, the John J. Harvey was repainted in a “dazzle” tribute to mark the era's most colorful camouflage. A project of the Public Art Fund in collaboration with 14-18 NOW, a World War 1 centenary arts program in the UK, the Harvey represented a series of ships inspired by World War 1 dazzle camouflage. It was not designed to hide but confuse German U-boats that were regularly sinking British and American vessels. The paint scheme was to paint ships in a way that broke up their forms, using stripes, curves, and

bright colors to baffle U-boat gunners as to which way a vessel was heading. Influenced by Cubism and Vorticism, “dazzle camouflage” was applied to thousands of ships in the UK, and soon adopted by the United States Navy which “dazzled” its World War I vessels in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, the attack on the World Trade Center brought crew members rushing to the John J. Harvey to help assist in the evacuation of thousands of persons from Ground Zero.

While carrying as many individuals as possible to safer locations, the New York Fire Department officials spotted the Harvey and asked if her pumps still worked. She returned to Ground Zero and moored along the Battery Seawall by tying herself to nearby trees. There was no water available at the World Trade Center, so crew members helped cobble together adapters to hook new hoses to old outlets to help supply water from the river. Crew worked for over 80-hours non-stop and were joined by active FDNY fireboats John D. McKean and Fire Fighter. As a result of her efforts, the Harvey was presented with a special National Preservation Award for its role in 9/11. At the present time, her homeport is the North River Maritime Pier 66, a part of the Hudson River Park in New York City. Each year the John J. Harvey travels the region to promote waterfront vitalizations, water displays, and tours of her crew’s onboard preservation efforts.

A few locations she has recently been are: the Oyster Bay Festival in Long Island, Tugboat Roundup in Waterford, NY, Roundout Valley School District in Kingston, NY, and the FASNY Fire Museum in Hudson, NY. For more information on the John J. Harvey, upcoming trips and events, or to sign up for our newsletter, The SPLASH, contact www.fireboat.org.

- Fire News story and photo courtesy of Chuck Parodi; Deckhand, John J. Harvey

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Cardiff MVA with Entrapment

The volunteer fire companies of Farmington and Cardiff responded to Tilton Road and Van Mar Avenues on August 14, 2021, for a report of an MVA with entrapment. Cardiff Rescue 1517 put their tools into service after stabilizing the vehicle. Farmington Rescue 1547 and 1546 arrived and their crews assisted with extrication.

After a lengthy process in sweltering heat, the occupant was extricated and turned over to EMS and was transported by ground. The cause of the crash was under investigation by the Egg Harbor Township Police Department.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference In-Person 2021 The 2021 New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference is just around the corner and hopefully you have already registered and selected the training sessions you want to take. If not, there’s no time to delay, register today!

The Conference will kick-off Sunday, September 19, 2021, with an afternoon schedule of training and breakouts followed by our Networking and Awards Reception, Sunday evening. Monday, training starts at 0800 and runs until 1600 with our Exhibit Hall opening at 1630 with our Vendor Reception. Tuesday’s Continental Breakfast will take place in the Exhibit Hall with Training and Breakouts scheduled throughout the day. Our Luncheon will be served adjacent to the Exhibit Hall on Tuesday.

Wednesday morning is dedicated to a follow-up presentation on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School shooting in Coral Springs, Florida. Pre-registration is required.

REMINDER: NEW VENUE The 2021 Conference is being held at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City.

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Deceased Home Extraction The Scullville Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched on June 20, 2021, to Ocean Heights Avenue at the Norms Dale Mobile Home Park for an extrication assignment from a mobile home. Scullville Chief Steve Prisament arrived and established command and was advised the fire company’s assistance was needed to make a removal of a deceased person.

Firefighters needed to cut a port in the side of the structure to accommodate the size of the deceased. Once this was completed, medical examiner’s personnel removed the deceased and command was terminated.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

GSP Car Fire While clearing a fully involved car fire on Route 3 at the Rutherford border, Clifton Engines 5, Engine 6 and Truck 2 were dispatched to the Garden State Parkway north for car fire. Engine 5 was first to arrive to an engine compartment fire on the shoulder. A 1-3/4 inch line was stretched and the fire was knocked down.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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Helping Out Each Other Bargaintown firefighters prepared the meal for the Egg Harbor Township Fire Department’s bi-monthly meeting on August 4, 2021.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Propane Drill at the Canale Center The Mays Landing Volunteer Fire Company took advantage of a cool evening of June 22, 2021, to do a propane drill at the Atlantic County Anthony ‘Tony’ Canale Fire Training Center in Egg Harbor Township. The instructors were M. L. Graham, Gil Zonge, and Rob Winkler.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Laureldale MVA The volunteer fire companies of Laureldale and Mays Landing responded to Route 50 on June 29, 2021, for an MVA with entrapment. A person was pulling out of their driveway when they were broadsided in the driver’s door. Laureldale firefighters extricated the driver who was treated by EMS and transported to the parking lot to a waiting SouthStar medevac with the LZ being handled by Mays Landing firefighters. The patient was flown to the Atlanticare Trauma Center, Atlantic City Campus.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Quick Stop in Newark

Newark firefighters responded to Emmett Street on July 2, 2021.

Ladder 11 reported smoke showing from the middle of the row of a two-story rowhouse on arrival. Crews advanced multiple lines through the front door and had the fire, believed to have started in the basement, knocked down in short order. No injuries were reported.

- Fire News photos by Kevin White

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Drowning in Hamilton Township

The volunteer fire companies of Weymouth and Mays Landing were dispatched on June 27, 2021, at 1423, to Weymouth Road and Weymouth Furnace Park to assist the Hamilton Township Police and Dive Team for a water rescue. A report was received of a missing swimmer at that location, which touched off a massive response for dive teams throughout Atlantic and Cumberland counties. The 23-year-old swimmer was found deceased after two hours of searching.

Responding were Hamilton Township Police, Township of Hamilton Rescue Squad, Hamilton Township Dive Team, Atlanticare, and fire companies from Weymouth, Mays Landing, Richland (boat), Collings Lakes (boat), Bargaintown (boat), Cardiff, Farmington (cascade unit), Downe Township Dive team.

- Fire News photos by Ken Badger

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Farmington Back to School Event The Farmington Volunteer Fire Company hosted, in conjunction with Tay and Tots, a para professional organization that specializes in motor skill development in children, a “Back to School Giveback and Community Day” on August 28, 2021. Backpacks were distributed to the children, food was distributed through the donations of local vendors and food trucks, with firefighters displaying apparatus and distributing fire prevention material.

- Fire News photos by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Farmington Thanks Bargaintown

Proclamation of Unwavering Loyalty to Robert Hamilton

The members of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Company would like to give a big tip of their helmet to the Bargaintown Fire Company who came over and packed hose and helped put Engine 1543 back into service following the Atlantic City Utilities fire on August 7, 2021. Their Ladies Auxiliary even brought over breakfast! Thank you very much. - Fire News photo by Eugene Sharpe

Mays Landing Fire Company past-Chief Robert Hamilton was presented with a proclamation by the Township of Hamilton Committee on August 2, 2021, in recognition of his, “Unwavering Loyalty and Faithful Dedication to the Township of Hamilton.” Bob was instrumental in establishing the Hamilton Township Dive Team, serving 20 years as Chief and served 15 years in the township EMS Squad, and is a past-Chief of the fire company. More recently, he allowed the use of his personal garage to house a Mays Landing engine for 18 months during the reconstruction of the Cotton Mill Bridge so firefighters could respond in a timely fashion.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Educating the Public The Atlantic County Firefighters Association continues its support of youths and support of the Atlantic County 4H Association by providing a display at their annual fair every August. Fire prevention, education and exchange of ideas are presented by educating the public.

- Fire News photos by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Galloway 4th of July Parade

Galloway Township in Atlantic County held their annual Fourth of July parade with a turnout of fire, police, EMS, community and civic groups, political groups, veterans, and military personnel.

- Fire News photos by Ken Badger and C indy Badger

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Up Close & Personal

John Fricano’s co-pilot Lynn Wood in ex-East Vineland’s mini pumper at the Northfield Fourth of July Parade. John is a principal owner of Story Book Land in Cardiff and has a fine collection of antique cars and firetrucks. Some of us antiquers have finally talked John into going to more parades, or was it Lynn’s influence?

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Firefighters from the City of Linwood Fire Department at the Atlantic County Utilities fire in Egg Harbor Township on August 7, 2021. - Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Thomas Culleny, Jr., (TJ) and his son Thomas Culleny III at the Galloway scrap yard fire on August 1, 2021.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Northfield Firefighter Bob Leeds explaining the history of fire helmets at the Atlantic County 4H Fair on August 7, 2021.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

(Left) Wes Howe who was walking around the Cradle of Liberty Muster on August 1, 2021.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

(Right) This Newark Fire captain from Engine 14 looks on intently while receiving his company’s orders at a second-alarmer in the early morning hours of July 5, 2021 on Sussex Avenue.

- Fire News photo by Kevin White

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INTERSCHUTZ USA 2021 KEEPS ON GOING! The organizers of INTERSCHUTZ USA, the US launch of the famous Interschutz brand of Hannover, Germany, are excited for their October launch of this inaugural event. Scheduled to take place October 14 to 16, 2021, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in historic Philadelphia, INTERSCHUTZ USA is shaping up to be a success.

What is the same ……

Originally scheduled to launch in October 2020, prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, INTERSCHUTZ USA continues to promise all participants access to education, instructors, perspectives, and products not traditionally seen at other US fire service events. Developed initially to provide the US fire service with access to international perspectives they don’t usually see, INTERSCHUTZ USA 2021 will keep that promise both domestically and internationally.

The most exciting, and only new, event to come to the US fire service in many years, INTERSCHUTZ USA will provide a much-needed platform to bring together the fire service’s brothers and sisters to network, share and learn.

What has changed…..

With the effect of Covid-19 on travel and large gatherings, much of the international attendance and exhibitor participation has been put on hold for the year. In turn, after too long away from one another, INTERSCHUTZ USA promises to bring back the Northeast and MidAtlantic’s fire service professionals with representatives from all the major suppliers.

We are happy to announce the addition of Dave Odden as Show Manager of INTERSCHUTZ USA. We regret the departure of Rachel Lesczynski but understand and wish her all the best.

Rachel was involved with the hiring of Dave to replace her, and the team is excited to have Dave at the helm.

Registration and Hotels….

Registration is currently open for INTERSCHUTZ USA with Early-Bird rates still in effect. The hotels available to INTERSCHUTZ USA attendees and exhibitors are available as well. Both can be found by going to the event web site: www.interschutzusa.com.

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR 2022 FDSOA CONFERENCES Scheduled for January 9-12, 2022

Registration is now available for the 2022 Fire Department Safety Officer Association (FDSOA) Fire Apparatus, Safety and Maintenance Conference and the Annual Health and Safety Conference, January 9-12, 2022, Scottsdale, AZ. Pricing and program schedules can be found at www.fdsoa.org.

The Fire Apparatus Safety and Maintenance Conference will begin Sunday, January 9, with pre-conference programs including EVT F5 Aerial (Offsite, 8 hours) and the popular Spec Writing (Onsite, 4 hours) program.

January 10-12, the conference will feature over 25 programs targeting apparatus, new standards, and new technology.

Concurrently, FDSOA will hold the Annual Health and Safety Conference and offer preconference programs on Monday, January 10th, with The Five Reads (8 hours) and twoday Incident Safety Officer (16 hours) and Health and Safety Officer (16 hours) Academies.

On Tuesday, January 11, additional programs include ISO Traps and Triggers - Tactical Considerations for the Incident Safety Officer (8 hours) and Conducting Reviews to Improve Safety Culture (4 hours).

The Health and Safety Conference on Wednesday and Thursday will feature over 20 programs starting with keynote speaker Gordon

Graham, followed by topics ranging from fitness to hostile fire events.

Schedules for both the Fire Apparatus, Safety and Maintenance Conference and the Annual Health and Safety Conference will be available this fall on our website. Please visit www.fdsoa.org to register and for hotel information.

The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) was established in 1989 as a non-profit association. Its mission is to promote safety standards and practices in the fire, rescue and emergency services community. The association is led by a volunteer board of directors and has a small staff to handle the day-to-day operations. The association is dedicated to the issues that affect the critical role of the safety officer in protecting and promoting the safety and health responsibilities of fire departments, communities and first responders.

FDSOA can be found on the web at www.fdsoa.org.

Please follow FDSOA on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Up Close & Personal (Left) A Newark firefighter takes a breather while getting his SCBA bottle changed out after exiting a house fire on Emmett Street on July 2, 2021.

- Fire News photo by Kevin White (Right) Haddonfield Firefighter John Ryer who responded to the Atlantic County Utilities fire on August 7, 2021, with their specialized apparatus equipped with a large fan that helped provide ventilation.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Shots from a recent drill with the Laurence Harbor Fire Company.

- Fire News photo

by Mark Rosetti

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Up Close & Personal

Absecon Firefighters Lexie Falivene, Daniel Fairweather, and Tyler Krumaker with their new Tower 8.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

The City of Margate Fire Department following a recent water rescue drill in the Atlantic Ocean.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Bergen County Fire coordinator Stephen Alvarez with Tenafly Fire Captain Mark Marzocchi and Firefighter Bobby Gansel at a recent mutual aid call to the city of Englewood.

- Fire News photo by Chris ‘Doc’ Denton

Tenafly Truck Company 2 responded mutual aid to the city of Englewood for a second-alarm structure fire in a commercial building on Palisade Avenue - Fire News photo by Chris ‘Doc’ Denton