Fire News New Jersey, April 2022

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In this issue...

1 Dead, 1 Injured at Trenton Fire A two-alarm fire in what was supposed to be a vacant structure turns deadly.

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2 Die in Mullica Township Blaze Firefighters arrive to a well-involved home; investigators find two dead.

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Palisades Park Fire Firefighters prevent a dryer fire from destroying a duplex.

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Montclair Watermain Breaks Water runs downhill from a main break, getting into numerous basements.

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Hackensack House Fire Extends Six people are injured when a fire jumps to a neighboring home.

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From the Editor’s Desk Dennis Whittam, Editor

Spring Has Sprung: Some Thoughts I would like to take a moment to ask everyone to remember Dennis Smith. Dennis Smith was a retired FDNY firefighter who wrote Report from Engine Co. 82 and was the founder of Firehouse Magazine, which went into publication in 1976. Firehouse Editor-inChief Peter Matthews said it best; “Dennis had the ability to share life-saving techniques to firefighters across the country and share the stories of firefighters around the world.”

He impacted the fire service with his writings and with his hands on experiences as Captain of Engine 82. Dennis served during the “War Years” of the 60s and 70s, which was the busiest time in the FDNY. His writings motivated me to serve the volunteer fire service for almost 30 years and to join the staff of Fire News, which was started in 1973.

Almost 50 years later Fire News continues to represent the fire service in a positive light.

May Dennis Smith be remembered for his love of the fire service and making it what it is today. Dennis died on January 21, 2022.

Moving along to spring 2022; what are you doing to improve your skills to be a better first responder? Recently, the NYSAFC held the Long Island Metro Fire/EMS Expo

at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. I had a smile on my face as I watched many of the attendees pack the seminar room to attend classes that were presented by many of the great names in the fire service. Thank you to those speakers, who spent time talking with our responders well after their classes were finished.

April is the month that our field training reopens at our county and state fire academies. Over the winter, most training facilities have been overhauled and set up to challenge firefighters with new evolutions to test the skills of firefighters throughout our country.

In my firehouse there is a list of the handson classes that responders must attend. The intense training is well received by most members. I encourage our chiefs to share their opinions of the evolution with the staff at the fire academy. Keep in mind that most academies will “tweak” an evolution to better serve a department that comes from a different locale. If you want to see a change in an evolution, discuss it at the firehouse kitchen and bring up your ideas at your town and county fire chiefs council where the suggestions will be brought back to the academy.

Change happens with positive discussions.

In closing, I remember the recent loss of too many firefighters over the past few months. Fire News tries to honor everyone in our newspaper. This cannot happen if departments do not have an active Public Information Officer, who makes sure that Fire News has photos and a write up about the individual who has passed. I have asked many times for departments to make sure their PIOs get the word out to Fire News of all activities they would like to see in your newspaper. Yes, Fire News is your newspaper and represents your department. Please make sure we are kept abreast of what is happening in your department. You can email us with questions. The masthead on page 3 of every edition has an email address, so you can contact the newspaper with questions.

Stay safe and continue to train as if your life depends on it!

- Dennis

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Lodi 3-Alarmer At just around 1230 on February 17, 2022, the Lodi Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire on Charles Street. A large column of smoke was visible from the area as companies arrived and found heavy fire on both the first and second floors and in the attic in the rear of the large two-story duplex. As handlines were stretched into the home, the homeowner advised a neighbor via telephone that a male victim was still in the house, however a rapid and aggressive primary search proved this report to be false. With heavy fire breaking through the roof and conditions deteriorating, command sounded the evacuation and pulled all members from the building.

Most of the roof collapsed in the rear and the home sustained heavy damage, although no injuries were reported. The three-alarm fire was brought under control in approximately 90 minutes and the cause and origin was under investigation.

- Fire News photos by Peter Danzo

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One Dead Another Injured in Two-Alarm Trenton Fire

A two-alarm fire in the Chambersburg section of the state capital left one man dead and another injured on January 30, 2022. It was 2217 when the Trenton Fire Department was dispatched to Genesee Street, near the corner of Beatty Street, for a structure fire. Heavy smoke was showing when first-due companies arrived and the allhands signal was immediately transmitted. Firefighters searching

the supposedly vacant structure located two squatters, one of whom was removed in cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead. The other was injured, but survived. A second alarm was called at 2243.

An extra engine company was later special-called to the scene, along with a mutual aid cascade unit from Hamilton Township.

- Fire News photos by Michael Ratcliffe

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Looking Back Ewing Twp. - 2000

Dozens of wrecked cars burning at the Mercer Wrecking and Recycling junkyard off Beakes Street in Ewing Township, Mercer County, generated a column of smoke that could be seen for miles on November 25, 2000. Ewing’s three volunteer fire companies battled the blaze with mutual aid assistance from Trenton and Lawrence Township. - Fire News photos by Michael Ratcliffe

Metuchen 1997 Firefighters in Metuchen, Middlesex County, spent their Independence Day holiday battling a blaze in a taxi company service and repair garage on Liberty Street on July 4, 1997. They were assisted by mutual aid companies from Edison, South Plainfield, Woodbridge, and Piscataway.

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Galloway Township Fire On February 16, 2022, Galloway Township fire departments were dispatched for a possible structure fire. A small exterior fire was found on arrival and quickly extinguished. Units checked the attic area for extension which was deemed negative.

- Fire News photos by Eric ‘Doc’ Moran

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2 Found Dead at Mullica Blaze

The Mullica Township Fire Department in Atlantic County responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1500 block of Hamburg Avenue just after midnight on February 20, 2022. The house sat at the end of a long driveway and because the Egg Harbor City Fire Department is closer, they also responded. Two supply lines were dropped as the home was well involved. Egg Harbor

City’s aerial and engine along with several Mullica Township apparatus were fed from the street using a tanker task force that included two from neighboring Burlington County. The fire was investigated by the New Jersey Division of Fire Investigators who found two deceased persons, summoning investigators from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. - Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Firefighters Battle Both Flames and Frigid Temps in West Windsor

Firefighters from several towns endured frigid conditions, as the evening temperature remained below 20 degrees, to battle a house fire in West Windsor Township on January 15, 2022. It was 1701 when West Windsor career and volunteer firefighters were dispatched to the blaze in the one-story, two-family residence on Millstone Road. Heavy smoke was issuing from the roof on arrival. Initial reports of entrapment proved unfounded and it was quickly confirmed that all residents had safely evacuated. Mutual aid was called from East Windsor, Plainsboro, Princeton and Lawrence. A significant amount of fire was reported in the attic and multiple holes were cut in the roof, both for ventilation and to access pockets of fire that were inaccessible from the interior below. The blaze was declared under control at 1807. A pet cat was located by firefighters and reunited with its owner.

- Fire News photos by Michael Ratcliffe

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Fatality at Medford All Hands

Taskforce 25 was alerted to a reported house fire on the 100 block of Taunton Boulevard on January 20, 2022. Acting Department Chief Rob Dovi arrived and found a two-story single-family dwelling with fire showing from the alpha side on division 1, he also had two cars in the driveway with the resident unaccounted for. Evesham Engine 2231 arrived, laid out, and stretched two 1-

3/4 inch lines. The fire extended to the attic area above the garage. There was one civilian fatality. The local, county, and state fire marshal’s offices were investigating in collaboration with the Medford Police Department. Companies from Medford Lakes, Berlin and Cherry Hill assisted.

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Palisades Park Laundry Room Fire Stopped

Palisades Park firefighters prevented a dryer fire from destroying a duplex home on January 28, 2022. Firefighters, who were alerted to the early afternoon fire on 2nd Street, arrived to find a working fire in the basement laundry area and extending into the walls.

Several lines were stretched and mutual aid was requested to the scene. Companies opened up the rear exterior wall as well as the interior basement and first floor and were successful in stopping further extension past just above the area of origin. No injuries were reported and the fire was placed under control in less than an hour.

- Fire News photos by Peter Danzo

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Budd Lake Car Fire

On January 28, 2022, at around 1230, Budd Lake firefighters responded to Route 80 east at milemarker 24 for a car fire. Cars 51 and 52 arrived and found a car fully involved with two home oxygen tanks in the back seat. Engine 59 pulled up and stretched their

front bumper line on the fire and started to knock it down. The fire was put out within 15 minutes and one person was sent to an area hospital with breathing issues. New Jersey State Police were investigating. - Fire News photo by AC Kevin J. Maloney, Budd Lake FC

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Montclair Watermain Break

On January 23, 2022, the Montclair Fire Department was requested to Highland Avenue by Montclair Police for a water main break.

Truck 2 arrived to a large area of the road which had been undermined and had water pouring out. Due to the high elevation and topography a large amount of water was rushing down residents’ driveways and down the block, getting into multiple area basements and putting utilities underwater. Engine 2 and Car 4 were requested to the scene to help check residents for any hazards. Due to below-freezing temperatures a salt truck was also requested as nearby roads were freezing over. The water company was able to secure the main from the street and PSE&G checked multiple homes and found no major issues.

- Fire News photos by Mark Rosetti

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Bargaintown 2-Alarmer

The volunteer fire companies of Bargaintown and Scullville responded to Superior Road at 1745 on February 1, 2022, for a structure fire. Bargaintown Safety Officer Ken Badger advised heavy smoke showing, following it up with a request for RIT and then a request for a second alarm, bringing the remaining EHT Fire companies to the scene, along with a request for the Mays Landing to respond. Scullville Ladder 1535 and Bargaintown Tender 1528

2022 New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference The Countdown is On! It is not too late to register for an outstanding line-up of training classes, breakouts, networking events and indoor and outdoor exhibit space. Simply visit www.njepa.org The Conference kicks off on May 2 and runs through May 6 at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Monday through Thursday offers several training sessions ranging in length from half day classes to three-day classes.

For those new to the Emergency Management field, our Young Professionals Event takes place on Tuesday afternoon, pre-registration required to attend.

Also on Tuesday evening, we will be holding our Networking and Awards Reception. At this time, the Kevin Tuno Emergency Manager of the Year and the Jonathan Young Scholarship will be awarded. If you have not already nominated someone or applied for the scholarship, please do so immediately.

On Wednesday, Breakout Sessions begin along with the exhibit hall and the outside large vehicle display.

Thursday will, of course, be our Annual Luncheon, included as part of your registration fee.

Friday morning, we will host a special presentation on the 2019 Jersey City Shooting.

arrived simultaneously; Scullville put their main into service and crews pulled multiple handlines. Cardiff firefighters took handlines to the rear to attack heavy fire and all hands were in service for several hours. The cause of the fire was under investigation by the Egg Harbor Township Fire Official and the Egg Harbor Township Police CID. - Fire News photos by Karen Shields; story by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Driver Heavily Entrapped in Trenton Rollover Firefighters and emergency medical personnel teamed up to extricate a man who was heavily entrapped in the wreckage of his pickup after the vehicle overturned in Trenton on February 17, 2022. The crash occurred along the northbound side of Sanhican Drive (Route 29) and the pickup came to rest on its driver’s side in front of a gas station after knocking down a traffic light post. It was about 1920 when Engine 8, Ladder 4, Rescue 1 and the North Battalion were dispatched with Trenton EMS personnel and Capital Healthy System paramedics. Firefighters cut away much of the vehicle to extricate the driver. At one point, EMS personnel considered having a trauma surgeon respond to the scene due to how badly the driver was trapped. Finally, he was freed just before 2025 and was then rushed via ambulance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center.

- Fire News photos by Michael Ratcliffe

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Allenhurst Car Fire

On January 12, 2022, the Allenhurst Fire Department responded to can. Monmouth County Fire Marshalls were requested to respond the borough of Loch Arbor for a car fire. Quint 81-90 arrived to an to the scene for an investigation. interior fire in an SUV and was able to contain the fire with a water - Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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Budd Lake Garbage Truck Fire

Car 51 and Engine 59 responded to the parking lot on International Drive for a garbage truck on fire. Upon arrival of Car 51, the driver of the garbage truck emptied the garbage load onto the parking lot saving the truck. Engine 59 arrived and stretched a line and started putting out the large pile. After securing a hydrant, the fire

was knocked down. Morris County HazMat was called in. Units returned to service and then responded to assist other units that were working a train versus truck crash on nearby Waterloo Valley Road. - Fire News photo by A/C Kevin J. Maloney; Budd Lake FC

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Hackensack House Fire Extends The Hackensack Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Franklin Street recently. Upon arrival, command notified of an exposure issue on the Delta side of the structure. The fire jumped the original fire building and started the neighboring house on fire.

Command requested additional resources. Six people were evaluated and transported by EMS with nonlife-threatening injuries and a family pet was rescued.

- Fire News photo by Chris ‘Doc’ Denton

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Up Close & Personal US Congressman Jeff Van Drew who was the Grand Marshall of the 2021 Wildwood Firefighters Parade on September 18, 2021. Jeff was a member of the Ocean View Fire Company and that’s their new engine .

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Members of the Mays Landing Volunteer Fire Company with their graduates Taylor Mondorff and Dana M. Quidachay at the graduation ceremony on February 7, 2022.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Firefighter Craig Crawley of Hamilton Township Truck 17 responded mutual aid into Robbisville Township to help battle a structure fire on Tindall Road on January 16, 2022.

- Fire News photo by Michael Ratcliffe

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Up Close & Personal

Green Bank Fire Company Chief Len Forand at the controls of Green Bank’s new tanker at a Mullica Township allhands on February 20, 2022. The tanker was put into service just that afternoon and this was its first fire.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

New Milford Fire Department Company 2 member Jerry Smithson, Jr., who was recently sworn in as Second Assistant Chief of the department poses with his little girl next to Tower ladder 31.

- Fire News photo by Chris ‘Doc’ Denton

Farmington Volunteer Fire Company Chief Harry Goodman and Assistant Chief Dennis Sharpe with a proclamation presented to all five Egg Harbor Township Fire Companies on February 15, 2022.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

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32ND ANNUAL NATIONAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SYMPOSIUM AND DINNER On April 6-7, 2022, the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) will host the 32nd Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium and Dinner in Washington, DC. Once again, the annual tribute to the nation’s fire service is expected to draw over 1500 of your colleagues from the fire and emergency services. By registering, you can attend educational seminars, conduct meetings with your member of Congress, and network with your colleagues. At the conclusion of the two-day event, you will join together in the Washington Hilton ballroom to hear national political leaders paying tribute to the dedication and commitment of our nation’s firefighters and emergency services personnel. CFSI invites you to participate in this important event.

“The theme of the 2022 program is Sustaining Strength and Resilience in Challenging Times,” said CFSI Executive Director Bill Webb. “Since the pandemic was declared in the spring of 2020, we have all been faced with extraordinary challenges. But the fire service is known for approaching challenges as opportunities to continue delivering the services on which the public depends, while also developing innovative solutions to enhance its mission. The same can be said of the Congressional Fire Services Institute and other national fire service organizations. We must continue to sustain our strength and resilience on Capitol Hill to serve our first responders during these challenging times.”

The National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium and Dinner is an event like no other in the fire and emergency services.

Opportunities abound to interact with members of Congress and federal agency officials to discuss both national issues and local concerns.

The seminar program features federal policy makers and national fire service leaders, the program covers a broad array of national issues - issues being considered by Congress and implemented by federal agencies, as well as issues being addressed collectively by national organizations. Your registration fee will allow you full access to the seminars program and the Dinner.

Culminating the two-day event, the Dinner will feature leaders of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus and the Administration who will pay their personal tributes to the men and women of the fire and emergency services. The program will also include four award presentations for individual and organizational leadership in advancing the readiness and response capabilities of our nation’s fire and emergency services.

If you have questions about event registration or wish to inquire about additional sponsorship opportunities, please contact Steven Tramel at stramel@cfsi.org. Or you can call our office at 202-3711277 and a member of the CFSI staff will gladly answer your questions.

NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE RESEARCH AGENDA REPORT RELEASED Researchers and fire service practitioners met virtually last year for the 4th National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium resulting in the National Fire Service Research Agenda Report with nearly 300 recommendations. Symposium participants worked in three facilitated working groups to create recommendations to have the most significant impact on firefighter health and safety. The facilitators then submitted the recommendations as worksheets to an expert jury of researchers and fire service representatives. After review, the jury was able to modify and move recommendations to other domains as needed. The report includes the finalized recommendations and the working groups’ original worksheets. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) hosted the National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium, and UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) was the exclusive sponsor.

NFFF Chairman of the Board of Directors Troy Markel said, “Our commitment to create a fire service national research agenda is embedded in the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives through Initiative 7.

But even more critical than that, is our commitment to take a multidisciplinary approach to firefighter health and safety by providing the opportunity for researchers and fire service representatives to map out the future needs of the fire service.”

Steve Kerber, Executive Director of FSRI, added, “The research conducted today is without a doubt making a difference in the health and safety of our nation’s firefighters and communities across the

country. It is promising to read these recommendations created with the input of firefighters and envision what the future of fire service research can be.”

The report features the working group recommendations based on their domains topical area. The planning committee determined the three domains to be: • Domain #1: Hiring/Retention/ Advancement included recommendations on recruitment, effective leadership, diversity/equity /inclusion/belonging, and hiring, promotion, and retention.

• Domain #2: Effective operations included recommendations related to training, tactics, tools, equipment, apparatus, personal protective equipment, and community risk reduction.

• Domain #3: Health and safety included recommendations related to wellness, understudied populations, cardiovascular health, cancer, mental health, metabolic health, reproductive health, occupational medical evaluations, fatigue, injury prevention/assessment, violence prevention/risk assessment, and work environment.

The 4th National Fire Service Research Agenda Report can be downloaded here: http://www.everyoneg o e s h o m e . c o m / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / sites/2/2022/01/research-agenda-symposium-4-report.pdf For more information on the National Fire Service Research Agenda, please contact John Tippett, Director of Fire Service Programs, jtippett@firehero.org.

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Roselle Mixed-Use Fire

On January 24, 2022, the Roselle Fire Department responded to Linden, Union, Crandford and Union County OEM. The fire was Adelphi Street and a two-story residential-over-commercial with placed under control nearly an hour after arrival. heavy smoke showing from the first floor; a second alarm was - Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti struck and eventually a third, bringing mutual aid from Elizabeth,

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Somers Point’s Eric Jones 1The City of Somers Point Fire Company 1 announced the passing of 28-year member Eric ‘Jonesy’ Jones who passed away at home on January 21, 2022. A home going ceremony was held February 5.

The Scullville Volunteer Fire Company of Egg Harbor posed the tractor Eric Jones drove at their annual Haunted Hayride, a major fundraiser for the ompany and Jonesy always came out to drive for them to support their efforts.

During the ceremony for Somers Point Firefighter Jones, the Marmora and Port Republic fire companies covered the Somers Point Fire Company 1.

- Fire News photos by Dennis C. Sharpe

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