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100 RESIDENTS DISPLACED AFTER UNION CITY FIRE

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Union City, NJ - A city O.E.M. worker estimated approximately 100 residents were displaced after a raging fire consumed the top floor of a four story ordinary construction mixed occupancy building on December 3, 2012.

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100 residents displaced after Union City fire Union City, NJ. A city O.E.M. worker estimated approximately 100 residents were displaced after a raging fire consumed the top floor of a four story ordinary construction mixed occupancy building on December 3rd.

Shortly after 3 p.m., North Hudson Fire Control began receiving numerous phone calls reporting at fire at 411 Bergenline Avenue, located one block away from a densely populated grammar school, with children leaving the school and on the streets.

Arriving fire units found fire already venting out of top floor windows on the “B” side, and no smoke alarms were heard. Residents were evacuated as firefighters made a valiant effort to attack the fire on the fourth floor. Flames had taken charge of the “A”-”B” corner and that section of the tar roof was already starting to come in.

Firefighters were ordered out of the building by Deputy Chief Nick Gazzillo and master streams set up. This included ladder pipes, a squirt, and a special call for Jersey City Tower Ladder 4.

A huge column of black smoke could be seen for miles around as rush hour duty news helicopters converged on the area. The streets were full of residents and spectators, including many students who had left Edison School. At times, the smoke banked down on the streets, scattering the crowds.

The building contained a gro-

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cery store and a barber shop on the ground floor. Residents of the building were shuttled by police and recreation buses to a temporary overnight shelter at Jose Marti Freshman Academy on 18th Street.

Major overhead power lines crossed the intersection and utility workers shut down the entire grid during the height of the fire. This caused a blackout as far north as 22nd Street. Portable light towers were brought in by D.P.W. Supervisor Henry Munker and set up around the scene. The 7th Street police precinct was also left in the dark.

As the sun set and darkness covered the area, flames lit up the streets as the fire broke through the roof and out windows on the Fifth Street (“D”) side. A reflection of flames covered the 15 story Lenox apartment building just west of the fire.

As the flames subsided, the fire was declared under control at 7:48 p.m. by Deputy Chief Gazzillo.

A state fire marshal was on the scene, but the investigation into the cause of the fire was put off until morning. Fire companies maintained a fire watch overnight.

The Red Cross and mayor's office were working to supply displaced victims with their needs.

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Flames consumed the “B” corner of the structure as firefighters arrived.

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Master streams included a special call for Jersey City Tower Ladder 4.

On November 26, a fire was reported on the rooftop of a vacant commercial building off Broadway. Long Branch firefighters were quick to respond, but had to locate the seat of the fire, which was ultimately accessed through the outside rear of the building. Mutual aid from several towns including Deal, Monmouth Beach, Asbury Park and Neptune were on scene. There were no injuries reported. Several streets were closed during the incident including a section of Broadway and Belmont Avenue. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Long Branch Fire Bureau.

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Rank: Battalion Chief Incident Date:10/27/2012 Death Date: 10/27/2012 Fire Department: Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit Fire Dept. Info: Chief Steve Woodill Initial Summary: Chief Van Wormer passed away from a cause still to be determined while on a work assignment in a neighboring jurisdiction.

Colorado: Don Felton, 71 Rank: Fire Chief Incident Date: 10/27/2012 Death Date: 10/27/2012 Fire Department: Southern Park County Fire Protection District Fire Dept. Info: (Acting) Major Larry LePage and former district Fire Chief Gene Stanley Initial Summary: Fire Chief Felton died of an apparent heart attack while at work in his fire department office.

Connecticut: Russell Neary, 55 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: 10/29/2012 Death Date: 10/29/2012 Fire Department: Easton Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Fire Dept. Info: Chief James Girardi Initial Summary: Lieutenant Neary responded with his fire company to a structure fire alarm. While returning to the station, firefighters were removing part of a tree blown into the roadway by Hurricane Sandy when several other trees suddenly fell striking and killing Neary.

Illinois: Herbert “Herbie” T. Johnson, 54 Rank: Captain Incident Date: 11/02/2012 Death Date: 11/02/2012 Fire Department: Chicago Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Fire Commissioner José A. Santiago Initial Summary: Captain Johnson died from inhalation injuries sustained while operating at a structure fire. Media reports said that “Johnson died after saving several families--including many with small children--from a burning South Side home.” Investigation of the fatal fire incident continues.

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David Mitchell Tatum, 55 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: 11/04/2012 Death Date: 11/05/2012 Fire Department: White Oak Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief Tim Tatum Initial Summary: Lieutenant Tatum became sick at the scene of an emergency response but did not request treatment at that time. Later in the day, he began having trouble breathing and became unconscious. Tatum was treated and transported to Bladen County Hospital and then transferred to Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville where he passed away from a cause still to be determined.

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Walter Patmon, Jr., 61 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: 11/11/2012 Death Date: 11/11/2012 Fire Department: Chicago Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Fire Commissioner José A. Santiago Initial Summary: Upon returning to quarters after helping to put out a small kitchen fire in the South Side Beverly neighborhood of Chicago, Firefighter Patmon fell ill while cleaning equipment. Patmon was treated by fellow first responders and transported to the hospital where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.

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Mark Haudenschild II, 26 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: 11/11/2012 Death Date: 11/11/2012 Fire Department: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief Brian Gillett Initial Summary: Firefighter Haudenschild died from injuries sustained when the fire apparatus he was operating crashed as he was responding to a reported grass fire. Haudenschild was reportedly not wearing seat restraints and passed away at the scene of blunt force trauma due to the motor vehicle crash.

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North Hudson promotions in November were L-R: Captains John Dorman, Joseph Rovito, Joseph Arena and Battalion Chief Richard Hess

North Hudson promotions West New York, N.J. After weeks of hardship in New Jersey and tough days and nights for New Jersey's first responders after Super Storm Sandy, there was a day to celebrate for firefighters in North Hudson. Department members, families and friends gathered at Fire Headquarters in West New York for a promotional ceremony.

Richard Hess was escalated to battalion chief and newly promoted captains are Kevin Jackson, Joseph Arena, Joseph Rovito and

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John Dorman.

Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner thanks firefighters for all of their work during Sandy and their rescues and additional assistance given to the residents of the Shades section of the township that was flooded. “Life gets back to normal,” he said.

After the officers were sworn

in by Chief of Department Frank Montagne, he told them in front of the crown that they have “accepted a roll of great responsibility.”

The new captains will be assigned to staff and line positions.

Battalion Chief Hess will be working with new 32 recruits that will be appointed in the future thanks to a SAFER grant.

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NJ first responders help others despite personal losses UPS & DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Hurricane Sandy “one of the largest natural disasters ever to hit the U.S.-a storm that covered an area the size of Western Europe.”

New Jersey first responders answered the calls for help, even when their own property was severely damaged or lost, under some of the most difficult circumstances they have ever encountered. There are may stories and many heroes. Some stories are known and others are not well known. Career and volunteer firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, O.E.M. workers, D.P.W. employees, utility workers and good samaritan's teamed up to help their fellow man.

Thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged in the 12 hour height of Sandy's fury and over 30 people killed in New Jersey contributed to the hurricane. Boats were lifted onto the roadway blocking the Brielle Road drawbridge into Manasquan. Homes burned to the ground in the South Mantoloking section of Brick.

In Union Beach, most firefighter’s homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair. The entire community was under water at the height of the storm. Damaged or destroyed were four of the five firehouses and EMS building and most of the volunteer's pagers and portable radios damaged. Local emergency warning sirens were also destroyed. Without pagers, first responders had no way of notifying their members of calls other than honking their car horns while responding to emergencies.

There were over 400 water rescues in Toms River, Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said. Some Tuckerton Beach residents evacuated when water flooded their homes. An old ladder truck, with a high air inlet for the engine, was activated by Lee Eggert, of LEE's Emergency equipment and he and first responders rescued residents in what they called “submarine duty.”

In Lavallette, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park, most volunteer firefighter's homes were not habitable after the storm. Firefighters took most of their apparatus to the mainland during Sandy. They have been running calls together in the three towns plus Toms River’s Ortley Beach section.

Belmar's Union Fire Company firehouse flooded and a pumper was left inoperable. They are using the old West Belmar firehouse on Highway 71 as temporary quarters until their building can be evaluated. The Sea Bright firehouse may have to be replaced. Firefighters are operating out of the building, but cannot house apparatus there. Sandy Hook's firehouse was badly damaged and firefighters are using an old firehouse

which cannot house the engine.

During the height of Sandy, Wayne Police Officer Bob Franco was answering a call when he spotted Deputy Fire Chief John Neukum monitoring a ruptured gas line.

Franco pulled his radio car next to the fire chief's vehicle to see if he was needed when Neukman shouted, “Look out! The tree!” Neukum threw himself across the seat of his car, which saved him from serious injury. Franco, in the adjacent car, could only turn his head and see a huge oak tree plummeting silently toward him. The falling tree drove down the roof of the police car and pinned the officer's head to his right shoulder and held his jaw to his chest. Franco was extricated by emergency workers and taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center, where he was treated for a severe spinal injury.

Neukum was treated for minor injuries. At this writing, P.O. Franco was working to walk without assistance and regain the use of his arms at Kessler Rehabilitation in West Orange, officials said.

As a result of power outages for days and weeks, state residents were sickened or killed by high levels of carbon monoxide produced by generators and propane heaters. This included the death of residents in New Brunswick, Edison, Hunterdon County and two young sisters in Newark.

Robert Wood Johnson Hospital (New Brunswick) Paramedics Neel Mehta and John Geib rescued a family of three suffering from CO poisoning on November 1st. They arrived at a house fully consumed with carbon monoxide fumes as a result of heaters and generators being run from a propane tank. Once inside, Mehta's carbon monoxide monitor on his belt began to sound. He estimates there was 2 percent available oxygen in the home. He found a semi-conscious teenager, who told Mehta and Geib that his parents were upstairs. The partners found both in the bedroom and removed all three from the house.

A PSE&G lineman working on a utility pole suffered an electrical shock and had no heartbeat until three Rutherford police officers came to his aid. Police Officer's Scott Ahearn, Julie Zeigler and Jeff Wilkinson found the unresponsive lineman on the ground, November 3rd. They used a defibrillator until he was breathing.

Moonachie sustained extensive damage during the storm when a massive tidal surge from the Hackensack River swept through its streets around 3 a.m. during the height of the storm and within 30 minutes this borough and bordering Little Ferry were under four to five feet of water. The surge flooded homes and businesses, destroyed cars and forced residents to flee their homes with the clothes on their backs. The local police and EMS buildings were flooded as well as the firehouse. More than 80 percent of the Moonachie Fire Department's 38 members suffered damage to their homes or vehicles during the storm, according to department President

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Justin Derevyanik, but they kept on helping others in true volunteer firefighter fashion. “And everybody's doing everything while they have their own problems at home-they have to worry about their own home, they have to worry about the fire department's home,” said Derevyanik.

Moonachie EMT's have been operating out of the Hasbrouck Heights firehouse on top of the hill.

Other northern municipalities such as Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny, Bayonne, Newark and Elizabeth were hard hit. Giants quarterback Eli Manning watched the Hudson River crest and water fill the basement of his Hoboken condominium complex.

All but one of the city's firehouses suffered water damage, as well as apparatus damage. The North Hudson Regional F.D. loaned the H.F.D. two reserve pumpers with chauffeurs to answer alarms with city firefighters on board for many days. Ambulances from Baltimore City and the Philadelphia Fire Departments were answering medical calls in Jersey City. The Jersey City Medical Center was handling twice as many calls after Sandy struck for many days.

At the shore, the front-end loaders and dump trucks came right behind the search and rescue squads to take away boardwalk sections and broken homes. Pumps were pulling the sea from streets. Sand was being plowed, like snow, back to the beach. The famed Seaside Heights boardwalk was shredded and a roller coaster bobbing in the ocean.

Members of NJ Task Force 1 were activated and responded to areas such as the Ortley Beach section of Toms River, which was considered ground zero in the storm. Ten teams converged on the area, each with a structural engineer, medical personnel and search and rescue specialist.

Search dogs were also employed.

Members went door-to-door checking for people in houses. The shore area has many vacation homes and it is difficult for first responders to tell which homes were vacant and which were occupied. The mission was to make sure everyone was safe. These teams were made up of people vol-

unteering their time. For example, North Hudson Fire Captain Sean Miick worked with Task Force 1 when he was not on duty at Squad Co. 1 in West New York.

In New Jersey a super storm doesn't interfere with politics! According to an article written by “Political Insider” Augustin Torres of the “Jersey Journal,” about five days before Sandy hit the state and flooded much of Hudson County shorelines, the county Board of Elections told the county prosecutor's office and others that it had to move a $800,000 mobile command vehicle from its location at Hudson County Plaza.

The board needed room for trucks that would transport voting machines to polling places in the county for the November 6th election. The hightech mobile unit was moved from high ground to the No. 77 county building on the Kearny waterfront, where days later a 14 foot surge of water turned the command center into “the county submarine.”

DOWNS: An 80 year old man confined to a wheelchair was killed in a four alarm fire on Bramhall Ave., Jersey City, November 5th. The fire started moments after power had been restored in the Greenville section, which had been left in the dark since Sandy struck a week earlier, officials said. Fire Captain Mark Petrocelli, who had climbed a ladder to get to the roof of one of the three buildings involved in the fire, slipped and fell three stories, Fire Director Armando Roman said. The captain was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment. Firefighters rescued four poodles from the fire.

UPS: In Buena Vista Twp., East Vineland Fire Co. 2 celebrated the opening of their new firehouse on October 27th.

DOWNS: While Scullville firefighters were out rescuing motorists from Sandy's flood waters, their main firehouse and equipment was being submerged in salt water. Water reached 16 inches in the building, partially submerging two engines and destroying other equipment.

UPS: Cherry Hill received a $462,078 SAFER grant, which will

go toward hiring more firefighters.

DOWNS: An elderly Willingboro couple died in an early morning fire at their Millburn Drive home on November 2nd.

UPS: During a fast moving fire in a Ridgewood home on East Saddle River Road, November 5th, Firefighter Matthew Ramge emerged from the smokey building with a soaked and distressed pet cat that was turned over to its owners. The pet was taken to Oradell Animal Hospital for evaluation. Two teenagers and a pet dog were home when the fire started and escaped as the fire's intensity grew.

DOWNS: During Sandy, two pieces of fire apparatus and an ambulance were damaged by tree limbs while responding to an East Amwell Twp. house fire, which was later declared arson according to officials.

Amwell Valley Fire Company's 2011 pumper was struck by a limb and went through the windshield on the officer's side. The passenger suffered minor injuries. An Amwell Valley Rescue Squad ambulance was damaged when a tree crashed down on it on October 29th. A fire unit from Three Bridges Fire Company was damaged when it hit a fallen tree. No serious injuries occurred to any of the volunteers in the vehicles.

UPS: On November 11th (Veteran's Day), Newark firefighters unveiled a memorial for World War II vets that features the names of city firefighters who served in the armed forces during WW II in Washington Park. Family members of veterans were in attendance as well as retired Fire Captain Jim McLaughlin, whose name is inscribed on the monument.

DOWNS: Heavy winds from Sandy impeded firefighters ability to bring a three alarm fire under control at the Ocean Gate Market on October 29th.

UPS: Alexander Hess was recently appointed to the Millville Fire Department.

DOWNS: A two alarm fire hit Jersey City City Hall on November 3rd and was confined to the basement.

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UPS AND DOWNS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

UPS: Millville Fire Captain Doug Hallquest and Rescue Squad Supervisor Walt Robinson were awarded Medals of Courage for their water rescue of a boated attempting to ride out Sandy, on Maurice River.

DOWNS: A 14 year old teenager and his 55 year old mother died in a raging fire that consumed their Linden Avenue house in Ridgefield on the morning of November 17th.

Three survivors were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, officials said.

UPS: Students at John Marshall Elementary School in Edison raised close to $4,000 to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. The school has 650 students.

DOWNS: An MVA involving a car and a private ambulance at South Orange Ave. and South 9th St., in Newark, November 19th, sparked a chain reaction car wreck that also involved a food truck and an Essex County transportation bus, killing an ambulance employee.

Keith Chipepo, 30, the EMT, was killed.

Aggravated manslaughter charges were announced later that day against the driver of the auto as well as other charges, according to officials.

UPS: John Alexis, owner of Bow Brickhill Stables in Holland Twp., held a horse handling clinic for firefighters so they could learn how horses respond in an emergency situation. Fire Chief John Phillips said the November 9th session was “very informative.”

DOWNS: Morristown firefighters rescued a man, who was impaled when he tried to climb over a wrought iron fence, on Early St., November 15th. Fire Captain Rich Mikutsky said the man lost his footing as he tried to climb over the seven foot high fence and slipped on one of the arrow shaped spikes along the top of the fence which was driven about eight inches into his upper thigh. Firefighters cut the fence, leaving the spike in the victim's flesh and he was transported to Morristown Medical Center.

UPS: The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Company has received a donation of a 1981 pumper from Manor Twp., Pa., along with a generator.

DOWNS: An apartment fire in Bordentown City killed two elderly residents. Authorities were called to the apartment by a relative on November 25th, who had come to visit the couple and found them dead, officials said. The investigation revealed that the fire was contained to the couple's unit and extinguished itself rather than spread throughout the West Street building. There is no suspicion that foul play was involved, officials said. Death was caused by smoke and soot inhalation, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

UPS: Wallington firefighters hosted their annual Holiday Parade on November 24th with rigs from nearly 300 fire and EMS units participating. It has become an annual tradition with apparatus from Connecticut and New York state usually

in attendance. The founder, Ex-Chief Richard Pelcher, wasn't sure if it was appropriate to hold the parade after the neighbor boroughs of Moonachie and Little Ferry experienced devastating flooding and property damage during Sandy. Moonachie and Little Ferry first responders insisted Wallington go ahead with the parade, so they could all have a day to celebrate, according to Pelcher. Apparatus from Moonachie and Little Ferry led the evening parade. They drew applause and cheers from the crowd on the cold night.

DOWNS: Two occupants in a Madison home climbed down a ladder from a second floor window of their Crestwood Dr. home, October 29th, after an explosion occurred in the dwelling.

UPS: West Orange received a $1,775,610 SAFER grant to hire ten firefighters.

DOWNS: Six residents were displaced and a dog died in three separate dwelling fires that struck Kearny on November 25th UPS: A ground breaking ceremony was held on October 22nd for a $4 million, 15,000-square-foot firehouse at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor.

It will be the new home of Squad 5 and Rescue 1, replacing a tent that has been their temporary quarters for four years. The building is being paid for with the help of a $3.56 million federal grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Fire Station Construction Grant program.

The balance of the $4 million price is being paid by the city.

DOWNS: Hackensack Rescue 1 was involved in a MVA at Central and Railroad Avenues, November 30th, while responding to an alarm.

The driver of the Jeep Cherokee involved in the crash and a passenger suffered minor injuries. The Cherokee driver was issued a summons for failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, police said.

UPS: Recently, Rutherford firefighters resuscitated Wilson, a dog who survived a house fire. Firefight-

ers used a special oxygen mask that fit over a dog's snout.

DOWNS: Kearny Engine Co. 4 is operating out of the quarters of Jersey City Engine Co. 17 due to flood damage at their South Kearny firehouse.

UPS: Newly promoted deputy fire chiefs in Jersey City are Joseph Zieja, Charles Donaghue Jr., Richard Lapinski and Timothy Fox. DOWNS: Jersey City Engine Co. 2's firehouse has been closed for an extended period due to flooding.

UPS: New battalion chiefs in Jersey City are Richard Casella, William Raleigh, Robert Daly, Hector Rivera, Gerard Fisher, Henry Diguilio and Kevin Nally DOWNS: One man died in a fire involving a vacant house on Imlaystown-Highland Road in Upper Freehold, November 29th. Officials said the man's body was found by firefighters in the rear of the structure.

UPS: New fire captains in Jersey City are Joseph DiTomasso, Gregg Willis, Domenico Magliano, Angel Reyes, Michael Davis, Thomas Rogers, Kevin Kolnis, David Murray, Richard Nierstedt, Francis Devaney, Jeffrey Brozozowski, Glenn Youncofski, Robert Legregin, Brian Lowery, Arnold Borges, Adalberto Rodriguez, Robert Kasic, Michael Anthony, Giacomo Antonicello, Kevin Gorman, Samuel Giove, Andy Azize, Brett Paladino and Mario Moodx.

DOWNS: Three railroad cars tumbled into the Mantua Creek on November 30th, leaking flammable vinyl chloride after the train bridge collapsed in Paulsboro. Numerous people at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal complained of respiratory distress and residents in the immediate area were evacuated. Rescue workers and others exposed to the vapors

were taken to Underwood-Memorial Hospital in Woodbury for decontamination and treatment, officials said.

UPS: Hasbrouck Heights Firefighter/EMT Rob Knobloch has put together a book, “New Jersey's Bravest,” consisting of fire action and firefighter photos in the northern portion of the state. Knobloch has been a firefighter for 19 years and photographing fire action for over 25 years.

The book is dedicated to his father, the late Artie Knobloch, ex-Chief of the H.H.F.D. and a founding member of the New Jersey Metro Fore Photographers Association. Robbie is a former vice president of that club.

The book contains many fire action shots with the location, plus close-ups of firefighters and officers at fire scenes. For more information, go to: www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3587615 .

RON JEFFERS

Hasbrouck Heights Firefighter Robert Knobloch has published a book of fire action photos from northern New Jersey.

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West Paterson Engine 3 fights Thanksgiving Day car fire Woodland Park, NJ - On Thanksgiving Day, West Paterson volunteer firefighters responded to a car fire in the Westmount Village Apartment complex on Overmont Avenue. The vehicle was parked, was well involved in the engine compartment and was quickly engulfed in flames. The fire department was notified around 3:30 p.m. Engine 3 arrived quickly and Engine 2 assisted.

The fire was quickly knocked down. Units remained on scene for overhaul and cleanup.

Piscataway commercial fire On November 26th, the Picataway Fire Companies were hard at work on a commercial building fire around 1:00 p.m. The Spiegler Chemical and Mineral Company had a working fire in the main building on the second floor. Companies made a very strong and effective interior attack, although at times it looked as if the fire was growing as they pushed on it. At 1:30p.m., the thick column of smoke that could be seen for miles was slowly dissipating to a light brown and white, showing their good progress in reaching the seat. Companies were still working on containment and fully extinguishing the fire at 2:00 p.m.

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Mississippi firefighters remember their NJ comrades Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast area, members of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Deepartment came to the aid of their brothers in time of need. They collected donations of essential supplies and donated them to the people in Pascagoula, Miss., along with a 1977 Seagrave pumper that they had recently retired from front-line duty. Seven years later, the people of Jackson County returned the kindness. On November 17, a 53 foot long tractor-trailer pulled up to fire headquarters loaded with supplies for NJ victims of Sandy.

Pascagoula Fire Chief Robert O'Sullivan contacted Hasbrouck Heights Assistant Chief Pat Hayes several weeks earlier, telling him that his department would be collecting donations. Hayes told the Mississippi chief that his municipality wasn't as hard hit as two neighboring departments that could use the help. Moonachie and Little Ferry were hit hard by Sandy when a tidal surge flooded the two boroughs. Both departments sustained damage to the firehouses and ambulance squads. Many of those volunteers are also dealing with the losses to their homes and private vehicles. While their building is being restored, members of the Moonachie First Aid Squad are operating out of Hasbrouck Heights fire headquarters.

Truck driver Lynn Newbill donated his time to drive up to New Jersey in a rig supplied by F&H Trucking of Gautier, Miss. He made a stop in Lincroft first to drop off donations there. At Hasbrouck Heights, the truck received a police and fire escort to the firehouse, where volunteers from the local departments stood ready to unload the supplies. The trailer contained infant to adult clothing, kitchen utensils, children's toys, school supplies, motor oil, candles, a generator and even a TV. Fire Chief Rich Giarratana and Assistant Chief Hayes welcomed the truck driver and thanked him for his time.

Volunteers formed a line to unload the truck and in no time a deep apparatus bay was loaded with supplies. Many boxes were piled up next to Santa' sleigh that will later be prepared for the firefighters holiday runs through town, as a sign of giving and good will.

The driver told everyone that these were donations from all of the fire departments and their families of Jackson County, Miss. When word got out of the collection in Jackson County, Newbill said many residents went shopping and stopped at the drop off point with donations. As a matter of fact, when Newbill was 20 miles out of town he received a call from the drop off point. Someone had pulled up with four bags of supplies. Newbill pulled over and waited for that person to meet him and turn over his donations.

Newbill also turned over an envelope to Haynes containing donations and gift cards from the people of Jackson County. After the truck was unloaded, Hayes and Newbill presented the envelope with dona-

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tions for the Moonachie and Little Ferry Recovery Fund to Little Ferry Deputy Fire Chief John Ruff and Moonachie EMS 2nd Lt. Antonio Cirillo.

It was a day of good feelings, after going through hell.

Moonachie Assistant Fire Chief and EMS Captain Smith said,” We look at it as brothers and sisters taking care of brothers and sisters.” As the truck was being unloaded, duty called and Moonachie EMS members left to answer a serious MVA call.

“It was a great thing, it just shows how deep the brotherhood is in the fire service,” said A.C. Hayes. He told truck driver Newbill, “You helped a lot of people out here.”

- RON JEFFERS

RON JEFFERS

Volunteers formed a line to unload and pile up donations in an apparatus bay.

The staff of 1st Responder Newspaper would like to extend to our valued readers and advertisers our warmest wishes for a safe & happy holiday season.

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Seven displaced in Atlantic City second alarm Seven people, including two children, were displaced after a two alarm fire damaged three units at an apartment building in Atlantic City.

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Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames when they arrived and a second alarm was called quickly, Chief Brooks said. The fire, which started in a first-floor unit spread up into the second floor, the fire was brought under control by 1:00 p.m.

Also assisting on the scene were Atlantic City EMS, Absecon ESU 8 and the Atlantic City Police Department.

The cause of the blaze is being investigated. No cause has been determined.

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Group formed to help Sandy’s first responder victims Jackson, NJ. After Sandy struck the Jersey Shore, where EMT and 1st Responder Correspondent Dave Weiskopf and Nadine and Rich Demczyszn live, they wanted to help victim's of the super storm.

The Demczyszyn's are the owners of On The Spot Graphics, a central shore area design, printing and advertising company.

Weiskopf works for a private ambulance service.

On November 1st, they put out a request on their personal Facebook pages for over the counter medical supplies for the hardest hit areas of Highlands and Sea Bright.

Within hours, they had a large group of people looking to drop off supplies. The Demczyszyn's offered their three car garage in Jackson as a drop off and distribution site. NJ Fire Chat began to contact first aid squads and fire companies to determine their needs.

Dave and Rich made their first delivery on November 3rd to the Sea Bright Fire Department, followed by deliveries to Union Beach firefighters and EMT's the following day.

Nadine created a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ SandyEMS-andFireSupplies).

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Contacts from around the world began to make inquires on where to send donations.

Rich's childhood friend, Sherri Ciarocco, former Lodi Fire Prevention Bureau assistant, offered he help. With the guidance of ExLodi Fire Chief Lou Tosto, Bergen County Fire Coordinator Larry Rauch, Bergen County Fire Marshal Bryan Hennig and Point Pleasant Borough Deputy Fire Chief Jim Shrewsbury, the team devised a state wide distribution plan.

The Bergen County Police/EMS/Fire Academy became the delivery and distribution point for all large deliveries.

This group, along with volunteer firefighters in Bergen County began to distribute supplies to first aid squads and fire departments state wide, who were affected by Sandy, as well as the follow up nor easter that left some 12 inches of snow in hard hit storm areas of the Jersey Shore.

Anyone who would like to assist must contact Nadine at On The Spot Graphics for processing at 732-994-5112.

- RON JEFFERS

RON JEFFERS

L-R: Rich and Nadine Demczyszn and Dave Weiskopf hand over donated supplies to Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad members (center) at the Bergen County Fire Academy in Mahwah as (L-R) county coordinator Larry Rauch, county Fire Marshal Bryan Hennig and Ex-Lodi Fire Chief Lou Tosto look on. Moonachie residents and first responders were hard hit by Sandy.

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If you have photos you would like to see in our “NJ Gigs” feature, please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

If you have photos you would like to see in our “NJ Memories” feature, please upload them to our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

RON JEFFERS

Kearny Deputy Chief Robert Osbourn responds to alarms in a 2012 Chevy Tahoe.

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Upper Saddle River firefighters operated this Dodge Power Wagon pumper.

RON JEFFERS

Passaic Battalion Chief Joe Cajzer responds to fires in a 2007 Chevy Suburban.

RON JEFFERS

Parsippany District 6 Chief Ronald DiMaggio has bee assigned a 2012 Chevy Yukon.

RON JEFFERS

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Winter operations and personnel safety Part II

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Verizon truck crashes in Bass River Township Around 7:15 hours, an MVC was reported in Bass River Township. Station 421 found a Verizon truck that was involved in a one vehicle collision. The truck struck a guard rail and traveled about 200 feet before it came to a stop. Squad 85 was also dispatched. No injuries were reported, but the road remained closed for over three hours as crews tried to remove the truck from the roadway. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the New Jersey State Police.

Rehab in cold wintry conditions is a must, so have a plan for rehab that includes a place where members can get out of the cold.

Initial rehab can be done in large rescue vehicles, ambulances or apparatus cabs.

STAYING Your deSAFE partment or county may Chief Henry Camphave prior bell arrangements in place for a school bus, local bus company or municipal department of transportation to provide a heated bus in a timely manner for use at emergency scenes of long duration.

Rotate on scene personnel every hour or so, or sooner if need be, into the warm rehab environment. Provide medical monitoring and warm liquids.

Be sure to include all personnel, including those members that insist they are just fine. Hypothermia and frostbite can set in and may not be noticeable.

When working in the interior of a structure fire, the heat being generated may be a brief plus for personnel, but upon exiting, they will once again become vulnerable to the extreme weather conditions.

All personnel should be aware of the potential of outer protective clothing to ice over when wet, making it more difficult to maneuver and perform physical activity.

Below freezing temperatures are all that is needed to turn water into ice and in our operations, we generally have plenty of water.

It need not be snowing, sleeting or any of the other winter extremes, just plain cold, below 32 degrees and a leaking hose coupling or water running in the street from the operations of a hoseline or pumper and we have created slippery conditions.

You may have stretched that initial attack hoseline into the structure, but when you exit, the fire attack operations may have created ice where there was none when you entered, be cautious.

Carry kitty litter, sand and or rock salt aboard all apparatus during the winter to use to maintain footing at the scene of the emergency, around the pump operator’s panel, or to gain traction for the apparatus.

A five-gallon plastic pail assigned to each unit will usually suffice until the highway department can come to assist with salt and sand. If you have room for the storage of two five-gallon containers and think there is a need, go for it.

Responding to emergency calls during winter can be very treacherous and slow, requiring well maintained apparatus and qualified drivers familiar with

winter driving conditions that include driving on ice and snow.

Drivers must be alert to hazardous road, weather and traffic conditions which will create delays in responding.

Impaired visibility from falling snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, or fog conditions may be experienced.

Streets blocked by snow, stalled and abandoned vehicles, fuel and delivery trucks, will add to the delay in response; enabling the incident to escalate and further endanger the safety of occupants and emergency responders.

Many apparatus now use permanently installed traction chain systems and sanders to increase traction and complete a safe response.

The use of full tire snow chains may be required in deteriorating conditions in some regions in order to effect and complete a response.

When do you put the chains on the apparatus can be a difficult question for some, but should be based on the weather forecast, present conditions, expected conditions, past experience, and time of day.

If you think you should put the full set of chains on your apparatus, go ahead and do it, they can be easily removed if not needed.

More importantly, you will rest easy knowing you have done all you possibly could do to effect a safe and complete response.

Driving in adverse weather conditions requires planning, patience and reduced speeds.

Further, if your apparatus gets stuck in a snow drift, it will require additional equipment to pull you free and you will be of no value to the emergency scene to which you were responding.

Part III next month.

Till next time, Buckle Up, Stay Safe and God Bless!

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Heroes Mortgage Program

Imagine an extra $250-$500 per month in your bank account With the holidays approaching, some consumers are tight, looking for extra money to buy presents, travel to see loved ones or cook the perfect family dinner with all the trimmings.

Imagine if you had an extra $250 to $500 to play with in December? Even better, imagine if you had it in your bank account every month.

Many of the Heroes who have refinanced with the popular Sun National Bank Heroes Mortgage Program, have seen these savings.

It boils down to the program and how it can help these brave men and women.

How’s that for Happy Holidays!

1st Responder and Sun National Bank teamed up to create the Heroes Mortgage Program.

This exclusive mortgage opportunity provides discounted fees and low interest rates for firefighters and other members of the emergency services community. The program offers a great rate, minimal lender fees and promises to get clients in their new home by the contract date.

"One of my favorite things to do when we close is to watch clients‘ crunch the numbers in their head," said Steven Testa, an executive vice president with Sun National Bank.

"They start telling you what they will do with the extra money each month and how it will help their family with other bills, food, car payments, a variety of different things. It’s great. This program really helps the community

and we are proud of it.”

Sun Home Loans, a division of Sun National Bank, and 1st Responder are both proud to serve the heroes in our community, who dedicate their lives serving the rest of us.

Clients enjoy unmatched customer service and attentiveness throughout the process - from their initial inquiry - to closing. Working with its own resources and Federal government programs, Sun National Bank develops solutions that open the path to home ownership.

“I’m just so happy at how well-received the Heroes Mortgage Program has been,” said Joe Belsito, publisher of 1st Responder.

“There is no other way to put it, it’s taken off and we are helping a special group of people. Men and women who risk their lives every day for us. I’m just ecstatic to help them a little in tough economic times. We will continue to do whatever we can do to help.”

Sun National Bank provides a full-range of banking products and services, delivered by experienced bankers. Personal attention merges with world-class service and com-

petitive products that meet the needs of today's consumers and businesses. Sun National Bank believes that doing business in the community means being a part of it.

Whether purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing one, the Heroes Mortgage Program is offered exclusively, providing personal service, benefits and rates not normally available to the general public.

To receive more information about the program and its benefits, contact Steven Testa at stesta@sunnb.com or call 973615-9745. Sun National Bank Home Loans and 1st Responder Newspaper are not affiliated. All loans subject to approval. Certain conditions and fees may apply.

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Win an iPad 1st Responder and Sun Home Loans team up to promote mortgage program If you are a member of the emergency services community, now is your chance to enter Sun Home Loans and 1st Responder Newspaper’s contest to win a free iPad. Just go to our website at www.1RBN.com and fill in the entry form. Once you complete it, you will receive an email that requires you to confirm your email address. Once you do that, you are entered!

1st Responder will also be accepting applications at all of the local trade shows that it attends throughout the country in the coming months.

A total of FIVE iPads will be given away so your chances to win are excellent. Sign up to win today!

Mortgage Checklist 1. Look for a bargain: According to the National Association of Realtors, home prices often drop by an average $7,000 after Labor Day. Prices in the Northeast can plummet by nearly $20,000 by October.

2. Know the market: Here's a quick quiz. Do you know why sellers in some Northeast and Midwest towns drop prices so quickly? Because winter's coming and they don't want to spend another year digging out the place. Use that to your advantage.

3. Know when a seller is desperate: Does the photo of the house you've been pining over all summer on MLS look exactly as it did when you first saw it Memorial Day? Is there yet another open house coming up in a few weeks? That all works in your favor. If a buyer hasn't budged since the summer, chances are there's room to negotiate. If they want the house sold more than they want a big profit, well, that's how deals are born.

APPARATUS IN ACTION If you have photos you would like to see in our Apparatus in Action feature please upload them on our website, www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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Perth Amboy Ladder 1 operated for several hours on November 25, 2012 at a fire on Elizabeth St. where three homes were destroyed, displacing several people.

4. Kick the tires: Fall is the time of year when the weather takes a turn. When you're buying a home, the leaf litter and returning rain provide ample opportunities to see where the current homeowners have done work and what they've neglected. For the most part, there shouldn't be leaves piled up in the gutters in late September or early October. There also should be decent gutter drainage that doesn't involve water spewing from where a drain pipe once was.

5. Help is on the way: Census Bureau numbers indicate that fall is a tough time for contractors and home and garden stores. If your dream house could use a kitchen upgrade or central air through its heating ducts, home stores and builders usually start discounting inventory around this time of year and can help you make changes without spending as much during warmer months.

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Barn fire for Sandyston Sandyston, NJ. On September 6, 2012 at 10:15 a.m., crews were called to 161 Layton and Hainesville Road for a barn fire. Members in full dress uniforms and equipment were already at Station #1 getting ready to leave for the county parade. Chief Scott House arrived on scene to find a fully involved structure and called for mutual aid tankers and pumpers from Montague, Frankford and Branchville Fire Companies. In the barn were a dump truck, pick up truck and a back hoe. All were totaled. After the clean up, members returned to quarters and went to the county parade, where they won three first place trophies.

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Laugh your way to the bank with a stand-up comedy fund-raiser

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Lt. John Shackley, Firefighter Dennis Sisko Jr., Firefighter Keith Kolodziejski, Firefighter Brian Olsen, 1st Asst. Chief Stanley Ruzicki, Captain William Smith, Firefighter Eric Acs, Ex-Chief Russ Olsen, Captain Scott Wolf, Doreen Wolf and Logan Wolf along with two members of the American Red Cross

South River helps those who help others On October 29, 2012, the whole state of New Jersey saw devastation as hurricane Sandy made a hard left into the upper east coast.

She came with rain and 90 mph winds, which caused severe damage to local businesses and homes.

She also created a huge surge in the Raritan River, which flooded the streets in South River, way above normal compared to storms that came in the past.

One major building that it caused damage to was the building that houses the South River Food Bank on Reid St. The South River Food Bank is a special part of South River.

They are always there for all of our residents. They are comprised of volunteers from our town, who spend countless hours making sure that people have the things they need.

The building had massive flooding with five feet of water that caused them to lose everything in their inventory.

When we at the South River Fire Department heard what happened to the food bank, it hit home for us. We are volunteers just like them, who do the job because we love to help people.

We decided to act. We always feel that our job isn't just when the alarm comes in. It is to serve our community in anyway that we can at anytime.

We contacted the food bank and asked them how can we help?

So, we held a food drive on No-

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vember 17 and 18 for all residents to drop off donations to replenish the food bank's inventory.

With a team of firefighters and their families, we got to work on rebuilding the town. The response we got was overwhelming.

People from all over the state came to donate. We are a small close community and hoped that the turnout would be big to help the food bank.

But, thanks to everyone's generosity, they are up and fully functional at their new location at St. Peter and Paul's Church hall on Jeffrie Ave. The kindness that everyone displayed is the reason why we are unique. The people who made it all possible with our big turnout are our heroes.

We can't thank them enough for helping our town, especially the food bank. It was an honor to partner with them and we look forward to anything that we can do in the future to help.

A special thank you goes out to Chief Charles Matts III, who oversaw the whole process and he was there for anything that we would need to make it work.

In addition, we thank the South River Food Bank for the help from all of their valuable workers.

- DJ SISKO

Who needs to laugh more than the Fire Companies ---the first responders who deal with dangerous circumstances each and every day?

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

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

Novick's company, ComedyWorks, provides all-star headline comedians from HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime, Last Comic Standing, and the Tonight Show. Novick’s been producing comedy shows since 1977, and has experience producing shows with such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Rosie O’Donnell, Larry The Cable Guy, and Tim Allen.

"The comedians were very funny, and very professional," wrote Mark Bruhmuller, Fire Chief of the Churchtown Fire Company of New York.

“Joey Novick did an excellent job.

Everybody loves to laugh, and it's a great deal of fun."

ComedyWorks produces more than 300 shows a year, almost 150 of those for emergency service organizations.

The money these shows can raise varies, depending on things like the

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

"Mostly companies produce shows in their own facilities, which may hold 300–400 people," says Novick. "We'll put together a show for them that will bring in comedians from major comedy clubs, with a headliner from HBO, Comedy Central, or the Tonight Show. The feature performer will be someone who's headlined the comedy circuit: Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, the Comedy Store. The host of the show will be a comedian who's very high-energy, like a game-show host, to get the audience warmed up. A triple headliner show!”

The Somerset Fire Company of New Jersey produces two fundraisers a year through ComedyWorks. "We've done about ten shows so far, and it's been great," says Mike Reinbeck, who coordinates the shows for the 65-mem-

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

"I find their people to be very funny," agrees Adam Hubney, chief of the Atlantic Highlands Volunteer Fire Department in New Jersey, which books comedians through ComedyWorks for its annual dinner. "We have a professional comedy club in our county, and the quality is just as good."

Comedy Works provides a 30-page ‘How-To’ guide that assists organizations through the comedy show production and warns of mistakes to avoid. "We make sure they follow everything in the guide," says Novick.

"If a company has never done this before, it gives you everything from you need to know. We make sure that things get done right. Clients who follow the guide always do very well and tend to make money.”

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Little Falls Fire Department Truck 1.

MVA with entrapment for Erma and Villas Stations 60 and 62 were dispatched to the intersection of Breakwater and Seashore Roads in the Erma section of Lower Township for a two car MVA with entrapment.

A report of heavy entrapment in the sedan was reported with the occupants of the other vehicle out of their vehicle. Two medevac's were requested to the Cape May County Airport for the entrapped occupants.

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heavily entrapped. Crews went to work with numerous hydraulic tools to free the driver. Once the driver was able to be removed, personnel on scene secured the driver to a long board in full CID and cleared the driver of the vehicle.

The driver was transported to the awaiting medevac by Lower Township Rescue.

-ALEXANDER COULTER

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11th Annual Holiday Parade of Lights Wallington, NJ. America’s largest fire department holiday parade took place in Wallington on November 24. The parade began at 6:oo p.m. and included well over 150 lighted and decorated fire, EMS units and floats from across New Jersey and the surrounding area.

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festive lights and music. This was the Wallington Fire Department's 11th Annual Holiday Parade, which always takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

As usual, the parade route was lined with thousands of spectators.

This years event was dedicated to

1st Responders, with a hope that donations would be given to a Hurricane Sandy relief funds of choice.

After intense consideration and after speaking to departments severely affected by Sandy, Wallington decided to continue the tradition and dedicate this year's parade to our fire and emergency friends through out the tri-state area.

- TODD HOLLRITT

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Blocked roads cause some delays in emergency service arrivals Blocked roads caused by downed trees and utility poles from the storm slowed down some emergency units to the scene.

Emergency personnel did responds to thousands of emergency calls in the area, even if delayed.

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A very personal perspective from one of our correspondents Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ. My name is Roman Isaryk, captain of the Mystic Island Volunteer Fire Company.

On September 28, we started the process of giving the order to evacuate the area on the water front. People from Osborn Island and all long Twin Lakes Blvd were given the order to leave. As we were giving the order over the PA system, residents leaving. Some were going to ride it out and just nodded. Others said, “we are staying put.” A lot of people were thinking of last year’s storm when we didn’t get anything. People’s reaction to that storm were, “we left and came back to find nothing wrong with the town. “We had a few calls that day for trees down here and wires down there, but nothing bad nothing-as bad as what was coming.

On September 29, we got an early start at 5:45 a.m. We began by giving the order for people, who lived upland from the water to leave their homes. Again, it was like the day before. Some were leaving, some were gone, but most were staying put. The biggest fear I had with the incoming storm was the power being out for days or weeks! That’s what I was telling the people that chose to stay.

So, after my engine was finished with the orders, we returned to the station to get ready. Once we got in there, we knew we were in for a battle. A little after 8:00 a.m., the water was starting to build from the first high tide.

As we took a ride and decided to go down S. Captains Dr. What met us was water at about one and a half feet deep already and it wasgoing in homes. People that decided to stay behind knew now it was time to get out. Homes that were higher up were ok, but anything on ground level was bad.

As we were checking up on residents, we got our first rescue call for a car taking on water on Staysail Drive. We were right around the corner. We arrived in 30 seconds and found the car. No one was in it, but conditions were getting worse. The resident came up to us and told us it was her car and she was trying to get her family out.

We moved the car out of the way and made our way to the house. We got the family of five out, along with their pets. As we were heading to drop the family off, we came across car after car getting stuck in the high rising water.

Some were already being pushed out by other vehicles, some decided to leave their cars behind and walk. After dropping the family off, we were right back at it. Call after call was coming in for people needing rescue.

We got a call for a car in the water with a family trapped, along with a baby. We got to the scene and found the family still inside.

They were trying to get to a friend’s house, but their car couldn’t take the water. We loaded them up, along with their two dogs, and got them to safety at a friend’s house.

Right about this time, the rain and wind started to pick up. We

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made our way back over to the Osborn Island section and rescued an elderly couple. Their house was surrounded by water.

We headed over to another nearby street for another family in need of rescue. We got to them and their two year old daughter. I felt so bad for this little girl.

There are times on the fire, police and EMS side when there is always a call that gets you. It was seeing that little girl crying with her mom holding her tight. The mom was protecteing her, like a mom should.

Then, there was the father. He was on his knees and looked up, beginning to pray. I’ll never forget that moment, when he did the sign of the cross. The moment will stay with me forever.

Once we dropped them off, we had more resources coming in from throughout Ocean County including Jackson Township, Lakehurst, West Tuckerton, Parkertown, Waretown, Barnegat and Squad 85.

OEM moved their operations to our station. There, we had almost 100 police and firefighters getting their orders for rescue assignments.

One of the fears you have in a flood is fire.

A few hours into the operation, we started to get reports of a house fire on Ship Drive. You could hear the police over the radio, screaming over the wind noise. They could see the smoke rising. The water was too deep for the fire trucks.

We got a plan together get some pumps put them on the back of the deuces and made our way.

The power and gas was still on and live wires were in the water.

The chief arrived and advised that all services needed to be turned off in order to continue. Our crews arrived, but the homes were gone.

Luckily, no one was home. They had evacuated.

As day turned into night and the storm was getting worse, we were still making rescues or trying to at least. It got to the poin when we needed to call the National Guard.

With the National Guard, we started to make our way to the another scene and what did we find in front of us? Two boats that once were in the water were now floating in the streets. I advised the crew behind us to avoid the boats.

We got about half a block from the street we needed to get to and two of our rescue guys got out. The water was up to their necks already.

They were quickly pulled due to the rising water and the current it was giving off. We found out later that this was a phony rescue call. We returned to the station.

The storm was getting worse.

No one could sleep. Even if we did, we were still getting calls. Most of the calls were trees or wires down, but the power was out throughout the area.

At 3 a.m., we got up and started again. A small window of time opened up for us to get more people

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out of their homes. That went on for a few hours. Then daybreak came.

We were able to get out a little.

Some parts of the area were still underwater. Some parts were drying up fast.

The next three days were so busy. Once the power came back on, we were waiting for the fires to start.

At one time, we had three calls

at once come in for structure fires.

One was confirmed, one was out before we got arrived and the last was nothing. That’s how it remained, gas leaks and fire calls.

We almost ran nonstop until a week later, when we finally had a nice five day break of nothing. It was nice not to have the pager go off. We needed that break.

Now, it’s time to rebuild be-

tween 500 and 700 homes in the area that were destroyed. I was one of those resdients, who lost a home.

But, I’m happy to be alive. I was happy to service my town that I have called home for 30 years now.

But I never and I mean NEVER want to go through that again.

- ROMAN ISARYK

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Disaster Medical Assistance Team responds In response to the devastation and stretched emergency services as a result of Hurricane Sandy, numerous resources from out of state were brought to New Jersey. One resource that made a big impact in the Southern Monmouth County Region was the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), which deployed to New Jersey from western Pennsylvania. DMAT PA-1 set up base in Neptune Township on football fields off West Bangs Avenue. This operation was in support of Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC).

This operation was a fully functional field hospital and received patients from towns, who normally would be responding to JSUMC.

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Firefighters battle commercial building fire in Middlesex Middlesex, NJ. A local business suffered significant damage after a fire gutted a large portion of the building, resulting in a collapse.

Companies from Middlesex Fire Department responded to 105 William St on November 17 around 8:00 p.m. for a reported structure fire. Fire was visible from the roof with a heavy smoke condition throughout a one story commercial building.

Firefighters stretched several hand lines and supplied the fire department connection on the front of the building in an attempt to extinguish the fire, but it was traveling the roof above the suppression system.

A ladder company was sent to the roof to provide vertical ventilation, but was ordered to abandon

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shortly after due to heavy fire.

Three ladder pipes from Middlesex, Bound Brook and New Market were set up along with several exterior hand lines to battle the blaze from a defensive mode. The fire quickly consumed the entire roof, causing a large portion to collapse into the structure.

Exterior hand lines and elevated master streams continued to flow into the roof area until the bulk of the fire was darkened. Most of the visible fire was extinguished by 9:00 p.m. with some residual hot spots remaining around the ridge pole.

The blaze took approximately

one and a half hours to bring under control, but emergency personnel remained on scene to conduct extensive overhaul. A section of the building was inaccessible to firefighters due to the roof collapse.

The business was not believed to be occupied at the time of the fire. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at the scene.

Several fire departments from Middlesex and Somerset County battled the blaze to bring it under control before it consumed the entire building.

The cause of the fire is being investigated, but appears to have started in the roof area near a flue pipe.

- KEITH ADDIE

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Moonachie EMS continues their record despite Sandy In the decade before Sandy, Moonachie's First Aid & Rescue Squad took pride in never having missed a call. Despite losing their quarters and some emergency vehicles, the volunteer's record still stands through and after Sandy. Currently, the unit has two working ambulances that are stationed three miles away from their own flooded building at Hasbrouck Heights Fire Headquarters, where the night crew sleeps. "We've kept going through this whole thing," said squad Lt. Chris Yuhasz.

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It has a flat head six cylinder, dual ignition and Waukesha gas engine. Engine 3443 is a 1975 Hahn with a 1250 gpm pump/500 gal tank. It has a Hale pump with a Detroit diesel.

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Happy Holidays to all of our good friends in Fire & Emergency Services!

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North Hudson fire mechanic retires RON JEFFERS

North Bergen Public Safety and North Hudson Regional Fire Department mechanic Frank Baer retired in November. The Vietnam veteran repaired North Hudson apparatus for thirteen years. Before that, he worked for ten years as the fire apparatus mechanic in Secaucus, where he is a volunteer firefighter with Washington Hook & Ladder Co. 1. Baer is popular with firefighters and known to stop in at firehouse with home cooking or to call a member when sick or injured.

He is an honorary battalion chief and honorary member of the North Hudson Firefighters Association.

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McAfee helps out Brick Township After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, hundreds of departments across New Jersey as well as others from thousands of miles away assisted their brother and sister firefighters along the Jersey shore. McAfee Fire Department from Vernon, NJ recently deployed to the Herbertsville Fire Company at Brick Station 24 in Ocean County.

A resident was taken down a ground ladder to safety.

Apartment fire in Union City displaces residents Union City, NJ. A bedroom fire on the second floor threatened to spread throughout a four story ordinary OMD on November 9th, but quick action by firefighters knocked the flames JUMP TO FILE # down and removed 111212112 residents to safety.

Shortly after 9 a.m., North Hudson Fire Control began receiving numerous calls of a fire at 3501 Hudson Avenue. As the full assignment was on the way, Captain Phil Cranwell, of Engine Co. 5, reported smoke showing in the sky from eight blocks away. Upon arrival, firefighters found flames venting out a second story alley window impinging on an attached similar constructed OMD. Smoke was pouring up the alley in a chimney like effect.

Two hand lines were advanced into the building as people ran out of the dwellings with the clothes on their backs. Deputy Chief Mike Cranwell transmitted the secondalarm for additional manpower.

Quick action by Engine Co. 5 knocked down the flames in the apartment and threatening the D exposure.

Two women in an excitable state came out second floor windows on the 35th Street side of the structure. Ground ladders were set up and one woman was removed from the fire escape at her window and down to safety. A ground ladder was set up to reach the second victim's window and she was assisted out and down to the street.

Union City EMS personnel treated

several residents at the scene for smoke and other minor problems.

City police transported residents to a temporary shelter for assistance.

After checking for any extension, the fire was declared under

control at 10:18 a.m. by D.C. Cranwell. A preliminary investigation indicated that the fire may have been electrical in nature.

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Deputy Chief Mike Cranwell checks conditions as Engine Co. 5 got water on the fire.

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Truck awaiting clean up.

Waiting for the station to open

Gas pains are over but not forgotten Overturn for Allamuchy Blairstown, NJ. The Blairstown Ambulance Corps. and Fire Department and other first responders were able to get fuel for their rigs and private cars so they would be able to respond to emergency calls during the shortage as many gas stations were out of fuel or out of power.

Although their station was without power for about a week, it stayed manned 24 hours a day by a

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single generator that provided enough electricity to keep their radios going.

A single Military Red Cross helicopter passed overhead surveying the damage and the areas that needed to be supplied with aid.

Slowly, the power returned to

the main roads first and then the back roads as trees were cleared and wires pushed to the side so repair trucks could get the job of restoring normality.

But the memories of Sandy would stay with us. The volunteers, the hungry and the cold were one and the same and joined together by Mother Nature.

- BOB HALBERSTADT

Warren County, NJ.A level one hazmat call was put into effect when a dump truck overturned on Route 80 west near mile post 19.

The truck, carrying asphalt, overturned on the center medium, spilling its contents on the grass strip.

The driver was not injured and no other vehicles were involved. 91 Fire and 95 Rescue responded the scene.

A level one is said to be an incident involving spill or release of

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- BOB HALBERSTADT

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Alarm system turns to all hands in Burlington City On November 24, 2012 at approximately 8:00 pm., the Burlington City Fire Department was alerted for an alarm system at 208 W. Union St. Units were notified that the resident was hearing an audible alarm and smelled smoke in the next door residence. T-9035 arrived to smoke showing from the second floor of the adjacent dwelling, upgrading the assignment and adding Burlington Township Fire Department and Endeavor Emergency Squad. Crews searched and confined the fire to the walls of a second floor bedroom. Crews made quick work of the fire and found no other extension.

No injuries were reported.

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Extrication training held in Carlstadt On November 15, the Carlstadt Fire Department along with representatives from Mercedes Benz and State Line Fire and Safety held an extrication training involving fire departments from the towns of Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Fair Lawn and WoodRidge.

Mercedes Benz provided three vehicles, an 2011 'S' Class hybrid, a 2011 GL SUV and a 2008 Smart car, in order to demonstrate some of the built in safety features of these vehicles and the best way to conduct an extrication taking into consideration these safety features.

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ture on the built in safety features of these cars and the issues they present to firefighters during an extrication, followed by a hands on training on the proper way to perform an extrication on these vehicles.

State Line Fire & Safety was in attendance at the training to allow those in attendance to do some hands on use of the battery operated Hurst tools.

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Mahwah Tower 2 gets ready for action as flames consume the Sassafrass Court structure.

Mahwah firefighters kept busy as nor'easter arrived Mahwah, NJ. With Sandy over and an approaching nor'easter, Mahwah and area firefighters didn't have time to rest. A fire on November 7th destroyed four condominiums at the Society Hill at Kilmer Woods complex, plus an early morning fire destroyed a garage at the Boy Scout camp off Route 202.

The garage fire at Camp Yaw Paw began around 4:30 a.m., located deep in the woods about three quarters of a mile from the main road. The garage had propane and gasoline stored and quickly burned to the ground. Local firefighters were assisted by units from Franlkin Lakes, Allendale, Oakland and Ramsey.

While watering down the rubble around 9:30 a.m., an alarm of fire was transmitted for the Kilmer Woods complex. Local and re-located mutual aid units answered the call. Suffern, NY, firefighters found a fast moving fire that eventually shot through the roof. The residents on Sassafrass Court escaped the flames before firefighters arrived.

Mahwah Assistant Fire Chief Ed Garzo said a piece of fire apparatus got stuck on a narrow bridge leaving the Boy Scout camp after one of the wood planks came loose. The rig was stranded until the bridge was quickly patched with a metal plank.

At the condo scene, firefighters were ordered out of the structure and a wall and part of the roof collapsed. Master streams were set up, including Tower 2 and Suffern's ladder pipe. Additional units from Ramsey and Wyckoff assisted at the scene.

The strong winds from the arriving nor'easter helped fan the flames. A cinder block firewall and

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fire resistant sheetrock in the attic contained the flames to one structure, officials said.

The fire destroyed four units,

two were occupied.

One firefighter suffered minor burns from falling embers and was taken to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment, Fire Captain Mike Cooper said.

- RON JEFFERS

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Departments in neeD of assistance For more information, visit our website www.1stResponderNews.com, our Facebook page or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

We are still in need of cold weather gear, (hats, gloves, socks, boots,) for the members. We also need paging systems for the departments. We have supplied these departments with temporary communications, however, they have no way to contact their members in the event of a call. Roof alarms, pagers, etc.

We received donations from multiple volunteer ambulance services and volunteer fire departments throughout the state, PA and as far as Indiana. Contact information is district4chair@gmail.com or info@emrnyc.com. The mailing address is POB 863991, Ridgewood, NY 11386.

For those interested in volunteering to help with Hurricane Sandy assistance, please contact the New Jersey volunteer emergency response hotline at 1-800JERSEY-7 or backup hotline numbers (which are being answered): 609-775-5236 or 908303-0471.

Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department at 53 Seba Ave, Brooklyn NY is in desperate need of assistance. Their fire department was totaled in the flood from Sandy. Their one and only engine is out of service due to salt water damage to the electrical system.

Their TOG was soaked in salt water and sewage backup. Any help would be awesome. They are the only volunteer department in Brooklyn.

Contact information is Gerrittsen Beach Fire Dept. Lt Mike Castro 718-552-6959 or Chief Doreen Garson 718-332-9292 53 Seba Ave Brooklyn NY.

We were advised that Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department lost a fire truck when it caught fire. West Hamilton Beach Fire Department lost two trucks, two ambulances, a brush truck and a chief truck. A department in PA kindly donated a truck to them.

The Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps was having a supply drive to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Donations were being accepted at their headquarters on Union Turnpike in Floral Park, NY. Please call them at 718347-1647 for more information.

The Berlin Volunteer Fire Department located at 700 North Street, Berlin, PA (Somerset County, Pennsylvania) is donating one of their equipped fire engines to the storm ravaged West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department in Queens, NY. The receiving volunteer fire department lost everything during

Hurricane Sandy. The Fire Chief, Fire Department President along with a fire truck driver from the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department will be driving the fire truck from Berlin to New York on November 16th.

Berlin Area Ambulance Association, Inc. is donating various emergency medical equipment such as stretchers, splints and back boards.

An 18 wheeler brought relief supplies to the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah. Supplies, including palettes of water, non-perishable foods as well as other items, were trucked from the Harvest Hope Food Bank in Columbia, SC. The coordinated effort was made possible by Rich and Nadine Demczyszyn as well as several other first responders. Their coordinated efforts can be viewed on their Facebook page, Immediate supplies for NJ EMS and Fire Depts affected by Hurricane Sandy.

If you have a story to share with us, please email us at news@1strespondernews.com.

There are an incredible amount of stories to be told.

Do you know a fire, rescue or EMS department in need of help?

Please send along any information

Unfortunately, many members of the local emergency services community have been personally affected by Hurricane Sandy and her aftermath.

The sense of loss is enormous, overwhelming and painful.

During this crisis, the 1st Responder News family would like for all of you to know that you and your families are all in our thoughts and prayers. We would also like to thank all of you in the emergency services community who, once again, have worked so diligently in helping others during this time of overwhelming need.

Your tireless effort and selflessness continue to inspire all of us.

1st Responder News’ staff will continue to think about all of you during this difficult time.

you have to heather@1strespondernews.com. We want to get the word out!!!

While responding to a call on November 24, one of Point Breeze Fire Department’s 4x4 engines had an electrical fire in the crew cab.

The apparatus is in desperate need of replacement as it operated in six feet of sewage/saltwater during Sandy. Please help if you can.

They are Breezy's first line of defense. They are a 100% volunteer non-profit tax deductible organization. You can donate by mailing a check directly to Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department, 1 Fireman's Plaza, Breezy Point, NY 11697. Thank you.

As the holidays approach and we move from the rescue and recovery operation, to the rebuilding phase; I would like to thank everyone for their help and support, and wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

As you know, the next phase can be a long and tedious one, and can take a toll on our rescue workers. The NYSVARA and the NYSVARA, District 4 are dedicated to these agencies, our members and will continue to offer support and assistance.

During this rebuilding phase, we are still in need of basic medical supplies, including pediatric items. District 4 has also joined with NYS Assemblyman Michael

Millers Office and Kiwanis to collect unwrapped toys for the children affected by the hurricane.

This effort will help not only rebuild the agencies affected, but will also help in rebuilding the communities and the relationships between these agencies and their communities.

Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Services from around the state and country collected equipment, collected donations, and offered support. These companies coordinated local and county wide collections, packed trucks and delivered items to the District 4 receving facility.

Special thanks to the volunteers who helped on a daily basis receving donations, packaging, loading and delivering donations, and continue to offer support.

Please help with the toy drive.

Part of the rebuilding process of our agencies is rebuilding of the communities. We cannot forget the children in all of this.

The toys will be handed out by Santa Claus on Saturday, December 24, 2012.

Donations can be sent to POB 863991 Ridgewood, NY 11386 Toys and supplies can be delivered M-F (9-5) or mailed to the same Assemblyman Michael Millers Office C/O District 4, NYSVARA 83-91 Woodhaven Boulevard Woodhaven, NY 11421

Moonachie seeks help During the night of hurricane Sandy, the members of the Moonachie Fire Department were out operating at numerous emergencies across the town when the unthinkable happened and would change the history of the Moonachie Fire Department and the borough of Moonachie.

While members were returning from a run around 2300 hours, they noticed water rapidly rising on East Joseph Street heading into the town and right to fire headquarters. Within minutes, water was rushing into the firehouse, giving the members very little time to remove apparatus and personal items.

The water rose so high and so rapidly most of the towns including fire headquarters were under between 3 and 6 feet of water in under an hour. Members and apparatus found higher ground in another town, so they could assist in rescue operations with other Moonachie agencies and numerous mutual aide companies.

Members operated overnight and into the next day even knowing most of their homes where severely flooded. When the water receded, companies returned to fire headquarters to find total devastation.

Water levels in the firehouse were near six feet, causing severe damage to radios, computers, turnout gear, personal items and several pieces of apparatus including our 1953 Ahrens Fox pumper. The apparatus could not be removed in time due to the rapidly rising water.

Due to the extent of the damage, MFD has a temporary firehouse which we are making due with, but we need to rebuild our Moonachie Road firehouse.

If you would like to help in the rebuilding of Moonachie Fire Department, PLEASE make a donation to assist us. There are many items that insurance won't cover 100%.

Please send any monetary donations to Moonachie Fire Department 70 Moonachie Road Moonachie, NJ 07074. Or via Pay Pal at https://www.paypal.com/cgibin/webscr?cmd=_sxclick&hosted_button_id=Q3XU T2YZ5LSFY. All donations will go to the house, apparatus and equipment fund. Thank you all for your thoughts and help over the last few days. Thank You From the Members of the Moonachie fire department.

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Members of New Milford Fire Department stopped by to assist with the tearout of Moonachie Fire headquaters when a working fire came into Little Ferry. The members from New Milford donned their bunker gear and rode in on Moonachie Ladder 805 to work the job.

Smokey the Bear and his assistants from the N.J. Forest Fire Service give out whiz toys to children before the Wallington Holiday parade on Thanksgiving weekend. On the right is Photographer Willie Cirone.

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Moonachie EMS 2nd Lt. Antonio Circillo and Little Ferry Deputy Fire Chief John Ruff accepted envelope with donations from the people of Jackson, Miss., from truck driver Lynn Newbill in Hasbrouck Heights

Firefighters across NJ came together to help those hardest hit by Sandy. South Or Firefighters Mike Burrell and John Denvir helped to remove sheet rock, floors and insulation from homes in Highlands N.J.

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Fully involved in Lincoln Park Lincoln Park firefighters battled a house fire in the same building that they fought a fire a year ago.

This time they responded in LPFD apparatus. The last time it was in boats.

Wayne 911 received a call of a working fire at about 5:00 a.m. on November 25th for a reported fire along the Passaic River. Shortly thereafter, Lincoln Park also dispatched units to 25 Kopp St. on their side of the river.

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firmed that it was a Lincoln Park job and the building was fully involved.

First in units immediately knew that nothing could be done to save the structure and with no exposure problems and the home known to be vacant, several lines were stretched to keep the flames contained.

All Wayne units except one were returned and the main body of

fire was knocked down in about a half hour.

This building was the scene of a fire during Hurricane Irene. The area was severely flooded and firefighters battled the flames from several boats.

The fire was extinguished before the home was consumed. This time the flames did not give firefighters a chance.

- BILL TOMPKINS

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

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A former Saddle Brook 1995 Ford/PL Custom ambulance now serves with the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad as a Fire Rehab unit and survived Super Storm Sandy in the heavily struck municipality.

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Rescue member and chairperson of Safe Halloween Pam Natoli and DJ Evan thank the crowd for coming.

Paramus Rescue hosts Safe Halloween in November Last year’s storm took everyone by surprise, but did not cancel Halloween. This years superstorm caused tremendous damage in Paramus, mostly from downed trees and wires. For safety purposes, a curfew was instituted by the mayor, and forced the Paramus Rescue Squad and Paramus Fire Department to rethink their Safe Halloween parties.

Paramus Rescue has been hosting this event since 2001 and had alot invested in the event.

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full swing when the storm hit.

Plans were rearranged to have the event on the first Monday night when the curfew was dropped, so November 12th it was.

Attendance was lower then normal, but the event when on as scheduled. The children and parents who attended had fun and hope next years event goes on as scheduled.

- JOHN PECORARO

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This month’s feature is the Track Truck of the New Egypt Fire Department in Plumstead Township, Ocean County. It protects the New Egypt Speedway. The truck formerly served in Robbinsville. Designated as 3917, it is a 1993 Ford F-350 XL pickup with a five seat cab. It has a Darley, 250 gpm portable pump, with a one-inch booster reel and 1 ½ inch discharge. It has a 250 gallon water tank and a rear mounted rack with eight hand fire extinguishers, some water, some dry chemical. It also has a Champion rescue tool.

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Fire rips through Red Bank residence Red Bank, NJ. A resident, who heard a "popping" sound and discovered black smoke in a room was not injured after a fire tore through the second floor and attic of their home.

The Red Bank JUMP TO FILE # Fire Department re- 112612130 sponded to 298 Shrewsbury Ave. around 3:50 p.m. on November 25, 2012 for a reported structure fire.

Arriving apparatus found heavy smoke pushing from the second floor.

Firefighters advanced several hand lines to the second floor, where heavy fire conditions were found throughout.

As crews pushed into the second floor, the flames had extended above them to the attic and were visible through the eaves, threatening the neighboring homes.

The bulk of the fire was darkened within a half hour, but evidence of residual flames and smoke remained in the attic area.

Hand lines were stretched via ground ladders to the roof to extinguish the remaining fire.

The fire was contained to the second floor and attic and was declared under control within an hour.

The home sustained signifi-

cant fire and smoke damage, while a law office that sits in front attached to the home suffered just water damage.

The two neighboring homes that are in close proximity were not damaged from the blaze.

The cause and origin of the fire is being investigated by Red Bank fire officials.

- KEITH ADDIE

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OLD & NEW If your department has photos you would like to see in our Old & New feature please upload them on our website, www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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Hurricane Sandy hits Netcong area

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Linden's new Engine 4, a 2012 E-ONE Cyclone II foam pumper sits next to its predecessor, a 2002 Spartan/Saulsbury foam pumper.

Netcong, NJ - Just as Sandy was making her way toward New Jersey, a garbage truck hit wires behind Family Ford on Route 183. In addition, wires connected to a three car garage caught fire in the attic area. The smokey fire quickly went to a second alarm.

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Springfield's Engine 4 1989 Mack CF/Hahn pumper and its replacement, a 2012 Spartan ERV pumper.

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Neptune firefighters assist in food preperations Neptune firefighters from the Unexcelled firehouse assisted the Neptune Senior Center in preparing meals for families affected by Hurricane Sandy. Firefighters, along with the Neptune Housing Authority, Neptune OEM and the Neptune Senior Center visited the senior housing facilities on November 4th. Many residents had no electric as a result of Hurricane Sandy and were extremely thankful for the hot meal.

RON JEFFERS

Union City Police Sgt. William Walliser, of the Midtown Precinct, retired in November after 25 years of service. Walliser started his public safety career as a firefighter with the former Hudson County Fire Department that protected county buildings in Secaucus. He is also the Sergeant at Arms of the New Jersey Metro Fire Photographers Association.

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KME reached out to departments and scheduled 33 trucks for services, but due to fire department activity, only 21 of those trucks were able to be serviced due to call volumes in some departments. KME brought and donated all materials and labor to perform complete fluid and filter replacements, as well as give each truck a complete inspection. The list of items that would need attention was given to each department for them to have fixed. “For KME to step up and say we want to do these services is a huge gesture on their part” says Fred Migliaccio, Director of Public Works at the City of Long Branch. Mr. Migliaccio was able to provide the City of Long Branch’s Public Works building to give KME the space to safely perform all of the services. With these trucks running constantly in the recent harsh conditions, it was important to perform these maintenance items but there simply wasn’t time or opportunity for most departments to take care of them.

John Kovatch IV, Director of Customer Service for KME was one of the KME employees that made the early morning trip to help. “This is how KME gives back, our company is all about giving back”, John says as he thanked the employees that gave their time to help out. John goes on to say “It was nice to be down there and help out. It was nice to go down and work hands-on with the trucks and know we made a difference, all of us together”.

Fire-Dex Donates $100,000 worth of gloves Medina, OH, December 3, 2012: In an effort to support the continued hard work of firefighters and first responders in New York and New Jersey, the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, Fire-Dex is donating 1000 pairs of its new G1 firefighting glove; a retail value worth over $100,000.

store the affected communities. Together with our dealer partners at Firefighter One in New Jersey, GA Chivvis in Long Island and others in the area, we intend to get these much needed gloves out to those departments that can use them in their efforts".

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The Fire-Dex G1 glove is a specialty glove designed specifically for firefighters and meets the strict standards set forth by the National Fire Protection Association. These gloves are manufactured to protect against extreme heat and include a moisture barrier which protects the hands from the harmful effects of fuel, acids, and other pathogens and potentially harmful contaminants.

2013 Long Island Fire, Rescue & EMS Mega Show The 2013 Long island Fire Rescue & EMS Mega Show is coming to the Expo Center at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale on Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24.

This is the tri-state's fastest growing show! The latest and most innovative turnout gear and newest product lines for the fire and rescue industry will be on display for you to see. Hundreds of vendors will be present to explain and demonstrate their products and services. Also, there is a two-day extrication competition.

Competing at this year's competition on Saturday are Hagerman, North Babylon, Montauk, Ridge, Nesconset

and Great Neck Alert. On Sunday are Sayville, West Babylon, North Bellmore, Blue Point and Selden.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are on sale at the door on the day of the show, $13.50 for general admission or have your department call for a pre-registration form. Children under 12 are free. Don't miss the 2013 Fire, Rescue and EMS Mega Show February 23 and 24 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Colisum in Uniondale!

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Ridgefield house fire claims two family members

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Two family members were killed when a fire totally destroyed their Linden Avenue home in Ridgefield on Saturday, November 18th.

Firefighters were dispatched just after 5 a.m. for a reported working house fire with oc- JUMP TO FILE # cupants trapped at 111712101 951 Linden Avenue.

Arriving police officers and firefighters were unable to gain entry due to heavy fire conditions.

An urgent request for mutual aid was made, bringing companies from Cliffside Park and Fairview to the scene.

Unfortunately, the home was fully involved with heavy fire on all floors in a matter of minutes, making the rescue impossible.

Firefighters attempted to make an interior attack, but were held back by heavy fire. An evacuation of the building was made as outside streams were put into operation from hand lines and one ladder pipe, as well as a blitz fire gun.

Other occupants were able to escape the fire. One occupant was taken to Holy Name Hospital for burns.

Additional mutual aid from Englewood, Leonia, Tenafly, Palisades Park and others either assisted on the scene or covered at Ridgefield's empty firehouses.

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Three homes destroyed, several displaced in Perth Amboy blaze Perth Amboy, NJ. A vacant and two occupied homes were left uninhabitable after a raging fire jumped from one home to the other, causing significant damage to all three and displacing ten people.

Firefighters from Perth Amboy were dispatched at 8:25 p.m. on November 25, 2012 to 609 Elizabeth St., JUMP TO FILE # after receiving sev- 112712109 eral reports of a house fire.

Responding apparatus could see the glow given off by the wall of flames from three blocks away and knew they had a working fire.

Upon arrival, the rear of the house was engulfed in flames with major extension into 611-613 Elizabeth St. An aggressive interior attack was attempted in the original fire building, but the intense heat forced the crew to back out and switch to a defensive mode.

Several hand lines doused the heavy fire from the exterior allowing firefighters to eventually make entry inside to extinguish fire that was traveling in void spaces caused by several renovations done to the home.

Firefighters advanced hand lines into the exposure building that had heavy smoke pushing

from the eaves and attic windows.

Access was made to the second floor where ceilings and walls were pulled to locate the fire. The fire appeared to be traveling above them in the attic and eventually broke out at the peak of the roof.

The bulk of the exterior fire was knocked down easily, but firefighters struggled to access fire that was in void spaces caused by several additions constructed over the years.

Smoke continued to pour from all three homes as crews rotated in and out, opening up walls and ceilings to locate and extinguish hidden fire. The smoke appeared to lighten up around 10:30 p.m. as firefighters continued to open up and extinguish hot spots.

The blaze took approximately two hours to bring under control, but fire personnel remained on scene until 1:20 a.m. conducting extensive overhaul and wrapping up equipment.

One civilian suffered a minor hand injury, while no firefighter injuries were reported at the scene.

Mutual aid fire departments from South Amboy, Sayreville and Woodbridge Township assisted at the scene and provided coverage for the city during the incident.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by Perth Amboy fire officials.

- KEITH ADDIE

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Firefighters rescue woman and dog in Madison Madison firefighters rescued a woman and her dog from a multi-family structure fire. Firefighter James Blair and Firefighter Troy Pehowic were sent to the second floor on a report from police officer James Cavezza that someone was still on the second floor of the two story multi-family home. Firefighters found the woman and her dog in the corner of her apartment. They immediately brought the two down the zero visibility stairwell and out to awaiting EMS personnel. The woman was brought to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation. Both are doing fine now. The firefighters and police officer received mayoral awards for their efforts. The fire is under investigation.

RON JEFFERS

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

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West New York EMT's attend to a clothing store worker who was burned after a 2-alarm fire broke out in his store at 5609 Bergenline Ave. on November 3rd.

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Teaneck Battalion Chief Joe Zbierski at the command post during a three alarm fire involving a vacant soap factory off of Palisade Avenue on November 26th.

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Cliffside Park firefighter James Giunchini works mutual aid at a deadly house fire in Ridgefield on November 17th.

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The Robertsville Vol. Fire Company in Marlboro Township was a key drop off point for Monmouth County residents to make donations of supplies, food, and clothing. Members collected hundreds of bags of items at the same time as they answered a higher volume of calls for service too.

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Ridgefield Chief of Department Mike Kees directs operations at a multiple alarm house fire on November 17th.

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Dog rescued in Ocean City all hands Ocean City, NJ. Firefighters arrived on scene November 6 to heavy smoke showing from a home at 1357 Tioga Terrace. Multiple lines were stretched and the fire appears to have started in the JUMP TO FILE # rear bedroom.

110612116 The homeowner was able to escape the fire with one dog.

Firefighters were able to rescue another dog with burns.

The house, which was also subjected to floods from Hurricane Sandy, suffered extensive damage.

Neighboring houses also suffered minor damage. The fire was brought under control within 20 minutes. The fire is still under investigation and mutual aid was provided by Somers Point and Mamora Fire Departments.

- CHRIS TOMPKINS

MUTUAL AID GORDON WREN

Early this year I read a “Letter to the Editor” from a weekly upstate New York County newspaper. The writer indicated that his homeowner’s insurance policy had gone up from $600 per year to over $1,000 per year. When he called the insurance company, he was told that his fire protection class rating had gone from a 6/7 to a 10.I doubt if most property owners, or firefighters for that matter, realize that insurance carriers base their overall policy fees on these ratings of the local fire department, which in this case, are done by the Insurance Service Organization, known as ISO. A 10 is the worst rating assigned to properties that are far from any fire station or fire hydrants. An ISO rating of 1 is the best, with very few fire departments achieving this prestigious rating.

The writer of the “Letter to the Editor” challenged the $633 increase. He just so happened to be the chairman of his local fire district and knew that his home was actually an ISO rating 6 because he was less than 5 miles from the fire house and there was a hydrant within 1,000 feet of his home.

After checking on his complaint, the firefighter and his family are receiving a refund. The insurance company claimed there was a computer error. He ends the letter by saying, “please check your bills for accuracy, especially when you see a jump in your rate.”

I checked my own insurance policy renewal and noted that I was listed as being an ISO rating 4 when, in fact, the fire department where I reside and serve as a volunteer firefighter has an ISO rating of 3. I called the insurance company, and they reduced my insurance premium by $140. I urge you to do the same with your most recent annual bill.

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IAFF Local 3592, Gloucester County, NJ. Members, friends, and families attended the annual American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Walk 2012 in Ocean City, NJ on October 21, 2012.

The crew of Linden's Engine 4 stand by their new E-ONE foam pumper. Lt. A. Principato, Firefighter C. Rooney and Firefighter J. Clinebell.

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Fairview Emergency Response Unit members at the 5K/1 mile run, benefiting the Memorial Fund of the Joe Birchwale Foundation

Linden's A-51 crew stand by their ambulance with newly remounted Ford chassis by First Priority Emergency Vehicles. Firefighter/EMTs R. Johns and G. Pawlowski.

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Hoboken firefighters pose with the department's new Spartan ERV 1500 gpm pumper assigned to Engine 2. The rig was delivered after Sandy and during the follow-up Nor easter, and it was pressed into service quickly.

Members of the Springfield Fire Department stand by their foam tender which is part of the UASI Program. Captain Mastroeni and Firefighters Heinrich and Tutela.

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Fire hits Little Ferry during heavy snow A Nor-Easter deposited several inches of snow on Northern New Jersey, which was still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Sandy that passed through just over a week before.

Little Ferry was one of the hardest JUMP TO FILE # hit inland towns 110812110 with extensive tidal flooding and wind damage. The flooding had receded, but power was out for most of the town when on November 7th, a three alarm fire struck the darkened town at the height of the snowfall.

At about 9:30 p.m., companies were dispatched to 185 Woodland Rd. for a report of a fire. Heavy fire on the second floor and attic of a two and a half story dwelling greeted first arriving companies.

A second alarm was transmitted bringing mutual aid to the scene.

An interior attack was commenced, but was abandoned as the flames grew.

Two tower ladders, a deck gun and several handlines knocked the fire back and members re-entered.

Companies were withdrawn again as the fire in the attic intensified.

Extensive opening up of the roof and dormers enabled a final interior attack that knocked all the visible fire down.

In spite of the challenging weather conditions and the flames, no serious injuries were reported.

Units from Moonachie, South Hackensack, Ridgefield Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Wood-Ridge, Hackensack and Box 54 assisted at the scene.

The cause is under investigation, but with no power, a candle is a likely possibility.

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New foam pumper in Linden In Union County, Engine 4 of the Linden Fire Department has placed in service the third generation of pumpers with large foam tanks.

The first one was a 1979 American LaFrance Century pumper and the second was a 2002 Spartan/Saulsbury pumper. The newest is a 2012 E-ONE Cyclone II and it is the first apparatus delivered to New Jersey that was built in E-ONE’s new Hamburg facility, which was formerly occupied by American LaFrance and prior to that, R.D. Murray. The plant was known for its stainless steel fire apparatus and this new engine has such a body. Specs include a Cummins ISX12, 500 hp diesel engine, a six seat cab, Hale 2000 gpm pump, 530 water and 500 gallon foam tanks, Williams Hot Shot II foam system plumbed to all discharges, Smart Power 10 kw generator, Will Burt 4500 watt Night Scan and FRC Spectra LED lighting.

Linden also received from First Priority Emergency Vehicles a Type III Renaissance Remount of a Ford F-450 chassis under a Road Rescue Ultramedic ambulance module.

In dealer news, First Priority Emergency Vehicles has on order two ambulances, a Marque Commando Type I on a Ford F-450 4x4 chassis for the Township of Parsippany (Morris County) and a Braun Chief XL on a Ford F-450 chassis to Cresskill EMS (Bergen County.)

They have the following KME activity: an order from the Township of Westampton (Burlington County) for a 109 foot rear mount aerial. Specs include a Severe Service XLFD chassis with flat roof cab, four Frontal Air Bag System, T.O.P. rollover protection, Cummins ISX15, 600 hp diesel, Allison 4500 EVS transmission, Whelen NFPA-LED lighting package, Hale Qmax 2000 gpm pump, 500 gallon water tank, 3/16 inch aluminum body.

R.O.M. roll-up doors, 115 feet of AlcoLite ground ladders, 4-section steel aerial with pinnable waterway and Onan 10 kw hydraulic generator.

They are prepping for Independence Twp. (Warren County), a custom pumper/tanker. Specs include a Panther chassis with ten inch raised roof cab and eight seats, Cummins ISL9, 450 hp diesel, Allison 3000 EVS transmission, Whelen NFPA-LED lighting package, Hale Qmax 1750 gpm pump, 2000 gallon water tank, KME 213 inch, 3/16 aluminum body, three automatic dump valves and a Zico electric portable tank lift.

They delivered to the Heislerville VFC in Maurice River Twp. (Cumberland County) a light duty rescue on a Ford F-550 quad door 4 x 4 chassis. It has a Power Stroke 6.7L turbo diesel, Whelen NFPA-LED lighting package, ten foot non-walk-in body, R.O.M. roll up doors, Smart Power 8 kw hydraulic generator, Will Burt 4500 watt Night Scan and a 4.5 ton Warn winch.

Emergency Equipment Sales & Service received an order from the Forest Grove VFD in Franklin Twp. (Gloucester County) for a Sutphen 4000 gallon tanker on a Kenworth T800 chassis. Also, they have built and delivered a brush unit on a Ford F-450 chassis for the Jacobstown VFC in North Hanover Twp. (Burlington Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus of the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1 Ardmore Street. New Windsor, NY 12553.

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Linden E-4., 2012 E-ONE Cyclone II 2000/500/500 with 10 kw generator and Will Burt Night Scan.

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Wildwood Crest EMS, A-497, 2011 GMC G4500/Horton 553C.

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Linden A-51, First Priority Emergency Vehicles' Renaissance Remount of the 2012 Ford E-450 chassis under a Road Rescue module.

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Bernardsville E-22-103, 2007 Pierce Dash 2000/750/25 with 10 kw generator and 101 feet of ground ladders. Reportedly it was the last Dash built and was sold by Fire & Safety Services.

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Springfield E-4, 2012 Spartan ERV 1500/750/30A/40B with 10 kw generator and TNT hydraulic system. It was sold by Campbell Supply Co. LLC County.) They custom built the skid unit, which has a Darley 350 gpm pump, 200 gallon water and 20 gallon foam tanks, two preconnects and a booster reel. It also has LED custom emergency lighting, FRC scene lights and a Honda 6.5 kw gasoline generator.

They also built and delivered a foam unit on a Ford F-350 extended cab chassis for the Newark FD (Essex County.)

It has utility body, Whelen lighting, custom console, two Akron removable deck guns. two custom 5-inch steel pipe fabrications. AWG/Harrington intake valves, 120 gallon foam tank, a Boss snow plow and a rear lift gate.

In Middlesex County, the Arbor Hose Co. in Piscataway Twp. received a Toyne rescue pumper on a Spartan Gladiator MFD chassis. Specs include a stainless steel body, ten inch raised roof cab, Cummins 380 hp diesel, Hale 1500 gpm pump, 750 gallon water and 25 gallon foam tanks, Foam Pro system,

Onan 10 kw generator and Will Burt Night Scan.

Fire & Safety Services has made the following Pierce deliveries: an Arrow XT 100 foot platform with no pump to Highland Park in Middlesex County, an Arrow XT 95 foot mid mount platform to the Village of Ridgewood in Bergen County and a Velocity PUC pumper to the Glendola VFC in Wall Twp. (Monmouth County.)

New Jersey Emergency Vehicles has delivered to the Nottingham FAS in Hamilton Twp. (Mercer County), a P.L. Custom Medallion Type III ambulance on a 2010 Ford E-450 chassis with diesel engine and the Rockaway Neck FAS in Parsippany Twp. (Morris County) received a Medallion 170 ambulance on 2012 Ford E-450 chassis.

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office made an emergency purchase of a Spartan/Rescue 1 heavy duty rescue for post storm recovery.

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Bernardsville T-22-135, 2005 Peterbilt 357/Pierce 1250/3500. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services.

Campbell Supply Co. LLC has made the following Spartan ERV deliveries: to Springfield in Union County a rescue pumper with Gladiator LFD chassis, Cummins ISX15, 500 hp diesel, Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump, 750 gallon water, 30 gallon Class “A” and 40 gallon Class “B” foam tanks, Foamlogix 5.0 system, Smart Power 10 kw generator and TNT hydraulic system.

To Hoboken in Hudson County, a Star Series pumper on a Metro Star EMFD chassis with 18 inch extended front bumper, extreme duty interior, Cummins ISL, 450 hp diesel, Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump, 500 gallon water tank, 171 inch wheelbase and 29 foot O.A.L. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital EMS received three Chevrolet/Wheeled Coach Type III ambulances with 153 inch modules and Whelen LED emergency and scene lighting.

Spartan ERV orders include for Deal in Monmouth County a pumper on a Metro Star MFD chassis and extreme duty interior, six seat cab, Cummins ISL, 400 hp diesel, Allison 3000 EVS transmission, Hale 1500 gpm pump, 500 gallon water tank, deck gun, Smart Power 10 kw generator, Hannay cord reel and Whelen LED lighting.

For Mountainside in Union County, a pumper with Star model aluminum body, Gladiator MFD chassis, Cummins ISX, 450 hp diesel, Waterous CSU, 1500 gpm pump, 750 gallon water and 30 gallon foam tanks and Harrison 6 kw generator.

Also in Union County, the Union Twp. FD has ordered a Wheeled Coach Type 1 ambulance on a Dodge Ram 5500 chassis and 170 inch module.

They are prepping a pumper for the Livingston FD in Essex County.

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Vehicle News

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Vernon NJ received a 2012 KME Predator pumper with P.O.L. Company 2 in Wayne has accepted delivery of a New Brunswick Rescue 3 has been assigned a 2012 1500 gpm pump and 1000 gallon water tank. It was sold 2012 Spartan/Toyne 1500-gpm/750-gwt/200-gft top- Freightliner/Rosenbauer rescue truck. by 1st Priority Emergency Vehicles of Manchester, NJ mount pumper

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Hoboken Engine Co. 2 has been assigned a 2012 Spar- The Glendola Fire Company in Wall Twp. accepted de- Highland Park has placed into service a 2012 Pierce tan ERV 1500-gpm/500-gwt pumper sold by Campbell livery of a 2012 Pierce Velocity P.U.C. model 1500-gpm Arrow XT 100-foot platform sold by Fire & Safety ServSupply Co. pumper with a front bumper monitor. It was sold by Fire ices. & Safety Services.

High Blood Pressure? Regular exercise may be just the right medicine FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson

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FEMA Disaster Recovery Center open On Monday, November 12, Mayor Cory A. Booker joined FEMA and other government officials at the official opening of the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center, located at the Willing Heart Community Care Center.

Mayor Booker and FEMA Newark Liaison Jose Girot formally opened the center, which will provide Newark and Essex

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County residents with a one stop center where residents can apply for federal disaster relief from Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter Athena.

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Okay, before we go any further – let’s be absolutely clear about a couple of things. Healthy or otherwise, everyone should have their physician’s approval before beginning any exercise program. If you are on medication of any kind, you should continue to follow the course of prescription your physician has established for you until he/she has instructed you differently.

High blood pressure (hypertension) is often called the silent killer, because many of its patients show no symptoms. It can go undiagnosed over years and lead to heart attack, stroke and death.

Regular physical exams by your physician can easily detect high blood pressure and are therefore recommended.

Although hypertension is a condition itself (primary hypertension) it can also be caused by other health conditions related to the kidneys, the heart, arteries, endocrine

system and even pregnancy. In such cases it is referred to as secondary hypertension, because it is caused by another condition. Managing the underlying condition can reduce the high blood pressure, and reduce the risk of additional health problems and premature death.

However; most often when we are discussing hypertension, we are referring to primary hypertension which is believed to be associated with such things as genetics, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, tobacco use, stress and obesity.

Although there is nothing we can do to control genetics, we are all well aware that there is plenty we can do to combat sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, tobacco use, stress and obesity.

Let’s start with sedentary lifestyle. (Gee, what a surprise I would start there.) With a physician’s approval, most guidelines suggest individuals perform aerobic exercise at a moderate intensity for thirty or more minutes per day, at least five days per week to lower or prevent high blood pressure. This recommendation has been modified, (in the past exercise of high intensity was believed to be necessary).

In most cases, brisk walking will do the trick. Beginning with a program at 40-50-% of maximum heart rate with a gradual increase over time to

60-70% is a general example. Keep in mind that many blood pressure medications alter heart rate (i.e. beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, etc.) so using the heart rate method to determine exercise intensity in those patients is not recommended.

In such cases, the perceived rate of exertion method should be used.

Your physician or exercise professional can help you with the perceived rate of exertion scale. In general, during moderate exercise you should be able to comfortably carry on a normal conversation, but not sing. Again, consult your physician or exercise professional.

Although aerobic exercise generally is the preferred form of exercise, there is some evidence to demonstrate the benefits of anaerobic activity (resistance training, etc.), because of its ability to reduce obesity. This may not be suitable for all patients and therefore a discussion of such, goes beyond the scope of this article.

The benefits of aerobic exercise in the management of blood pressure are multiple. Here are just a few. The activity itself decreases blood pressure over time by increasing stroke volume.

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Worchester Area Fires, 1990's, Vol.1 VIDEO REVIEW Video reviews by John Malecky

This is an 84 minute DVD that had been converted from VHS. We get a little bit of nostalgia from over 20 years ago.

There are eight fires, seven of which occur in Worchester and one in Oxford, Massachusetts. All of the fires are at night or early morning just before dawn.

The Oxford fire is in a lumber yard that is pretty much gone when the camera started running. There is heavy fire and smoke from debris burning on the ground with a collapsed building nearby. A platform and ladderpipe operate from above along with handlines.

The first Worchester fire is a little puzzling because it has an unknown date and location. It is of a restaurant, the fire of which appears to be pretty much knocked down with handlines stretched and crews venting with light smoke conditions. Perhaps it was taken from a VHS and patched in to the DVD. Another lumber yard fire required a fifth alarm assignment with heavy fire showing and heavy streams and handlines operating.

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ment house is the scene of a fourth alarm with fire showing through the cockloft and also on the third floor. An aerialscope and aerial ladder operate with a second scope arriving soon afterward. Just about all of the top half of the outer walls are scorched. The fire eventually goes through the roof.

Next, a third alarm involves the top floor of a multi-family dwelling with flames “going good.” It is fought with handlines, with flames eventually going through the roof.

A working fire in a Victorian style multi-family house needed two aerialscopes and an aerial operation to subdue.

Flames show behind window openings and they later break out.

In another incident a frame dwelling is hit by heavy fire on the top floor.

Another aerialscope operation.

The last operation involved a second alarm in a three story frame dwelling with heavy fire. Flames are reaching for the sky! An aerialscope operates here as well!

To summarize, there is no narration and the camera does not move around much. Very little of the fireground is viewed other than the flames and the immediate surroundings.

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