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Tenants rescued at Orange apartment building fire Orange, NJ. Several tenants were evacuated and rescued by firefighters and police on November 7, 2014 after a four alarm fire broke out in their garden apartment building, leaving many displaced with just the belongings they left their home with. Firefighters from Orange responded just before 11:00 a.m. to 369 Park Ave. for the reported fire. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and fire were showing from the Cside, a three-story apartment building. Heavy fire was showing from the second floor and rapidly spreading to the third and cock loft. A second alarm was transmit-
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ted as there were reports of possible people trapped inside the building. Several ladder rescues were made as firefighters continued to battle the flames. The entire building was searched by multiple crews with negative results. The bulk of the fire was darkened within a half hour, but heavy smoke and heat persisted inside the building for some time. As interior crews ventilated the structure, pockets of fire were found in the roof area and extinguished.
The fire was declared under control around 12:00 p.m., but personnel remained on scene for an extended period of time conducting overhaul. Everyone was evacuated from the building safely, but a half dozen residents suffered non-life threatening injuries and were treated and released. Multiple mutual aid fire departments from Essex County responded to the scene to assist and cover the city during the incident. The cause and origin of the fire is being investigated by local fire officials. - KEITH ADDIE
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Cliffside Park, NJ. Strong winds and sub-freezing temperatures combined with flames tearing through an open wood-frame shell of a building under construction were the formula for a Murphy's Law evening in this borough, which got worse as JUMP TO FILE# the night pro- 111914107 gressed. Local firefighters were dispatched to a report of a fire in a building under construction on Walker Street around 5:30 p.m. Firefighter Frank Poerio pulled out of fire headquarters with Engine 3 and saw a red glow in the sky as he turned South onto Palisade Avenue. Flames covered the third and fourth floor of the structure, where it was believed propane tanks were on site. Firefighters felt the radiant heat as they got off of the rig. Engine 3 set up their squirt device on narrow Clift Lane between the fire building and another building under construction across the street. The heat melted an amber strobe light at the tip of the squirt and also melted the control box to stow the nozzle. Later, Senior Chief's Aide Pete Giunchini said, “That was a small price to pay because the truck did a kick ass job in keeping flames in tact and protecting the building next to it. Only the windows in that condo need replacing, but if the squirt wasn't there it (the fire), would have gotten into that building.” Battalion Chief Dave Martone called for a second-alarm, which was followed by a thirdalarm by order of Deputy Chief Ted Tarabokija. Fairview Truck 2 was on the original assignment, as the FAST unit, and all aerial devices were ordered to set up for aerial operations when they arrived. This included Engine 3's squirt and Ladder 1's ladder pipe. Burning embers and large pieces of burning construction materials were coming off of the building, threatening the entire neighborhood. Utility poles and a car caught fire, quickly. Neighborhood residents reported hearing two explosions, and when they looked out of their windows, they observed the upper floors of the building under construction fully involved in fire. Police evacuated numerous dwellings and had businesses closed for the night due to the dangers that could be created by the burning embers. People seeing flames in bordering North Bergen began calling in a grass fire along the cliffs of the Palisades off of Boulevard East. As North Hudson companies arrived, they did not find a grass fire; however, as they moved North they observed heavy fire involving a structure. Units crossed the Hudson-Bergen county line and went to work. As the heavy flames were
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being knocked down in the original building, fire was spotted in a three-story wood-frame dwelling that fronts on Palisade Avenue. The smoke in the cockloft area quickly turned to visible fire in the rear of the O.M.D., moving toward the Palisade Avenue side. Local and mutual-aid firefighters went to work, but as flames rapidly consumed the topfloor, a defensive attack was established. This included North Hudson Squad 7's squirt and Palisade Park's tower. Low banking smoke from this fire, fanned by high winds, covered the neighborhood. At times, you could only see the flashing warning lights from emergency vehicles. Residents, who were evacuated from area buildings, were taken to shelters. A rehab station took control of
a gas station lot on Palisade Avenue near Walker St. This included a Bergen County EMS Task Force, plus the canteen truck from the Box 54 Club. Firefighters assisted the D.P.W. with shovels to spread rock salt over the ice coated streets. Ice covered firefighters entered the large hallways of some area apartment buildings to remove ice from their gear. The fire in the original building was contained around 8:30 p.m. The fire at 325 Palisade Avenue was under control at 10:21 p.m.; however, spot fires continued to flare up during the evening. Cliffside Park Truck 2's tower was re-positioned, to relieve the mutual aid units, and handled the remaining fire condition. Mutual aid fire companies that operated at the scene included units from Ridgefield, Edgewater,
Fort Lee, Leonia, Englewod and Englewood Cliffs, in addition to Fairview, Palisades Park and North Hudson previously mentioned. No serious injuries were reported during the height of the blaze. Local officials and investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office were on hand to begin an investigation. Several days later, Chief of Department Brian Martone said the Fire Prevention Bureau believes construction work accidentally caused the fire. Propane tanks exploded, igniting the blaze, but officials don't know what made the tanks explode, the chief added. - RON JEFFERS
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Fire Department: Westview-Fairforest Fire Department Initial Summary: Firefighter-Paramedic Fleming suffered a heart attack in the bunkroom of the firehouse in the early morning hours of November 1st. Fleming was treated immediately by a fellow paramedic and other responders at the station and was then transported to the hospital where he went into cardiac arrest. Despite efforts to revive him, Fleming succumbed to his injury. Firefighter-Paramedic Fleming had responded to several emergency incidents and worked fire prevention activities in the hours leading up to his fatal injury. Kentucky: Malcolm Jenkins, 60 Rank: Major Incident Date: October 30, 2014 Death Date: October 30, 2014 Fire Department: Fern Creek Fire Department Initial Summary: Major Jenkins was found deceased in his fire department vehicle after performing a mandated annual physical agility test at the fire department’s offsite medical provider’s facility. A cause of death has yet to be released. Maryland: James Bethea, 62 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: November 12, 2014 Death Date: November 12, 2014 Fire Department: Baltimore City Fire Department Initial Summary: At 0028hrs, firefighters responded to a vacant row house fire. Lieutenant Bethea, the safety officer, arrived at the scene at approximately 0043hrs. A few minutes later, the fire was deemed to be under control and by 0330hrs, all units were recalled to fire stations or other emergencies. Around 0700hrs, a fellow officer who drove by while off-duty observed that Bethea's fire department SUV was still at the scene. Officials returned and found Bethea's body in the basement of a vacant home next door to where the fire occurred. Investigation into the incident and cause of death continues.
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Hackensack firefighters celebrated 100th Anniversary UPS & DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers
On the afternoon of November 2nd, current and retired firefighters, their families, city officials, friends and neighborhood firefighters gathered at fire headquarters to celebrate the Hackensack Fire Department's 100th Anniversary as a career fire department. The department has come a long way in a century, and in 2013, city firefighters received a Class 1 Fire Protection grade issued by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). Of the 48,000 departments surveyed in the U.S., a little over 60 have this grade. About 500 attended and they were welcomed by Chief of Department Thomas Freeman. He is one of a long line of family members who have been part of the H.F.D. In fact, the chief said there has been a Freeman on the job for 78 of the 100 years. In 1914, a fire department consisting of ten full-time paid members and 30 part-time members was established. The last volunteer chief, William Ziegler, was appointed Chief of Department. The part-paid men were essentially volunteers, but were paid $50.00 per-year. Today, there are 100 members protecting city residents and a day time population of approximately 100,000, in the Bergen County seat. Paid members worked a 72-hours on and 24 hours off schedule. The part-paid unit was disbanded in 1933. Through a referendum, city firemen won a 42-hour work week in 1964. A fourth platoon was added and 20 new firemen hired. The new work hours began on January 1, 1965, and remains in effect today. Members of the department have been trained in structural collapse, high angle rescue, hazardous materials, trench rescue and tunnel training. In 2003, the Urban Area Security Initiative was established in New Jersey and the H.F.D. was selected as the agency responsible for Bergen County. In 2013, the department responded to 5291 calls. The constant increase in volume is due to the increased rescue and EMS demands on the fire department, as the H.F.D. responds to all life-threatening medical emergencies, in addition to the traditional fire suppression and other responsibilities. A 100th anniversary book was compiled for the day detailing the department's history, listing of members, apparatus history and a dedication to the nine members, who died in the line of duty. The committee did an outstanding job and made sure that we remember the ones who served before us. The committee included Chief Thomas Freeman; Deputy Chief Fred Longobardi; Captain Chris Collova; Lieutenants Justin Derevyanik and Chris Annunziata; and Firefighters Michael Thomasey, Michael Martinelli, Michael Shiner, Rob Burgos, Al Cirelli; and Dis-
patcher Rodney Wagner. A highlight of the event was a 1938 Ahrens Fox piston pumper-the only apparatus inside the huge firehouse during the ceremony-that once served this city. Neighboring Maywood volunteer firefighters own this rig as their department's antique. It was brought to the ceremony by Maywood ExChief Frank Lichtenberger and Lt. Roy DeYoung, who take good care of this classic beauty. After the formal ceremony, a plaque was presented to Chief Freeman, Deputy Chiefs Steve and Ken Kalman and Firefighter-historian Mike Martinelli, by Ridgefield Park Ex-Chief John Malool and Captain Brian Nevins of Truck Co. 1. The plaque, from their company, included the words: “You have set the standard for the rest of us to follow.” DOWNS: A four alarm fire erupted atop the roof of the Bayonne Medical Center, October 24th, that led to the evacuation of dozens of patients from the top floor of the building to lower floors, authorities said. The fire broke out and exposed “large quantities of roofing materials and propane tanks to heat where repairs were ongoing,” according to Fire Chief Gregory Rogers. The fire was under control with an hour. UPS: Retired Paterson Fire Captain John Walton was recently honored as one of the Boys and Girls Club Hometown Heroes. Walton, 100, is among New Jersey's last few Pearl Harbor survivors. DOWNS: Three Jersey City firefighters were injured battling a three alarm fire in a vacant Kensington Avenue building that jumped to a nearby home, October 28th, authorities said. One firefighter suffered shoulder and back injuries when he fell through a hole in the building and was treated and released from the Jersey City Medical Center. Two others were taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center to be treated for burns, a public safety spokeswoman said. UPS: Firefighters from six Toms River fire companies convened in the Lowe's parking lot on October 23rd to present a donation of $2,050 for the Ocean of Love Billboard Radioathon. The annual event raises money for Ocean of Love, a charity that assists families of children who are battling cancer and is sponsored by the radio station 105.7 The Hawk. DOWNS: Two people were killed in a collision, November 3rd, along Route 21 South in Belleville that involved two passenger vehicles and a tractor-trailer. When emergency units arrived, the tractor-trailer and one of the other vehicles were engulfed in flames, authorities said. Two occupants of the passenger vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the other vehicle were not injured, authorities stated. UPS: The city of Newark sent a new class of 42 fire department recruits off to the Fire Academy on October 27th after a ceremony held at St. Lucy's Church. DOWNS: A bonfire started on the private property of Baby Paws Petting Zoo in Winslow Twp., November 5th, got out of control and three men were charged with third-degree arson, defiant trespass and unspecified substance offenses, officials said. Firefighters
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Members of the Hackensack F.d. gathered around the ahrens Fox pumper and modern apparatus at the end of the 100th anniversary celebration for a group photo.
were able to contain the spreading fire in about 30 minutes and no homes were damaged. When police arrived, they spotted three people leaving the wooded area. Their investigation revealed the men had reportedly built a bonfire, which got out of control and damaged a 75-yard area. UPS: In November, Paterson promoted Brain McDermott, Frank Calamita, Pablo DelValle and William Henderson to deputy fire chief. New fire captains are Ronald Bator and Thomas Hogan. DOWNS: Ten people were evacuated, November 6th, after a fire broke out at the First Montclair House Senior Citizens apartment complex on Walnut St., Montclair. The fire broke out in a first-floor apartment kitchen of the seven story building. De Camp Bus Lines provided a bus for the ten evacuated tenants to be temporarily relocated to the First Montclair Community Center, authorities said. UPS: When Joey Roman, age nine, heard his fathers company, Quality 1st Basement Systems, was participating in Aberdeen Day, he knew it was an opportunity to do something great for the community. He suggested Quality 1st sponsor a petting zoo and use the venue to raise funds for Cliffwood firefighters. Joey then created the Fill the Boot campaign. He designed signs and sent a request to the fire company for boots that he could place around the petting zoo to collect donations. The campaign raised over $1,000. Joey and his father, Tom, presented the check to Cliffwood firefighters. “I'm very proud of my son and how he took the initiative to help create a wonderful day for the kids and fill the boot campaign for firefighters,” Tom said. “He did a great job.” DOWNS: East Orange firefighters found a dead 19-year-old man in a Springdale Ave. home on November 8th, authorities said. The first-floor of the three story house was heavily involved in fire when units arrived, with people outside calling for help. Five other occupants made it out safely, acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn
Murray said. UPS: Newly promoted fire captains in Newark are Kevin Dugan, Anthony Graves, Joseph Delikat and Fredrick Pecora. DOWNS: A four alarm fire in Paterson, November 9th, involved five buildings and displaced 12 people. The fire was located at the corner of Godwin Ave. and Straight St. UPS: Two roads in Gloucestor Township leading to the Camden County Regional Emergency Training Center have been named in honor of deceased Chief Fire Marshal Paul E. Hartstein and retired Chief Fire Marshal David G. Aron. “These names are synonymous with dedication, experience and professional service to the residents of the county,” said Freeholder Scot McCray, liaison to the Camden County Department of Public Safety. DOWNS: A barn caught fire at Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari, November 10th, but no personnel or animals were injured, a spokeswoman said. UPS: Bayonne has opened their new $4.1 million firehouse at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor. The four-bay 10,000-square-foot building is now the quarters of Squad 5, Rescue 1 and the Training Division. The new structure also allows for the storing of numerous special apparatus such as a foam tender, water and technical rescue trailers. DOWNS: A mother and her young son were found dead inside a burning Washington Ave. home in Egg Harbor on November 12th. UPS: Jackson first responders teamed up to save a wheelchair-bound man from his burning Pfister Rd. home on November 11th. Police arrived to find the rear of the house and roof on fire, officials said. An adult woman and a seven year old girl had escaped. Police Officer Anthony Riso entered the bedroom through a window police officers had broken out, and they found the handicapped resident. The victim could not move because of his condition and the clutter
and debris in the room. Riso was forced to leave before he was overcome by smoke, police said. Assistant Fire Chief Tim Carson arrived and provided Riso, who has served as a volunteer firefighter in Jackson, with a spare SCBA. The two went into the residence and entered the smoke filled bedroom and pulled the man out to safety, Jackson Fire Co. 1 Chief Mike Walters said. “It was an extraordinary rescue, given the conditions,” Walters said. The victim was taken to Centra State Medical Center. Riso and Carson were treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation. Three pet dogs were also rescued. DOWNS: Five firefighters were taken to area hospitals with non-lifethreatening injuries suffered while battling a three alarm fire on Crestview Pl. in Teaneck, November 14th. UPS: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is scheduled to reimburse over $ 1 million for first responders' work during Super storm Sandy, Congressman Frank Pallone, of New Jersey's 6th Congressional District, announced in November. DOWNS: Two people died on November 18th in nearly simultaneous dwelling fires just miles apart in Cape May County. North Wildwood firefighters fought a fire on W. 17th Ave. and recovered the body of a woman. About an hour later, firefighters in Middle Township pulled out an elderly occupant during a fire in a Route 9 home. The victim later died. UPS: Bridgeton officials have named Todd Bowen the city's new fire chief. DOWNS: A four alarm fire gutted a building at the historic Columbus Farms Market, November 18th, and destroyed at least ten shops, officials said. About 150 firefighters battled the blaze, which took two hours to contain, according to Juliustown Fire Co. Chief John Trout. - continued on page 14
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Newark four alarm blaze tears through multiple homes Newark, NJ. Dozens of people were forced to flee their homes in a hurry on November 15, 2014 after a fast moving fire tore through three homes, leaving several families dis- JUMP TO FILE # placed. 111614114 The Newark Fire Department was dispatched around 10:00 p.m. for a reported house fire. Engine 5 arrived on scene and found heavy fire showing from the rear of two buildings and threatening a third. A second alarm was transmitted immediately bringing in additional Newark apparatus. Within minutes, a third alarm was transmitted for three buildings well involved in fire. Several hand lines were stretched from the front and rear of the buildings in an attempt to contain the fire and prevent further spread. Crews operating inside were eventually evacuated from the buildings and transitioned to a defensive operation. Several two and a half inch hand lines and three ladder pipes were placed in operation to darken the large volume of fire consuming the buildings. A collapse zone was set up
around the perimeter due to the instability of the structures. A large collapse had occurred in the rear, where most of the fire was encountered on arrival. The bulk of the flames were darkened within 90 minutes, but moderate smoke continued to pour from the buildings and across the Newark sky for quite some time. Exterior hand lines and ladder pipes continued to flow, hitting hot spots throughout all of the buildings. The fire was declared under control around 12:15 a.m., but firefighters remained on scene throughout the night conducting extensive overhaul and extinguishing pockets of fire. All residents were accounted for and there were no reported injuries at the scene. The American Red Cross was notified to assist the families with seeking shelter, while many others planned on staying with friends and family. Surrounding fire departments from Essex County were notified to cover the city firehouses, while Newark companies operated at the scene. The cause of the fire is being investigated by Newark fire officials.
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Ringwood’s bravest train together at Bergenfield training center On Sunday, October 26 2014, the members of all three fire companies in Ringwood met for a full day of training. The location was the Bergenfield training center in Bergen County. The day was full of live fire drills and tactics. All three fire chiefs and assistant chiefs took turns setting up different scenarios for their firefighters. All firefighters where mixed and matched up in the day’s training. It was a good day of training and heat. This day helped unite the three companies in their goal to better protect the residents of Ringwood. Participating were Ringwood Fire Company #1, Erskine Lake Fire Department #1, and Skyline Lakes Fire Department #1.
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Wind whipped three bagger in City of Orange Just before lunch on November 14th, a report of a house fire on Snyder Street came in to dispatch. Heavy smoke could be scene as units left the firehouse. On arrival, the main fire building was well involved and the exposure was on fire. Mutual aid was called and the fire went to three alarms as the fire also got into the third exposure. The blaze was brought under control in about an hour.
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Fair Lawn handles fully involved house fire On November 7, 2014, the Fair Lawn Fire Department, under the command of Deputy Chief Tim Yuskaitis, responded to the report of a dryer fire in a single family house on 30th St. The first arriving police officer reported that a first floor laundry room was fully involved. Upon arrival of the first fire units, the fire had spread beyond the laundry room and extended through the walls and up to the second floor of the house. Conditions rapidly deteriorated as heat and fire spread. It took approximately 30 minutes to bring the main body of fire under control, but the fire had spread through the walls up to the roof. The roof at the front of the house was opened, and the fire vented. Operations continued and the fire ran inside the roof line and
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to the rear of the house, venting itself at the rear. Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance set up a triage/rehab area to check any firefighters needing as One firefighter was ultimately transported to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for further evaluation. The injury did not appear to be life threatening. Mutual aid was received from surrounding municipalities to assist at the scene and also to cover local firehouses. Fire units remained at the scene for approximately three and a half hours overhauling and hitting hot spots. - MARTin peLTA
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UPS: Newark firefighters rescued a woman from a burning fourth-floor apartment at Georga King Village, November 8th, and restored her breathing twice before she was hospitalized, officials said. The woman wasn't breathing when firefighters pulled her out of the apartment, according to Fire Captain John Brown. “The guys did a great job,” Brown said. “They gave her CPR and brought her back twice before EMS took her away.” DOWNS: Firefighters in Kenilworth were called to the scene of what was originally described to them as a “small spill,” November 19th. When they arrived, they found 500-gallons of ethanol that had leaked out of a collapsed tanker truck. UPS: Clifton firefighters rescued two sleeping men from a burning Randolph Ave. building in the early hours of November 19th. Acting Lt. William Espinoza and Firefighters Michael Rubine and Frank Yodice located two men still sleeping in two separate bedrooms in a rear first-floor apartment. The members attempted to bring the victims outside through the front door, but flames and smoke blocked their path, Chief Vincent Colavitti, Jr. said. Firefighters then turned around, opened windows and handed the men to waiting firefighters on the outside. The rescued men received treatment for minor injuries at the scene by city EMT's. DOWNS: Mahwah firefighters were forced to draft water from Silver Lake to battle a dwelling fire in the Stag Hill section, November 19th. Because there are no fire hydrants in the area, firefighters initially used tank water to fight the blaze in a two and a half story wood-frame home before using water from the nearby lake. UPS: Paterson firefighters donated
$12,700 to the St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center's Breast Cancer Treatment Assistance Fund in November. The funds were raised by selling over 900 pink shirts throughout the month of October. DOWNS: Two people died in a two alarm dwelling fire on Union Ave. in Paterson, November 23rd. Upon the fire department's arrival, all three floors of the building were showing fire, Deputy Chief Frank Calamita said. The fire building at 523 Union Ave. and 525 had flammable asphalt siding, which D.C. Calamita called “gasoline siding.” UPS: Asbury Park Firefighter Paul Annunziata was awarded the Firefighter of the Year Award by VFW Post 1333, in November. During a March fire at the 15 story Munroe Towers, he and another firefighter helped rescue a woman from the burning building. DOWNS: An elderly woman was critically injured in a two alarm fire in a Highland Blvd. home in Gloucester City, November 21st. UPS: New firefighters in Bayonne are Ryan Bomba, Vincent Oszmanski, Kenneth Sugrue, Louis Pacyna, Robert Baran, Vincent Bottinot and Cailin Brodel. DOWNS: About 90 residents were displaced by a three alarm fire at a Beech St. apartment house in Kearny, November 23rd. UPS: Members of the Cinnaminson Fire Department raised $1,100 for the Virtua Foundation Patient Care Fund for breast care patients support. In November, a check was presented to the fund representatives at Fire Station 201. DOWNS: A portable toilet caught fire at the construction site beneath the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City, November 19th, and spread to a large stockpile of fiberglass drainage pipes, officials said. City spokeswoman
Carly Baldwin said the “intense smoke” left marks on the underside of the bridge that connects the city with Kearny and Newark. UPS: A Middletown family credited their dog with alerting them to an early morning fire in their Old Village section home on November 24th. Due to their dog's warnings, the house occupants were able to evacuate the home before emergency units arrived. Firefighters found a fire on the exterior of an attached sun room in the rear of the house, officials said. Old Village firefighters extinguished the fire, which had spread to the roof area. DOWNS: Someone threw a molotov cocktail at a Totowa Ave. building in Paterson, November 25th, before a two alarm fire raced through a first floor market and displaced a building resident, officials said. No one was injured in the fire.
UPS: Fair Lawn officials will name a park in honor of the late Fire Chief William Grieder. The Borough Council agreed to accept a $20,000 grant from the Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Farmland & Historical Preservation Trust Fund, which the council must match, to go toward the park's creation, officials said. The park will be located on Heights Ave., where the former Fire Company 2 firehouse was located, and it is also the street where Chief Grieder grew up and lived with his wife and four children. The former firehouse was torn down several years ago. Grieder, also known as “Pal,”served as captain three times, deputy chief and then served a two year term as chief. He was also the department's clerk and worked for the borough's water department. He served the F.L.F.D. for more than 40 years before his death in 2012.
DOWNS: Two pet cats died after suffering from smoke inhalation received from a fire at a South Pleasant Ave. home in Ridgewood, November 28th. Firefighters tried to revive the cats by giving them oxygen, and an EMT performed CPR, Fire Captain John Albano said. UPS: Roosevelt Chief Dan Archer received a $10,000 grant from Josh Cellars Wine and The Gary Sinise Foundation's contest recognizing the work of local first responders. The small-town fire department has grown from five to 14 members under the chief's watch. Archer wants to replace the “old and tired” pumper with a newer 1993 model up for sale. The grant money will go toward purchasing the rig in addition to money from department fundraisers, including a comedy show, a 50/50 raffle and a pancake breakfast.
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Roosevelt firefighters received a grant and are raising funds to replace their 1970 Mack 1250-gpm pumper, described as "old and tired" by Chief Dan Archer. The rig saw original duty in Freehold.
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I would first of all wish to congratulate the new officers, that start this year. Have you every done a search in a location that you are familiar with? The building is be filled with smoke and you are forced to go down on all fours. You try using your handlight, but that does not work. The smoke is too thick and you have no TIC. You go to your training. You never loose contact with the wall. You have no idea where you are going, but you trust the wall and your training. Since this is not a place that you are familiar with, you press on and hope that it will be alright.
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Isn't that what life is like? It is the beginning of a new year and we have all our plans as to what we want to accomplish and we make resolutions. We have many good intentions for the new year or when we take office, or just have plans for our lives in general. Then reality hits and we need to roll with it. We may have our plans for this year, but things may change. God may have other things in mind for you. It states that God knows the plans that He has for you. So don't worry if it does not go your way. Ride it out. There may be something bigger and better that is going to happen in your life. Maybe you did not become an officer this year and you were counting on it. Hold on. Wait and see. There is a plan. The Supreme Chief has the plan for each of His members. In the meantime, keep in contact with the wall as you do your search and trust in what you know. Stay safe
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Tuckerton Fire Company sets up landing zone Just after 12:30 p.m. on November 11, 2014, Station 50 was toned out for an EMS assignment for a fall victim from a height greater then ten feet. Crews arrived and quickly requested a medevac for a traumatic fall with severe injuries. Station 50 was again toned out for more manpower to set up the landing zone at the Bay Ave ballfield. Southstar was the ship and arrived within fifteen minutes of being requested. The patient was loaded and transported to a local trauma center for treatment. Assisting in the call were Tuckerton Police, Station 50, Quality EMS and MONOC 716.
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Wayne fire deemed a crime scene A suspicious general alarm fire caused heavy damage to a small vacant frame structure in Wayne on October 25th, but aggressive work by firefighters kept the job from becoming much larger. At about 4:30 a.m., Wayne companies were sent to 95 Mountain View Blvd for a report of a fire. 95 Mountain View is the former Gabriel’s Restaurant, a large three story frame building that once operated as a hotel in rooms above the restaurant. The building is now undergoing a complete renovation with many open spaces and voids that
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would be a very difficult fire to fight. Luckily for firefighters, on arrival they found the fire to be in 89 Mountain View Blvd., a two and a half story frame with a one story extension that was separated from the Gabriel’s building by only a few feet. Lines were quickly stretched and the roof laddered, but the fire was advancing. Flames vented on the D side of
the building, which was the Gabriel’s exposure. A line quickly knocked the fire back and kept it contained to the original structure. Heavy smoke continued to vent from the building as firefighters from all Wayne companies and mutual aid from Little Falls and Lincoln Park opened up and extinguished any hidden fire. Once all fire was knocked, the incident was called a crime scene and all firefighters were withdrawn so the investigation could commence. - BILL TOMPKINS
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When New York City bound commuters enter the Edgewater Marina Park & Ferry Landing, among the photos on display on the walls is this one showing one of the borough's Ahrens Fox piston pumpers that protected the north end.
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Gloria P. Simpson accepts the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award
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Springfield, NJ. In recognition of her more than five decades of volunteer service with the Springfield First Aid Squad, Gloria P. Simpson recently received the New Jersey State First Aid Council’s 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Simpson joined the Springfield squad in 1963 as a young wife and mother, earning an American Red Cross first aid certificate and riding two nights a week. When she began working as secretary to the chief of police, records clerk, and matron for female prisoners at the Springfield Police Department, she started riding day shifts as well, answering calls from work with her partner, the police chief. Simpson soon convinced her husband, the late Herbert Simpson, to join the squad. He dedicated 35 years to the organization. The Simpsons’ daughter Elizabeth, who joined the squad as a high school student, is a past captain and its current president, closing in on 40 years of service with the squad. Although the Simpsons rode the ambulance on different days, the three of them were known to take backup calls together. Despite the fact all three were crew chiefs on their respective duty shifts, everyone knew Gloria was in charge. During her 51 years with the organization, Gloria Simpson has served as a longtime squad president, secretary, corresponding sec-
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retary and second lieutenant. She currently holds a five-year term on the House Committee and plays an active role in squad activities and fundraisers throughout the year, including the car wash and pancake breakfast. After Simpson moved into Springfield senior housing several years ago, residents in the complex quickly learned that, in the event of an emergency, they should dial 911, then call Simpson, who often is at their door quickly. As a longtime delegate for the NJSFAC’s 2nd District, Simpson attends monthly district meetings, and hasn’t missed a mid-year conference or annual convention in more than 40 years. She has served as 2nd District chairman, vice president and sergeant-at-arms, and has served on the NJSFAC’s Banquet Committee. In the past, Simpson received the Overlook Hospital Excellence in EMS Award and was recognized several times by the Springfield Township Committee. In 2013, the Springfield FAS recognized Simpson for her five decades of service by presenting her with the first Daniel D. Kalem Memorial Award. - SYLVIE MULVANEY
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Paterson multiple alarm guts two buildings Two buildings were heavily damaged and two others less so as a four alarm fire struck the City of Paterson on November 5th. Paterson firefighters were dis- JUMP TO FILE# patched to Rosa 110514105 Parks Blvd and 12th Ave shortly before 5:30 a.m. Heavy smoke and fire were showing from the rear of 215 and 217 Rosa Parks Blvd as units arrived.
Flames were already threatening the D exposure, a large two and a half story frame separated by a small alleyway, and the exposure “C” building, the first of a row of attached two story frame dwellings. A second alarm was quickly called followed shortly by a third. Members made an aggressive interior attack to try to hold the fire, but flames soon took hold of the cockloft and attic of the fire buildings and as the fire intensified and broke through the roof, all members were withdrawn.
An additional alarm was requested as a ladder pipe, tower ladder, and multiple lines were put into operation. By about 7:00 a.m., all of the heavy fire was knocked down, but companies continued to chase hot spots for several hours more. Nine residents were reported to need relocation by Red Cross, but no serious injuries were reported. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating . - BILL TOMPKINS
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Damien Danis put his camera down to assist DPW in spreading rock salt for the safety of the working firefighters and police, who were evacuating the buildings on this block in Cliffside Park on November 18.
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Paterson firefighters battle fourth alarm fire Paterson firefighters responded to a reported fire on Godwin Ave near Straight St. for a reported structure fire. As units arrived around 1 a.m., firefighters found a three story vacant frame fully involved with extension to a two story vacant frame on the D side and an occupied three story frame on the B side. A second alarm was transmitted as master streams were set up on the original fire building as other crews tried to make an interior at tack on exposures. Within minutes of arrival, a fourth alarm was
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transmitted and crews were evacuated from both exposures. Two ladder pipes and one tower ladder were put into operation as well as two deck guns to contain the fire from spreading. In only 15 minutes of the fire departments arrival, the main fire building collapsed to a pile of rubble as crews were able to knock down the main body of fire in the original fire building and the D exposure.
At this time, heavy fire began to vent from the top floor of the B exposure. Mutual aid units arrived on scene and Hawthorne's tower ladder was set up, fed by a North Haledon engine, but was never put into operation. It took Paterson firefighters two hours to bring the fire under control; however, companies remained on scene knocking down hot spots. No injuries were reported and the fire remains under investigation. - CHRIS TOMPKINS
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Franklin, Warren County, NJ. Sparking the three month old dalmatian spending time at the station on Engine 57-62
Sayreville, NJ. Members of the New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC) recently elected the volunteer emergency medical service organization’s officers for 2015. All but one of the council’s 2014 officers was re-elected; Southern Area Vice President Bryan Platt stepped down, and 22nd District Vice President Phil Wien reassumed the position he last held in 2004. Results were as follows: President Howard Meyer from Summit, Northern Area Vice President Cyndy Reardon from Bloomingdale, Central Area Vice President Joseph G. Walsh, Jr. from Neptune, Southern Area Vice President Phil Wien from Maple Shade, Treasurer Ken Weinberg from
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Pittstown, Assistant Treasurer LeRoy Gunzelman from Somerville, Secretary Barbara Platt from New Egypt, and Membership Secretary Sue Meyer from Summit. The installation of officers will take place during the group’s general membership meeting in January. The 85-year-old nonprofit NJSFAC represents more than 20,000 EMS volunteers affiliated with 300 first aid and rescue squads throughout the state. - SYLVIE MULVANEY
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New Providence EMS’ DeLuise honored; Meyers re-elected to NJSFAC Susan DeLuise, left, New Providence EMS captain and an active member of the volunteer squad for 31 years, recently was chosen 2014’s New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC) Squad Member of the Year. With her are Howard and Sue Meyer of Summit, who were re-elected NJSFAC president and membership secretary, respectively, for 2015. The Meyers are affiliated with both New Providence EMS and the Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad. The 85-year-old nonprofit NJSFAC represents more than 20,000 EMS volunteers and 300 first aid and rescue squads throughout the state. ADAM ALBERTI
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all of our good friends in Fire & Emergency Services!
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LITTLE BIG GUYS
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Hydrant, a three month old Dalmatian, is proudly owned by Lieutenant William D'Altilio of the East Keansburg Fire Company.
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At the Morristown Municipal Airport, Rescue 2 is this 2013 Ford F-550/KME 4 x 4 quick attack. It has a five seat cab, and R.O.M. roll-up compartment doors in the body. Features include a Darley 3.5 AGE pump with a discharge range of 165-250 gpm, a 300 gallon water tank, 50 gallon foam tank, Fire Combat 450 pound Purple K dry chemical system, 100 foot of twin agent hose on a reel, Akron Firefox bumper turret, Warn six-ton winch, FLIR camera and two Whelen Pioneer floodlights.
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attached on both sides and has a dwelling above. The store is closed with an roll up security door over it. Truckees use a saw to gain entry with a smoke condition ensuing. In the meantime, firefighters at the rear encounter heavy fire showing at the ground floor which eventually spreads to the second floor, blowing out three windows. This was one tough fire to fight judging by the time it took for it to be brought under control. The next fire is a fifth alarm in a row of stores. It was discovered by Tower Ladder 138 while on their way to another alarm. One of the stores is a Duane Reade pharmacy. While heavy black smoke bellows out of the storefront, heavy fire can be seen through the roof. The scene is nothing less than spectacular! Aerial pieces and handlines go to work! The next fire is an all hands in a two story dwelling. Heavy fire is seen at the first floor rear. Aerials go to the roof. The next fire is a fourth alarm with heavy fire in the basement of a two and three story dwelling. The fire eventually goes through the roof. Injured firefighters are removed from the scene on stretchers. A second alarm is transmitted for an unoccupied, attached private dwelling which has fire blowing out of two rear windows. A ground ladder is seen on edge against the building between the two windows and is later righted and climbed. The scene at the front of the building shows the second floor burned out! Finally there is a third alarm in a two and a half story frame which is semi-attached. A partial collapse occurs at the top floor and one firefighter rode it down. Heavy fire again is present! This DVD has many tactics and strategies that are good for training purposes. There were also mayday calls in a couple of these incidents. If you follow the videos we present, you will note that Volume 25 was already reviewed. But this one was brought to my attention by Fire Line at a later date and I am thankful that it was done in order to show an action packed collection here.
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Fairview fire prevention poster winner honored PROVIDED
Winslow Township encountered charged guard rail Recently, Winslow Township was sent out on Malaga Road for a reported brush fire. On arrival, one of their guys getting off the rig observed that the guard rail bolt affixing the guard rail to the mounting pole was spitting sparks and illustrating that it was energized. The cause was that a primary had dropped and started the brush fire, but it had also energized the entire guard rail. Pretty lucky company, thank God they had an observant member on their rig.
Fairview, NJ. The Fairview Fire Department and Fire Prevention Bureau sponsored its annual Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest for third grade students in the borough, honoring the best poster makers with several prizes. This year's theme was “Working Smoke Detectors Save Lives, Test Yours Every Month!” Eligible students are those in the third grade in both municipal and parochial schools. Students work hard on their posters because the winners get a ride around town in a fire truck and receive a big trophy. In addition, all participants
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were honored with a pizza party at their school with firefighters. The winning students, and their teachers, received their trophies during a council meeting at Borough Hall on the evening of November 17th. Fire Chief Pat Buglione welcomed students, teachers and proud parents. “Students learn about fire prevention, and about being a firefighter,” Chief Buglione said. Receiving the first place trophy for the public school was Ms.
Crovatto's PS #3 class. The winners were Cinthya Bravo Peralta, Emeli Portillo, Massil Bermudes and Meyslin Rola Estrada. From Our Lady of Grace Parochial School, Ms. Verbitski's student, Sabrina Rodriguez, was the first place winner. After the trophies were presented, borough officials took a five-minute recess to view the posters that were hung up in the chambers, with the students and their families. - RON JEFFERS
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NIOSH firefighter fatality report on West, TX explosion STAYING SAFE Chief Henry Campbell
On the evening of April 17, 2013 at 7:29 p.m., a fire was reported in a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, a community of approximately 2,600 residents. Fire protection is provided by a volunteer fire department consisting of approximately 30 members with four pieces of fire apparatus. The fertilizer plant contained more than 40 tons of ammonium nitrate used as fertilizer. The Emergency Response Guidebook states: “May explode from heat or contamination” and a recommendation for large fires that says “for massive fires, use unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles; if this is impossible, withdraw from area and let fire burn.” The fire department was dispatched at 7:34 p.m. and the first apparatus was on scene at 7:39 p.m. confirming a fire in the building. There was somewhat of a discussion as to whether to attack the fire or back away while an initial attack was underway when the blast occurred. At 7:51 p.m., dispatch received a cell phone report of an explosion at the incident scene. In a matter of minutes ten firefighters would be dead, five firefighters injured, and an additional five civilians would die from the explosion, two of the civilians were assisting firefighters in the attempt to extinguish the fire. The community and the nation grieved this tragedy that claimed the lives of 15 people and devastated this fire department. On November 12, 2014 NIOSH released its Firefighter Fatality Investigation Report on this fire and explosion. It listed what they considered to be six contributing factors that ultimately lead to injury or death. The NIOSH investigators identified the following items as key contributing factors in this incident that ultimately led to the fatalities: • Non-recognition of the hazards associated with ammonium nitrate • Limited pre-incident planning of commercial facility • Fire quickly spread to an un-controllable size • Approximately 40-60 tons of solid ammonium nitrate unexpectedly detonated • Responders working within blast radius at time of explosion • Large non-sprinklered, wood construction, commercial structure. As a result of NIOSH’s investigation, the following 13 recommendations were offered in the report. It is important that members of the fire service review NIOSH reports and recommendations and determine how these recommendations may apply to your department. The recommendations are made in an effort to increase overall firefighter safety and to reduce firefighter death and injury. The recommendations are as follows: Recommendation #1: Fire departments should conduct pre-incident planning inspections of buildings
within their jurisdictions to facilitate development of safe fireground strategies and tactics, especially for high hazard/high risk structures and occupancies. Recommendation #2: Fire departments should have a written risk management plan, use risk management principles at all structure fires and especially at incidents involving high risk hazards. Recommendation #3: Fire departments should develop, implement and enforce a written Incident Management System to be followed at all emergency incident operations. Recommendation #4: Fire departments should develop and coordinate pre-incident planning protocols with mutual aid departments. Recommendation #5: Fire departments should ensure that firefighters wear a full array of turnout clothing and personal protective equipment appropriate for the assigned task while participating in fire suppression and overhaul activities. Recommendation #6: Fire departments should ensure that firefighters are trained in situational awareness, personal safety, and accountability. Recommendation #7: Fire departments and authorities having jurisdiction should implement national firefighter and fire officer training standards and requirements. Recommendation #8: Fire departments should enforce standard operating procedures on a “zero-tolerance policy” for alcohol use while engaged in any fire department activity. Recommendation #9: Firefighters should use available resources such as the US Department of Transportation’s Emergency Response Guidebook to identify hazardous chemicals and the appropriate emergency response actions such as initial evacuation considerations and fire fighting precautions. Recommendation #10: Fire departments should develop, implement, and enforce written standard operating procedures (SOPs) for fireground operations and all emergency response operations. Recommendation #11: Fire departments should ensure that specialized training is acquired for high risk sites with unique hazards, such as ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials that exist within their response areas. Recommendation #12: Municipalities, building fire code officials, and authorities having jurisdiction should consider requiring automatic sprinkler systems, performing regular fire inspections, and other types of active fire prevention methods in industrial facilities, especially those with high risk / high hazard inventory. Recommendation #13: Authorities having jurisdiction at all levels (federal, state, regional, and local) should consider following the most current safe handling procedures for ammonium nitrate fertilizer storage and handling facilities. The NIOSH report referenced in this article can be downloaded from the CDC web site at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201311.pdf Till next time, Stay Safe and God Bless!
Laugh your way to the bank with a stand-up comedy fund-raiser 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
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raise varies, depending on things like the 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 gameshow 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 Rein-
beck, who coordinates the shows for the 65-member 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.” For information on Comedy Works, call 1 (888) 782-4589, go to www.comedyworks.org or e-mail joeynovick@earthlink.net.
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Unattended campfire starts brush fire in Laurence Harbor Laurence Harbor, NJ. Local fire companies and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were alerted just after noon on November 4, 2014 for a heavy smoke condition on Britton Avenue in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Township. Upon arrival, crews found a deep-seated woods fire as a result of an unattended campfire. Crews did a great job stopping this fire at about .75 of an acre just before it hit the marsh area. Winds were gusty and relative humidity was down to about 20%. Responding in was NJ Forest Fire Service B10 crew as well as Cheesequake and Laurence Harbor Fire Companies.
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Warren Township Rescue Squad's Shah awarded scholarship Warren Township Rescue Squad 1st Lieutenant Manil Shah, center, is the 2014 recipient of the Dolores “Dee” Ziobro Memorial Scholarship Award. Squad Chief Dr. Paul Rapps and New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC) Scholarship Committee Chairperson Joanna Koping flank Shah as he accepts the award during the recent NJSFAC banquet. The 85-year-old nonprofit NJSFAC represents more than 20,000 EMS volunteers and 300 first aid and rescue squads throughout the state.
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East Orange blaze turns deadly A fast moving fire tore through a home in East Orange on November 8th, taking the life of one resident and injuring another. The fire was first reported shortly before 11:00 p.m. at 676 Springdale Ave. Heavy smoke and fire was visible on arrival and one person was trapped on the roof. That person was safely removed via ladder, and other family members had made it outside except for a 19 year old male. The heavy fire prevented fire-
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fighters from making a complete search before operations went defensive. A second alarm was transmitted bringing mutual aid to the scene and to cover. Three ladder pipes, one squrt, one deck gun, and several handlines were operated to knock down the fire. An exposure building on the “D” side was protected.
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According to a 2005 NAEMT study, the number one injury to EMS providers is assault, with 52% of those surveyed saying they'd been attacked on the job. OSHA calls on-scene violence to pre-hospital and ER personnel a job hazard. While agency leaders are reluctant to teach self-defense tactics (fearing they might be construed as aggressive behavior), EMS providers need to know how to protect themselves in the event of assault. Always expect the unexpected. There are training programs, which teach self defense and critical skills to recognize potential threats, de-escalate situations and escape violent encounters. Unless there is indication of violence prior to EMS arrival at a scene, law enforcement may not be present and the crew can walk into a hostile situation. There are also cases, where everything seems calm when suddenly the behavior changes and things get nasty pretty quickly. If you have concerns about scene’s safety, request law enforcement prior to entering; if you are already there and concerns rise, quietly and as inconspicuously as possible, request police. If you suspect the patient might be carrying a potential weapon, ask the police to check before you begin transport. Crews need to be aware of their surroundings at all times. It’s important to note who is in the house or on scene and remain aware of where each person is. Listen to what is being said, note the general mood of the people involved and take notice of any signs of hostility. Always make sure that you have an escape route. If you notice your patient begin to get edgy because you are too close to them (in their face), back off a few feet, slowly, and make sure your stance is non-aggressive. Do not be confrontational, people will react in kind if you seem aggressive or out of control. Unfortunately it takes experience to learn to differentiate an uncooperative or belligerent patient and one who actually poses a threat to the responding crew members. Note sudden personality changes, verbal threats, aggressive hand movement (as if to guard or punch), weapons, use of drugs or obvious signs of previous violence. Listen to your gut instincts, do
you feel threatened? Always be alert and when possible stay behind striking/grabbing distance. If your patient threatens you verbally, don’t laugh at them or challenge them to follow through. If necessary give them reasonable space. Even if you’ve been called to the scene of an EDP/Intox, be aware that the threat may not be the patient. Someone else might have irritated your patient and now becomes violent towards you because you are there to help that patient. When you approach patients, maintain a 45-degree angle so you present less area in the event of attack. Eye contact is important to establish a relationship and confidence, but do not “stare-down” a patient or they might view it as a challenge. Weapons do not need to be guns or knives, any hard object can be used against you, although most traditional weapons are usually stored in kitchens and bedrooms. Be aware of items on you which could be grabbed by a patient and used as a weapon (pens, scissors, knives, etc.) Safe distances vary depending on the potential threat; If a person APPEARS unarmed, six feet should provide enough of a safe zone, with knives and other sharp objects you need at least 21 feet; if handguns/rifles are involved, look for cover. Cover will provide some shielding; concealment is hiding and may not protect you from bullets. Facing full front and standing upright will provide more target if someone is firing a gun; standing slightly angled and hunched down when necessary will make you less of a target. Rapid Threat Assessment (from EMS World, June 2009) The following may predict violence from a patient: 1. Eye movement—Rapid eye movements, piercing stare, "clearance" glance (the assailant will glance around as if to check for witnesses); 2. Speech—Threatening, belligerent, mumbling, nonarticulate; 3. Posture—Clenched fists, crossed arms, hands on hips, definitive shifts in posture (the assailant will subtly adjust his posture and/or retrieve a weapon prior to attacking); 4. Personal ability/presence of a weapon—Assumed until proven otherwise; 5. Motor activity—Fidgeting, pointing or rapidly alternating moves, grooming-type gestures (e.g., wiping face/nose, slicking hair back, rubbing the back of the neck, etc.). 6. Gut feeling—When it talks, listen!
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Fire official suffers heart attack in North Wildwood According to published reports, a Cape May fire official succumbed to a heart attack after responding to a fire this week. Arthur "Art" E. Treon was well known in the area as well as throughout the state for his knowledge of firefighting and emergency management. Cape May Fire Coordinator Art Treon responded to a fatal fire on West 17th Street in North Wildwood. According to published reports, at the scene of the fire on Tuesday, November 18th, Treon complained of chest pains and shortness of breath. He was transported to Cape Re-
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gional Medical Center, where he seemed to be doing well according to his visitors. Unfortunately, he passed away in the late hours of November 19th. Treon served with the Town Bank Volunteer Fire Department for several decades. He servedas their fire chief for ten years as well as the president of the department. He was a life member of the NJ State Firemen's Association, a member of the Lower Township Firemen's Relief Association, the county firemen's association, and the Masons Cape Island Lodge 30. Visitation was held on Saturday, November 29th followed by a firematic memorial service and procession to the cemetery.
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How do we save our own… thoughts for the fire service In October every year down in Emmitsburg, MD at the National Fire Academy, we gather to pay honor and tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and died in the line of duty. This year, 107 new names were added to the wall. Of that number.. 98 fire- JUMP TO FILE # fighters answered 080713101 their final call during 2013 and the nine additional names are those from years prior. A candlelight vigil was held and memorial service where thousands of firefighters and their families from across the United States converge on the NFA which is the home of the Fallen Firefighters Memorial. The national tribute is sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) on the grounds of the National Emergency Training Center and the U.S. Fire Administration. So how do we prevent Line of Duty Deaths in the Fire Service… The United States Congress created the NFFF to lead a nationwide effort to remember America's fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the non-profit foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. The NFFF also works closely with the fire service and life safety
organizations to help prevent and reduce line-of- duty deaths and injuries. In September, I was honored to be selected as a representative from New Jersey along with Battalion Chief Greg Collier from the Mt. Laurel Fire Department. Both Greg and I attended the 2014 Advocate Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. This Summit was held in conjunction with the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) Conference. As an Advocate, it is our job to spread the word on Firefighter Safety using the 16 Life Safety Initiatives that are the main point of the Courage to Be Safe that Everyone Goes Home program. In addition to the CTBSEGH program, there are several others that focus on the importance of firefighter safety that are also available through the NFFF. Fire Service professionals representing their agencies from all over the United States had one common goal over those few days in Arizona. How do we limit and prevent LODDs and what else can we do for not only our brother and sister firefighters, but also their families. There were several intensive informative sessions that included recognizing stress and an introduction of the NFFF’s Stress First Aid program. Additionally, there was a segment on the importance of having home fire sprinkler initiative in-
cluding the production of an informative video with the assistance of the Scottsdale Fire Department. The important question is how as an organization can we continue to promote the efforts of the NFFF in the coming years ahead. This is not something that can be answered in a few days.. It is an ever changing process and that describes the whole fire service. We are ever changing.. Unfortunately there are those that do not like or accept change. One of the jobs of an Advocate is to promote change. Change comes from within, having to believe the need for change before trying to sell it to someone else. For most of us as Everyone Goes Home ®Advocates there was a something that may have happened to us or a member in our department. It could have been as simple as an on the job injury or a training accident. Maybe a LODD within the department or a Near Miss that was too close to home. The NFFF offers several new programs that are available at no charge to assist departments focus on making that change, many of these are available online at www.fireherolearningnetwork.com and are self-paced training. I can tell you that my mind was racing on all the things that I can do… take better care of my health, stay current with my annual medical evaluations, stay as healthy as I can and most of all take time to enjoy
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Gerald Barrett Jr is a Past Chief with the Ocean Gate Fire Department and currently a technician with the Berkeley Emergency Response Team, he is a NJDFS Level #2 Instructor with over 24 years of experience and holds several additional certifications. He is an active member with the NFFF acting as a State Advocate. In addition to his duties in the Fire and Emergency Services Field, Gerald is the Manager of Air & Gas Technologies, Inc. a company that has been supporting the Fire, Law Enforcement, Military and EMS industries since 1995. Please visit them at www.airgastech.com or www.divatormask.com - GERALD A. BARRETT JR.
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Port-Au-Peck Fire Company Busy afternoon for Middletown firefighters honors firefighters Oceanport, NJ. On Monday, October 20, 2014, the Port-AuPeck Fire Company of Oceanport held its 37th Annual "Old Timers" Night at the Port-Au-Peck fire house on Myrtle Avenue. JUMP TO FILE# Hors d'oeuvres 102414110 were served at 6:30 and a full course buffet dinner was served at 7:15 by the Kitchen Witch of Monmouth Beach. All past members were invited to the firehouse for dinner and to witness the awards ceremony. President and Ex-Chief Al DeSantis opened the event with the flag salute and introduced Mayor Michael J. Mahon and council members Gerald Bertekap, Richard A. Gallo, Jr., Joseph A Irace and Christopher Paglia. Honorary members present were Clement V Sommers and Thomas W. Cavanagh. Special guests were Borough Business Administrator John Bennett, Borough Fire Chief Joseph C. Wolf and our First Aid Captain Maggie Lippolis. After dinner, President DeSantis gave a brief summary of the history of the company. He introduced the old timers present. He asked all of the ex-chiefs, all of the ex-captains, and all of the past presidents to stand so they could be recognized for their services. Al introduced the executive officers and asked Captain Carroll to introduce the line officers. With the help of Vice President Fran VanBrunt, the presentations were made. Certificates of service awards were given to Ex-Chief and Captain Kenneth T. Carroll and 1st Lt. Paul M. VanBrunt in recognition of 15 dedicated years of service as Port-Au-Peck firefighters. Life membership awards were presented to Ex-Chief Scott M. Sirianni, Robert T. D'Agostino and Robert C. Simmons in recognition of 25 dedicated years as a PortAu-Peck firefighter. The highlight of the evening was the award presented to ExChief and Life Member Clarence D. "Buddy" Brocklebank, Sr. in recognition of 50 dedicated continuous active years as a Port-AuPeck firefighter. Buddy introduced his wife Patty and his two sons Donny and Matt and their wives. President DeSantis gave a brief summary of Buddy's background and an explanation of his active duty. Buddy has been active ever since he joined the company in 1964. Buddy is the only member, on record, known to have actively served 50 continuous years in the 98 year history of the company. Buddy was presented with a company plaque, an award from the Oceanport Borough mayor and council, an award from the Board of Chosen Freeholders, an award from the New Jersey State Senate
and Assemby, an award from New Jersey State Governor Chris Christie, an award from the Federal House of Representatives 6th Congressional District and Assemblyman Frank Palone, Jr. Buddy was presented with a framed American Flag flown on September 11, 2014 over Camp Alpha, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in his honor for his time in service to his community. This was made possible by Regular Army Staff Sgt. Sean Meenan, a medic, who is serving with the 82nd Airborne, 3rd Combat Brigade, 508th Regiment. Sgt. Meenan served one tour of duty in Iraq and tour tours in Afghanistan. Sgt. Meenan is the son in law of Steve Tagarty of Oceanport. - PROVIDED
Middletown firefighters were busy this afternoon, November 14, 2014, while working a structure fire with entrapment. Ninety minutes later, MTFD firefighters were called for another possible JUMP TO FILE# structure fire. Station 5 and 11 111414114 along with Keansburg Fire Company (still on standby/cover) responded to 108 Cedar Avenue for the call. Responding units arrived to find a smoke condition from the rear of the structure. It was reported as no fire within the home, but a shed was fully involved. Station 11 was canceled do to the quick knockdown of the shed with no extention. All units cleared the scene in 30
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Colonia home consumed by flames, causes major collapse Colonia, NJ. Firefighters battled a raging house fire on November 6, 2014 in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, resulting in a major collapse of the home. The Colonia Fire Department was in the middle of a company meeting when they were dispatched around 7:50 p.m. to 33 Pine Tree Dr. for a reported house fire. Apparatus responding could see a large glow in the night sky and a heavy column of smoke from several blocks away, confirming they had a working fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found the back of the two-story woodframe home engulfed in flames with imminent collapse. Nearby homes were evacuated quickly due to the intense flames threatening the structures. A water supply was established and a hand line was stretched to the front door. An attempt was made to enter and push the fire out the rear, but as firefighters were about to make entry, the first floor became fully involved, forcing them to retreat and conduct operations from a defensive mode. Additional hand lines were stretched to protect exposures on both sides, which were starting to light off from the intense heat. A deck gun and ladder pipe were set
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A long drink of water Usually this is a phrase describing someone who is very tall, but in this case it is coined to the East Freehold Volunteer Fire Company’s new heavy rescue truck. It actually has no pump or water tank, but from a vehicle perspective, it is a “long drink of water!” The vehicle is on a Spartan Gladiator tandem axle chassis with a 24 inch raised roof cab and 28 inch extended front bumper with tool mounts. The chassis supports a 28 foot heavy rescue, non-walk-in body, which is the longest rescue body built by Rescue 1 to date. It has a 278 inch wheelbase, a 204 inch cab to axle measurement and an overall length of 44 feet, two inches. It has upper body storage compartments accessed by a hydraulically operated rear lift up stairway. The sides of the body are equipped with grab handles to make it easier to access the upper parts of the compartments. There is a recess-mounted electric awning on the side. Other features include a Whelen NFPA, LED lighting package, Onan 35 kw pto-driven generator, recessed-mounted Command Light, Mako air fill station with Sierra booster, 9,000 pound portable winch and factory tool mounting. The vehicle is powered by a Cummins ISX 15, 380 hp diesel engine with an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission. Campbell Supply Co. LLC delivered a Spartan ERV pumper to Millburn (Essex County.) Specs include a Gladiator chassis with Cummins ISX15, 550 hp diesel, a Hale Qtwo, two-stage 1500 gpm pump, Hale Foamlogix 5.0 system, UPF 500 gallon water, 20 gallon Class “A” and 40 gallon Class “B” foam tanks, a Smart Power 10 kw generator and 3-kw Will Burt , NS 1.8 light tower. The Fire Apparatus Division of First Priority Emergency Vehicles reports the following KME activity: Byram Township in Sussex County has ordered a pumper on a Predator MFD chassis with 10 inch raised roof cab. Specs include Bostrom seating for eight, Cummins ISL9, 450 hp diesel, Allison 3000 EVS transmission, Optimo camera/GPS system, FRC 12V scene lighting, Whelen NFPA, LED emergency lighting package, Hale Qmax, single-stage 1500 gpm pump, 1000 gallon poly water tank, , KME 3/16 inch aluminum Challenger pumper body, and Amdor roll-up compartment doors. The Borough of West Cape May (Cape May County) ordered a pumper with a Predator LFD chassis and a 10 inch raised roof cab. Specs include T.O.P. roll over protection, 4front airbag protection system, Bostrom seating for six, Cummins ISL9, 450 hp diesel, Allison 300 EVS transmission, FRC, 12V scene lighting, Whelen NFPA, LED emergency lighting package, Hale Qtwo, twostage 2000 gpm pump, Pneumax”Platinum” 200 CFM C.A.F.S, 1000 gallon poly water tank, 30 gallon Class “A” foam tank, KME medium “FLEX” pumper body and an Onan 8 kw hydraulic generator. Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus of the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1 Ardmore Street. New Windsor, NY 12553. Or you can e-mail them to Apparatus@1stResponderNews.com.
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east Freehold R26-2-85, 2014 Spartan gladiator/Rescue 1, 35 kw generator, portable winch and air cascade. it was sold by new Jersey emergency Vehicles.
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Vincent FC, Vincentown, Re-17, 2014 Seagrave Marauder ii, 1500/750/40/15 kw generator. it was sold by emergency equipment Sales & Service LLC.
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Millburn e-2, 2014 Spartan eRV, gladiator, 1500/500/20a, 40B, 10 kw generator and Will Burt night Scan. it was sold by Campbell Supply Co. LLC
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Wallington, e-2, 2011 pierce arrow Xt, 2000/750,10 kw generator. it was sold by Fire & Safety Services. They are prepping for delivery a pumper for the City of Camden in Camden County. It is a Severe Service XMFD chassis with 3CR12 stainless steel ten inch raised roof cab. Specs include Bostrom seating for six, Cummins ISL9, 450 hp diesel, Allison 3000 EVS transmission, Code 3, NFPA, LED emergency lighting package, Waterous, single-stage 1500 gpm pump, 750 gallon “L” shaped poly water tank, KME “FLEX” 3CR12 stainless steel body, Amdor painted roll-up compartment doors and an
Onan 6 kw hydraulic generator. They are also prepping for the Township of Cranbury (Middlesex County), a special services unit on a Peterbilt 337 chassis. Specs include a Paccar PX-9, 380 hp diesel, Allison 3000 EVS transmission, Whelen Pioneer 12 volt recessed scene lighting, Whelen NFPA, LED emergency lighting package, KME 3/16 inch heavy duty combination walk-in/walkaround rescue body, roof top storage compartments, R.O.M. roll-up doors, Harrison 20 kw hydraulic generator
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Fair Lawn, e-1 2013 KMe panther 1250/500. and a Will Burt 4.5 Night Scan. Their Ambulance Division made the following deliveries: to Fuchs EMS in Fair Lawn (Bergen County), a Braun Signature Series on a Ford F350, 4 x 4 chassis (second matching unit).
Flanders Fire & Rescue in Mt. Olive Twp. (Morris County) received a Braun Chief XL on a Ford E-450 chassis. - Continued on page 58
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Tenafly Rescue 1 has been assigned a 2014 Pierce Impel Jersey City Ladder Co. 6 has been assigned a 2014 New 2014 KME heavy rescue for the Naval Weapons Stawith features including a portable winch, light tower, air Pierce Arrow XT mid-mount 95-foot platform sold by Fire tion Earle NJ Fire Department. tool compressor and eight man cab, It was sold by Fire & Safety Services. & Safety Services.
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Trenton-Mercer Airport recently placed into service twin The Ferrell Fire Co. (Gloucester County NJ) recently Teaneck had former Tower 1's Sutphen aerial tower reRosenbauer 1850-gpm/1500-gwt/200-gft/450-lb Purple K took delivery of this 1991 Freightliner/Saulsbury heavy furbished by the same manufacturer and it is now in CFR apparatus. rescue. service as Tower 2. It has a 95-foot platform and 1500gpm pump and 300-gallon water tank.
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Millburn Engine 2 has been assigned a 2014 Spartan Orange has acquired this 1996 Spartan/Quality 1500- The Downe Twp. Fire Co. (Cumberland County NJ) Sta. ERV 1500-gpm/500-gwt/20-A gft/40-B gwt pumper gpm pumper that saw original duty in Lebanon Bor- 39, recently received this 2014 Pierce Arrow XT. equipped with a 3000 Watt light tower, sold by Campbell ough. It has been assigned to Engine 3. Supply Co.
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The Millburn F.D. has placed into service a 2014 Polaris/Medlite Transport vehicle with the primary purpose of EMS response in difficult access areas.
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Hackensack fire chief thomas freeman welcomes all to the department's 100th anniversary celebration.
Three McCoy Miller Guardian Type II’s were delivered (one to Sunrise Ambulance Service in Toms River, Ocean County and two to Virgo Medical in East Orange, Essex County.) Orders include two Braun Signature Series Type III’s on Ford E-350 chassis (one each to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, Union County, which is a second matching unit, as well as to the Randolph Rescue Squad in Morris County) Two First Priority Renaissance Remounts of Ford E-450 chassis under P.L. Custom modules were ordered by the Wall Township EMS (Monmouth County.) Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce orders: In Warren County, the Township of Alpha ordered an Impel FR, PUC pumper. In Morris County, a joint order was placed for Chester Township/Chester Borough of an Impel heavy duty rescue with non-walk-in body. In Cape May County, the Township of Strathmere ordered an Enforcer PUC pumper. In Pennsville’s Deepwater Fire Company (Salem County), an Enforcer pumper was ordered.
Pierce deliveries include to Buena Vista (Atlantic County) East Vineland, an Arrow XT heavy duty rescue pumper. Downe Township Fire District 1 (Cumberland County) took delivery of an Arrow XT pumper. Tinton Falls Fire District 2 (Monmouth County) received a Velocity PUC pumper. The Hopelawn Fire Company in Woodbridge Township (Middlesex County) took delivery of a Velocity pumper. And, the City of Camden (Camden County) received a demo Arrow XT pumper. New Jersey Emergency Vehicles reports the following P.L. Custom ambulance deliveries: To the Englewood Hospital EMS (Bergen County), a Medallion on a Ford E-450 chassis. The Buena Boro EMS (Atlantic County) received a remount of a Medallion onto a Ford E-450 chassis. The Martinsville Rescue Squad in Bridgewater Twp. (Somerset County) took delivery of a Classic 156 on a Ford F-450 chassis. The Howell Township Police EMS (Monmouth County) received a Classic 156 on a Ford F-450 4 x 4 chassis.
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Hackensack firefighters gathered around the 1938 Ahrens fox pumper at the end of the celebration.
Hackensack firefighters celebrated 100th Anniversary Hackensack, N.J. On the afternoon of November 2nd, current and retired firefighters, their families, city officials, friends and neighborhood firefighters gathered at fire headquarters to celebrate the H.F.D.'s 100th anniversary as a career fire department. The department has come a long way in a century, and in 2013 city firefighters received a Class 1 Fire Protection grade issued by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). Of the 48,000 departments surveyed in the U.S., a little over 60 have this grade. About 500 attended and they were welcomed by Chief of Department Thomas Freeman. He is one of a long line of family members who have been part of the H.F.D. In fact, the chief said there has been a Freeman on the job for 78 of the last 100 years. In 1914, a fire department consisting of ten full-time paid members and 30 part-time mem-
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bers was established. Today, there are 100 members protecting city residents and a day time population of approximately 100,000 in the Bergen County seat. Members of the department have been trained in structural collapse, high angle rescue, hazardous materials, trench rescue and tunnel training. In 2003, the Urban Area Security Initiative was established in New Jersey and the H.F.D. was selected as the agency responsible for Bergen County. A 100th anniversary book was compiled for the day detailing the department's history, listing of members, apparatus history and a dedication to the nine members, who died in the line of duty. The committee did an outstanding job and made sure that we remember the ones who served
before us. A highlight of the event was a 1938 Ahrens Fox piston pumperthe only apparatus inside the huge firehouse during the ceremonythat once served this city. Neighboring Maywood volunteer firefighters own this rig as their department's antique. It was brought to the ceremony by Maywood Ex-Chief Frank Lichtenberger and Lt. Roy DeYoung, who takes good care of this classic beauty. After the formal ceremony, a plaque was presented to Chief Freeman, Deputy Chiefs Steve and Ken Kalman and Firefighterhistorian Mike Martinelli, by Ridgefield Park Ex-Chief John Malool and Captain Brian Nevins of Truck Co. 1. The plaque, from their company, included the words: “You have set the standard for the rest of us to follow.” - rOn JefferS
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Are firefighters in Jefferson township trying to tell their chief something with the new incident command post they made for the chief's car? no. it was made up for the Wallington holiday parade, we hope!
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A Halloween jack-o-lantern flag oversees fireground operations during a power outage four dwelling fire on Mercer St. October 31st in Phillipsburg.
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Somerset County Northern Mutual Aid Association training exercise On Sunday, November 2, the Northern Mutual Aid Association, comprised of fire and first aid companies from the northern portion of Somerset County and the southern portion of Morris County, conducted a training exercise focusing on Wildland/Urban Interface. The exercise was an opportunity for emergency services personnel to test preparedness and operational strategies/tactics as they relate to the threats of WUI. The exercise also served to assist multiple agencies with coordinating WUI efforts to achieve the common goals of life safety and property conservation through protection from and suppression of fire. Emphasis was placed on unified command, communications, accountability, wildland fire suppression, structural fire protection/suppression, water supply, tender water shuttle, EMS, and OEM operations. 17 agencies participated in the exercise including 34 pieces of apparatus and 160 emergency services personnel. The exercise took place in two locations, the rear of the Dewey Meadows Shopping Center in Bernards Township, and the rear of the Center 78 office complex in Warren Township.
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Firefighters from Peapack Gladstone, Far Hills Bedminster, and Bernardsville at one of the established dump sites
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Participating agencies included Liberty Corner Fire and First Aid, Warren Fire and First Aid, Basking Ridge Fire, Bernardsville Fire and First Aid, Chester Fire, Far Hills-Bedminster Fire and First Aid, Millington Fire,
New Jersey State Forest Fire, Peapack-Gladstone Fire, Pottersville Fire, Stirling Fire, Bernards OEM, Warren OEM, Bedminster OEM, Bernardsville OEM, PeapackGladstone OEM, and Somerset County OEM and fire coordinators. - PETER APRAHAMIAN
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Park Ridge firefighters made good use out of an old fire hydrant by making it a water fountain as part of the memorial monument in front of Fire Headquarters.
DEPARTMENT PROFILE If your department has photos for our “Department Profile” feature, please them to, www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com
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Working fire with entrapment in Middletown At 2:30 p.m. on November 14th, Middletown received a call for smoke in the area of the Leonardo Flats. Stations 2 and 4 were dispatched. Within minutes, patrols reported a structure fire with entrapment in a two story wood frame family dwelling. Middletown fire chief order for Stations 3, 7, and 1 for a RIT team and the Air Unit to respond.
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Arriving units reported heavy fire and smoke with entrapment, ordered a for an unidentified person rescued. The tower ladder was in operation on the C/D side of structure and evacuation tones were sounded for no personnel in the
structure, outside operations only. Middletown Station 5 handled the landing zone at the Bayshore School. Incident command requested dispatch for the following towns to be placed on standby/cover Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, and Keansburg. The investigation into the cause is currently ongoing. - JOHN OBRIEN
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Located in the shadow of the new World Trade Center building is Jersey City, and, the F.D.J.C.'s new Pierce 95-foot tower assigned to Ladder Co. 6
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Hackensack Fire Chief Thomas Freeman welcomes all to the department's 100th anniversary celebration.
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Holiday parade honors lost brothers The borough of Wallington suffered a terrible loss of two volunteer firefighters from the same family in 2014-Ex-Chief Greg Barnas and his son, Engineer John Barnas.The Fire Department's 13th annual holiday parade went on as usual, November 28th, but this one was special It honored their lost brothers. Borough apparatus possessed tributes to their local heroes which included replicas of helmet front pieces with the names and ranks of Greg Barnas, 57, and John, 23. Over 200 emergency vehicles, filled with lights and holiday deco-
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rations representing approximately 90 departments participated in event. As the parade started, Patty Barnas climbed aboard Engine 203 and sat with her relatives for the parade around town, and to remember two fallen heroes who left us too early in their dedicated, unselfish lives. - RON JEFFERS
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Hackensack firefighters gathered around the 1938 Ahrens Fox pumper at the end of the celebration.
Linden firefighters make a nice stop Linden, NJ. Two families were displaced on November 15, 2014 after a fire broke out on the second floor of their home. Firefighters were able to make an aggressive interior attack and prevent a total loss of the twofamily dwelling. The Linden Fire Department responded just before midnight to 203 West 16th St. after being dispatched for a reported house fire. Firefighters arrived on scene and found heavy fire venting from three second floor windows on the B-side of a two-and-a-half story wood-frame dwelling. A ground ladder was set up on the B-side to check conditions and vent windows from the exterior as crews advanced hand lines to the second floor, where heavy fire conditions were encountered.
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The interior crews were able to find the room quickly and darken the fire down within ten minutes. Once the fire was darkened, a heavy smoke condition existed throughout the second floor and finished attic space. The second and third floor windows were taken out to vent the building of the remaining smoke, while crews checked for extension into the attic. Some extension was found, but was extinguished quickly. The heavy fire damage was held to the rear of the home, but smoke damage was evident throughout the second floor and attic.
The incident commander declared the fire under control within a half hour, but crews remained on scene conducting extensive overhaul to ensure all hot spots were extinguished. The American Red Cross was notified to assist the displaced residents with seeking temporary shelter. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at the scene. The home was deemed uninhabitable due to the amount of damage sustained. Mutual aid fire departments from Union County assisted at the scene and covered the city during the incident. The fire is being investigated by Linden fire officials. - KEITH ADDIE
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Maplewood Captain Brett Derewsky, Firefighters Mark Littlejohn, Wayne Crowell Jr. and Alan Bamdas take a breather in front of Engine 32 after operating at an apartment fire in Orange.
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Lodi Fire Chief Keith Bruining, center, thanked Damien Danis, left, and Richie Wolfson for putting together and old fashioned slide presentation for the Lodi Fire Department's Old Timer's lunch on November 15th. Many memories were re-lived.
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Members of Jersey City Engine Co. 7 pose with Reserve Engine 32's battle-scared 1996 Seagrave 1250-gpm pumper, being used while 7 Engine is in the shops for repairs.
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The crew of River Edge Ladder 1 stands by at Paterson Fire headquarters as the PFD battles a multiple alarm in the city on November 5th.
Maplewood Firefighter Wayne Crowell Jr. at an apartment fire on Park Ave. in Orange.
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Cliffside Park Firefighter James Giunchini (left), of Ladder Co. 1, squeezes the water from his ice-coated gear in the hallway of an apartment house across from the fire building, as his father, Senior Chief's Aide Pete Giunchini (right) looks on. Firefighter Jonathon Stern, of Engine Co. 3, also got warmed up. The November 18th fire occurred in 27-degree weather with a wind chill that was much colder!
Collections by Hazlet Fire Companies during summer benefits those in need During the months of June, July and August, Hazlet Fire Companies held their highway collections drive. Through the generosity of motorists, as well as several local business owners, $4,000 was collected, noted Hazlet Fire Official John Beslanovitz. Checks were presented to the following hospitals and organizations on August 28, 2014 at Hazlet Town Hall. A $1,000 check for Deborah Hospital was given to representatives Sal and Janice Alagona; a $1,000 check for Saint Barnabas Fire & Burn Education Unit was given to representative Chief Thomas O’Neill; and a $1,000 check will be given to Saint Jude’s Children Hospital. A $500 check for Special Teens and Adult Recreation Supporters (S.T.A.R.S.)
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was given to Trustee Andy Bace; and a $500 check for Reaching All In Need Everyday (R.A.I.N.E.) was given to Founders Patti and Matt Dickens. Beslanovitz thanked Cliff Moore, IHOP of Keyport; Mike Marshall, Perkins Restaurant of Hazlet; as well as John Dwyer and Robert Raneri of Bethany Wines & Liquors for their donations. Other key supporters of the highway collections included Mayor James DiNardo and Committeeman Scott Aagre; R.A.I.N.E supporter Sue Kiley; Executive Committee members and collection organizers Beth and Rosemary
DeMichele and Alma Almiron; and Mr. & Mrs. Art Lynch. Also present from the West Keansburg Fire Company was Twp. Chief Joseph Schroeck, Bill McCarron, Doug Granai, and Donald Warren. Not pictured is Mike Vamos. Present from the North Centerville Fire Company was Chief Frank Wood, John Gilgannon and Thomas Hesse. Previously, $4,000 was raised through highway collections and sent to Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. “We are grateful to everyone who generously donated and we hope to present an even better donation next year to help these needy charities and hospitals,” said Beslanovitz. - COMMUNITY MAGAZINE
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Mount Tabor knocks the doors down FF1 Professional Safety Services spent the evening with the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department, Parsippany TroyHills Township District #1 on forcible entry techniques. The MTVFD takes this class on an annual basis and has been using the Training Division at FF1 for several years. Whether it's basic entry or advanced steel doors, FF1 is your go to place for everything fire! For more info go to www.FF1.com/training or call 973-940-3061
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Bus versus gas line in Stanhope A mid size bus returning residents to a group home in Stanhope some how ran over a propane tank fill line. The tank was leaking. The bus had some residents with minor injuries. In addtion, the nearby building was filled with propane and taxed resources. Fire units from Stanhope and Hopatcong along with First Aid units from Stanhope, Hopatcong and Lakeland responded. The propane company along with the fire department and the towing company worked on a plan to remove the bus from the leaking line.
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The power company was required to the scene due to burning wires and outages JOHN RIETH
Matawan NJ is ex Cheesequake NJ Volunteer Fire Company’s 1994 Sutphen Deluge 1500/1000.
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Row homes damaged by a kitchen fire Phillipsburg, NJ. An accidental kitchen fire caused damage to five rowhomes in south Phillipsburg on Halloween night, October 31st. Companies were dispatched to 143 Mercer St. around 6:40 p.m. and had heavy smoke and fire coming from the front and rear of this three story dwelling and from the rear of 145 Mercer St.. The residents of the fire building were out trick-or-treating at the time of the fire, which then gave
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the fire a good start. The fire quickly spred to other dwellings due to the lack of fire walls. 141 Mercer St. had inside smoke and water damage and fire damage in the rear of the house. 145 Mercer St. received fire, smoke and water damage on all three floors including the roof area. 147 Mercer St. had moderate
damage to the roof and attic. 149 Mercer St. has minor smoke damage. The fire was under control in about ninety minutes. Four firefighters and two residents were treated for minor injuries by the Phillipsburg Emergency Squad. The West Easton and the Alpha Fire Department's also assisted the Phillipsburg Fire Department. - KEN SNYDER
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The volunteer firefighter When I was a teenager, a senior fireman who I greatly looked up to explained to me the life cycle of being a fireman. He started off by saying that when you first join you see nothing else, everything is all about the firehouse. No matter how old you are, that’s how it seems. You get to the point that if you miss a small call you get mad, so mad that you wished you were home instead of being somewhere else. These are called your “Buff Years”, one of the best times of my service career. During the first years from when you join the firehouse, you may have a girlfriend/boyfriend, and you are getting more involved with them while building a relationship. At this point, the firehouse doesn’t seem as special as it did. You still love it, but your time there starts to slowly decrease. In some cases, it is because of your other half’s jealousy of the time you spend at the firehouse and not with them. It has always been hard to explain how you can give so much time and effort into something that you do not get paid for and countless hours away from your loved ones. There is a balance and each situation is different. Compromises need to be made, especially if you want to build a future together and also be a volunteer firefighter. The best advice I have given to peers going through this stage is: the firehouse will always be here, relationships won’t. Once you get through this tough stage, the outcome will set the tone for the future. The next stage is the career phase. I learned many things the hard way during this period. Everyone has a career in mind when they are growing up. Your choice should be something that you are passionate about. It may or may not be a paid firefighter, but in my case it was. Once I was hired, I looked at things from a different perspective. I felt I was helping my community and making a difference in a way unlike I was before. I started slowing down with the volunteer firehouse and focused on my job. I truly felt that I could not give a 100% to both, so I was not an active volunteer during the initial time of the career phase. The next phase for me was the children phase. My kids were not easy infants to care for so it was hard for me to leave for the firehouse or go on fire calls. I didn’t think it was fair to my
Letters to the Editor wife or my kids to be gone. My motivation for why I chose to focus on my family is rare and it was set forth many years prior to my marriage. Your attitude towards this ideal may be the same or different. I have to say that bad timing is the story of my life. I can recall numerous times that I had plans and a fire call disrupted the entire night or day. It may not only disrupt daily activities, but it will also affect others. A good example of this is getting a fire or serious call before picking up the kids from school. It’s added stress, but it is also the chaos that balances our lives out. For the firefighters’ families: Although we leave to respond to a call or attend a training, we are providing a service to the community. We are also fulfilling our need for chaos and adrenaline. Let’s face it, some members’ full-time jobs may not be their passion. The fire service is a great outlet for that. During the week of Hurricane Irene, fire districts were running non-stop with rescues, floods, and during the final days, house fires. It was a rough week of no sleep and dealing with some upset family members. My family was very lucky during that storm. There was no flooding or downed trees, but we did lose power. Being away for so long caused a lot of tension in my house. One day, I took my wife to the basement and said, “We have no water flooding. Our family is safe. There are people in our community who need help. They are not as fortunate as us right now. I am not only providing service by responding to their homes, but also the comfort that their fellow neighbor has their back on the worst day of their lives.” That last statement above sums it up. When that pager goes off, no matter what type of call comes through, we are aiding our community in a time of need and assisting to help with what could possibly be someone’s worst experience ever. It’s what we are passionate about. It is what drives us. It is what we are called to do.
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Members of Knights of the Inferno Firefighters MC posing with the memorial and the award of recognition from Union Hose Fire Company.
Memorial in memory of Firefighter Meyer revealed On Saturday, October 11th, 2014, the Knights of the Inferno Firefighters MC presented the Union Hose Fire Company of Union Beach with a very special monument. The monument was donated through the work of the motorcycle club members and was dedicated to the memory of Union Beach and Middletown Firefighter Robert "Hawk" Meyer. Firefighter Meyer lost his life in the line of duty while fighting a four alarm commercial structure fire in Union Beach on June 8th, 2014. This loss hit home for the members of the founding chapter (aka Mother Chapter) because the club
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was founded in a Union Beach firehouse in 2008. Members from all over the U.S. and Canada sent money to help support Union Hose Fire Company after Firefighter Meyer's death. Members of the Knights of the Inferno Firefighters MC were able to secure a donated solid concrete firefighter statue from Brock Farms of Colts Neck, NJ. The members then solicited for a stone to use as a base for the statue. The solid granite stone base and inscription was donated by Joseph
Uras Monuments of Middletown, NJ. Mike Pantina Landscaping and Design did all of the paving stones and landscaping, where the memorial was placed. Several dignitaries spoke at the dedication including Union Beach Mayor Paul Smith, Middletown Mayor Stephanie Murray, and Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley. Keyport Fire Department Chaplain Ray Kilroy gave the opening and closing prayers. We hope that this monument will always stand as a testament to his kindness, fortitude, and his love of the fire service. - KNIGHTS OF THE INFERNO MC
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The Twp of Lakewood EMS Squad recently purchased a 1989 Ford L8000/Ranger rescue truck from 1st Priority Emergency Vehicles to be used as there Emergency Services Support Unit. ESSU 5201 carries rehab equipment for fire scene's, mass casualty/triage area equipment and dive equipment for the township's dive team. It formerly served with the Point Pleasant Fire Department BILL TOMPKINS, WWW.BTFIREPHOTOS.COM
Teaneck battles a difficult fire Teaneck firefighters with assistance from several neighboring departments, fought a morning fire for several hours on November 14th. The fire was first reported at about 8:50 a.m. at 289 Crestview UMP TO FILE# Place for a reported J111414109 kitchen fire. The first floor kitchen was well involved on arrival, and a second alarm was quickly transmitted. Initially, it appeared the fire was knocked down by the first line, but as smoke began to seep from the eaves, it was apparent that the flames were in the walls and spreading up. As the smoke continued to intensify, a third alarm was called for. Four lines were stretched inside and the roof was vented, but fire soon had possession of the rear second flood and the entire attic. Members were withdrawn as conditions continued to deteriorate. One ladder pipe, one deck gun, and several lines were put into operation as the fire slowly consumed the roof from back to front. A squirrel was trapped on the roof for a while, but as the flames closed in, it jumped and ran away. The fire took over two hours to control. There were no reported injuries (including the squirrel), but the home was heavily damaged
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This ex-Keasbey Fire Department 1974 Mack 75' is now owned by a Maryland firefighter/collector
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Wyckoff ex-Chief and former supervisor of the F.D.N.Y. shops Nick Ciampo (center) with sons, ex-Wyckoff Chief John (left) and F.D.N.Y. Lieutenant of Tower Ladder 45, Michael, who is also a Fire Engineering magazine contributing editor.
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Department Chief Michael Dowd of the City of Orange being interviewed by the Media at a recent three alarm fire
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Teaneck Deputy Chief Browning directs members at the scene of a house fire on November 14th.
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Teaneck Chief of Department Anthony Verley giving directions from command vehicle at scene of a three alarm fire on Crestview Place
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Ringwood Fire Company #1, Erskine Lake Fire Department #1, and Skyline Lakes Fire Department #1 at the Bergenfield Training Center
Paterson Deputy Chief Rich Hoedemaker directs operations at a general alarm fire on November 5th.
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Teaneck Firefighters Andrew Gonzalez, Bryan Wiecenski and Michael Pastryk pose with Tower 2's refurbished Sutphen tower on their first day of duty with the rig.
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Maplewood Captain Brett Derewsky at an apartment fire on Park Ave. in Orange.
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Members of Suffern H & L Co. 1 hold a model HESS tiller fire truck as they prepared their big Seagrave tiller to look like the HESS holiday model for the annual Christmas parade in Wallington, N.J., on November 29th.
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NJ Editor Ron Jeffers, left, and Fire Investigator Rich Wolfson hold their old timers caps that they received at the Lodi Fire Department's Old Timers Lunch in November. Jeffers, a retired Union City police sergeant, and Wolfson a retired Garfield firefighter, are founding members of the New Jersey Metro Fire Photographers Association. In addition, Wolfson ran "The Home of the Bravest" store in Lodi in the 1980's.
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Newark Chief of Department John Centani i9n front of the fire buildings at a four alarm fire on November 15th.
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Two fitness rules for the New Year: “Begin and Continue” FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson
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With the New Year arriving, once again clients are reaching out seeking the latest “Fitness Secret” to help them make their New Year’s Resolution a reality. Although methods and activities are always numerous, I have found that my most successful exercisers are those who have followed my two most basic rules: Begin and Continue! Although maintaining a fitness routine is often not easy, there is no reason why it can’t be simple. No matter what you choose to do, or how you choose to do it, the key to success is to get started and keep going.
Sounds simple enough, yet staying on track can be challenging nonetheless. Here are a few things to consider when seeking success. Just get going! Take the first step now, no matter how small. Instead of bogging yourself down with elaborate plans or a huge undertaking, commit to move everyday even if it’s just for 5-10 minutes. I’m not suggesting you throw planning out the window. Planning your workouts is a key component, but don’t let it overwhelm you to the point of delaying your onset. Start small and grow your plan along the way. With your physician’s approval there’s no time like the present to get rolling. You can gradually add time and exercises more specific to your overall plan. Your program will be more manageable physically and mentally and your likelihood of continuing will be enhanced. Observe all Safety Guidelines! Yes we need to work toward our goals, but crossing the line regarding safe activities and intensity levels will have us quickly on the sidelines. It’s difficult, if not impossible,
to continue while injured. Be smart! Be Realistic about the activities you choose. Select activities that are within your physical capabilities and remember to also consider accessibility. Avoid building your program around equipment or facilities that are not readily available to you. Choosing activities that are beyond your physical capabilities or not readily accessible to you will surely sabotage your efforts. Enjoy Yourself! If you hate running, please choose something else. There are a multitude of activities to choose from when seeking to accomplish your cardiovascular workouts. No need to torture yourself. Weight Training not your thing? Body weight exercises (calisthenics), dynamic resistance (tubing), medicine ball training and various other innovative methods can prove to be just as effective. If you despise the method you choose, even if you begin your training, your odds of continuing will be severely diminished. - Continued at www.1rbn.Com
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