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AB R E G 32

A B SO L U TE FIRE

SO U T H L O T 6, 7, 32, 48, 64

A C C E S S C O M P L IA N C E

AB TEN T R E G 6

ADVANCED R E SC U E B O A T S & EQU IPM EN T

O C E A N AVE N O R T H 9 & 10

A IR AND GAS T E C H N O L O G Y

D TEN T 1 & 2

A IR DEB - M AGNA G R IP

O C E A N AVE N O R T H

A IR P O W E R INTL

D TEN T 8

A R M O R TUFF F L O O R S

SO U T H L O T 98

A SI FIRE/RESCUE

AB C E N T E R 19

BILL F O X & SONS

AB TEN T R E G 26

BLA DEN SBU RG V O L U N TE E R FIR E C O

D TEN T 3

B L A ZE E M E R G E N C Y EQ U IPM EN T

SO U T H L O T 90,91,92

B O L T R E SC U E

AB TEN T R E G 34

B O X 31 L E A T H E R

NORT L O T 5

B R ID G E ST O N E H O S E P O W E R

SO U T H L O T 19

BURN FOU N DA TION

G A TE S

C A M PBE LL SUPPLY

South L ot 1-5, 29,30,45,46,61,62,77-80

CA PE M ARINE

BA LLFIELD 11 (BURK AVE)

CA PE M AY C IG A R S

B A LLFIELD 12

C H O IC E M A R K E T IN G

AB C E N T E R 25

CLEA N A IR C O

AB R E G 52

COM CA ST SPECTA COR

AB TEN T R E G 11

C O N T IN E N TA L FIRE

H O R S E S H O E 3-12

D EF EN D ER E M E R G E N C Y P R O D U C T S

N O R T H L O T 21 - 27

D E P L O Y E D LOGIN

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DiVal SA FETY EQU IPM EN T

O C E A N AVE SO U T H 1 & 2

D O O R EN G IN E E R IN G

AB TEN T R E G 23

EA G L E EM B L EM S

AB C E N T E R 26, 27, 28

EA ST C O A S T E M E R G E N C Y L IG H T IN G

SO U T H L O T 86

E C K E R T FIR E T A C T IC S E E C

N O R T H L O T 20

E L E C T R O N IC M EA SU REM EN T LABS

AB R E G 14

E L IT E V E H IC A L SO L U TIO N S

SO U T H L O T 27 & 28

E M E R G E N C Y EQ U IP M EN T SALES

SO U T H L O T 36-38,52-54,68-70

E M E R G E N C Y SO F T W A R E (Enforsys)

AB TEN T R E G 57

E SI EQ U IPM EN T

SO U T H L O T 8, 9, 10

ESO

AB TEN T R E G 27

FAST LANE E M E R G E N C Y V E H IC L E S

O C E A N AVE N O R T H 16 & 17

FED ERA L SIGNAL

SO U T H L O T 14

FIRE C O M

AB TEN T R E G 22

FIRE F L O W S E R V IC E S

O C E A N AVE N O R T H

FIRE GRO U N D T E C H N O L O G Y

SO U T H L O T 70

FIRE H O U SE GRAN TS

AB TEN T R E G 53

FIRE N EW S

AB C E N T E R 20

F IR E F IG H T E R ONE / FERR A RA FIRE

SO U T H

F IR E H O U SE IN O V A TIO N S

N O R T H L O T 29

FIREM AN S L O C K E R

AB TEN T R E G 16

F IR ST C H O IC E (E-ONE)

SO U T H L O T

FIR ST DUE F A B E R IC A T IO N

N O R T H L O T 28

F IR ST NET

BA LLFIELD 8

L O T 39-42, 54-58,71-74

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N O R T H O C E A N 21-23

F ISH E R S P O R T W E A R

AB TEN TS 1-3, 5, 17 & 33, 49-51

FL EET REPS L L C

SO U T H L O T 85

FMBVFA T SH IR T S AND MUGS

B E E R GA RDEN

GARAGE

SO U T H L O T 21

G R IF F IT H P O T T E R Y H O U SE IN C

AB R E G 29 AB C E N T E R 12

H A C K E N SA C K M ED R ID IA N H E A L TH A IR M E T H O D S

AB TEN T R E G 35

HAINES F IR E & R IS K C O N SU L T IN G

SO U T H L O T 12 & 13

H ILLY A RD TH E CL E A N IN G R E SO U R SE

AB TEN T R E G 19

H O O K S & HALLIGA N S

AB TEN T R E G 31

HUDSON C O U N TY M O T O R S

N O R T H L O T 10 - 14

H Y A TT SV IL L E V O L F IR E D EPA R TM EN T

D TEN T 7

IN DU STRIAL IN SP E C T IO N S & ANALYSIS

SO U T H L O T 99

IN SP E C T D

AB TEN T R E G 12

JP C U S T O M L E A T H E R

SO U T H L O T 88

KBS IN O V A TIO N S

AB TEN T R E G 36

K C SIGN

B A LLFIELD 9

K E T T E R E R S R E SC U E

AB R E G 45

LEAF GUARD

N O R T H L O T 31

L IB E R T Y A RT W O R K S

L IN C O L N FINANCIAL G RO U P

SO U T H L O T 15

M A DH OU Z TECH M A STERS

O C E A N AVE SO U T H 5

M AI A M E R IC A

N O R T H L O T 3-4

M A TH EN Y FIRE & E M E R G E N C Y

SO U T H L O T 33,34,49,50,51,65,66,67

M E D IC A L ESSEN TIA L S D IA G N O S T IC S

AB TEN T R E G 58

M ID A T L A N T IC R E SC U E SY STEM S

O C E A N AVE N O R T H 1 & 2

M ILSPRA Y

SO U T H L O T 18

C E N T E R 14

M IT C H E L L A S S O C IA T E S A R C H IT E C T S / FIVE BU GLES DE AB TEN T C E N T E R 4 M O O S E SA FETY SUPPLY

SO U T H L O T 102-103-104

M U L T IP U R P O S E W E B B IN G INC

AB TEN T R E G 60

M U N ICIPA L M A R K E T IN G

AB TEN T R E G 39

M U N ICIPA L SAFETY SUPPLY

AB TEN T R E G 28

N A TION AL FALLEN F IR E F IG H T E R S FOUN DATION

AB TEN T R E G 40-41

N A TION AL H IG H W A Y P R O D U C T S

D TEN T 4

N EW JE R SE Y A M E R ICA N W A T E R

AB TEN T C E N T E R 15

N EW JE R SE Y C IT Y U N IV ERSITY

AB TEN T C 3

N EW JE R SE Y FIR E EQ U IPM EN T C O

NORTH

N EW Y O R K FIRE EQ U IPM EN T

SO U T H L O T 20

NJ FIRE & EM S LIFE LINE

AB TEN T R E G 37

R U T G E R S EDU

LOT 1 & 2

O C E A N SID E PROD U CTS/TEES

AB R E G 8,9,10

O CS

AB TEN T

ON SCEN E TRA IN IN G L L C

SO U T H L O T 105 - 106

ONE S O U R C E FIRE AND R E SC U E

B A LLFIELD 1

O’ T O O T L E EQ U IP M EN T C O

N O R T H L O T 36

PAC IN D U STR IES

AB TEN T

PARADE C O M M IT T IE E

B A LLFIELD 4

P ER FIT L IFT

AB TEN T R E G 54

PL C U S T O M

H O R S E S H O E 14-19

PO L Y B O A T S

O C E A N N O R T H 19

POW ER HAW K

SO U T H L O T 76

R E G 15

R E G 44

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AB TENT C E N T E R 23

R A Y N O R W O R LD W ID E

AB TENT R E G 47 - 48

RED CR O SS

AB TENT R E G 4

R ED LIN E G E A R C LEA N IN G

N O R T H LO T 19

R ESQ TEC

SO U TH LO T 60

RH O C O N N EL L FIRE D EPT GIFTS

AB C EN TER 10-11

R ID G EW A Y LE A TH E R W O R K S

N O R T H LO T 34

R O BBIE C O N LE Y A R C H ITE C T S

AB TENT C E N T E R 18

R O G ERS U N IFO R M S

O C EA N A V E 14

R Y AN E V R

O C EA N N O R T H 20

SAFE -T

H O R SE SH O E 1-2

SAFETY A N D SUR V IV A L TR A IN IN G

O C EA N A V E 11

SEVRPRO

AB TENT R E G 20

SNAP-O N

SO U TH LO T 60

SNAP TITE H O SE

SO U TH LO T 87

SPA N K Y ’S BBQ

BA LLFIELD / A N D R E W S & O C EA N

SPE C TR U M 2W A Y

M A I A M E R IC A

N O R T H LO T 3-4

STA R K A N D STA R K

N O R T H LO T 15

STA TE LINE FIRE AND SAFETY

SO U TH LO T 38

STR A TIG IC SAFETY D N Y A M IC S

AB TENT C E N T E R 6 & 7

CSC SER V ICE W O R K S

AB TENT R EG 63 - 64

SUPER VAC M FG

O C EA N N O R T H 18

SU T PH EN CORP

SO U TH 93, 94, 95, 96, 97

TA C TIAL PU BLIC SA FETTY

N O R T H LO T 32

TASC FIRE A PPA R A TU S

O C EA N A V E N O R T H 7-8

TE A M EX U SA

AB TENT R E G 24

TEA M O N E

SO U TH LO T 25

THE FIRE STORE - W IT M E R PU BLIC SA FETY

SO U TH LO T 23 & 24

U N IO N FIRST

AB TENT R E G 7

US D IG IT A L D ESIG N S

SO U TH LO T 100

US FIRE SER V ICES

N O R T H LO T 35

V C I EM ER G E N C Y V EH IC L ES

N O R T H LO T 7-9 & 16-18

W .S. D A R L EY

O C EA N A V E N O R T H 12 - 13

W A R D D IESEL

AB R E G 46

W A R R IO R W A G O N

BA LLFIELD

W H IT E R O SE SAFETY

AB TENT R EG 61

W IL D L A N D W A R EH O U SE

CO NV. H A L L H O R SESH O E 13

W IL D W O O D C R EST FD LA D IE S A U X

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The Beachwood Fire Department would like to congratulate Ocean County Chief Fire Marshal Dan Mulligan on his retirement after serving Ocean County for 38 years. At a County Commis sioner meeting, surrounded by fellow firefighters and law enforce ment officers, retiring Chief Mulligan received a proclamation thanking him and recognizing his many accomplishments. Com missioner Gary Quinn then swore in the new Chief Fire Marshal, Dennis Allen, who also serves as Assistant Chief in the Beachwood Fire Department. In a symbolic “changing of the guard”, re tiring Chief Mulligan removed his badge and pinned it on Chief Allen. We wish Dan all the best in his retirement and Dennis all the success as the new Fire Marshal. Congratulations!

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1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers emergency responders lost in the line of duty North Carolina: Ronnie Metcalf, 53

was terminated. He then returned home. At approxi

Rank: Captain

mately 2 p.m. that same day, he suffered a medical

Incident Date: March 26, 2024

emergency. 9-1-1 was immediately called and he was

Death Date: March 29,2024

rushed to the local hospital where he was pronounced

Fire Department: Lexington Fire Department

deceased from an apparent heart attack.

Initial Summary: On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Cap tain Ronnie Metcalf responded to the scene o f a house

South Carolina: Michael "Mike Mike" Vinson, 27

fire. Upon arrival, fire and smoke were observed coming

Rank: Firefighter

from the rear o f the house. An interior fire attack was

Incident Date: March 31,2024

initiated to extinguish the fire. A few minutes later, an

Death Date: March 31, 2024

order to evacuate was issued. The crews evacuated the

Fire Department: Clinton Fire Department

structure and reported one firefighter missing. Search

Initial Summary: On Sunday, March 31, 2024, Fire

teams reentered to locate and extricate Captain Metcalf.

fighter M ichael "M ike M ike”Vinson and another

He was then treated by EMS personnel at the scene for

firefighter were responding to a service call in a fire

bum injuries and was immediately transported by heli

apparatus. The fire apparatus and another vehicle c o l

copter to the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist H ospi

lided at an intersection. Firefighter M ichael "M ike

tal where he passed away on March 29, 2024.

M ike”Vinson was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other firefighter in the apparatus was flow n to the

Rode •Bob Sherman Jr. •Ken Snyder •Conni Spellman •Charlie Tentas •Bill Tompkins •Chris Tompkins •Justin Watrel •Eugene Weber Jr. •James Wood Sr.

Virginia: James C. Ward, Jr., 49

Spartanburg R egional Hospital and has since been re

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Rank: Firefighter

leased. The civilian involved in the crash was trans

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Incident Date: March 30, 2024

ported to the hospital with non-life-threatening

Death Date: March 30,2024

injuries. The crash is currently under investigation.

Fire Department: Virginia Department o f Forestry

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Incident Date: April 6, 2024

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Death Date: April 7, 2024

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Officer John "Billy”W. Bunardzya responded to trees

Rank: Deputy Chief

down on the roadway. He assisted in cubing the debris

Incident Date: March 23, 2024

and moving it o ff o f the street. He then returned home.

Death Date: March 23,2024

He went to bed and passed away in his sleep from an ap

Fire Department: South Bound Brook Fire Department

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Initial Summary: On Saturday, March 23, 2024, Deputy Chief Craig Matthew Konkle responded to the scene o f a motor vehicle accident. He assisted at the crash site until the vehicle was removed and the scene

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A Fire Engine Can Be Part of the Fam ily, Too UPS &

DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers

Americans have always been in love with their automobile. It's part o f their lives and it is part o f many memories. You feel sad when it gets old and you have to part with it. The same is true with fire appa ratus. Whether a volunteer fire company rig or a career unit, fire fighters spend many years with the same vehicle, responding to alarms, battling blazes, parades, etc. Taking care o f that apparatus so you don't have to use those dirty words o f “change over”to a spare. That rig is your office. In many older firehouses, the rig is on the same floor as the kitchen and part o f the everyday routine. Like a firehouse dog, it becom es part o f the firehouse family. Members o f Dumont Volunteer H ose Company 3 felt that way about their unit's former pumper, that had served the municipality for many years, with many firefighters. Engine 214 is a 1935 Interna tional cab and chassis with a 1937 American LaFrance body and 500gpm pump. It was purchased in 1937 and placed into front-line service. It performed in this duty until 1954 when the rig was re placed by a Seagrave 750-gpm pumper. The International/Ameri can LaFrance was then used as a hose wagon. When a new Imperial pumper was delivered, in 1974, the old veteran was retired from fire duty. After Engine 214 was retired, it was sold at auction to a resident o f Dumont. He later contacted m em bers o f Company 3 inquiring if any one would like to join him as a part-owner. One member did, and he eventually becam e the sole owner. Firefighter Ed Carpentier at tended many fire department events and w on many trophies for the pumper's appearance and pumping capabilities. After Firefighter Carpentier's re tirement, the engine was sold to a business in Central New Jersey. It was used for advertisement pur poses in a parking lot and possessed various holiday decorations. In 2005, the son o f Firefighter Carpen tier visited Company 3's firehouse, and the firefighters learned o f the current location o f their former pumper. Company 3 members paid a visit to the engine's location and found it to be in “ much disrepair,”with a lot o f rust. A push was started by mem bers to raised funds to purchased old 214 and bring her home. After months o f negotiations, members were able to acquire the engine with money o f their own collected, with no funding connection involving the fire company, itself.

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(L to R): Dumont Ex-Chiefs Robert Stevens, James Molinaro, with former Hose Co. 3 firefighters and social members Peter Caruso and Patrick Connor, pose with the company's restored 1935 International/American LaFrance engine at theTenafly Fire Department's open house and apparatus muster, in June. Six-years o f hard and dedicated work brought old 214 back as a beautifully restored engine. This in cluded donations from families, friends and residents. Outside o f sandblasting and up holstery work, all other projects were done by local firefighters. This included mechanical work and a new paint job. Dumont firefighters proudly at tended the Tenafly Fire Depart ment's open house and muster with Engine 214, in June. Old 214 was on display with other beautifully re stored and well-maintained antique fire apparatus from the area. “The engine is w ell on its way to be view ed as the hard worker it once was to the Borough and resi dents o f Dumont,” said Ex-Chief B ob Stevens, o f Company 3. DOWNS: An overnight fire burned through a strip mall along Fair Lawn av., in Fair Lawn, July 26th. It started inside the Green Dragon restaurant and spread through the complex, according to WCBS-TV. UPS: The Hoboken Fire Depart ment was awarded more than $64,000 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The funds w ill be used toward fire fighter training and new equipment, including 12 sets o f turnout gear, according to the Hoboken Patch. DOWNS: An unoccupied Tudor Oval home in Westfield exploded on the evening o f July 29th. Police said it may have been caused by a gas leak, according to WCBS-TV. UPS: The Ocean City Fire D e partment has placed into service a Yamaha G-3 Gator Tough 17 rescue

boat. It is designed for rescues in shallow areas along the bay. A train ing session quickly turned into a lifesaving operation. “We assisted three people on a boat that got caught on a sandbar,” Fire C hief Bernie Walker said. DOWNS: A fire in an apartment com plex on Avalon Way in Pisacat way left 11 families displaced, Aug. 1st. Mayor Brian Wahler told the media that firefighters were able to rescue a pet dog from the burning building. UPS: So far this year, more than 40 members o f the New Jersey For est Fire Service have traveled to California to assist Cal Fire battling wildfires, according to KYW-TV. With crews stretched thin, firefight ers from out-of-state have been as sisting in battling numerous wildfires in that state. DOWNS: An overnight fire burned through three Morton St. homes in Camden, Aug. 4th, and in jured one person. The all hands fire broke out in a vacant dwelling and extended to two adjacent occupied homes, according to the Gloucester Township Patch. UPS: The B loom field Fire D e partment recently announced that they have received Accredited Agency status with the Comm ission o f Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) for meeting the criteria es tablished through the CFAI's volun tary self-assessment o f accreditation program. The B.F.D. is one o f only 300 agencies throughout the entire world to achieve this Internationally Accredited Agency status with the CFAU and the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc. (CPSE).

C hief o f Department Louis Venezia stated that the agency's achievement o f accredited agency status, “demonstrates the commitment o f our department to provide the high est quality o f service to our commu nity.” DOWNS: Firefighters battled a fire at the Casa Taco restaurant on Park Rd., Sea Isle City, Aug. 14th. The property also contained other businesses, according to WPVI-TV. UPS: In Hamilton Township, Firefighter Leonard Pope was re cently promoted to captain. DOWNS: An electric scooter pos sessing lithium-ion batteries appears to have been the source o f a fire that damaged a home on Center St. in Roxbury Twp., Aug. 13th, according to the Mendham-Chester Patch. UPS: In Hackensack, Vincent Caruso has been promoted to fire captain. Jason Conkle is the new lieutenant. DOWNS: A dwelling fire on Drexel av. in Pennsauken, Aug. 18th, resulted in the death o f a fam ily dog, according to the Cherry Hill Patch. No people were injured, but the fire left the home with “signifi cant damage.” UPS: On August 16th, the Newark Fire Department re-estab lished the 2nd Battalion on each tour. The duties for Battalion 2 in clude the designation Incident Safety Officer (ISO)/Special Oper ations Tour Chief. This is a full-time staffed position that does not get browned out to cover battalion openings. Battalion 2 is assigned to the Clinton av. firehouse, according to a department firefighter's Facebook page. Battalion 2 will respond

to all fires, technical rescue inci dents, mutual aid and other inci dents where having a need for a safety officer officer will be benefi cial. DOWNS: Two Cherry H ill fire fighters sustained minor bums while battling a fire at a Jobel Dr. dwelling in Haddonfield, Aug. 20th. The house was unoccupied at the time o f the fire which significantly damaged the first and second floors, accord ing to the Cherry Hill Patch. UPS: According to Tap Into Nutley, a $500,000 grant was awarded to the fire departments o f Nutley, Belleville and Boomfield. The funds will be used to build a state-of-theart fire training tower in Belleville to train the members o f the three de partments. From the grant, $175,000 will go to the tower and $325,000 will go towards training classes, cer tification courses and the necessary equipment. DOWNS: In August, Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., 87, passed away. He was a native o f Paterson, who once served as the city's mayor. Pascrell was a nationally recognized leader in fire safety. He authored the Fire fighter Investment and Response Enhancement (FIRE) act o f 2000, which established a federal grant program to provide funding for fire department's across the country. He also spearheaded the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Re sponse (SAFER) grant program to help fire department's and volunteer firefighter interest organizations in crease or maintain trained firefight ers in their communities.

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“ SLAYING THE BEAST” is th e 2 0 2 4 B urn F o u n d a tio n ’s F u n d ra is e r Im a g e

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For the 44th Year o f his partner ship with the BURN FOUNDA TION and its annual fundraiser at the NJ State Firefighters’Conven tion in Wildwood, NJ, artist Joseph M. Getsinger (semi-retired) has teamed up with very talented 3D Artist, Jarryd Ley. They created something unique for this year’ s Burn Foundation fundraiser at the September Fireman’ s Convention in Wildwood, N.J., titled “SLAYING the BEAST.”Over the years Joe’ s work has depicted many aspects o f emergency response featuring fire fighters and their equipment, their history, and various evolutions o f the first responder experience. The 2024 image is a combination o f a young 3-D artist and a more sea soned artist’ s talent. This year’ s art project “SLAY ING the BEAST”is sponsored in full by David Russell, President, FIRE & SAFETY SERVICES Ltd., South Plainfield, N.J. ,and Pierce Manufacturing. David Russell and his father William Russell have sup ported the Bum Foundation and the Artist for over 25 years. David Rus sell has not only financed the print ing o f the limited-edition prints, the raffle tickets and this year the “ C ol lector Pin.”

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f t 3P With the aid o f the Cinnaminson Fire Department (retired) Fire Chief William Kramer, Jr., current Fire Chief Philip Drangula and other members, the photo shoot was completed with a Pierce aerial Fire Tmck. This photoshoot was aided by Drone Photographer and Deputy Chief Ira Schonfeld and Firefighter Amanda Mahler, who was on the top o f the Pierce aerial fire truck during the photoshoot and appears in the final image. The Bum Foundation was es tablished in 1973 to provide fundraising for the emerging spe cialty for the treatment o f bum in juries. The foundation was formed with the mission to aid burn pa tients, their families and the institu tions that treat them. Over the years the four (4) regional Bum Centers at Crozer Chester Medical Center, St. Christopher’ s Hospital for Children, Temple University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University H os pital, their patients, families, and staff, have all benefited from contri butions raised at various events throughout the years. But none is more important than the annual NJ State Firefighters’Convention in Wildwood, NJ. Joe Getsinger’ s art has been a major influence in the foundation’ s successful fundraising efforts in Wildwood since 1980. Fort Nassau Graphics (www.fortnassaugraphics.com) lo cated in West Deptford, NJ is the ex clusive printer for artist Joseph Getsinger and have printed high quality limited edition prints, note cards and raffle tickets for the Bum Foundation’ s annual fundraiser at the W ildwood Fireman’ s Conven tion. Special thanks to President

Brian Francis and the top-notch technical and press staff that help Joe produce reproductions o f his original art including this year’ s Bum Foundation’ s image and the Delaware State P olice’ s Official 100th Anniversary prints and note cards. Premier Art and Frames owner Wil Edwards sponsored the fine art framing o f the number one G iclee’ canvas print which will be the num ber one raffle prize for the Burn Foundation fundraiser. They are lo cated at 162 S Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071. " Email: premierartsl@gmail.com Quality framing at reasonable prices. John McCann, Administrator for the Bum Foundation reported that last year over $14,800.00 was raised with the donation raffle o f the “ Last Run”Giclee canvas and 24 signed and numbered limited-edi tion prints. Burn Foundation 8600 West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Upper Darby, Pa. 19103 supports the greater Delaware Valley through ed ucation and support o f five regional Bum Centers. You can donate on line at: www.bumfoundation.org or call (215) 545-3816. Special thanks to Administrator John McCann for his support and dedication through the years. Scan the QR code to see other firefighter prints available at: j getsingerarts .com You can get the “SLAYING the BEAST”Raffle Ticket and Collec tor Pin at the gates o f the Conven tion tents, or at the Bum Foundation booth on stage. You’ ll have a chance to win the 1st Prize framed and signed G iclee’Canvas o f “SLAY ING the BEAST” or one o f 24 signed and numbered limited edi tion prints.

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Passaic Apartment Building Damaged by Afternoon Blaze PASSAIC, NJ - A Passaic apartment building was heavily damaged on the afternoon o f Au gust 3rd at 1:01 PM. Com panies were dispatched to 10 School St. A heavy column o f smoke was v isi ble per Battalion C h ief M ichael Boudaher as he left quarters, and while enroute, he struck the second-alarm. Ladder 2 arrived on scene and con firmed a working fire in a three-story brick OM D with fire showing on the third-floor, venting out sev eral windows. A third-alarm was transmitted, which brought m u tual aid companies to the scene. An exterior attack was co m m enced as master streams from Passaic Ladder 2 and Clifton Lad der 3 operated in front o f the building, along with East Ruther ford Truck 1 and Passaic Ladder 1 operating in the rear. The entire top floor was involved, and heavy fire vented through the roof, eventually causing the roof to co l lapse. The front parapet wall fell, and the building quickly suffered various collapses o f the floors and walls. Mutual aid units on scene came from Garfield, Paterson, Wallington, Clifton and East Rutherford, along with both the Passaic and North Jersey rehab units. The R ed Cross is working with city officials to relocate res idents o f the building. The fire was declared under control at 5:05 PM. by C hief o f Dept. Trentacost. Two firefighters and one resident were taken to the hospital due to heat related issues. The cause o f the fire is not im m e diately known.

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Maywood Rescue 23 is this 1995 International/LTI heavy rescue. This unit served in Haworth before heading to Maywood.

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On August 24th, the Fire Model/Muster Show was organized at Roxbury Fire Co. 1, on Main Street, Succasunna. The event included many models of fire and other first responder units, with many of them custom built by their presenters. In addition, there was a fire apparatus display, outside, plus vendors. The event benefited Roxbury Fire Company 1 and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

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Members of the North Jersey Fire Canteen Support Unit set up a rehab area, around the corner from a 3-alarm dwelling fire on School Street, Passaic, during a humid August 3rd afternoon.

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Rahway Fire Department, lo cated in Union County, NJ, is a 100% career fire department situated in the middle of Lin den, Clark and Avenel. They have around 51 firefighters protecting a population of ap proximately 30,000 residents in an area of about 4-squaremiles out of 2 firehouses. The Washington Engine Com pany No. 1 was established in 1815, Franklin Engine Com pany No. 2 was organized in 1823, Eagle Engine Company No. 3 was organized in 1835, Independence Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 was formed in 1850, Vulcan Engine Company No. 4 was formed in 1858, Lib erty Engine Company No. 5 was formed in 1875, Excelsior Hook & Ladder Company was formed in 1875, Washington Hook & Ladder Company, Washington Chemical Engine Company and Lincoln Hook & Ladder Company No. 2 were the last to organize. A paid de partment was established in 1923. The current headquarters is lo cated at 1300 Main St., and was built in 1977. There are 3 bays and all of them are pull through. Headquarters fleet con sists of the battalion chief's buggy, 2 engines, 1 lad der, 1 rescue, 1 flood truck, 2 reserve engines, and 1 reserve rescue. Engine 1 and ladder 1 are both staffed. R escue 1 is cro ss staffed. The secon d sta tion is located at 619 Maple Ave., and was built in 1956, but was renovated in 2022 due to Hurricane Ida, which de stroyed it in 2021. Station 2 is a single-engine house. Not pictured is R escue 1, a 2019 Ford F-550 with a 2021 R escue 1 Body, Spare Engine 5, a 2001 Spartan/Saulsbury with a 1500-GPM pump and a 500-gallon tank, Spare Engine 6, a 1997 HME/Marion with a 1500-GPM pump and a 750-gallon tank, and Spare Rescue 3, a 1994 International 4900/Rescu e 1.

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Bloomingdale Engine 661 is now in service with a new Pierce Saber 1500-gpm/1000gwt pumper. The cab has six seats and there are numerous portable radio chargers, plus a TIC charger. The extended front bumper has a h ose basket with a pre-connect trash line and intersection warning lights. The rig also has two cross-lay beds and two rear discharge outlets. Cameras are mounted on both sid es and the rear of the apparatus. One hard suction hose is mounted in a storage sp a ce on the chauffeur's side, plus two more are stored on the officer's side, above the ground ladders. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services.

RONJEFFERS On July 16th, Secaucus Engine Co. 2 received a new KME 2000-gpm/750-gwt pumper. The cab has six seats and p o s s e s s e s hand light and TIC chargers. There is a front discharge gate, three cross-lay beds and three rear discharge gates. A booster reel is located at the rear, under the hose bed. In addition, it has assorted scen e lights, roll-out tool trays, 6000 watt generator, plus a rear trailer hitch to pull a boat trailer. It also carries extrication equipment.

Summit Engine 4 has been assign ed a new Ferrara 1750-gpm/500-gwt pumper. The cab has four seats and storage space. There are three cross-lay h ose beds, two rear discharge gates, low rear h o se bed, extended front bumper with discharge and intake, scen e lights, and a roll-out tool board. It is painted “ Summit red.”

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Graystone Park Fire Department provides fire protection and prevention to Graystone Park Psychiatric Hospital. Graystone Park is a 550 bed 460,000-sq.-ft., 3-story facility with short and long-term patients. Graystone Park Fire Department is a full time department with 7 full time firefighters and 3 apparatus. The department responds to all calls within the facility's ground with mutual aid from Parsippany and Port Morris fire departments, as it borders both towns. Due to the small size of the department, it only provides limited mutual aid to nearby communities. In addition to responding to emergency calls, they also provide fire prevention to the facility.

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Follow the Leader Chaplain’ s Corner Didymus McHugh

I see so many times that there are "interesting" leaders around us. Many times people obtain cer tain positions for the reason that they know the subject matter, that is all well and good but many times you need more than subject matter ex perts. You may have all the knowl edge in the world but if you have a team that you are responsible for, how do you deal with the human fac tor? We have all seen the people that know how to do the work and rush in to do it, when that is not their job anymore. They may be great at fight ing fires but if they have crews that report to them, they need to know how to motivate the people and deal with the personality challenges and personal problems. How do you deal with an officer that has threatened the life o f some one imder them? We need our lead ers to also be trained in leadership. I even saw a person that was a leader o f an important organization, at a memorial service, make com ments about how some people, tak ing part in the memorial service, looked. It's enough that he was mak ing remarks but he was also making these remarks to a leader of another organization. I don't know about you but as far as I am concerned, the credibility o f the man was stripped. I look at someone like that and I am glad that they are no longer in a lead ership role. Some people may not re member the old saying that "if you don't have anything nice to say, you should not say anything." First o f all, officers have to real ize that part o f the job is that they are responsible for ALL the actions of those under them. You are responsi ble for all the bad as well as all the good. I checked with a friend who works in a major fire department and he indicated to me that they do not have a reading list for leaders. Yes, I am sure that there are some books out there for emergency services on leadership but it probably talks about on scene operations. I have had officers who I would die for because they knew how to work with people. For many, they may need assistance to learn how to deal with people. Have you ever read How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie? What about Personality Plus by Florence Littauer? If you are in the position of being a leader, you do not need to act like a dictator. Remember, the first place you should be leading is in your house. Are you the person that your children, spouse, and dog love or do they cringe when you come

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MIKE NOWACKI Keyport Fire Patrol operates Special Services 22-85, a 2003 E-One 1500/500 R escue Engine.

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation, is proud to announce authorized dealer for New Jersey, Fire & Safety Serv ices as it celebrates its 60th an niversary this June 2024. The significant milestone is marked by community-focused initiatives, un derscoring the company’ s ongoing evolution and dedication to sup porting members o f the fire serv ice. It hosted an event on Thursday, August 1st, at the Fairfield Fire Dept, that highlighted a gathering o f Pierce fire apparatus. The 2024

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apparatus as an extensive selection o f products arrive at locations across America. The Road Rally features a di verse set o f Pierce fire trucks and encompasses an immersive and ed ucational experience that allows current and prospective customers to have the chance to view, oper ate, and ask questions about prod ucts that will best serve their community's unique needs. Enjoy a sample o f the event.

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The Pride and the Heart of Flatbush: Memoirs FDNY 33 Years Brooklyn Fire House By Frank J. Solimeno Available from: FSP Books & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, MAO 1749 1-800-522-8528 Email: support@fire-policeems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $9.99 This is a soft cover book, measuring six inches by nine inches, with 58 pages plus many black and white photos, some with captions and others without. The author put 33 years in the FDNY, and by the way he wrote he felt a calling and dedication to the job and the 41 Battalion. The stories are told quite rapidly, al most as if the author dictated them. They are basically short and somewhat detailed, and jump from one incident to another. He uses abbreviations for the person nel he worked with, as well as nicknames. It is a book you should go through rapidly. There is however no glossary, which would hamper those not familiar with FDNY terms and New York

City in general. So, I will list what I can to help you, the reader out. Here goes: CIA (Coney Island Av enue, in Brooklyn), BMT (a sub way system in New York), MPO (motor pump operator or engine chauffeur), 1075 (a fire in which three engines and two ladders are requested by the first arriving unit), QA (a Queen Ann, a type of residential dwelling), PWH (Prob ably Will Hold, a conclusion of a progress report at a fire to the dis patcher), BCE (a particular battal ion chief whose name starts with an “ E”), MSA (a brand o f self con tained breathing apparatus), OVM (outside vent man, usually from a ladder company), 1045 (a code for a person who is injured or dead, there are three codes), USAR (Urban Search and Rescue), MV (Multiversal which is a heavy stream appliance or deluge gun), 6 x 9 (hours o f the night shift), 9 x6 (hours of the day shift), TCU (Tac tical Control Unit which was added apparatus during certain hours of high fire activity), BL (Booster Line which is a hard rub ber hose o f small diameter and on a reel), ERS (Emergency Report ing System on street corners utiliz ing push buttons to talk with police or fire dispatcher to request help and OSW (Occupied Structural Worker, meaning the company was heavily engaged in the incident. There are two lists in the back of the book of the busiest engine and ladder companies). With this help, you should be able to better under stand the stories!

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On August 3rd, exactly one week after the members of East Rutherford Truck 1 placed their new Sutphen SPH-100 model platform into service, the rig saw it's first multiple-alarm. This was a mu tual aid run, a cross the Passaic River, to a 3rd alarm involving a School St. dwelling in the city of Passaic.

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Monroe Township Fire operates a 2009 International/Seagrave 750/3000 Pumper Tanker.

Cape May Point u se s this 1996 KME, with a 1250-gpm pump and a 500-gallon water tank. A new Rosenbauer engine is on order for this dept.

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Elizabeth Ave. Fire Company located in Franklin Twp. recently put into service Ladder 26, a 2024 Pierce Arrow XT 2000/300 100-ft. rear-mount tower. It replaces a 2006 Pierce Lance tower that has sin ce been sold.

New Jersey Forest Fire Service 1-of-3 new 2022 International HV/Knaphide/NJFFS 250-gpm/800-gallon Type 4 engines.

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The Millington Fire Company in Long Hill Township placed this 2023 Rosenbauer Viper 109' rear-mounted aerial ladder in service as Truck 14. It has a 2000-GPM pump and 500-gallon water tank.

Rockleigh Engine 862 is a 1987 Pierce Arrow, 1250/500. This engine previously served the Haworth Fire Dept.

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CITY OF NEWARK, OLD AND NEW 7

We dedicate this month’ s headline to die City of Newark FD, showing some most recent deliveries, plus older ones which have never been fea tured in this column. Amongst die new deliveries are nine E-ONE Ty phoon pumpers, which have been de livered within the past two years. Also, diere are two Typhoon 110-foot rear-mounts and one 95-foot Typhoon rear-mount platform, as well as one Typhoon heavy duty rescue, all EONE. The older vehicles are Special Operations 1423, which specializes in marine, liazmat and USAR support, and lastly is Rescue 2, a USAR unit. Special Operations 1423 has a SteelFab body and Rescue 2 has a Rescue 1 body. This last truck is one of many which were distributed by die state to different fire departments for UASI purposes, particularly USAR. The FD’ s that received diem could use diem as rescue trucks, but if called to a USAR incident, diey had to respond widi a full crew. We are revamping how we report dealer news. Since COVID struck, die world seemed to change! It affected just about everydiing, especially the emergency vehicle industry. Supply and demand have suffered, and deliv ery o f apparatus has and still is being delayed like never before. This has also affected dealers to where report ing to us has been reduced. It is not taken personally. When we canvas dealers, we e-mail one particular per son for each. If diat person is not available or too busy widiin the time frame to respond, dien we do not get a reply. So, in order to bring the read ers the news in odier ways, we are logging on to websites and Facebook posts, as well as word of mouth. So, if a dealer gives us a report, we will state diat it is from diem. Odierwise, we will not because we would be giv ing a false report. We have learned that this past April, the Ferrell Fire Co. o f Elk Township (Gloucester County) or dered an Alexis commercial tender from Blaze Emergency Equipment. The specs are a Kenwordi T-880 chas sis, Cummins X I5, 605 hp diesel en gine, Flale Qmax, 2000-gpm single-stage pump, 4000-gallon ellip tical poly tank widi stainless steel wrap, rear and side air actuated 10inch dumps, stainless steel body, diree crosslays, four-inch rear and officers side discharges, two four-inch rear di rect tank fills widi Firemen’ s Friends, two 15-foot hard suctions in compart ments, rear fender storage for two SCBA packs, rear fender storage for four spare SCBA cylinders and diree Wlielen Pioneer scene lights. Nordifield (Atlantic County) was doing a final inspection o f an E-ONE Typhoon FIR-100 platform quint widi 2000-gpm pump and 500-gallon water tank. Fire & Safety Services has deliv ered the following two Pierces: a Saber pumper to Camden (Camden County) and an Enforcer Ascendant platform to Union Township (Union County). Specs on the Camden pumper include a Cummins L9, 450 lip., diesel engine, Waterous 1500gpm pump, 750-gallon water tank and*1 P lease send any com m en ts o r n ew s tidbits you m igh t have a b ou t A p pa ra tu s o f the M onth to u s at 1st R esp on d er News, 1 A rd m ore Street. N ew W indsor, NY 12553. O r y ou ca n e-mail them to A p p a r a tu s @ l stR esponderN ews.com.

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Newark R escue 2, 2006 Spartan Advantage FF/Rescue 1 with 35 kw generator. It was sold by New Jersey Emergency Vehicles.

Newark L-6, 2023 E-ONE Typhoon 95-foot. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection. Flusky 3 foam system. Specs on Union Township include a Paccar MX13,510 hp diesel engine, 100-foot platform, Waterous 2000-gpm pump and 300-gallon water tank. We have learned diat in Camden County, Bellmawr’ s former 2007 Seagrave heavy rescue is now in Watrerbury, CT riding as Rescue 9 Defender Emergency Products has a Medix ambulance order for Galaxy Ambulance in Soudi Amboy (Middle sex County). Specs include a Ford Transit 250 MR (Mid Roof) Type II widi gas engine, Wlielen L.E.F) light package, L.E.D. interior light pack age, ALS/BLS capabilities, Stryker floor plate, front console, heavy duty rear bumper, inverter and Altro inte rior flooring. They have also received an order from the Mount Flope FC in Rockaway Township (Morris County) for a Rosenbauer 101-foot Cobra plat form. Specs include a Commander cab, 600 hp diesel engine. Smart Aer ial Controls, Rosenbauer N80, 2250gpm pump, 500-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks, EXT body widi lifetime warranty, breadiing air system

widi dual tanks, black out package and ladder lubrication system. While visiting Brigantine (Atlantic County), it was discovered diat diey now have Margate City’ s former 2004 ALF Metropolitan pumper as a spare engine. Campbell Supply Co., LLC has re ceived an order from Englishtown Fire District 1 (Monmouth County) for a Spartan ER Extreme Duty pumper. Specs include a Metro Star MFD chassis with 10-inch raised roof cab, Waterous CMU, two-stage 1500gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank. They are prepping for delivery to die South Old Bridge FC in Old Bridge Township (Middlesex County), a Spartan ER, S-180 pumper. Specs in clude a Metro Star LFD chassis, Cum mins L9,450 hp diesel engine, six seat cab, Flale 1500-gpm pump and 750gallon water tank. Denville (Morris County) has re ceived an FEME custom mini pumper. Specs include a Ford F-550 4x4 chas sis, 6.7L Power Stroke diesel engine, Flale DSD 1500-gpm pump and 300gallon water tank.

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Beachwood Vol. Fire Dept. 102nd Anniversary & Awards Dinner BEACHWOOD, NJ - On June 22, 2024 the Beachwood Vol. Fire Department held its annual awards dinner and celebrated our 102nd year o f service at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Toms River. We paid tribute to our past members and recognized members for out standing service for 2023-2024. Members A li son Smith and Jonathan Kobus were ceremoniously sworn in as they had completed their probationary period as new members in 2023-2024. They were presented copies o f our D e partment's oath. Each year we present two awards for exceptional service to the administrative side and the firematics side o f the company. Assistant Chief Dennis Allen was the recepient o f the 2023 Presi dent's Award, and Lieutenant Joseph Gugger recieved the 2023 C h iefs award. They were pre sented with certificates and cita tion bars. The Department also recog nized Firefighters Dominick R oselli and Robert Tapp, along with Pine Beach Fire Department Captain Joseph Diehl, who were involved in a respiratory emer gency incident involving an 18month-old child. On the evening o f June 9, 2024 a family drove to our fire house with their child in respira tory distress. Upon arrival, the father ran into traffic on Beach w ood Blvd., waving down a vehi cle to stop, which happened to be Firefighter Tapp in his personal vehicle. The father advised FF Tapp that his baby was not breath ing. FF Tapp pulled into the station and contacted dispatch. The father and mother’ s shouts for help alerted FF Roselli and Capt. Diehl, who were at FF R oselli’ s home, which is next door to our station. FF Roselli and Capt. Diehl quickly came to the scene where FF R oselli took control o f the baby and took immediate active inter vention to clear the baby’ s ob structed airway and get him breathing again. Capt. Diehl calmed the parents while FF Tapp contacted police and paramedics who responded to the scene. The actions and teamwork o f these firefighters saved this child’ s life. FF Roselli was presented with the Department’ s Life Saving Award and citation bar. FF Tapp and Capt. Diehl received Merit certificates for their actions. Pine Beach Fire C hief Juan Alicia re ceived the award in behalf o f Capt. Diehl. □Outstanding jo b gentlemen! Congratulations to all o f our award recipients.

- BEACHWOOD VFD

BEACHWOOD VOL. FIRE DEPT.

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Is There an Explorer Advisor in You? Subsequent sections of a lesson As we all know, being an in structor d oesn ’ t necessarily mean working for a municipality. While certainly obtaining the title of an instructor is a laudable goal that maybe com es with an embroidered shirt and hat s o everyone knows you are a fire instructor, there are more impor tant ways to teach within the fire service. There is also being a company officer and even just a season ed member willing to give your time and experience to som e younger firefighters. Ar guably, there is also one very important position that at times is often overlooked as far as being an instructor and that is being an advisor for an Explorer Post. Being an advisor for an Explorer Post not only en com pa sses teaching fire service drills but also taking on the responsibility for young adults in all aspects of the fire service including but not limited to social and community events, marches, drills, etc... The fact that Explorer posts are a consistent source and pipeline for new members only increases the significance of the position. Thus, an advisor/instructor for an Explorer post has a much more varied position than just a municipal instructor that fo cu se s on mostly on drills and firematics. First and foremost, if you are looking to be an instructor for an Explorer post is a reminder that unlike most fire service instruc tion it isn ’ t ADULT education. When teaching adolescents there are certain aspects that MUST be adhered to at ALL TIMES. For example, you would need to take som e kind of youth protection course and insist that all other instructors in the Post do the same. Secondly, always have at least two instructors present at all times and if there are any female Explorers make sure to have a female advisor as well. Also, although many Ex plorer instructors are parents (of an Explorer in the Post) that d oesn ’ t make them g oo d in structors of adolescents. It would also be advantageous then to take a secondary educa tion or adolescent psychology course. From a drilling standpoint, the

main task is designing an en gaging lesson. This task is eas ier said than done. Realistically, Explorer officers should design their own drills but they will still be modeling your plans s o it is important to design lesson s cor rectly. It is also important to re member that lesson plans also serve as a step-by-step guide to ensure productivity and that the only “ down time”is planned and not as a result of a lack of focus on the part of the advisor or of ficers. To simplify a lesson for Explor ers, start with goals and ob jec tives. These are often listed together but are very different. Goals are WHAT you want to ac com plish while objectives are WHY you want to accom plish them. What is the point of learn ing this skill? An example of a goal would be to learn to tie a clove hitch, while an objective or purpose would be to safely and efficiently haul equipment to a secon d story. There may be sev eral goals while the objective re mains the same. In our example there may be several knots that are used to safely haul equip ment to a secon d story. Be care ful not to fall into a rut and use generic objectives such as “ to satisfy a firefighter require ment.”That is an outcom e cer tainly but will be ineffective to motivate a teenager. Instead, write your objectives based on the question “How d o es learn ing this skill make me a better firefighter?” Next is the introduction or “ bell ringer”;an attention getter. This is very easy in the fire service sin ce there are s o many atten tion-grabbing props from a set of irons to different nozzle tips to forcible entry tools. Make sure you plan a thorough expla nation of any tool(s) and provide a demonstration by yourself or more experienced firefighters. Recorded fire scen es and dis patch calls are also great in this regard. Start by asking a q u es tion that students can ’ t answer until the lesson is over; thereby forcing them to think and find the answer throughout the en tire lesson. The introduction can also be considered the WHO sin ce this is also where you would first present and intro duce any guest speakers.

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plan include HOW as in “How am I going to accom plish the goals and objectiv es?”This is called the procedure. Going back to our example of knots, how will tying a clove hitch be taught? Providing a section of rope that your company u ses is a g o o d start. Perhaps show a video or have a knot expert demonstrate. How much time are you going to allocate to learning how to tie a specific knot? Keep your plans as simple as possible to smoothly transi tion from one skill to the next, but at the same time don ’ t deny yourself any additional proce dural guidance. In education there are always “ standards”that guide the cur riculum and the fire service is no different in that regard. Stan dards should be reflected in your lesson plan. In fact, your procedure may literally be done for you depending on the thor ou gh n ess of the skill sheets used. For example, in order to certify an Explorer on the use of knots or for SCBA use there are certain skills that need to be completed and/or certified by an officer. Those listed skills can substitute as a g o o d portion of the lesson plan, s o don ’ t rein vent the wheel.

RON JEFFERS

North Hudson firefighters set up a master stream to wet down a huge pile of burning debris at a Dell Avenue recycling bu siness in North Bergen, July 29th.

As a teacher, I can honestly say that there is no such thing as a perfect lesson plan. There is al ways something that can and t panic if will g o wrong, s o don ’ you have to briefly “ wing it.”Al ways rely on your training and with your confidence your Ex plorers will be engaged. Being an Explorer advisor isn ’ t just firematic instruction be cause there is an element of sat isfaction beyond just instructing firefighters. You will be respon sible for mentoring young men and women teaching them to be ladies and gentlemen. One day its how to use a Halligan during a forcible entry drill and the next showing how to tie a tie for a Me morial Day parade. It’ s about showing the very character and fabric of the fire service. The end result will be higher recruitment and retention for the volunteer firefighter ranks which benefits all our communities. - JOSEPH CEA

RON JEFFERS

(Lto R): North Hudson First Battalion Chief Al Salvesen makes a point with Deputy Chief Al Pratts and Secon d Battalion Chief M oses Valdes, after firefighters quickly knocked down a fire in the ceiling and cockloft of a wood-frame dwelling on 10th St., North Bergen, July 30th.

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