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Port Norris tackles fifty acre marsh fire Tender 1111, Brush 1206 and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were dispatched to Memorial Ave in Port Norris for a grass fire.

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081413115 Due to NNW winds causing the fire to spread rapidly, Tenders 1202, 1811, 1311, and 2611 assisted with fire suppression and structural protection.

NJFFS crews continued to monitor the area and check for hot spots though the night.

A total of 50 acres of marsh was destroyed by the fire.

Cumberland County Fire Coordinator, NJSP, Salvation Army, ACE also assisted on scene.

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In memory of those who gave all 1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers emergency responders lost in the line of duty Mississippi: Mickey Yates , 47 Rank: Fire Chief Incident Date: July 6, 2013 Death Date: July 6, 2013 Fire Department: Greenfield Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: Fire Chief Yates was responding to a motor vehicle accident in his privately owned vehicle when it collided with a Newton County Sheriff's Deputy's vehicle. Yates’ 2001 Chevy pickup overturned and he was ejected from the truck. Chief Yates was killed from injuries sustained in the crash but the Deputy was reported to have not been injured. Investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol into the fatal incident continues.

Missouri: Matthew Blankenship, 38 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: July 13, 2013 Death Date: July 20, 2013 Fire Department: Marshfield Fire Protection District Fire Dept. Info: Chief Michael Taylor Initial Summary: Lieutenant Blankenship passed away from injuries one week after sustaining burns over 75 percent of his body resulting from a flashover of a fire in the basement of a two-story residential structure. Blankenship had been in a medically induced coma at the hospital since he suffered the injuries. Two other firefighters injured in the same incident were treated at the hospital and released. The fatal incident remains under investigation by local authorities and the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Pennsylvania: Bruce Sensenig, 20 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: July 22, 2013 Death Date: July 22, 2013 Fire Department: Quentin Volunteer Fire Company Fire Dept. Info: Chief Stan Singer Initial Summary: While operating his privately owned vehicle enroute to the station in response to a MVA call, Firefighter Sensenig lost control of his car and crossed the center line sideways into the oncoming lane of travel where the passenger side of his car was struck broadside by an oncoming minivan.

Sensenig was killed at the scene in the crash and the reported 70 year old operator of the van was injured and transported to the hospital. While still under investigation, wet weather and road conditions were cited by authorities as possible contributing factors in the incident.

South Carolina: Rodney Hardee, 66 Rank: Assistant Fire Chief Incident Date: July 6, 2013 Death Date: July 9, 2013 Fire Department: Loris Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief Jerry Hardee Initial Summary: Assistant Fire Chief Hardee responded to a brush fire late in the evening of July 6th, 2013. Upon return from the response, Hardee complained of having a headache and then departed the station and returned home. Early the next morning, Chief Hardee failed to respond on another emergency call. His wife noticed he was seriously ill and contacted 911 Fire/EMS for a possible stroke. Chief Hardee was transported to Grand Strand Hospital in Myrtle Beach where surgery was performed that day. Assistant Fire Chief Hardee succumbed to his CVA injury and passed away around 0200hrs on the morning of July 9th.

Massachusetts: David Brier, 50 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: July 13, 2013 Death Date: July 22, 2013 Fire Department: Middleborough Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief Lance Benjamino Initial Summary: While working his 24-hour shift which started at 8 a.m. on July 12, 2013, Firefighter Brier told his shift commander that he did not feel well and rested for a while. Although his shift commander told Brier that he should go home sick, Brier decided to finish out his shift. Upon completion of his shift, Brier returned home where he soon suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to Tufts New England Medical Hospital in Boston and was on life support until July 22, 2013, when he passed away. Brier never regained consciousness.

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New Jersey native does 30 years at 30 Truck UPS & DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers

“Ever since I can remember, I've always wanted to be a fireman,” Keith “Nick” Nicoliello said recently. He grew up in upper North Bergen chasing fire trucks there and in nearby Guttenberg. This September, he completed 30 years working at F.D.N.Y.'s Ladder Co. 30 in Harlem.

“As a kid, I would hear Engine 4's (North Bergen) siren and run to see where they were going.” Living near the Guttenberg border, he would hear the siren go off alerting volunteer firemen of a run and Nick would head for Guttenberg to chase the trucks.

Fireman Nicoliello is known around the country by firefighters and fire buffs alike. Over the years, he has visited many firehouses in many states to “compare notes.”

While visiting firehouses, he has jumped on rigs to respond with his brothers to alarms from New Jersey to Cambridge and Boston. Ladder Co. 30 is well known to firefighters around the US, because they know Nick.

As a young buff, he joined the Belleville Fire Department's auxiliary fire unit in 1972 and rode on a 1955 Mack “B” model pumper (Engine 7). In 1976, Nick began his career as a fireman when he was hired by the former Hudson County Fire Department, which protected county buildings in Secaucus.

On March 31, 1977, he was appointed to his hometown department of North Bergen. He was first assigned to his neighborhood Engine Co. 4, on Hudson Avenue, where he had chased the pumper as a kid-a dream come true! In 1978, he was transferred to Truck Co. 2, downtown and in 1979, he was assigned to Engine Co. 5, in the same 43rd Street firehouse.

Nick wanted to see more fire action than his hometown could offer, and he took the test for the F.D.N.Y. In 1980, he was appointed to the F.D.N.Y. and his first assignment was Engine Co. 3 (1980-81). He was transferred to Engine Co. 59 (1981-83) and in 1983 moved across the apparatus floor to Ladder 30.

He always welcomes visiting firemen to his house with an open door policy, making them fell comfortable, as his brothers do for him when he knocks on a firehouse door out-of-town. One of his favorite times of the year is July for his annual and “traditional” trip to Baltimore during the Firehouse Expo. It is a time to see friends from other parts of the county in the fire service and to drop by firehouses in Baltimore and Washington D.C., again, to exchange notes.

Nick joined the New Jersey Metro Fire Photographers Association in 1983, and has been active as

a trustee and a guide on the NJMFPA's annual and official FDNY Bus Trip. He is also an honorary member of Guttenberg's Eclipse Hose Co. 4-a firehouse that had both career and volunteer members that all formed a bond with Nick. Now, Guttenberg is part of the North Hudson Regional Fire Department and the 68th Street firehouse is the quarters of Safety 1.

Over the years, Fireman Nicoliello has also had a special bond with members of the Hackensack Fire Department, with may friends on the job. If not on duty, you will find Fireman Nicoliello at the annual Hackensack memorial for their fallen brothers on July 1st, in dress uniform. Nick was at the fire that took the lives of five members of the Hackensack Fire Department at a car dealership in 1988, helping his brothers out anyway he could.

Harlem has changed over the years with improving neighborhoods and the fire load has slowed down. “Working in Harlem back then was a great place for a young fireman to learn the job,” Nicoliello said. “Plenty of fires in occupied tenements and vacant buildings.

The more you do something, the better you get. Ladder 30 was and still is a very busy truck company.”

Nick has spent recent tours with his fellow “truckees” setting up the company's new Ferrara rear mount aerial ladder with equipment to better serve their district.

He has no intention of retiring in the near future. He still loves going to work and going to fires.

DOWNS: An August 6th fire at the Cardiff Fire Co. 1 quarters in Egg Harbor Twp. is being investigated as arson. County fire officials say the fire at the Black Horse Pike firehouse may have been intentionally set. The fire broke out in the kitchen and was quickly extinguished.

UPS: Robert Flanagan has been promoted to fire chief in Morristown and Jon Prachthauser is the new deputy chief. Stu Williamson was promoted to captain and Skip Hopping is the new fire official.

New firefighters are Curtis Ott and Omar White.

DOWNS: A two alarm fire on Vermont Avenue in Newark, August 6th, caused severe damage to a home and left two firefighters hospitalized in stable condition.

UPS: The Caldwell Fire Department received $76,650 in AFG funds that will be used for new personal protective gear.

DOWNS: Six Jersey City firefighters were injured battling a three alarm fire in a South St. OMD on August 13th. A pet dog was rescued from the burning building.

UPS: Jersey City swore in 21 new firefighters on August 9th. They are V. Gross, D. Pepe, K. Ebert, K. Barnas, F. Pereira Jr., M. Rowland, P. Webb, R. Skop, Y. Gomez, D. Pellegtino, J. Murphy, J. Bellezza, J. Ives, A. Casella, E. Pickett, D. Myers, W. Rivera, J. Nickerson, J. Olmo, C. Erwin and J. Bess.

DOWNS: Two Woodbridge firefighters suffered smoke inhalation battling a fire in a Harrell Avenue

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New Jersey native Keith Nicoliello has spent 30 years on 30 Truck in Harlem.

dwelling on August 14th.

UPS: Daniel Thorn has been promoted to fire captain in Cranford.

New firefighters are Gary Merwede, Douglas Petschow and Matt Steitz.

DOWNS: Margate firefighters returned to quarters from a drill, August 14th, to find a car had driven into their newly renovated building.

Fire Chief Anthony Tabasso said an elderly woman drove through the new door and was trapped in the auto. She was taken to AlantiCare Regional Medical Center for treatment.

UPS: New fire captains in Jersey City are Paul Cerniglia and Joseph Untisz.

DOWNS: Two dogs died, but a cat and an African Grey parrot were rescued during a dwelling fire on Romano Drive in Dumont, August 8th. Firefighters were quickly able to contain the fire to the kitchen area, but the rest of the house sustained severe smoke damage, officials said.

UPS: The Roseland Fire Department celebrated 100 years of volunteer service with a parade and picnic on September 7th.

DOWNS: In Paterson, 38 people were displaced when officials shut down a Gould Avenue apartment building after firefighters extinguished a fire there on August 8th, authorities said. The building was shut down after officials discovered electrical and other code violations.

UPS: Firefighters from 11 Bergen County departments received 25 new swiftwater rescue suits in August that the county obtained through a $40,000 Homeland Secu-

rity Grant, according to Peter Hodge, Director of the county's Law & Public Safety Institute.

DOWNS: The roof and a wall of a vacant, boarded up house on East State Street, Trenton, collapsed, August 1st, trapping a man who had been sleeping on the porch and was buried by rubble, officials said. City firefighters went to work to extricate the victim who was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center.

UPS: Captain Roy “Buddy” Myers, of Lambertville's Fleet Wing H&L Company, is celebrating 40years of volunteer service to the community.

DOWNS: Twelve children and three adults were hospitalized for exposure to high levels of chlorine at the Bergen County YJCC in Washington Twp. on July 30th. Haz Mat units from Bergen County and Paramus assisted at the scene with numerous mutual aid EMS units.

UPS: New firefighters in Linden are: T. Benoit, M. Berube, M. Brattole, J. Dooley, A. Holland, K. Schulhafer, J. Schultes and T. Smigelsky.

DOWNS: A West New York ambulance, responding on a mutual aid call August 19th, was sideswiped by an SUV at Bergenline Ave. and 30th Street, Union City, causing the ambulance to flip on its side. The ambulance driver had to be extricated from the vehicle which flipped and slid approximately 60 feet, officials said. Two EMT's and the driver of the SUV were take to Jersey City Medical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries.

UPS: Lambertville's first full-time

career firefighter started work in August. Former volunteer fire captain Mike Barlow will receive his salary and benefits from the city's fire budget. Lambertville is one of three Hunterdon County municipalities with a local tax to support its fire companies. Fire Chief Matt Hartigan said that the fire commission is applying for a federal grant for a second firefighter's salary and is assessing its budget to see “if we can sustain it.”

DOWNS: A small early morning fire at the Bonefish Grill restaurant in Paramus, August 11th, was extinguished quickly by the sprinkler system, but guests at the Crown Plaza Hotel, in the same From Road building, were evacuated for a period, Battalion Chief Patrick Proctor said.

UPS: Belleville hired three firefighters who are currently enrolled in the Essex County Fire Academy class.

DOWNS: An explosion in a boathouse at the Earle Naval Weapons Station in Middletown injured seven sailors and one Earle firefighter on August 20th. It happened when a sailor was doing maintenance work on a boat, the Navy said.

UPS: Fair Lawn Fire Company 1's quarters is being renovated and being made more spacious.

DOWNS: While Jersey City Tower Ladder 4 was operating at a fire in a recycling plant, in August, a grappling crane moving burning debris struck the bucket causing damage to the bucket and boom and injured a firefighter.

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Campbell Supply Company announces the opening of their newest facility located at 1015 Cranbury River Rd, South Brunswick, N.J., just north New Jersey Turnpike exit 8A. Campbell Supply has officially opened their doors to the public on Monday September 9th 2013. The new facility will employ approximately 125 people and will continue to provide first responder vehicle sales, parts, service, commercial new and used truck sales.

Campbell Supply new headquarters accepts first fire truck for repair ahead of schedule. Pictured Scott Campbell and Kevin Nobile are on hand to unload the disabled pumper into the brand new state-of-the-art facility.

Campbell Supply Company will hold their open house on October 11th and 12th to the public.

There will be fire trucks, ambulances, and vendors on display. Fire Companies are also encouraged to bring their apparatus. ALL ARE WELCOME!

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

FRANK ROBINSON

The Lake Harmony Fire Company operate a 1988 Mack CF 1000/1000 which saw service in Delran, NJ.

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This 1976 Hahn 1250 gpm pumper originally from Lebanon, PA now serves as a party truck for Tucker's Pub. It comes equipped with compartment taps and a hot tub in the hose bed.

JUSTIN DEREVYANIK

Lodi firefighters respond to well involved dwelling In the early morning hours on Friday, July 26, 2013, Lodi Police and Bergen County Communications received numerous 911 calls reporting a house fire at 268 Church Street.

The first arriving chief confirmed he had a well involved one and a half story cape threatening the exposures on the B and D side, requesting a second alarm.

First arriving companies were met with live wires down in the street blocking the path for apparatus.

PSE&G was requested on a rush by command for the down wires, which delayed the fire at-

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tack. Truck 1 put a one and three quarter inch in service to protect the B exposure and began to set up their ladder pipe.

Engines 612 and 615 placed several hand lines in service to begin knocking down the main body of fire with the assistance of ladder 1’s ladder pipe.

Due to poor conditions, the attack was made from the exterior of the structure.

The fire was brought under control in under an hour. Damage

was held to the exteriors of the A and D Exposure.

One male occupant of the home received burns and smoke inhalation and was transported by Lodi EMS and Hackensack UMC ALS to Hackensack UMC for evaluation.

Companies from Wallington, Maywood, Saddle Brook, Garfield, Hackensack and Rochelle Park provided assistance at the scene.

Companies remained on scene for several hours while the fire was investigated.

- JUSTIN DEREVYANIK

RON JEFFERS

Keyport Rescue 1’s 1989 Ford/Saulsbury apparatus saw original fire duty in Plainsboro.

JOHN MALECKY

The Woodbridge Ambulance and Rescue Squad’s Rescue 2 is this 1985 GMC 7000/Swab heavy rescue, which at one time served with the Iselin Fire Aid Squad. It has a 20 kw generator, and a 4 ton winch.

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Globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals (GHS)

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Netcong responds to Interstate 80 Just after noon on Thursday, August 1st, Netcong Fire Department was dispatched to Interstate 80 Westbound for a reported MVA with injuries.

Just two minutes after, the call was upgraded to an MVA with entrapment.

As Netcong units were responding, they came upon a call involving a jack-knifed tractor trailer and a small car that was blocking all four lanes of traffic.

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It was determined there was no entrapment at this particular scene, but three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Morris County Hazmat was called to take care of the fluid spill while the entire highway was shut down for clean up.

Just after the trailer tractor was

moved, a small electrical fire broke out and was extinguished in seconds.

The following units responded to the scene: Netcong Engine 1, Netcong Engine 3, Budd Lake Rescue Squad, two Ambulances and a rescue from Stanhope-Netcong EMS, Budd Lake Fire, Morris County Hazmat, NJ DOT and NJ State Troopers.

- SHANNON FLUKE

LITTLE BIG GUYS If you have photos you would like to see in our Little Big Guys feature, please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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The Union Township Fire Department in Union County uses this former ambulance as their confined space unit. It is a 1989 Ford E-350 with ambulance conversion. It served Kean University, which is in the township. It’s inventory is massive so here is a token of some of it: extension cords, propane tanks, SCBA, manhole cover bar, carabiners, pulleys, webbing, ascenders, rescue sling, anchor straps, kermantle ropes, utility ropes, vent duct, with 90 degree elbow, sked, Reeves sleeve, PPE, air cart, long board, ventilation fan and heater ty-vel and ty-chem suits, tripod and much more.

In 2003, the United Nations (UN) adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The GHS includes criteria for the classification of health, physical and environmental hazards, as well as specifying what inform a t i o n should be included on labels of hazardous chemicals as STAYING well as safety SAFE data sheets.

The US was Chief Henry Campan active parbell ticipant in the development of the GHS and is a member of the UN bodies established to maintain and coordinate implementation of the system.

OSHA published a proposed rulemaking on September 30, 2009 to align OSHA's Hazard Communication standard (HCS) with the GHS. On March 20, 2012, OSHA revised the Hazard Communication Standard to align the regulation with the provisions of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The final rule became effective on May 25, 2012.

These changes will impact all users of hazardous chemicals at the University.

The HCS has been in place since 1983 and was designed to ensure manufacturers and importers evaluate the chemicals they produce and that this information concerning the hazards are transmitted to employers and employees through labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). The standard also addresses chemical inventories, written plans and training.

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is an international approach to hazard communication, providing agreed criteria for classification of chemical hazards, and a standardized approach to label elements and safety data sheets.

The GHS was negotiated in a multi-year process by hazard communication experts from many different countries, international organizations, and stakeholder groups. It is based on major existing systems around the world, including OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard and the chemical classification and labeling systems of other US agencies.

The result of this negotiation process is the United Nations' document entitled "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals," commonly referred to as The Purple Book.

This document provides harmonized classification criteria for health, physical, and environmental hazards of chemicals. It also includes standardized label elements that are assigned to these hazard classes and categories, and provide the appropriate signal words, pictograms, and hazard and precautionary statements to convey the hazards to users. A standardized

order of information for safety data sheets is also provided. These recommendations can be used by regulatory authorities such as OSHA to establish mandatory requirements for hazard communication, but do not constitute a model regulation.

OSHA is requiring that employees are trained on the new label elements (i.e., pictograms, hazard statements, precautionary statements, and signal words) and SDS format by December 1, 2013, while full compliance with the final rule will begin in 2015.

OSHA believes that American workplaces will soon begin to receive labels and SDSs that are consistent with the GHS, since many American and foreign chemical manufacturers have already begun to produce HazCom 2012/GHScompliant labels and SDSs. It is important to ensure that when employees begin to see the new labels and SDSs in their workplaces, they will be familiar with them, understand how to use them, and access the information effectively.

The revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is a modification to the existing standard. The parts of the standard that did not relate to the GHS (such as the basic framework, scope, and exemptions) remained largely unchanged.

There have been some modifications to terminology in order to align the revised HCS with language used in the GHS. For example, the term "hazard determination" has been changed to "hazard classification" and "material safety data sheet" was changed to "safety data sheet."

OSHA stakeholders commented on this approach and found it to be appropriate.

The three major areas of change are in hazard classification, labels, and safety data sheets.

-Hazard classification: The definitions of hazard have been changed to provide specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures. These specific criteria will help to ensure that evaluations of hazardous effects are consistent across manufacturers, and that labels and safety data sheets are more accurate as a result.

-Labels: Chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to provide a label that includes a harmonized signal word, pictogram, and hazard statement for each hazard class and category.

Precautionary statements must also be provided.

-Safety Data Sheets: Will now have a specified 16-section format.

The above information has been taken from the OSHA web s i t e : https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom-faq.html#1 Link to Purple Book: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html To be continued.

Till next time stay safe and God Bless!

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Iselin handles single car MVA on Parkway On August 11, 2013 at 8:15 a.m., the Iselin Fire Department under the command of Chief Chris Wertz responded to the Garden State Parkway in the area of milemarker 133.7 northbound for a serious single vehicle motor vehicle accident.

The vehicle, an SUV had been traveling northbound on the parkway when it had an apparent rear tire blow out, causing the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle to lose control.

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According to witnesses, the vehicle at one point was completely perpendicular to the ground. The vehicle ended up striking the divider several times before coming to a halt.

The driver was able to self-extricate and immediately fell to the ground where several passing mo-

torists stopped to render aid.

Woodbridge Police, as well as NJ State Police responded along with Iselin Rescue 11, Woodbridge Township EMS and paramedics from JFK Medical Center.

Injuries to the driver did not appear to be life threatening. The accident caused delays in both directions on the parkway as passing motorists slowed to look.

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North Bergen blaze sends four firefighters to hospital

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Crews battle Stow Creek dwelling On July 28, 2013, shorty after a severe storm moved through the area, Hopewell-Stow Creek Fire Company, along with Greenwich, Bridgeton, and Bridgeton EMS were dispatched to 218 Gum Tree Corner Road for a reJUMP TO FILE # ported dwelling.

Units respond- 080713101 ing reported fire and a large plume in the area and upgraded the call to all hands working.

This brought units from Gouldtown and Seabrook. Crews arrived to heavy fire showing from a two story dwelling under construction.

Due to the heavy fire, the second floor was already collapsed when crews arrived.

Crews battled the fire for sometime before bringing it under control. Units remained on scene well into the morning wetting down the hotspots.

Its believed that the dwelling was unoccupied.

- EDAN DAVIS

North Bergen, NJ. Four North Hudson Regional firefighters were sent to hospitals and numerous members treated at the scene for smoke and heat related problems, as the result of a three alarm-plus blaze on JUMP TO FILE # 73rd Street, August 082613157 26th.

Around 4 a.m. a full assignment was sent to 804-73rd Street for a reported fire. Police units reported a working fire and began to assist the seven residents out of the structure. First arriving 3rd Battalion Chief Nice Sico assisted officers remove an elderly person, with trouble walking, out to safety. The fire was in the firstfloor rear, but quickly spread to both the basement and secondfloor of the two story dwelling.

Flames vented out of the A side windows and front door as a second alarm was transmitted.

Four firefighters were injured during the initial stages of the fire. Two suffered burn injuries and two with smoke inhalation.

Numerous members were treated at the scene by EMT's for smoke and heat. The firefighters, who were taken to hospitals, were all expected to be released before the day was over.

It was estimated that the temperature inside the building was “well over 1000 degrees as they advanced their lines,” according to Chief of Department Frank Montagne.

Before it was over, a thirdalarm and special call for an additional engine and truck for relief purposes was transmitted.

Jersey City companies assisted on the third-alarm assignment.

The incident commander, Deputy Chief Mike Cranwell, declared the fire as “probably will

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Firefighters kept the flames from spreading to exposures on the B and D sides that were separated by small alleyways. A member of the North Bergen O.E.M. and the Red Cross assisted the seven resi-

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Saddle River responds to MVC on Route 17 at approximately 1 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, august 14th, the Saddle River Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 17 southbound in the area just prior to Cameron Road. Squad 1132 arrived and began assisting with patient care. In addition to assessing the patient, the crew worked to secure the vehicle and its leaking contents. It appeared that the vehicle had clipped one of the construction vehicles that was working on the highway.

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KEITH ADDIE

Iselin #11 firefighters advance a hand line through the front door as heavy smoke pours from the home.

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Hamilton firefighters battle back to back blazes KEITH ADDIE

Flames tear through Iselin home, injuring three firefighters ISELIN, NJ. Firefighters had their hands full on August 17, 2013 battling a fire that quickly tore through a single family residence in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township, completely destroying the home.

The Iselin #11 and Iselin #9 Fire Departments were dispatched at approximately 2:25 p.m. to 19 Harding Ave. for a reported house fire with possible entrapment in the basement. Upon arrival, Woodbridge Police reported that all occupants were accounted for outside. Heavy smoke was showing throughout the one story woodframe home with heavy fire showing from the rear.

Two water supplies were established by Engine 9-5 and Engine 11-3 from opposite directions to feed both engines and Ladder 112-1 in front of the house. A hand line was stretched to the front door, while two additional hand lines were advanced down the B side to extinguish heavy fire that was now showing from all the windows after the first floor flashed over.

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The bulk of the fire was darkened from the exterior allowing the suppression team at the front door to advance and conduct an interior attack on the fire that remained in the rear. A crew from Truck 9-2-4 gained access to the roof and conducted vertical ventilation as the suppression team advanced through the front door.

Heavy smoke continued to pour from the house as interior crews advanced inside. Flames started to show from a window on the D side of the home threatening a nearby exposure. A hand line was stretched by Fords firefighters to darken the fire and protect the exposure that was starting to suffer heat damage. The fire was knocked down quickly and the exposure was protected with the one hand line.

The majority of the flames were extinguished around 2:55 p.m., but firefighters continued to chase pockets of fire and conduct

extensive overhaul throughout the structure. The fire was declared under control at approximately 3:40 p.m.

The home sustained heavy fire damage throughout and was deemed uninhabitable by the Woodbridge Township Building Department. No civilians were injured, but three firefighters suffered minor injuries and were transported to the hospital where they were treated and released.

Mutual aid fire departments from Avenel, Fords, Hopelawn, Keasbey, and Woodbridge assisted at the scene, while Metuchen and South Plainfield provided coverage during the incident.

Woodbridge Township Mutual Aid Coordinators were on scene and handled accountability and staging of mutual aid apparatus.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Iselin #11 Fire Prevention Bureau, but it appears to have started somewhere in the rear of the house.

- KEITH ADDIE

Hamilton firefighters battled two early morning fires in residential homes on August 17th.

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Iselin #9 Firefighter T.J. Karlin takes a break with his father, Iselin #9 Lieutenant Tom Karlin after operating at a house fire on Harding Ave. in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Twp on August 17th.

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Fair Lawn Engine 1 received a 2013 KME 1250-gpm pumper (left) that replaces a 1996 Simon-Duplex/Saulsbury 1250-gpm midmount motor model.

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Hoboken Engine Co. 3's 1934 Ahrens Fox hose wagon stands ready for duty at the Second & Jefferson St. firehouse. Note the pull box street locations on the rear wall.

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Firefighters from AVFD get certified as swiftwater rescue techs During the weekend of July 27th and 28th, members from the Allendale Volunteer Fire Department attended the Swiftwater Rescue Technician class led by ERT Consultants, LLC. Firefighter/EMT’s JUMP TO FILE # T. Rubino, R. Policht, 072913160 and C. Rago spent the two days learning and practicing many different techniques on how to interact with victims and how to effectively conduct a rescue.

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North Hudson Battalion Chief Robert Agostini North Hudson Battalion Chief Robert Augostini, 54, passed away on August 20th, after a long battle with cancer.

In the days following the 9-11 attack at the World Trade Center, Agostini worked along- JUMP TO FILE # side brother North 082713104 Hudson members and firefighters and police officers from around the country assisting in the search and rescue operations at Ground Zero.

Shortly after his actions of those days, he developed breathing problems which eventually led to cancer.

Before becoming a firefighter, he owned and operated Agco Sales, a home improvement business in Union City. He attended Delhi School of Architecture & Design in Delhi, N.Y., and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fire Science from New Jersey City University.

He was appointed to the Union City Fire Department in 1989 and became a member of the North Hudson Regional Department that was organized in 1999.

In 2001, he was promoted to captain and assigned to Ladder Co. 1 at the 16th Street firehouse in Union City.

He was promoted to battalion chief in 2010 and his last assignment was Chief of the 1st Battalion, also riding out of the 16th Street house.

A departmental funeral was given by firefighters in his honor in Asbury Park, with North Hudson and local fire units participating.

He was loved by many and his stories are plentiful.

- RON JEFFERS

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Firefighters transmit “mayday,” bailout at Woodbridge house fire Woodbridge, NJ. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries on August 14, 2013 battling a basement fire that heavily damaged a home, displacing an elderly couple.

Woodbridge firefighters were dispatched at 10:14 a.m. to 724 Harrell Ave. for a reported basement fire. Captain Jeff Moran reported smoke showing from the lower level of a one story ranchstyle home. EMS was requested immediately to the scene for a reported injured occupant.

Engine 1-10 established a water supply and went into hand line operation. A hand line was stretched through a rear door to the top of the basement stairs where heavy smoke and heat was encountered. The suppression crew attempted to descend down the stairs, but stumbled on the steep steps then turned around.

A “mayday” was transmitted at approximately 10:18 a.m. after the two firefighters who were at the top of the stairs became disoriented and had one of their masks temporarily dislodged while trying to exit the house.

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the scene for the “mayday”.

Both firefighters were able to find their way to windows in a first floor bedroom after seeing daylight shining through. Two windows were smashed out and the firefighters exited head first out to safety.

One firefighter had to drop to the ground from the window, while the other had a ladder placed outside the window to slide down.

The “mayday” was resolved within three minutes of the initial transmission. Both firefighters were attended to by EMS personnel.

An additional hand line was stretched to the rear of the house where the bulk of the fire was extinguished through exterior basement windows.

Once the fire was darkened, crews gained access to the basement through the garage to extinguish remaining hot spots and conduct overhaul. The fire was declared under control within 20 minutes.

One of the occupants was transported to the hospital to be evaluated for precaution, while the two

injured firefighters were transported to JFK Medical Center in Edison, where they were treated and released.

The home sustained heavy fire damage in the basement along with heat and smoke damage on the first floor.

The residence was deemed uninhabitable by the Woodbridge Township Building Department.

The two occupants are being assisted with finding temporary shelter.

Mutual aid fire departments from Avenel, Colonia, Fords and Hopelawn responded to the scene to assist, while additional Woodbridge Township fire departments and Perth Amboy covered the town during the incident. The Woodbridge Township and Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squads were on scene to provide rehabilitation and medical attention to the two firefighters.

The cause and origin of the fire was investigated by the Woodbridge Fire Prevention Bureau, lead

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MICHELE SAHARIC

Dog rescue vehicle rolls over, but happy ending provided for all On Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 2:30 a.m., the Lebanon Borough Fire Company and the Clinton Rescue Squad were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Route 78 in Lebanon Borough.

Lebanon’s Fire Chief Kevin Saharic discovered a vehicle that had overturned and landed right side up.

Chief Saharic confirmed there was one person entrapped in the vehicle and with a closer look discovered that there were also numerous dogs.

The driver was successfully extricated by the fire company within minutes using the spreaders and cutters and she was quickly transported to the local hospital having sustained minor injuries.

Shortly after freeing all of the dogs, it was discovered that one of the puppies and one of the adult dogs was missing after being ejected from the vehicle. All the responders still on scene began frantically searching and doing all they could to locate the two missing dogs.

After searching for an extended time, the decision had to be made to clean up and leave the scene, a difficult decision, but in the world of first responders, it is not uncommon that dogs go missing after being involved in motor vehicle accidents.

Just before leaving, Tommy Lapczynski, a firefighter on the scene noticed movement in the tall grass along the side of the road. He quickly turned on his flashlight and sure enough there was the missing puppy laying low in the grass.

Chief Saharic and his wife, EMT Michele Saharic transported the ejected puppy, as well as two other dogs with suspected injuries to Crown Veterinary Specialists, a 24 hour animal hospital in Lebanon, NJ, so the dogs could receive the immediate care they needed.

Unknown to the chief and his wife Michele, the rest of the dogs were transported by Animal Control Solutions to Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital, in Whitehouse Station, NJ. The following morning, Michele Saharic and her daughter

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Marlaina, as well as Marlaina's fiance Tucker Harding, who is also a firefighter on the scene, went to check on the dogs at Crown Vet and work on getting them back to their owner. They were informed that the dogs had been transported to Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital to join the rest of the dogs that were in the accident.

The staff at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital, as well as the director DVM Charles A. Westfield, ensured all the dogs were cared for and examined each one to make sure there were no delayed onset of injuries.

Once Tucker, Marlaina, and Michele arrived at the hospital, they learned that the dogs and puppies were being rescued from a kill shelter in Georgia and being transported to Libby's Legacy, a rescue shelter in Buxton, Maine. The staff brought Tucker, Marlaina, and Michele to the dogs in the hospital and Tucker and Marlaina instantly fell in love with the puppy that was ejected from the vehicle!

They decided they were going to do everything that they could to adopt this beautiful puppy.

The girls who were working at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital that day, as well as Marlaina and Michele got to work. They contacted Susan Brown, the founder of Libby's Legacy, and told Susan of the hopes to adopt the puppy.

Susan was delighted first and foremost that the driver, passenger, and all the dogs were okay, but she was even more astounded that there was someone interested in adoption of the dogs before they even made it to Maine! Little did Susan know, that was only the beginning!

By the end of the weekend, five dogs were adopted during their layover in New Jersey.

At the end of the day, tears from the first responders and tears from the girls at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital were shed over the amazing outcome of this accident. While

it was an amazing feat getting these dogs in forever homes, there was still one dog missing, and a handful of dogs that needed to get to Libby's Legacy in Maine.

Just as we thought all hope was lost, Honey was found early Saturday evening, she unbelievably walked to a dog groomers in Lebanon, and was then reunited with her travel mates at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital.

That is when fate stepped in once again! The girls at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital had been in contact with Michele Saharic (EMT) and Susan hoping for a miracle and it just so happened that another good friend of Tucker's, Jon Bellemare, a firefighter in Biddeford Maine was also visiting Tucker and Marlaina with his girlfriend Alisha Keezer. Jon and Alisha happened to live only two towns over from Buxton, Maine and they offered to transport the remaining dogs and puppies to their new homes in Maine, completely free of charge!

Sunday afternoon, the newly adopted puppies and their families, as well as other members of the Lebanon Borough Fire Company, met a few staff members at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital to prepare the remaining dogs for their trip to Maine, as well as gather for a group photograph of the beautiful dogs and their heroes.

By the end of the day Sunday, all of the dogs were successfully delivered to their new homes in Maine. The driver and passenger who sustained minor injuries were on their way home to Georgia with the help of amazing citizens donating airline tickets to get them home and Libby's Legacy was able to hold up their promise to rescue these dogs despite the circumstances, and not without the help of a few amazing determined citizens.

With all of the horrible things that happen in this world, it’s nice to see a story with a happy ending.

- MICHELE SAHARIC

TODD HOLLRITT

Reflections in steel on the Hudson River recall September 11, 2001 lives lost As we approach the anniversary of the terrorist attacks from September 11, 2001 behold this scene from Pier 86 on the Hudson River.

It took place during the July 20th blessing of the FDNY fireboat's. Marine 1 proceeds north on the river with the New Jersey skyline as a backdrop. In the foreground is the Intrepid Air Sea and Space Museum's somber memorial to the World Trade Center towers.

Measuring 12 feet tall and weighing over 3,000 pounds, the 9/11 memorial is a section of steel recovered from the scene where so many lives were lost.

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Bradley Garden blaze leaves home destroyed Bridgewater police received a report of a structure fire at 131 Oak St. in the Bradley Gardens section of the Township at 1:41 a.m. on September 6th and immediately dispatched Bradley Gardens Fire Department.

Upon arrival of JUMP TO FILE # Bradley Gardens 090613103 Fire Chief Jamie Brown, a 1 -1/2 story Cape Cod style home showed a large volume of smoke and fire throughout the residence. With that, Chief Brown requested a second alarm which brought Country Hills, Green Knoll and North Branch Fire Companies.

The 80+ firefighters battled a complicated blaze due to two additions to the home, which left voids in the walls that hid and spread the stubborn fire.

With black out conditions, the firefighters sent a crew to the roof to vent the home while other crews use hooks and pike poles to open the ceilings and walls to allow other crews to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters remained on scene for approximately two hours. There were no injuries reported.

The home was vacant, but neighbors reported that there may have been some cats living in the home. At the time of this report, no cats were found.

The home was destroyed by the blaze, but neighboring homes received no damage.The cause of the fire is unknown and being investigated by the Bridgewater Police and fire officials.

Other resources deployed to the scene included, but were not limited to Bridgewater Police, Bradley Gardens Rescue Squad, Somerset County Office of Emergency Management, Bridgewater Township Fire Officials Office.

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Smoke pours from the windows after ďŹ re in the basement was knocked down.

Linden firefighters force front door at basement fire Linden, NJ. No one was injured on August 9, 2013 when a fire started in a single family home shortly after everyone left for the day, forcing the family to seek temporary shelter.

The Linden Fire Department was dispatched to 14 East 17th St. at 8:30 a.m. after a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the oneand-a-half story Cape Cod style home.

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Hand lines were advanced to the basement where the seat of the fire was located in a finished section of the basement.

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The home was deemed uninhabitable. Utilities were cut to the home due to damage sustained to

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There were games, prizes, giveaways, free samples, balloons, and more. It was a perfect day to enjoy the fresh air as summer was winding down.

On hand were the American Bombshells, a 1940's era entertainment group of three female singers, who performed tunes from the war years and today, a great tribute to our veterans.

It was also Woodland Park's kick-off for next year’s 100th Centennial Celebration and parade taking place in 2014.

The competition was fierce and the menu included burgers, ribs, chicken and shish kabobs.

When the feast was under control and the smoke cleared, Hawthorne Fire Department was chosen as best firehouse BBQ in the area.

Congratulations to all who competed at this fantastic event!

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IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

Correspondent Contest sponsored by All Hands Fire Equipment & Training The readers of 1st Responder Newspaper have helped make www.1rbn.com the fastest-growing Fire/Rescue/EMS site on the web. Information comes from our valued correspondents.

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Updates in Monroe and Hamilton Townships The question might be, “What Monroe and what Hamilton Township!” (because there are more than one!)

The Monroe is in Gloucester County and the Hamilton is in Mercer County (outside of Trenton.)

And by “update” I mean since the last time I was there particularly when I was in Monroe. In fact, due to a time constraint, there was one pumper from the Cecil Fire Company that I was unable to pursue.

In any event, Cecil’s new rescue pumper is a 2013 Spartan ERV with Metro Star chassis. Other specs include a Cummins ISL-9, 450 hp diesel, Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump with side mount panel, Pro Poly 750 gallon water tank, TFT Hurricane RF deck gun, 6,000 watt Will Burt Night Scan, Harrison 10 kw pto generator, eight cylinder air cascade system, right side Zip Dee awning and three Hurst reels.

The Williamstown Fire Company has a 2008 Pierce Velocity 100 foot tower with a 2000 gpm pump, 300 gallon water tank and a 10 kw generator.

This year they received two Spartan ERV pumpers with Metro Star chassis.

Specs include a Cummins ISL-9, 400 hp diesel, Hale DSD 1500 gpm pump with top mount panel, Pro Poly 1000 gallon water tank, and a Harrison 6 kw pto generator.

In Hamilton Township, the Groveville Fire Department had a 2004 Seagrave (1500/750/30A with 10 kw generator) pumper rebuilt after being in a collision. This was done in 2012.

Their 2001 Seagrave, originally designed with an ambulance cot in the back of the cab for patient transport, has been modified with cabinets in place of the cot, which has since been removed. They also house a foam tender which was featured in “Where are they Now?” so you may check it out on the 1st Responder website.

Also, the Mercerville Fire Department in Hamilton Township received for Squad 12, a KME pumper. Specs include a Severe Service chassis, Cummins ISC-9, 450 hp diesel, Hale, Qmax 2000 gpm pump, UPF 650 gallon water tank, Hale Foamlogix 5.9 system with 30 gallon tank and a Smart Power 10 kw generator.

In Monmouth County, the E.H. Stokes Fire Company of Ocean Grove has ordered a short wheelbased Toyne pumper on a Spartan Metro Star SMFD chassis. Features include a 160 inch wheelbase, six seat cab, Cummins 380 hp diesel, Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump enclosed behind a ROM door, Foam Pro System with a Rowe Industry CAFS attached to it, two deck guns (one to CAFS), two crosslays above pump, connected to CAFS, one three-inch right side hosebed discharge connected to CAFS, rear booster reel connected to CAFS, 500 gallon water and 20 gallon foam tanks, thru-the-tank ladders, suction hose and pike pole storage, stainless steel bolted body with full height and depth compartments, ROM doors, and Whelen LED lighting.

New Jersey Emergency Vehicles delivered a P.L. Custom Medallion 100 Type III ambulance on a 2013 Ford E-450 chassis to the Clifton Fire Department (Passaic County.)

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.

APPARATUS OF THE MONTH A look at what’s new with apparatus around the state with John Malecky

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Williamstown FC, E-2912 and 2913, 2013 Spartan ERV Metro Star 1500/1000 with 6 kw generator. They were sold by Campbell Supply Co. LLC.

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Bergen County Police rescue, 2013 International DuraStar/Rescue 1 with 15 kw generator and left side awning. It was sold by New Jersey Emergency Vehicles.

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Williamstown FC Twr. 2916, 2008 Pierce Velocity, 2000/300/100 foot and 10 kw generator. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services.

First Priority Emergency Vehicles Ambulance Division has delivered the following: an FPEV Renaissance Remount of a Ford E-450 chassis under a Road Rescue Metro Medic, to the Union County EMS; a McCoy Miller Guardian Type II on a Ford E350 chassis to A & E Medical Transport in Clifton (Passaic County); two Marque 146 Type III’s on GM 3500 chassis to UMDNJ EMS and four Road Rescue Transmedic Type II’s on Ford E-350 chassis to GEM Ambulance in Lakewood (Ocean County.)

Ambulance orders include a Road Rescue Metromedic on a Ford E-450

chassis for the East Windsor Rescue Squad District II (Mercer County), two Road Rescue Promedic Type 1’s on F450 chassis for the Millville Rescue Squad (Cumberland County), five McCoy Miller Guardian Type II’s (one for A & E Medical Transport and four for Cardinal Ambulance on Totowa, three McCoy Miller Guardian Type II’s on Ford E-350 chassis (one for A & M Transport in Paterson ( all Passaic County) and two for People Transport in Old Bridge (Middlesex County.)

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Numerous telephone poles along Rochelle Ave., and in the parking lot of CVS in Rochelle Park came down on the morning of August 31st, igniting a garage fire and closing down the busy avenue for hours.

The cause is under investigation, but shortly before 8:00 a.m., it is believed a pole with a transformer came down in the rear of the parking lot of CVS. This caused a second pole with transformers closer to Rochelle Avenue to topple over and rest up against a large frame building on Rochelle Avenue, and cause several more poles on

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The transformer on the first pole shorted out, arced, and set a detached garage at 17 Oak Street on fire.

With the lines still live, firefighters had to wait until PSE&G arrived and killed the current before they could attack the flames.

Exposure lies were set up but they were not needed.

The flames caused extensive damage to the garage before firefighters could extinguish the fire.

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No injuries were reported.

The transformer that was leaning against the building on Rochelle Avenue never shorted out, so no damage was incurred on that building.

Units from Maywood and Saddle Brook assisted at the scene.

Rochelle Avenue was closed for many hours as utility crews worked to repair and replace the poles.

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- continued from page 52 The Morris County Sheriff has ordered a First Priority emergency service unit on a Ford F-550 chassis.

First Priority’s Apparatus Division has made the following KME deliveries: To Westampton Township in Burlington County, a 109 foot RM aerial quint on a Severe Service XLFD chassis with flat roof cab. Features include a 4-Front, Frontal Airbag System, T.O.P. roll over protection, Cummins ISX15, 600 hp diesel, Allison 4500 EVS transmission, Whelen NFPA-LED lighting package, Hale Qmax, 2000 gpm pump, 500 gallon water tank, 3/16” aluminum body, R.O.M. roll-up doors, 115 feet of Alco-Lite ground ladders, steel aerial ladder, pinnable waterway and Onan 10 kw hydraulic generator.

To the County of Morris, a CBRNE heady duty rescue for use as a hazmat unit. Features include a Freightliner M2-106 chassis, Cummins ISB, 360 hp diesel, Allison 3000 EVS transmission, Whelen NFPA-LED lighting package, heavy duty 3/16” aluminum walk-in rescue body with climate control, interior cabinetry, dry erase boards, fume hood, R.O.M. roll-up doors and Onan 25 kw pto driven generator.

In Middlesex County, the Keasbey Fire Department in Woodbridge Township received a reconditioned 1972 Mack CF 75 foot Aerialscope which formerly had been FDNY Ladder 44 and later saw service with Keasbey.

Features include a reconditioned Mack 350 hp diesel, Allison automatic transmission, new engine cooling system, front and rear axles and suspension, all seat and headliners reupholstered, rear cab enclosure heater, aerial device re-

conditioned, breathing air system rebuilt, upgraded aluminum basket, waterway rebuild, all hydraulic cylinders rebuilt, 1/2 doors installed at crew cab, all new aluminum diamond plate, boom, cab and body repainted, new 12V, DOT, FMVSS lighting, a discharge installed on right and left sides of apparatus,and an Onan 10 kw generator.

Campbell Supply Company, LLC has delivered four ASAP Medstat 250 mini ambulances to the Hudson County OEM and a Wheeled Coach Type III ambulance on a Chevrolet chassis to the Hamburg First Aid Squad (Sussex County.) They received an order from the Riverdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps. (Passaic County) for a Wheeled Coach Type III ambulance on a Chevrolet chassis.

Fire & Safety Services has made the following Pierce deliveries: Clifton in Passaic County received an Arrow XT pumper. This is the first Pierce delivery in NJ from the HGAC Buy Program (Helping Cities Across the Country Buy.) Also, Finderne in Bridgewater Township (Somerset County) received a stock Arrow XT pumper and stock Arrow XT 100 foot rear mount platform quint.

The Star Cross Fire Company in Franklin Township ( Gloucester County) received an 75 foot Impel PUC quint.

The Boro of Metuchen in Middlesex County ordered a Saber pumper.

Ambunet has an order from the Woodbridge Ambulance & Rescue Squad (Middlesex County) for an Osage Type III ambulance on a Ford E350 chassis

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IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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Irvington blaze goes to four alarms

NJ Forest Fire Service Engine B45 just entered service, a 2011 Freightliner M2/Knaphide 250gpm/900gwt Type 4 engine

Irvington firefighters, with assistance from surrounding departments, fought a fire that destroyed a manufacturing company on August 18th.

Shortly after midnight, Irvington fire units were dispatched to 100 Coit St. for numerous re- JUMP TO FILE # ports of a fire. En- 082613156 gine 42 only had to pull out of its firehouse, diagonally across the street from the fire building, to call the working fire.

Heavy smoke was issuing from the approximately 100 x 250 one story truss roof manufacturing company that produced plastic bags.

A second alarm was transmitted as companies forced entry and discovered heavy fire in the rear of the building rapidly extending forward.

A third alarm was sounded as fire broke through the roof in the rear forcing operations to go defensive.

Flames consumed the building, collapsing the roof, and producing cracks in the walls that required setting up a collapse zone.

Eventually a fourth alarm was called for units from across Essex County and also from Union County to the scene and for coverage.

Four elevated master streams operated as well as deck guns, ground monitors and handlines.

The fire was finally able to be placed under control at about 5:00 a.m., but crews continued to be rotated for several more hours and then a fire watch was set up.

One firefighter was transported to the hospital with a lacerated hand, but no serious injuries were reported.

The cause has not been determined.

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It deals with the pistons now being installed for the pull down attic stairs. Chris has presented this information to several associations already, but this is a timely and worthwhile topic, so I thought it was worth highlighting again.

I thought that this incident was significant enough to share with the readers of 1st Responder. The fact that young line officer Cory Martin had his helmet cam running when the incident happened was instrumental in determining what actually took place.

I encourage you to go to Fire Engineering’s web page and review the article written by veteran fire fighters Jerry Knapp and Chris Kear.

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GET READY FOR WILDWOOD! Goal: Quality patient care starts with the crew EMS ISSUE CHELLE CORDERO

An ambulance crew consists of the minimum of a driver and an EMT or Paramedic. Each member, like a pit-crew, needs to know how to best perform their job and to be able to work with each other.

Each member of the team needs to know that they can rely on their teammates and every patient needs to know that everything possible is being done to ensure the best patient care.

Every crew needs to take the time to know each other and understand the individual responsibilities that are expected of each.

Commonly referred to as the “forming stage”, this is the optimum time to clarify what skills are available and the tasks to be performed. If there are any disagreements about responsibilities, this is the time to get these conflicts worked out so that no quarrels or resentments keep the crew from working together effectively.

Performance, the ability to successfully manage all resources, including individual skills, to provide quality pre-hospital care and transportation, is the “final stage”.

Team effectiveness is defined as achieving four performance outcomes: innovation/adaptation, efficiency, quality and team member satisfaction. (Daft RL. The leadership experience) Other factors, individually, go into the total response and value of service.

Each crew needs to work towards a “sterile cockpit” concept.

The sterile cockpit is a term coined by the FAA in regards to pilots and the environment they work in; in ambulance response it refers to the driver’s compartment. In a sterile cockpit the distractions are kept to a minimum and only those that are vital to the successful completion of a call.

No cell phones, no texting, no extraneous radio or passenger conversations and no (entertainment) radio/music during response.

If a GPS is used to help find patients, program the addresses when stopped and use voice prompts if available instead of taking your eyes off of the road while driving.

During times when two crew members are sitting in the cockpit (no patient on board or additional/non-essential crew), the passenger can act as a second set

of eyes, work the siren, program the GPS, or look up maps.

Although a busy station and numerous jobs may prohibit regular meal times, there should never be eating food or drinking beverages while on a call; eating in an ambulance also increases the chances of crew members ingesting germs and endangering health.

Playing music during a call, especially in the patient compartment detracts from the attention that should be paid to the patient. Even before a patient is on board, crews should use the time to prepare for the call and eliminate all non-essential activity.

Before each shift, a crew should discuss and agree on the ways to ensure a sterile cockpit and it will become more commonplace with each call.

Hierarchy at a scene and during the call can sometimes cause confusion or disruption.

Generally the highest medically trained provider is in charge of patient care and the driver is in charge of transport (taking into account any requests regarding urgency or necessary stops from the EMT/Paramedic in charge).

While it may be easy to understand who is in charge within one agency and one crew, problems may arise when there are more than one crew responding or more than one agency is involved, especially when different services (such as fire and police) respond.

Running periodic inter-agency drills are a productive way to alleviate these issues before they impair patient care; drills should always be followed up with calm and honest assessments with the goal of determining best practices.

Each drill and call should be a learning device and no one should hold on to “that’s the way we’ve always done it” if another way is found to be more successful.

Finally each crew member should be held responsible for maintaining their knowledge and skills – this is equally imperative for paid as well as volunteer responders.

Career emergency medical responders may put in several hours a week on calls and training whereas volunteers are usually not in service as often. Career and volunteer first responders in EMS take the same basic training, each needs to maintain that level of skill.

Patients should be able to depend on the members of the ambulance crew that responds to their emergency and not worry that the EMT or other crew member only “practices” life saving skills once in a while.

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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS September 13-14, 2013 NJ-New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention will take place in Wildwood. Visit www.fireexpo.net for additional information.

September 13-14, 2013 NJ-The Jeff Scheuerer Memorial Fund will be in the circle driveway of Convention Hall in Wildwood. Look for the table with the red shirts. They will be selling memorial shirts, stickers, and helmet stickers in Jeff’s memory.

September 14, 2013 NJ-The South Amboy Fire Department 125th Anniversary Committee is hosting a Super Raffle. Take chance to win a Samsung Flat Screen Plasma TV. Tickets: $5/each. See any South Amoy member or Contact Michael Geraltowski at 848-250-9903.

September 16-20, 2013 FL-The 2013 Annual Safety Forum will take place at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Hotel in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Join safety officers from across the country for a week full of education, awareness, networking with peers and participating in dynamic seminars.

To register go to: www.fdsoa.org/symposia/showevent.html.

September 20-22, 2013 CT-The 2013 CT Firefighters Association Annual Convention, sponsored by the South Windsor Fire Department, will include a parade, a firefighter muster and a town-wide celebration. For information contact, Scott Fine at 860-463-0500.

September 21, 2013 NJ- “Know your Smoke: The Dangers of Fire Smoke” will take place at the Toms River Fire Academy. Full PPE & SCBA is required.

Visit www.firesmoke.org for additional information.

September 25-27, 2013 OH-The Ohio Fire & EMS Expo will take place at the Columbus Convention Center.

Visit www.ohiofireexpo.com for additional information.

September 30, 2013 NY-A celebration will be held for the 40th Anniversary of the Rockland County Training Center during a dinner at Casa Mia Manor House in Blauvelt at 7pm at $75/per person.

RSVP to pbyrne@orangeburgfd.org or for additional information.

October 2-3, 2013 ME-Maine Municipal Association will be hosting their annual convention October 2-3, 2013 at the Augusta Civic Center. The attendees for this convention include municipal officials, managers, public works directors, and fire chiefs, etc. Contact Joan Kiszely at 800452-8786 for information.

October 3-4, 2013 VA-The 11th Annual Fairfax Fire Officers Seminar will take place in Tyson’s Corner, VA. Visit their website at www.fairfaxfireofficers.org for details and registration.

October 5, 2013 NJ-The Silverton Volunteer Fire Company is sponsoring their 2013 Harley FLHX Street Glide Raffle with a drawing on October 5th at 5pm during the Silverton Volunteer Fire Company 6th Annual Fall Festival & Poker Run. For tickets, call 732-255-3244 or email station29@trfire.org.

October 5, 2013 NJ-The Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Company 100th Anniversary Celebration will take place from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at Station 44 on Sheridan Avenue, Seaside Heights.

Food, music, entertainment, activities for children, and vintage firetruck parade. For information, visit www.shfd44.com.

October 10, 2013 NJ-The Citizen's Fire Company of Palmyra will host its annual Fire Prevention and Public Safety Open House from 6:30-8:30 pm at their fire station at 21 North College St. in Palmyra. There will be a fire safety house, a firefighter bounce house, safety stations and games for the children. We will have a large variety of fire apparatus on display and also police and EMS units. Call Ken Beam at 717838-8456 for information.

Ceremony at fire house, 31st & Dune Drive, 11 am. Fire Parade, 11:30am-12pm. Celebration at the Avalon Community Center, 30th & Avalon Ave, 12 pm. Contact Kevin at 609967-4411 for additional details.

October 20, 2013 PA-The 1st Annual Amy’s Run 5K Run/1.5 mile Walk will take place with registration at Kildare’s Irish Pub in West Chester at 1pm with race time at 2pm. Visit them at www.runccrs.com for additional details.

October 24-27, 2013 NY-The Vital Signs Conference 2013 will be held at the Buffalo Convention Center. For conference details, visit www.health.ny.gov.

November 23, 2013 NY-The Wolcottsville Fire Department will host a Meat/Turkey Raffle with free refreshments, 50/50’s, and a meat/turkey raffle.

Contact Bob Groff at rgroff29m7@rochester.rr.com for additional details.

January 1, 2014 NJ-The South Amboy Fire Department 125th Anniversary Committee presents a Raffle to attend the Football Game of the Year!

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Only 500 tickets available. Cost: $50/ticket.

Winner will be drawn on January 1, 2014, 5pm. Winner will receive 4 tickets to the 2014 Championship game (4/2/14), Limousine transportation to and from the game, Food and drink before the game, Lots of other fun extras. Contact Michael Toth 908-930-3497.

February 9, 2014 NJ-Palmyra Fire Department is hosting their 17th Annual Fishing Tackle Flea Market at the Charles Street School at 100 West Charles St, Palmyra, NJ. Contact John at 856786-0718 for details.

February 23, 2014 NY-The Long Island Rescue EMS Mega Show will take place at the Nassau Coliseum.

For details, visit www.liproductions.net.

May 17, 2014 NJ-West Paterson Fire Department/Borough of Woodland Park Centennial Celebration with rain date of May 18, 2014. 1:00 pm parade along McBride Avenue, Woodland Park, 4:00 pm picnic on Memorial Drive, Woodland Park, fireworks at dusk, food/drinks/games/children's attractions, entertainment by David Christopher Orchestra.

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October 13, 2013 PA-A Model Train Show & Sale will take place at the Hawley Fire House at 17 Columbus Avenue in Hawley, PA from 9 am to 3 pm.

Admission $3, children under 12 free with paid admission. Refreshments will be available. For more info contact Bill Delling at (570) 226-3206 or hawleyfd@ptd.net. Benefits Hawley Fire Department.

October 13, 2013 NJ-The Laurel Lake Regional Fire Alliance will be holding their 1st Annual Fire Prevention Open House at Lindenwold Memorial Park, 1000 United States Ave. Rain date will be October 13. 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Come meet your firefighters, play on the moon bounces, watch the “FIRE IS FAST VIDEO”, learn about fire safety, light refreshments will be served, homework passes for attending and fun for the whole family.

For more information or directions call 856346-0935.

October 15, 2013 TX-The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Courage to be Safe from TEEX/ESTI will be hosted by Caney City VFD at Caney City City Hall; 15241 Barron Rd.; Caney City, TX from 6-10 pm. Fee: None. Contact: Theresa Hutchison at 903/292-3886 or Lewis9046@aol.com.

October 17-20, 2013 NY-New York State Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Association, Inc. is hosting their Pulse Check 2013 at the Crowne Plaza in Suffern, NY. Visit www.nysvara.org for details.

October 19, 2013 NJ-The Avalon Volunteer Fire Department invites you to join us for our 100th Anniversary Ceremony and Fire Parade.

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JUSTIN DEREVYANIK

Hackensack firefighters respond to kitchen fire On July 30, 2013 at 6:59 p.m., Street Box 19 and several 911 calls were received reporting a fire at 75 Lodi Street for the master kitchen and multiservice.

Engines 1, 4, 2, 5, Ladder1, Rescue 1, and D/C 3 were dispatched. First arriving companies from the third platoon were met with fire showing out the rear roof area from a large exhaust pipe.

Engine 1 reported fire on the first floor in the kitchen area near the deep fryers. Ladder 1 began a primary search of the fire floor as Engines 1 and 4 stretched hose lines into the first floor kitchen.

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While performing the primary search, Ladder 1 activated the fire suppression hood system which knocked down the bulk of the fire in the fryers. Engine 1 placed their line into service to mop up the rest of the fire that extended in the kitchen.

Rescue 1 searched the floor above the fire and assisted Engine 2 with opening up and extinguishing small pockets of fire in the exterior exhaust pipe.

The fire was placed under con-

trol at 7:23 p.m. Companies remained on scene to continue overhaul the main fire area.

Two male workers received burns from the grease fire. One was burned on the forearms and foot.

The other was burned on his neck.

Both burn victims were transported to Hackensack UMC for evaluation.

Hackensack fire prevention remained on scene to handle the investigation. No injuries reported to any fire department personal operating at the scene.

- JUSTIN DEREVYANIK

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

RON JEFFERS

Rockleigh Engine 862's 1987 Pierce Arrow 1250-gpm pumper saw original duty with the nearby Haworth Fire Department in Bergen County.

Seventeen homeless in Jersey City A three alarm fire that has been blamed on a cooking mishap, damaged three buildings in Jersey City on August 19th.

The FDJC was dispatched at 5:26 AM to 13 Bergen Ave. Heavy fire was JUMP TO FILE # showing from the 080713101 rear of the structure with heavy smoke pushing from the second floor in the front.

A second alarm was transmitted. As the flames spread to both 15 and 17 Bergen Ave., a third alarm was sounded.

Aggressive firefighting kept the blaze from extending further, and the fire was placed under control in about one hour.

Two residents and two firefighters received minor injuries and a total of seventeen residents were left homeless.

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In Sayreville, their spare engine, a 1988 Hahn 92, which was Engine 3 at Melrose Hose Company, is now on its way to South America to resume its firefighting service with a fire department “below the equator.” The pumper has a 1500 gpm pump, a 750 gallon water tank and 6 kw generator.

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DAMIEN DANIS

Garfield tackles basement fire On Saturday, August 24th, Garfield sounded a general alarm for a basement fire at 54 Macarthur Avenue.

Arriving chief John Kopacz found a working fire in a basement apartment.

Engine 2 arrived first due and stretched lines to the basement and

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to the first floor.

Several pets were all rescued from the apartment.

The fire was quickly knocked down within thirty minutes.

Mutual aid came from Wallington for a FAST team. Companies from Rochelle Park, Lodi and Saddle Brook covered in empty firehouses.

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STILL IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our Still In Service feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

RON JEFFERS

Highlands 1979 Mack/75-foot Aerialscope platform is still in service, but expected to be replaced with a new tower ladder after the Wildwood convention.

FRANK ROBINSON

The New Market Fire Company No.1 still operates a 1964 Dodge Power Wagon 90/150/20F

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Pennsville Fire Company still operates this 1989 Mack R/ Saulsbury Heavy Rescue.

ALAN HYMAN

The Boro of Riverdale honored Papa Joe Ezzo on the 31st Anniversary of his line of duty death The Borough of Riverdale and the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department honored Captain “Papa” Joe Ezzo, who died in the line of duty August 25, 1982 with a street sign giving Post Lane an honorary name in his memory.

The unveiling ceremony took place on the 31st Anniversary of his death on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the corner of Post Lane and Newark-Pompton Turnpike.

Post Lane was given the honorary name of “Capt. Papa Joe Ezzo Way”.

Past and present members of the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department and members of the Ezzo extended family attended the ceremony.

On August 25, 1982, Riverdale lost an Army Veteran, a great citizen and an excellent firefighter, Captain Joe Ezzo.

That day began like any other.

Four days after the fire department’s 75th Anniversary, the fire department was dispatched at 7:30 a.m. to a car fire on Hamburg Turnpike.

Papa Joe responded like he did so many times before, but by the time he responded to the fire hous, the other apparatus was already gone, so he took the tanker by himself and responded.

Just as he left the parking lo, he knew something was wrong and pulled over on the corner of Post

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Lane and Munn Avenue as he suffered a fatal heart attack.

As the department returned from the call, they noticed the tanker off to the side of the road and they stopped to render assistance.

In the pouring rain, Papa Joe was removed from the apparatus and CPR was started by members of the fire department as they waited for EMS support to arrive.

The heroic efforts were unsuccessful and Papa Joe Ezzo was pronounced dead at Chilton Hospital.

Papa Joe Ezzo’s life was a life of service to his country, his community, and his family. He paid the ultimate price with his life while serving the residents of Riverdale.

The dedication service began with music from the Police Pipes and Drums Corps. of Morris County, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by Assistant Chief Jim Regeling Jr. Chief Dan Sturm welcomed the public to the ceremony. Following Chief Sturm, Fire Department Chaplain Russ Stammer offered an invocation.

The service continued with a beautiful rendition of “The Firefighter’s Hymn” performed by John Roy of the Ramapo Valley Baptist

Church in Oakland. Chaplain Russ Stammer read the scripture passage and gave a short devotional from John 15:12-14 about how there is “No greater love than that one who is willing to lay down their life for another”.

Ex-Chief Pat Cleary read the obituary and shared some personal thoughts about Papa Joe. In honor of Papa Joe’s military service, the Pompton Lakes VFW provided a gun salute and played “Taps” in his honor.

The street sign was unveiled by Chief Dan Sturm and Mayor William Budesheim and followed by a dedication prayer by the fire department chaplain.

The service closed with the singing of the hymn “Amazing Grace” followed by a lone bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace” as the music faded off in the distance.

The Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department which was formerly called the Pompton Volunteer Fire Department was organized on February 25, 1907.

For the past 105 years the Riverdale Fire Department has provided round the clock dedicated fire protection and emergency assistance to the residents and businesses of the community by it’s 30 plus members.

- ALAN HYMAN

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Custom All-WheelDrive Fire Apparatus BOOK REVIEW Book reviews by John Malecky

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By Likas A. Pristovnik Available from: FSP Books & Videos 188 Central Street, #4 Hudson, MA 01749-1330 1-800-522-8528 E-Mail: support@fire-policeems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $34.95 This is a soft covered book measuring 8 inches by 12 inches and has 148 pages.

It is a fabulous collection of custom all-wheel-drive fire apparatus, photographed by first class fire apparatus photographers.

Most of them I know personally and all, but a few I know by name and by their work.

Although I have a friend from Austria (who is not the author), I’ve never met or heard of the author, but he has taken many photos in this book that are exceptional.

I am not one of the contributors so I am not bragging about the book for that reason. I am promoting the book because it really needs no introduction.

This book could sell itself without my review (and many copies have already been sold), but nevertheless I want to post my seal of approval in hopes that it will sell more.

It is broken down into decades

from 1970 to 2012. There are but two pages of introduction and the rest is color photos, two to a page.

Within the descriptions of many of the photos are records and statistics about all-wheeldrive apparatus.

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Freehold Independent Fire Company receives American Flag flown in Afghanistan The firefighters from the Freehold Township Independent Fire Co. #1, Station 16-1, were presented with an American Flag that was flown over Forward Operating Base (FOB) Naglu High Kapisa Province of JUMP TO FILE # Afghanistan.

When Captain 082813102 Michael Singleton, U.S. Army, was made aware of the valiant efforts the firefighters were making in Freehold during and following Superstorm Sandy, he brought this information to his battalion commander.

Besides providing fire protection to their district, they also assisted the Sea Bright Fire Department with a crew and apparatus.

Also, they collected needed items for other fire departments and individuals in need.

To recognize Station 16-1, an American Flag was flown in their honor shortly after the storm had concluded.

The flag was then flown a second time, very soon to American troops being removed from this FOB and was one of the last American flags flown in this area.

When Captain Singleton presented the flag, he stated that troops overseas can rest easier knowing that their families are being protected back home by such Firefighters.

The well decorated soldier considers firefighters his heroes.

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Three car MVA in Union City Several people were injured as the result of a three car MVA on narrow and congested Bergenline Avenue in Union City, September 1st. One adult was removed by stretcher and another in a step-chair, while numerous children and parents in the two parked mini-vans, that were struck, walked to four ambulances.

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Camden Fire Captain Joel R. Bain, left, with his son, Joel D., and his father, William, a retired Camden firefighter of 30-years service, pose with one of the 20-plus pieces of fire apparatus that they own.

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Oil in the roadway on a curve mixed with a light rain contributed to a vehicle crossing over a double center line when the driver tapped the brakes. A southbound pickup was totaled when it was hit head on by that vehicle. Although the Blairstown Ambulance Corps was called to the scene to treat possible injuries, both occupants refused transport. Hope Fire Department was assigned to the incident for clean up.

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Blairstown Hose Co. holds a multi agency fire and rescue drill at Blair Academy Blairstown, NJ. The Blairstown Hose Company held a massive fire drill and rescue exercise at the Insley Hall of the Blair Academy.

Blairstown Chief Darren Occhiuzzo coordinated the multiagency drill with units from around Warren and Sussex County.

The event, to evaluate response times and provide firefighters with some high rise rescue work, proved to be a valuable exercise.

Participating agencies were, Blairstown Hose Company 1, Blairstown Office of Emergency Management, Blairstown Police Department, Blairstown Rescue, Hope, Knowlton, Stillwater and Green Township Fire Departments.

Specialty units were Belvidere and Allamuchy tower ladders, Hackettstown RIT, Mountain Lake mobile cascade unit, Fredon and Oxford UTV/Gators as well as the Warren County Field Communications Truck and the Warren County Fire Marshall Joe Lake.

It began as a call to the Warren County Communication Center with a report of a lightning strike and a partial collapse with trapped students and multiple fire locations.

The first arriving units called for additional departments to report in. Blairstown Hose pulled up along side of Insley Hall. Disem-

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barking firefighters quickly put on their Scott Packs.

Assembled teams pulled three inch lines off the truck and made their way to a stairway leading to the basement to investigate a smoke condition.

After tying into a standpipe, they engaged the area.

A staged mayday of a downed firefighter was more elaborate.

When receiving the mayday, another rescue team tied a rope to a support outside of the building and followed a hose line into a completely dark compressor room to discover the downed firefighter (manikin).

The team applied a breathing pack to the manikin and struggled to drag the 250 pound training device back to street level where an ambulance took it away.

While this was going on, other scenarios were being played out.

The tower ladders of Allamuchy and Belvidere were being extended to their 85 foot length to a fourth floor window of Insley Hall.

A rescue team from Hope, Knowlton, Belvidere and Hackettstown made their way up the lad-

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A North Hudson County Park duck's space was invaded by North Hudson firefighters during water rescue drills in the lake.

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der to the window to receive other training rescue manikins that were slid down to the ground.

These were also transported by Stillwater and Blairstown ambulances.

The heat and high humidity of the day took there toll on the participants of the drill as well.

A rehab unit supplied and manned by Blairstown Rescue personal, evaluated the dehydrated firefighters, and monitored their vital signs before being returned to the line.

When the training was over for the evening the all the participants were invited back to the firehouse

for an after action review and some well deserved refreshments.

All fire department and EMS personal are volunteers serving their communities on their own time.

Keep them safe. Slow down and move over.

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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

RON JEFFERS

Water rescue drills in North Hudson North Bergen, N.J. For four days in August, North Hudson's marine support companies drilled in the lake at North Hudson County Park and broke in a new Marine 3 Support Unit vehicle.

Engine Co.'s 3, 5, 13, Rescue 1 and Safety 1 participated in the drills, which covered all four duty tours.

Marine Division Captain Keith Gonyou was the instructor for the four days.

Their training included getting familiar with, and using the equipment carried on the new support truck. Three inflatable boats were used for practice and rescuing a “victim” out of the lake.

The support truck is a converted 1994 International Navistar/Industrial Truck Body vehicle

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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.”

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It sports a new red paint job and department lettering. Equipment in the rig includes two inflatable boats, two outboard motors, backboard and strokes basket, two ocean rescue reels, life jackets, cold water suits, ice rescue equipment, night goggles, and more.

Future training is planned for the Hudson River using Marine 2.

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Fair Lawn makes quick work at commercial building On September 3, 2013 at 5:49 a.m., a resident walking her dog on Banta Place observed smoke coming from the building at 5-10 and called police.

First arriving police units confirmed and reported a working fire.

Arriving fire JUMP TO FILE # units under the 090313109 command of Chief of Department Jeff Greco had to force entry through a steel corrugated overhead door to get to the fire.

Once inside, the fire was quickly extinguished, but not before it vented through the roof.

There was no further extension.

One firefighter was treated at the scene for nausea, but no further aid was rendered.

There were no further injuries and units remained on the scene for approximately one and a half hours.

Initial reports were that a person may be sleeping in a room at the rear of the building, but this report turned out to be unfounded.

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With the help of local scouts, Flanders practices decontamination Flanders, NJ. When a group of scouts found themselves injured and covered with a suspicious white powde, Flanders Fire Company #1 and Rescue Squad firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded with a special decontamination unit.

Fortunately for the six members of Cub Scout Pack 47, it was just a drill and their parents watched and cheered as firefighters in full decontamination suits with breathing apparatus dressed and splinted their “injuries” and rushed them into a special heated tent with hot and cold water where the cubs were “scrubbed” by the firefighters, still in the special suits.

Once decontaminated, other firefighters in regular turnout gear whisked victims to another area where, under their parents’ watchful eyes, they were “treated” for their wounds.

“This decontamination unit is one of the special pieces of equipment we have available to deploy if needed,” said Fire Captain Kevin Elms, who oversaw the drill. “Fortunately, it’s not something we use often, so we’re grateful to Cub Scout Pack 47 for letting us cover them with baby powder and get them wet as we simulated washing them so we could practice.”

The unit was issued to Flanders Fire/Rescue by the Morris County Office of Emergency Management in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. If a mass decontamination was to occur in the area, Flanders would respond with its decontamination unit. Other departments would accompany Flanders to supply additional equipment, water and staffing.

The decontamination unit includes the tent, a generator, a hotwater heater, a heater to warm the air in the tent and the supplies to do the job. Those include a conveyer for patients on backboards and packs given to walking victims, who can shower in the tent, put their contaminated belongings in a bag that is tracked by fire and law

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enforcement officials and a gown they can put on after removing their own clothes.

There are three “lanes” in the tent, defined by curtains. One is for men, one for women and the conveyer for the injured goes down the middle. Each lane has hot and cold showers. The decon unit has seen service in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and at other natural disasters. It was last deployed in the Flanders firehouse as a community shower after Hurricane Sandy.

“We practice setting the unit up, which involves putting up the tent, installing the floor and attaching the water hoses and air and water heaters, and equipment to collect the contaminated water,” said Elms. “This is the first time in a while we’ve gotten to practice the whole process with real people.”

Elms and EMS Lt. Cindy Zeller, said the department must practice using equipment like the decon unit to be ready to respond to a real incident. The drill also gives new members a chance to learn about the wide variety of equipment needed to respond to a hazardous materials or decontamination incident.

The Flanders Fire Company and Rescue Squad No. 1 provides fire protection and emergency medical services to residents and businesses in Flanders and, through mutual aid, surrounding towns. It is made up of about 25 active members, all of whom receive training in fire suppression, rescue, hazardous materials response, homeland security issues and emergency medical services. The fire company operates two fire engines, one tower truck, one heavy rescue, a brush-and-foam truck, two ambulances, a multiple-casualty unit and a mass decontamination unit.

- DOUG FENICHEL

Woodbridge makes quick knock on house fire Woodbridge, NJ. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a house fire that was located just a few blocks away from a previous fire, that forced two firefighters to transmit a “mayday” and bailout of windows to safety.

The Woodbridge Fire Department was dispatched on August 25, 2013 at approximately 3:05 p.m. to 157 Freeman St. for a report of smoke coming from the roof area of a house.

Upon arrival, heavy smoke was showing from throughout a two-story wood-frame single-family dwelling.

Truck 1-2-6 arrived on scene and went into hand line operation, while Engine 1-10 established a water supply and fed the truck from down the street.

Two hand lines were advanced

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down the driveway to the rear door where entry was made to the first floor.

Firefighters encountered a heavy smoke condition throughout and found the seat of the fire located in the living room area.

The bulk of the fire was darkened quickly, but heavy smoke remained on all floors of the house.

Horizontal ventilation was conducted throughout, while crews checked for extension.

The fire was held to a small section of the living room, but caused heat and smoke damage throughout the first floor and smoke damage on the second floor.

The fire was extinguished within 15 minutes and declared under control shortly after.

The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported at the scene.

The home was deemed uninhabitable by the Woodbridge Township Building Department, forcing the occupants to seek temporary shelter.

Mutual aid fire departments from Fords, Hopelawn and Colonia responded to the scene to assist, while Perth Amboy and recalled firefighters covered the town during the incident.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Woodbridge Fire Prevention Bureau.

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Michael Bender is a volunteer firefighter with Hopewell Fire Department 52 in the town of Princeton, N.J. His wife, Elaine, is an EMT with the department. Michael just retired in July after 25 years as a police officer in Princeton.

Congratulations on your retirement, Mr. Bender – from everyone at 1st Responder’s Heroes Mortgage Program. We are proud to say that we helped Bender ease into retirement with some savings. Bender refinanced his home with the Heroes Mortgage and shaved three years off his mortgage.

He’s also saving $100 every month on his payment.

“I just retired, so any income I can save is big,” said Bender, who has four children. “Especially over a year, that adds up. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to add $100 to their wallet every month. I had 18 years left on my mortgage and now I just have 15, which is a big savings.”

Do you want to know more about the innovative Heroes Mortgage Program? Well, then, the New Jersey Firemen’s Convention on Sept. 13-14 in Wildwood is the place to be. The Heroes Mortgage Program booth at the convention is

one of the more popular attractions.

Clients stop by to talk with the staff about their positive experiences and how it helped them, whether they purchased their first home, or refinanced. Meanwhile, interested firefighters check in to learn more about how the Heroes Mortgage Program can help them. There are so many wonderful stories surrounding the Heroes Mortgage Program.

Whether it’s the young firefighter who used the program to by his first home, the thirty-something who refinanced to get a better rate and ease the burden of the bills, or the client who could only be approved through the Heroes Mortgage Program due to bad credit; our team is there to help.

1st Responder and Sun Home Loans teamed up to create the enterprising initiative, which provides discounted fees and low interest rates for firefighters and other members of the emergency services community.

“These men and women are the fabric of our communities. Nobody sacrifices more every day,” said Joseph Belsito, Publisher of 1st Responder. “We were excited about this program from day one and, to see it get off the ground, like this is gratifying. These people are the best of the best. It’s been our pleasure getting to know them and help them.”

Whether purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing one, the Heroes Mortgage Program is offered exclusively, providing personal service, benefits and rates not normally available to the general public. Now in its 29th year, the New Jersey Firemen’s Convention is often described as the largest exposition of it’s kind east of the Mississippi.

Firefighters from the entire MidAtlantic region converge on the famed Jersey Shore for the event. 1st Responder certainly looks forward to seeing our clients, our friends, and telling your colleagues more about the Heroes Mortgage Program. We are certainly proud of it.

Whether purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing one, the Heroes Mortgage Program is offered exclusively, providing personal service, benefits and rates not normally available to the general public. To receive more information about the program and its benefits, contact Steven Testa at stesta@sunnb.com or call 973-615-9745.

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To celebrate that success, Sun Home Loans and 1st Responder Newspaper are teaming up to give away five more Free iPad Minis in 2013.

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TINA CARIDAD

Last call for beloved Verona Fire Chief Ex-chief, Merle W. Burdett of Verona passed away on July 23rd.

Merle joined the Verona Fire Department in August 1948 after serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Pine Island in the Pacific during WWII. He served as Engine Company 1 lieutenant and captain in the 1950s before being elected the department’s assistant chief from 1957 to 1958. He was elected as

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Merle retired from regular membership and became a Life Member in 2007. He was a Life Member of the New Jersey State Firemens Association and New Jersey Exempt Firemens Association.

Merle also was a member of the

Verona Rescue Squad for 45 years.

Merle was a true asset to the town of Verona through his many years of dedicated service to the community and that sense of volunteering has been passed down to his son, Larry, a two time ex-chief with over 35 years on the department.

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Margate City Fire Department Station 1 struck by vehicle On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 11:55 a.m., the Margate City Fire Department was dispatched to Fire Station 1 at Washington and Ventnor Avenue for a report of a vehicle that struck the building leaking gasoline.

At the time of the incident, the members of Platoon 1 were out of the building on a training exercise and the Chief and Deputy Chief had just left the Police Department after a meeting. The chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car was first to arrive on scene and Chief Anthony Tabasso quickly establish command.

Command reported a vehicle into the building through Quint 24 apparatus bay with one person entrapped in the vehicle. Deputy Chief Dan Adams entered the building via the side door and reported a strong odor of gasoline vapors and visible gasoline on the ground.

He immediately requested the first arriving unit to stretch a hoseline to the interior of the building.

Quint 24 and Engine 22 arrived simultaneously with A-20 and A-21 right behind them. Quint 24 took the front of the building and a one and three quarter inch hoseline was stretched into the building and charged.

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quested the construction official be notified to respond.

It was found that the vehicle was not leaking the gasoline; the gasoline was coming from a portable pump that was stored in the building and struck by the vehicle.

Command advised Captain Scott Winneberger to supervise patient removal and to begin ventilation operations.

In addition, absorbent pads and materials were placed on the apparatus bay floor to control the gasoline spill. An electric PPV fan was set up at the rear garage door to Station 1 to flow air through the building and to remove gasoline vapors.

A crew was also sent to Division 2 to check on the accumulation of gasoline vapors and to check this area with a multi gas detector to assure that all levels of flammability and oxygen levels were within normal safe limits.

The patient was removed by fire department personnel and placed into A-20 to be transported to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Division. The patient was treated and released from the hospital a short time later.

Construction Official Jim Galantino began to assess the damage. Fire department personnel cleaned up the spill and began to document the scene. The vehicle was removed from the apparatus bay and all debris was cleaned up.

Command was terminated at 2:00 p.m.. The construction official ordered the wall to be shored up and a local contractor was called. The fire station was back in order by the end of the day shift.

The vehicle caused damage to Quint 24 apparatus bay garage door, interior wall of building, fire department portable pump, two gear lockers, apparatus bay floor and some fire department issued turnout gear. Assessments on damages are still being made. If personnel or equipment happened to be in the building at the time of the accident, the injuries and damages would have been much worse. This incident could have had a tragic outcome and in the end there were only superficial damages. Station 1 was occupied in April of this year after an extensive renovation effort lasting over two years and costing over 1.5 million dollars.

The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Margate City Police Department.

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“Fire Parade” is Fire & Safety Service’s gift to the Burn Foundation This year's Burn Foundation's Fundraiser at the New Jersey State Firemen's Convention is an image by nationally award winning artist Joseph M. Getsinger titled, "Fire Parade." The raffle ticket, only one dollar, will be devoted to support the mission of the Burn Foundation to aid burn survivors in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

The winners, who will announced on September 14th at 1:00 p.m., have a chance at being one of the 25 winners who will receive a signed and numbered limited edition print or the one top prize of a large framed Giclee' canvas print #1 signed by the artist valued at $1,500.

This image was five years in the making by the artist. Every year he would go to some point in the fire parade after the convention hoping to photograph that one image that would inspire him to create a painting. That inspiration didn't come until last year’s parade where he chose to do a photo shoot at the end of the parade and he met Roy Burnham of Wildwood Fire Police "FP-3" working "Fire-Police" and directing the trucks, which finished the parade and had been judged.

While the Fire-Police man was standing in the roadway a young boy approached him, he put his arm on his shoulder and a "Rockwell" moment occurred. The young boy had a "Never Forget" shirt on, an added touch, and they

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watched the parade and "Sparky" in the background.

The artist thought it would be a great "family traditions" kind of thing with how close-knit firefighters are with their families. We understand that the individual in the Sparky Firefighter outfit was Dave Buzby, son of Walt Buzby, who worked with the artist, Joe Getsinger, when he was an Arson Investigator in the New Jersey State Police. Joe says Walt was a great guy and worked many jobs with him. Small world, huh?

One of the trucks that approached at the time of this photo shoot was a 1986 Ford C-Series Suburban Pierce fire truck from Farmington Volunteer Fire Company out of Egg Harbor Township.

It looked like a bright, clean and shiny red fire truc,k one of many perfect for the design of the painting the artist wanted to create. Once the artist printed out the photograph and started laying out the design he wanted, he then contacted David Russell, President of Fire & Safety Services, Ltd., South Plainfield, NJ. Fire and Safety Services, Ltd. and Pierce have been sponsors of the Burn Foundation and the artist since 2001, making this the 13th lucky year to have such a great sponsor. We hope that this can be

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a banner year for fundraising for the Burn Foundation since contributions are down and victims of burns are still occurring.

We need to support the Burn Foundation and burn survivors, because "There by the grace of God, go I." We hope that it never happens to us or anyone we know, but the reality is, it does and we are all in the type of business that it occurs

more often and we need to support the Burn Foundation.

Stop at the Burn Foundation booth at the convention and make a contribution for burn survivors.

Meet the artist, Joseph Getsinger, who created "Fire Parade" and many other images to aid the Burn Foundation and burn survivors.

As a special first time deal, place a print order at the show,

make your payment, get free shipping, and the artist will donate 50% of all sales for Friday and Saturday to the Burn Foundation. Please keep the Burn Foundation in mind when doing a fundraiser and have a great weekend in Wildwood. God Bless.

- JOE GETSINGER

Vehicle News

RON JEFFERS

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Middletown Special Service 471 received a 2012 Fair Lawn Engine 1 took delivery of this 2013 KME North Caldwell placed into service a 2013 Ford F550 Ford/Reading utility vehicle. pumper. The new engine has a 1250 gpm pump, 500 gal- 4WD/Tony Sanchez LTD 250-gpm, 250-gwt, 40-gft quick lon water tank and a 6 person cab. attack vehicle.

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All Hands Fire Equipment President comments on article about dangers of lithium ion batteries on aircraft All Hands Fire Equipment, a leading provider of fire safety equipment, offers a solution that could be ideal in reducing the risk of fire and explosions associated with lithium ion battery explosions -- particularly on aircrafts.

There has been an increase in fires and explosions resulting from overheating lithium ion batteries, which are found in laptops, tablet computers, e-book reading devices, and smartphones. While the batteries are designed for longer lifespans they do pose a risk of fire.

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The techlicious blog recently published an article that talks about the increasing number of recalls due to safety problems these batteries have posed. It indicated that over 40 recalls since 2002 have happened due to risk of fire and explosion.

All Hands Fire Equipment president, Donald Colarusso commented on the article, “The blog has some great information relating to risks and safety tips when a Lithium Ion battery malfunctions and some startling information about tests conducted that stated that the batteries themselves got to from 140 degrees Fahrenheit to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. We’re aware of the risk when thermal runway occurs and that’s why we supply a fire containment bag that can help.”

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Mr. Colarusso, who has more than two decades of experience as a firefighter said,“The Hot-Stop® 'L' Firefighter Fire Containment Bag was designed for in-flight safety and was tested successfully by the FAA. It includes a pair of fire-proof gloves due to the fact that a device could get too hot to handle very quickly.”

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= qyLSLhwj-lE. With the increasing number of passengers and in-flight staff carrying devices that contain Lithium Ion batteries, All Hands Fire Equipment hopes that frequent fliers, aircraft employees, and both private plane owners and commercial airlines will see fit to reduce the danger of fire and explosion by purchasing fire containment bags [along with fire extinguishers] for in-flight safety.

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Linden Engine 4 arrived first due and operated at a house fire on East 17th St. on August 9, 2013. The fire was quickly knocked down and contained to a family room in the basement.

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Vehicle News

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The Keasbey Fire Company in Woodbridge had KME refurbish their 1972 Mack/75-foot Aerialscope which was placed back into service in August. This apparatus saw original duty with F.D.N.Y. Ladder Co. 14 and 124.

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The Middlesex County HazMat Team recently accepted Elizabeth Engine Co. 6 has been assigned a Pierce Fair Lawn (NJ) Ambulance Corps. took delivery of a delivery of Truck 7. Truck-7 is a 2013 Ford F-550 Arrow XT 1500-gpm pumper sold by Fire & Safety Serv- 2013 Ford E450, Type III, PL Custom Medallion from Joe 4x4/Rescue 1. ices. It replaced an engine that caught fire inside the Vasta, New Jersey Emergency Vehicles, Manasquan, NJ. firehouse last year.

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Wanaque (NJ) First Aid Squad took delivery of a 2013 Morris County Haz-Mat took delivery of a 2013 Freight- This year, North Hudson converted a 1994 InternaFord E450, Type III, PL Custom Medallion 100 from Joe liner M2-106/KME Mobile Lab CBRN truck. It was sold tional/Industrial Truck Body, former news delivery truck, Vasta, New Jersey Emergency Vehicles, Manasquan, NJ. by 1st Priority Emergency Vehicles of Manchester, NJ into a Marine Division Support Unit.

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The Westampton Fire Department in Burlington County NJ Forest Fire Service Engine B7 just entered service, a The Middletown Fire-Police placed into service a 2012 received a 2013 KME Predator Severe Service XMFD 2012 Dodge 3500 4x4 250/250 Type 6x engine.

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Atlantic City firefighter’s “Fill the Boot” for MDA Atlantic City, NJ. The Atlantic City Fire Department took part in the annual "Fill the Boot" fundraiser to collect money for the MDA. Each year the firefighter's come up to the boardwalk and collect money with the help of off JUMP TO FILE # duty and on duty 083113114 firefighters.

This year, the firefighters were joined by cheerleaders from the Philadelphia Eagles and "Mad Dog" the mascot for the Philadelphia Wings. The cheerleaders took pictures and signed autographs for people as they donated money.

The firefighters hope to collect a large number of donations to turn into the MDA Telethon, which helps children with muscular diseases, the foundation televises it's telethon each year on Labor Day Weekend.

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Firefighter One LLC announces acquisition of PRI Rescue Training Division Expands with New Acquisition Sparta, NJ— 8/15/13 — Today Firefighter One LLC announced the purchase and acquisition of PRI Rescue, enabling the growth and expansion of the already skilled and dedicated Training Division.

This vehicle manufacturer is no longer in business. Valtek located or made the obsolete grille, mirror, stainless steel corner trim, various moldings, headlights, stop and turn lights. The repair resulted in a fully functional, handsome truck at less cost than buying a new truck.

My Vehicle is no Longer Made – How Do I get it Fixed?

You budgeted for replacement of your rig after 15, 20, or even 25 years, but now the funds for the replacement cannot be found. The truck needs to be fixed. The manufacturer is merged into someone else or gone altogether. What can you do?

You could try the web; it's a good source for older parts, if you can properly identify them.

That can be difficult, and choosing the wrong $1,500 bumper plus freight can be an expensive mistake.

Sometimes it’s hard to even know the name of a part you need. A gas spring, door spring, door piston and door lift are all the same thing, but there’s no way you could know that without experience.

How long should it be? How much weight does it need to hold?

Parts that were fabricated at the factory or custom-made are generally not available. Finding someone who can make it out of the proper materials for a reasonable price can be a challenge.

Valtek has repaired over 650 fire trucks of every

possible vintage and manufacture. Over the years, Valtek has developed a database of over 3000 body parts from various manufacturers, their prices and sources of supply.

With a full metal fabricating shop, Valtek can cut, bend, drill or weld a wide range of metals and grades as well as repair fiberglass. And, because Valtek is in Paterson, a city with an industrial past, it has access to specialty fabricators that can make what Valtek can’t.

When confronting body, paint or frame repairs for your truck check that your body shop is NJ licensed and fully qualified to repair heavy duty vehicle bodies. They should be willing to accept your town’s PO for municipal work and to order parts in advance so your vehicle spends as little time as possible “out of service”.

Check that they carry enough insurance to cover the value of your vehicle and have a secured yard and sprinklered building where your vehicle will be kept. As part of a Valtek repair, we are prepared to supply parts you need or suggest a reasonable substitute.

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“We are very excited to bring on a very experienced team of trainers from the Southern Part of the State,” said Jonathon Van Norman, Owner and President at Firefighter One LLC “We have been able to extend most of our great products and services throughout New Jersey, and now that we can offer Swiftwater and Ice Rescue specialists to the entire state is very exciting for us and for our customers!”

Positive Customer Impact Many customers have already benefited from this transition and the staff is very excited. Lenny Pope, owner of PRI, recently joined the Firefighter One team and has nothing but positive remarks regarding the whole process, “The acquisition will enable me to focus on the customers and be able to continue to provide the highest quality of training for the professional rescuer. Many towns down here (Southern New Jersey) encountered flooding due to the recent storms and those who never thought twice about Swiftwater Rescue now find it a necessity to be trained proficiently at it.”

“We have used PRI since the beginning,” said Mike Alessis, Past Chief from Upper Makefield Fire Company, “They gave us real world experience that we have been able to use time and time again. Neighboring companies

have been very impressed with the skills that we have learned from Lenny and his team and being on the (Delaware) River, it’s important that our guys have the best training available.”

PRI Transition The acquisition of PRI Rescue is driven by customer feedback and is part of Firefighter One LLC’s commitment to excellence and to deliver the latest training tactics in one convenient organization.

PRI is now operating exclusively as Firefighter One (www.FF1.com) but past customers of PRI can still contact Lenny Pope as he will assume the title of Lead Instructor for the Southern portion of the state.

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Ed Saniewski of Denville took a quick break while at a recent boro fire.

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A Linden firefighter heads over to Ladder 1 after operating at a house fire on East 17th St. on August 9th

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New Jersey artist Ed May admires his restoration gold leaf work on a pumper owned by Bruce Zarzeski and Luke Payntar during an informal gathering at Andy Leider's antique fire apparatus museum in Circleville, N.Y., in August.

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Firefighter Brittany Diana putting on a Scott Pack at a recent multi agency fire and rescue drill at Blair Academy

A Linden captain heads over to the command post at a house fire on East 17th St. on August 9th

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Liberty Corner takes double trophies For the first time, the Liberty Corner Fire Company competed in Boonton with its Pierce 100' tower ladder, at their annual Labor Day festivities. After a grueling week of preparations by the members, the fire company was pleased to be awarded first place trophies for Best Appearing Tower and Best Appearing Aerial Device. Kudos to those who participated in the preparations. A job well done! The fire company looks forward to participating in more events.

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“Your Workout with a twist”…

Train the Way you Move FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson

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7015 of the Riverside Fire Co. of Riverside is a 2005 Pierce 105'.

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The Independent Fire Co. of Burlington Twp. runs this 2010 Pierce 2000/500/54' as Engine 3014.

FRANK ROBINSON

The Niagara Fire Company of Merchantville operate a Spartan/ Metz 100' Aerial.

Let’s face it. Many of us are creatures of habit, even “old school” when it comes to our workouts. I myself am a huge fan of the “basics”.

They make a great foundation for a balanced fitness routine and they work!

Squats, Push-ups, Crunches: They’re simple, effective and most of us include them in our workouts regularly. Once you have mastered the basics (and not before) there are some great variations to try.

As much as I love the old school stuff, research is clear that we need to find new ways to perform such exercises in order to get the most out of them.

We need to train the way we move and (firefighters especially) have to train the way they work.

One of the positive characteristics of a basic exercise is simplicity.

We love the simple stuff especially when it works.

However, we must be careful not to limit ourselves. The simplicity of our favorite moves can also be their most limiting factor.

When we perform squats in the gym, we certainly make sure our legs are just a little more than shoulder distance apart. We flex at the hips as opposed to the waist.

We keep our hips back and align our knees over our shoelaces (ankles).

Proper form is essential. We sit straight down and stand straight up. It works those thighs, those glutes and even strengthens the lower back. That strength surely is beneficial, but how can we further benefit from the squats?

As humans, we rarely move in a straight forward line or straight up and down. We combine our movements through multiple planes.

Visualize the way you sit into and get up from a chair. Do you do it like a robot, making razor straight movements, or do you usually favor one side over an-

other and sort of get up with a twist in the direction of which you will begin to walk?

Think about it. It’s surely the latter. Here’s a variation on the squat to get you training the way you move.

Hold a dumbbell or medicine ball at your chest. Place your feet just a bit wider than shoulder width apart and turned slightly outward (there is hip rotation in this movement, so pointing the toes ever so slightly outward and more importantly pivoting on the balls of both feet will prevent any twisting of the knee during the hip rotation).

Lower into a squat, (going no lower than 90 degrees) and bringing the elbows towards the inside of the thighs. As you stand up, take the weight overhead and rotate to the right, pivoting on both feet. Lower and repeat for 1-3 sets of 8-16 reps, alternating sides.

You don’t have to give up straight squats altogether. For a more rounded set of squats you can start with straight up and down reps, do the alternating twists and then finish up with straight up and downs.

Push-ups? Love ‘em! But you can add a twist to your pushups as well. Picture this. You are lying on your stomach watching TV (Hey – how come that was so easy to picture????).

The doorbell rings and you get up to answer it. Are you robotic?

Do you push straight up equally with both arms, tuck both legs simultaneously and stand straight up and then do a perfect right or left face? (Oh, that reminds me, we surely have to vary our squatthrusts, but that’s a conversation for another day).

You certainly are not robotic here either. You pushup, rotate slightly to one side and get up from there. Try to simulate that with this variation on the push-up.

From a pushup position, lower yourself as usual then as you push up rotate your body so your right arm lifts up and extends overhead.

Your arms and torso should form the letter “T”. Return to the starting position, lower yourself, then push up and rotate till your left hand points toward the ceiling.

Yes, this is a somewhat exaggerated movement, but the rotational twist is more closely tied to

the way you move in life and at work than perpetually training in a straight and linear plane.

The abdominals: The core of so many of our movements. We are crunching like mad and that works. We even crunch with a twist and that’s great! I know we have discussed this one and a number of variations using a medicine and/or Swiss ball.

We are more evolved than ever with our abdominal training.

With that in mind, think about the movement and the muscles that engage when you do a door push.

It taxes your core and if not properly trained, can fatigue you in a hurry.

The “Russian Twist” is a great way to train that movement and those muscles.

While seated on the floor, hold a medicine ball, dumbbell, or weight plate. Your hips and knees are bent 90 degrees. Hold the weight straight out in front of you and keep your back straight (your torso at about 45 degree angle to the floor).

Explosively twist your torso as far as you can to the left, and then reverse the motion, twisting as far as you can to the right.

That's one rep, do 3 sets of 8-12 at the end of your workout.

These are just a few examples of movements that can be varied to more accurately mimic the way you live and work.

Of course the most direct transference of movement is actually the movement itself. So I also recommend incorporating actual job tasks into your training.

Do an actual door push, dummy drag, ladder climb etc.

That aside the exercises sited are a great way to balance out and enhance your basic gym routine.

You get the idea.

How many others can you think of? Go For It! Stay Safe – and of course -Remember, these variations are only suitable once you have mastered the original basic movement. You should be free from restriction especially regarding the knees, shoulders and lower back.

Additionally, remember to receive clearance from your physician before beginning any exercise program.

- LORI HODGKINSON

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Monmouth County firefighter competition Colts Neck, NJ. Firefighters from departments throughout Monmouth County once again met in Colts Neck for the annual Monmouth County Firefighter Competition. Teams competed in a variety of events such as hose laying, hose and ladder, busted hose and water polo. Every now and then an occasional waterfight broke out between the teams. Four departments had teams competing in the ladies bucket brigade. After a fun time of serious competition, the teams were once again ready to stand side by side and offer mutual aid assistance when and where ever needed.

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Attic fire in Garfield quickly extinguished DAMIEN DANIS

Wildwood firefighters fought this all hands fire at Roberts and the Boardwalk. The fire was located on the second floor. Hundreds of brother fireman took in the job as it was the first day of the 1998 Wildwood State Convention. The fire was quickly knocked down.

Just after 12 a.m. on August 10th, Garfield firefighters responded to 155 Jacob for the report of a fire on the roof of a building. Arriving chiefs confirmed a working attic fire in a private dwelling.

A hand line from Engine 2 was stretched inside and quickly knocked down the fire. The fire briefly vented through the roof while the line was placed in service. The fire originated from an exhaust fan on the top floor. Chief John Kopacz had all his companies in service within one hour.

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Assistant Middlesex County Fire Marshal Bill Johnson stands with Retired Woodbridge Lieutenant Bob Minkler at a house fire on Harrell Ave. in Woodbridge.

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Holy Name Hospital EMT Ricardo Poli prepares to transport a patient after they were extricated from a vehicle at a MVA in New Milford.

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Iselin #11 Firefighter John Ruglio walks over to help remove a ladder from Engine 11-3 at a house fire on Harding Ave.

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A Linden firefighter has his SCBA bottle changed after operating at a house fire on East 17th St. on August 9, 2013

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Rochelle Park Ex Chief Al Carroll at a recent fire on Oak Street

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Truck rolls over in Harwick The driver of a refrigerated truck was injured when his truck rolled over on Spring Valley Road in Harwick.

He overcorrected when he realized his vehicle had entered the other lane of traffic.

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A resident on that road heard the crash as her power went out.

A first aider with a medical kit, she attended to the driver after he climbed out until the Blairstown Ambulance Corp. arrived.

He was then transported to Newton Medical Center.

The Blairstown Hose Company had to close down the road for over six hours as J.C.P.and L. worked to restore power.

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Woodbridge Engine 1-10 arrived first due and operated hand lines at a house fire on Harrell Ave. on August 14, 2013.

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Lincoln Park firefighters converted this 1974 AMG ex-Military truck into a Flood Rescue unit.

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DAVID HICKSON

Car fire on Route 22 in Bridgewater On Wednesday, July 3rd at 10 a.m., North Branch and Green Knoll Fire Departments were dispatched to the area of Route 22 West by Milltown Rd. in Bridgewater for a reported car fire with possible injuries. Upon arrival of North Branch Chief Hickson, an SUV was found fully involved with two possible patients on the side of the road. After assessing the situation, it was found that both citizens had escaped the vehicle without injury. With a full crew, North Branch Engine 49-108 quickly knocked down the blaze. The entire incident took less than 20 minutes and had very little impact on traffic.

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East Brunswick's Brookview Volunteer Fire Company proudly maintains this 1937 Diamond-T Engine.

While Brookview was not the first owner of the truck the Diamond-T served as the company's first piece of apparatus back in the early 1950's. Brookview was fortunate enough to reclaim ownership of the truck in the early 1990's after many years of service with the Watchung Fire Company in New Jersey.

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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT All Hands Fire Equipment announces a new improved Gemtor Harness for firefighters All Hands Fire Equipment is announcing the release of the Gemtor 543NYC Class II / Class III Conversion Harness.

Neptune, NJ.August 30, 2013. In recent years, firefighters have increasingly been wearing and using a Class II Rescue Harness on their bunker pants. The most commonly used harness has been the Gemtor 541 series harness.

Designed by a (now retired) New York City firefighter, the 541 harness has been in use

by New York City since the 1980’s. Over the years the harness has evolved and has been improved. The most notable change in recent years has been the addition of a D-ring for attachment to a personal escape system and an aluminum 3-stage Pompier Hook.

As functional and useful as the 541 series harness is, it is still a Class II harness. A Class II harness as defined by NFPA 1983 states that the harness is to fit around the waist and thighs (or under the buttocks) of the user and may be utilized for a maximum of a two-person load.

In 2006, discussions and a concept drawing was created with an idea to make the Gemtor 541 harness adaptable from a Class II harness to a full body Class III Harness. The intent was for firefighters, while responding to an emergency or while operating at the scene of an emergency, to be able to quickly convert their harness.

The concept drawing was delivered to Gemtor and a prototype was developed. Over a period of more than six years, prototypes were constructed, tested, changed, modified, and improved; until a version was finalized.

This final version has been tested and certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to the NFPA 1983-2012 standards as both a Class II and a Class III harness.

And now, Gemtor and All Hands Fire Equipment are proud to announce the birth of the Gemtor 543NYC Class II / Class III Conversion Harness! Now available at: http://www.allhandsfire.com/Gemtor543NYC-Class-II-Class-III-ConversionFire-Rescue-Harness.

The Gemtor 543NYC harness offers a combination of all of the great features found on the 541NYC and the 546NYC, including a fixed front waist strap, rear adjustments on the leg straps and easy-to-connect hardware.

The A-frame includes a sliding D-ring to attach a personal escape system and a triple action aluminum carabiner. The harness is constructed with sturdy 1 ¾” wide nylon webbing that is stitched with high strength nylon thread.

One unique feature is the addition of a single piece of continuous webbing that connects a rated waist attachment point. The harness also has attachment points at the sternum, two (2) on the A-frame (also called the handle) and a rear dorsal attachment point. All attachment points have been tested and are rated to NFPA, OSHA and ANSI standards.

The Gemtor 543NYC is a one-of-a-kind multi-functional harness that allows a user to convert from a Class II harness to a Class III harness in seconds. It provides the user with excellent mobility and functionality in situations such as attaching to a ladder or apparatus bucket, a means of lowering one’s self, a means of lowering others, use with an escape system, as a rescuer, to rescue a wearer, and more.

“All Hands Fire is so proud to have been working with Gemtor for the past 7 years on this project,” said Donald Colarusso Firefighter for 26 years and president of All Hands Fire Equipment. “It is a Class II harness, a Class III harness and harness that can be used with a Firefighter Escape System, as a ladder belt, and more. Being two harnesses in one, it will also save fire department’s money.”

This product and training is available and can be purchased by visiting http://www.AllHandsFire.com/Gemtor-Harness.

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www.firedex.com Miami Fire-Rescue takes delivery of oneof-a-kind mobile training simulator On Thursday, July 11, 2013, the Training Division of the Department of Fire-Rescue for the city of Miami took delivery of the Guardian Safety and Survival Training System Simulator manufactured by Personal Protection Equipment Specialists (PPES) of Lincoln University, PA. “As soon as it came across my desk, I knew we needed it,” said Craig Radelman, Chief of Training. The new acquisition will allow first responders at all 14 fire stations that make up the Miami Department of Fire-Rescue the ability to receive ongoing confined-space training among other training scenarios, including sewer-line rescue, railcar leakage, window repelling/rescue and leaking gas cylinder. Because the unit is completely mobile, it can be transported to various locations for on-site training programs, significantly reducing outof-service time. “Instead of having to take first responders away from their stations to a training center, we can bring the Guardian to the station. While one team is training, the other two crews can still be running calls,” noted Radelman. Additionally, the unit could be transported to Technical Rescue Stations, Hazmat Teams, Search and Rescue Operations, as well as other special units.

The Guardian offers much more than time efficiency. It offers a complete training program, easily customized, easily updated and able to recreate hundreds of disaster scenarios that first responders are likely to encounter. The unit is designed to safely train the rescuer by simulating a building collapse where the third floor has

collapsed onto of the second floor and the second floor has pancaked onto the ground floor.

Hindered by zero visibility, smoke and debris, encumbered by pounds of protective gear and bulky breathing apparatus, the rescuers will find themselves bringing all their training into play. Such hands-on experience allows them to perfect such necessary techniques in cutting through rebar, stabilizing collapsed environments, cribbing, jacking, breaching, shoring up flooring and packaging victims – all in total darkness. The command center allows for continuous monitoring and recording of the training, thanks to a bank of video cameras inside and out with infrared cameras able to cut through the total darkness of the interior.

Founded in 1996, PPES is a full-service company specializing in meeting the needs of the first-responder industry. In addition to the GUARDIAN Safety and Survival Training System Simulator, PPES provides Rescue and EMS equipment, service, training and certification.

“It’s all just theory until it actually happens,” says Mr. Quinn. Quinn’s unwavering commitment to meeting the needs of first responders is the result of a lifetime in the industry. It was during his time spent supporting first responders at Ground Zero that he became aware of the glaring gap in disaster preparedness. “I felt that there was no safe, realistic way to recreate the kind of scenarios first responders have to contend with after most disasters,” said Quinn.

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Port Republic battles heavy fire conditions on arrival

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Port Republic ďŹ reďŹ ghters responded to 291 Old New York Ave shortly after 10 p.m. for a reported structure ďŹ re.

FireďŹ ghters arrived on scene to ďŹ nd a large 75x30 two story house with heavy ďŹ re in the garage that quickly spread to the rest of the home.

Port Republic Fire Chief John Yochim requested a general alarm as well as activated the Atlantic County Tanker Task Force - Division A. Initial crews used exterior lines

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to try and knock down the heavy ďŹ re as crews set up portable water ponds to establish a water supply.

As tankers responded to the scene, Somers Point Co. 1 and Laureldale Fire Department were requested to respond with their county foam trailers to the scene.

Crews used multiple hand lines to knock down the bulk of the ďŹ re,

however it took several hours to bring the ďŹ re under control. Foam was used during the operation to try and knock down the remaining ďŹ re.

One ďŹ reďŹ ghter was transported to the hospital complaining of chest pains, however no other injuries were reported.

The ďŹ re started in the garage unintentionally by the homeowners, but the ďŹ re still remains under investigation.

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Vehicle News

RON JEFFERS

Pennsauken Squad 1 will be assigned a 2013 Pierce Saber 2000gpm rescue-pumper sold by Fire & Safety Services.

BILL TOMPKINS

Fatal MVA for Lodi Rescue units from Lodi, Maywood, Rochelle Park, and Saddle Brook all worked at the scene of a MVA on Route 17 north in Lodi on September 3rd. The one car accident claimed the life on one occupant, and the other was transported to HUMC in serious condition. All but one lane of the highway was closed for hours.

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Eatontown accepted delivery of a 2013 Pierce Velocity 2000gpm/75-foot quint sold by Fire & Safety Services.

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Highlands accepted delivery of a 2013 KME Severe Service 2000gpm/300-gwt/81-foot platform sold by 1st Priority Emergency Vehicles.

LITTLE BIG GUYS If you have photos you would like to see in our Little Big Guys feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

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Rescue 39-23 is a 2010 Ford F-350 4x4 with utility body. It is utilized in a variety of ways including EMS 1st Responder calls, fires, motor vehicle crashes, and storm related calls. It is also utilized frequently by our dive team on water rescue calls and tows one of our four marine units.

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Maplewood Captain Brett Derewsky, Maplewood Captain Mike DeMartini, FDNY Firefighter Bob Wilson, Harrisburg Lieutenant Aldo Morelli, Maplewood Firefighter Keith Addie and Maplewood Captain Kevin Hayes attended the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore together.

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Wildland Firefighters Sandra Cirone and Willie Cirone pose with new Smokey

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Members of the Woodbridge Ambulance and Rescue Squad stand next to one of their newest ambulances. From left to right, EMT’s Anthony Mercado, Mike Sinclair, Tim Hartigan and Joseph Formola.

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Members of Wayne P.O.L. Company 2's wet down committee pose with ladies from the Tilted Kilt bar of Route 46 before the festivities started on August 24th.

Garfield Chief John Kopacz at a working house fire on August 24th on Macarthur Ave.

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Randolph RIC team standing by at a house fire in Rockaway Boro in July.

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Maplewood Deputy Chief Joe Callaghan in command at a condominium fire on Irvington Avenue on June 23rd.

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The command post was busy as mutual aid checked in at a fire in Rockaway Boro in July

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Ridgefield Park's current and ex-chiefs participated in the traditional walk to greet all company members on July 4th.

Maplewood Engine 32 Captain John Kozak at a condominium fire on Irvington Avenue on June 23rd.

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Firefighters along with members of the Ladies Auxiliary stand with Capt. Mike Singleton, U.S. Army.

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Members of Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary in formation paying respect to Papa Joe Ezzo during ceremony

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West Paterson firefighters serving samples from the grill at the Firefighter Cook-off and Centennial Celebration

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Members of Captain Joe Ezzo’s family have a picture taken in front of Riverdale’s 1926 American Lafrance antique fire truck

Engineer Ray Bock, Jr and Firefighter Frank Schomp from Netcong walking back to the truck after responding to the second alarm fire at 37 Hillery Drive in Flanders on September 1st.

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Double tractor trailer jackknife Mt. Olive, NJ. Rain slicked roads in Mt. Olive caused two tractor trailers in separate incidents to close roads. The first incident in Budd Lake on Route 80 early on the afternoon of August 1st caused a back up after a tractor trailer heading west on Route 80 skidded, riding the top of the guardrail in the median, splitting open it's oil pan, and sending oil over the lanes of the interstate. The second incident in Flanders on Route 206 involved a tractor trailer and four cars in the rain soaked roadway, which closed the roadway for hours.

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Woodbridge Firefighter Chris Kenny heads out to the command post after operating at a house fire on Freeman St.

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