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Serving New Jersey's Fire, Rescue & EMS Heroes DECEMBER 2017

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In this issue...

Fatality at Paramus 2 Alarm With heavy fire on two floors, searchers find a victim in a rear bedroom.

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Quick Work at Car Fire Times 2 Budd Lake and Flanders firefighters snuff car fires on Route 80 over two days.

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Lucky Truckers in Mays Landing A tractor trailer and a produce truck collide head on, but both drivers walk away.

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Fire Museum Needs Your Help The nascent New Jersey Fire Museum & Fallen Firefighters Memorial needs your help.

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From the Editor’s Desk Dennis Whittam, Editor

Saying Good Bye to 2017 Wow, I cannot believe I am writing my December editorial. Reflecting on 2017, I feel it was a great year for most of us. Sadly, 77 families will be celebrating the holiday season missing one of their loved one's due to a Line of Duty Death. Hopefully this number stands fast and does not change in the near future.

My prayers at Thanksgiving and during Christmas will be for comfort and understanding for the families who will sit in their homes staring at a spot, where one of their loved ones used to sit. It is up to the departments who have lost members to remember their families and offer comfort to them during the holiday season.

Are you looking ahead to 2018? Are you asking yourself what you can do to be better than you were in 2017? Fire News knows that for some of you, it will be hard to beat 2017.

We thank the Medal of Valor winners who gave all, by placing their own lives in danger to save the people they serve. We know all responders continue to run into burning buildings and respond to EMS calls with the passion and desire to save lives. This year our Incident Management Teams and USAR Teams left their families to help people throughout the world who suffered devastation from natural disasters in 2017. Our hot-

shot crews and smoke jumpers were challenged as they literally marched off to wars of fire throughout the United States of America and reigned supreme over some of the largest wildfires to date.

What will I be looking at in 2018?

Firefighter Stress Management and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) are areas of concern for all of us. Mark Lamplugh from the Lower Chichester (PA) Fire Company wrote about this in 2016. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has addressed this issue. Their Courage to Be Safe program is a provocative and moving presentation by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, through the Everyone Goes Home Program, designed to change the culture of accepting the loss of firefighters as a normal occurrence.

Visit their website for more information on Stress First Aid for Firefighters and EMS Personnel. Their program on Stress First Aid is designed for you, the first responder.

In 2018, make it a point to do something about the silent killer in the fire service. I have written about the importance of learning what you can do to lessen the chances of getting cancer. As a person who was stricken with cancer, I know, first-hand, how your mind spins and haunts you as you ask what caused

Announcements WALLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT’S 16TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARADE 2017 The Wallington Fire Department is presenting its 16th Annual Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 1800. This two-mile parade is America’s oldest nighttime firefighter’s holiday parade of lighted and decorated fire trucks and floats, featuring 2,500 participants and over 250 fire trucks from the Tri-State area, which weaves through the streets of Wallington where many residents kickoff the holiday season with “front yard tailgate” parties with family and friends.

The parade begins on Mt. Pleasant Avenue and concludes at Centennial Field.

Any fire department or company, organization, business, or community member who wishes to participate in the parade is encouraged to register, but they must decorate floats with themes that celebrate the holiday season. Parade awards will be presented to participants in various categories.

For more information, please see www.wallingtonfdholidayparade .webs.com or call 973-473-7612.

your life altering cancer? Could I have done something to prevent cancer? In case you do not believe there is a relationship of firefighting and cancer, ask yourself why so many of us who have fought fires side-by-side seem to be coming down with cancer. Listen to the message from the Cancer Support Network; wear your mask, keep your gear clean, and wash up after every call. Visit their website to learn what you can do to lessen the chances of getting this dreaded disease.

As we near the end of 2017, I wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season.

Extend your hand to give thanks and support to your brothers and sisters. No matter what holiday you celebrate, remember the reason for the season. See you in 2018!

- Dennis

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Camden County Home Destroyed On October 25, 2017, a late afternoon fire destroyed a large single-family dwelling on Woodlawn Avenue in the borough of Merchantville in Camden County. Engine 1291 reported heavy fire from the first floor D- side of the empty home. Companies forced entry and began an attack. Neighboring P e nns a uke n To wns hi p Chi e f J o e Palumbo operated as incident commander. Mutual aid came from Pennsauken, Cherry Hill Township, Camden City, Maple Shade, Westmont, Pennsauken EMS, Brooklawn and Deer Park.

Interior crews were able to knock down much of the fire but not before the blaze extended into the second floor and attic and blanketed the area with smoke. One fire fighter sustained a minor injury. It took crews over an hour to bring the blaze under control.

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Tough Job in East Orange

On October 17, 2017, as units were clearing up from a CO incident, the East Orange Fire Department received multiple calls for a reported structure fire on Egerton Terrace. A heavy smoke column could be seen from blocks away. Command requested a second truck to respond while en route. Upon arrival, the rear of the main fire building was fully involved and heavy fire was impeding on both the Bravo and Delta exposures.

Multiple lines and two ladder pipes were set up to knock down the heavy fire in the main fire building and crews entered both exposures to knock down the extension. Mutual aid came from Orange, Irvington and Bloomfield and a Newark Cascade Unit operated on the scene along with the entire EOFD. - Fire News photos by Mark Rosetti

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Restaurant Totaled in Avonby-the-Sea On October 21, 2017, Station 86-1 of the Avon-by-the-Sea Fire Department was dispatched for a working structure fire at Schneider’s Restaurant, a single-story commercial building.

Upon arrival, there was heavy fire through the roof and venting out the front. Crews made an aggressive attack on the fire and quickly made entry into the building to knock the main body of fire down. It took several more hours for overhaul and the restaurant was a total loss. Mutual aid came from Belmar, Neptune City, Bradley Beach, Neptune, Wall, Ocean Grove and Wanamassa.

- Fire News photos by Sean Pringle

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Nice Stop, Save at Cherry Hill Mid-Rise On October 16, 2017, a late-night fire broke out in a fifth-floor apartment in the Colonial Apartments on Cooper Landing Road in Cherry Hill Township. Cherry Hill firefighters immediately entered the six-story midrise and made their way to the fifth floor where they found an apartment heavily involved. Battalion Chief Tim McGeady struck a second alarm. Members of Cherry Hill Ladder 24 raised their main ladder to the fire floor and were met with heavy fire venting from the apartment onto the balcony area. A female occupant of an adjacent apartment was rescued by Ladder 24’s crew, as a third alarm was struck for manpower to help evacuate the building. It took approximately 40 minutes before the fire could be placed under control. Mutual aid came from the north end of Camden County and adjoining Burlington County. All six of Cherry Hill’s career companies and the Deer Park Rehab Unit operated at the scene.

Several apartments suffered heat and smoke damage, but only the one occupant was evaluated for smoke inhalation.

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Fatality at Paramus 2 Alarm On September 18, 2017, Paramus Fire Department Company 4, 2 and Rescue were dispatched to Forest Avenue for a house fire.

Units arrived to fire in a rear bedroom with a heavy smoke condition and reports of a person trapped. A second alarm was sounded. Engine 4 stretched an attack line through the front door as crews started a primary search. As additional companies arrived, heavy fire was showing from the first and second floors of the charlie and delta sides. Under heavy smoke and high heat a victim was located in a rear bedroom and removed from the building and turned over to EMS, but was pronounced DOA. Companies remained on the scene for several more hours overhauling and assisting with the investigation. The cause was determined to be an overheated power strip. Mutual aid came from Maywood, Rochelle Park and River Edge.

- Fire News photos by Peter Danzo

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Good Stop on Weymouth Shed Fire The volunteer fire companies of Weymouth, Mizpah and Collings Lakes responded to Drake Avenue on October 7, 2017, for a structure fire. New Jersey Forest Fire Service Assistant Division Warden David Ackley arrived first and reported a fullyinvolved shed. Weymouth’s Assistant Chief Gary Carlson established command. Water tenders supplied the engines and the fire was quickly knocked down and brought under control - Fire News photos

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Netcong House Fire

September 17, 2017, as firefighters were returning from the New Jersey State Fire Firefighters Convention in Wildwood, Netcong Fire was dispatched to a reported house fire behind their Maple Avenue station. Units arrived to a two-story house with fire on the first-floor. Crews stretched a line to a firstfloor bedroom and quickly knocked down the fire. As second alarm units starting coming in ladders were put up and a vent was started. Local EMS setup rehab and station coverage was put in place.

- Fire News photos by Kevin J. Maloney

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Paramus House Fire The Paramus Fire Department responded to Alden Road for a house fire. Companies arrived to a heavily involved 1-1/2 story residence with heavy fire showing from the front door and porch area. Two lines were stretched and companies made entry into the structure after knocking down the fire from the exterior. Companies remained on scene for nearly three hours.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Stone Harbor 2-Alarmer On September 17, 2017, during the Wildwood Fireman’s convention weekend, Stone Harbor Fire Department received multiple calls for a structure fire. Companies arrived to find a home on 87th Street heavily involved in fire and quickly struck a second alarm. Mutual aid came from Avalon and Cape May Court House. First arriving companies were able to successfully save one cat and one dog from the structure.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Quick Work Times 2 On back-to-back days Budd Lake and Flanders firefighters kept busy with car fires on Interstate 80.

The first call came around dinner time on October 4, 2017, for a car fire on Route 80 east fully involved on the shoulder. Engine 59 stretched their bumper line and had the fire knocked down within 15 minutes. The next day the same units responded back to Route 80, this time westbound for a car fire in the engine compartment. Crews knocked this fire down in 15 minutes as well. There were no injuries in either incident.

- Fire News photos by Kevin J. Maloney

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McCall Avenue House Fire

The volunteer fire companies of Weymouth and Mizpah responded to McCall Avenue on September 28, 2017, for a reported fully involved structure fire. A firefighter on location reported a working fire in a single-story, single-family wood frame with smoke showing from the eaves, then updated the report minutes later to fire through the roof. Weymouth Chief John Carrigan established command, and Collings Lakes Assistant Chief Bill Collins was operations. Mutual aid came from Laureldale, Collings Lakes, Newtonville and Mays Landing. Firefighters worked their way into the interior and then into the attic and knocked down the visible fire, then overhauled the structure and applied foam. Also responding were Atlantic City Electric Company, Township of Hamilton EMS, Atlanticare Paramedics, Township of Hamilton Fire Investigator, Atlantic County Prosecutors Office and the Township of Hamilton Police.

- Fire News photos by Ken Badger

Head-on in Cardiff

The volunteer fire companies of Cardiff and Farmington responded to Delilah Road on September 26, 2017, for a head-on MVA with entrapment. Cardiff Assistant Chief Gilbert Zonge arrived and established command and reported all persons out of their vehicles but in need of medical assistance. Those injured were treated by the Egg Harbor Township EMS and Atlanticare Paramedics with a total of three ambulances needed to transport the wounded.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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A Spate of Brush Fires Throughout the last week of September and the first week of October the Carlstadt Fire Department was fighting a brush fire in the meadows off of Commerce Boulevard. The first fire went to a fourth alarm for manpower, followed by a third alarm fire three days later. Since then the department has battled three other flare up fires. The origin of the original fire was undetermined.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Quick Containment in Maywood On September 21, 2017, the Maywood Fire Department responded to a garden apartment on Maybrook Drive. Companies arrived to a smoke condition coming from the A/B corner of the structure, and a Hackensack truck was called as the FAST. While en route, Hackensack Ladder 1 was advised they’d be going straight to work as a second alarm was struck bringing Saddle Brook, Lodi and Garfield to the scene. Companies were able to contain the fire quickly, and kept it in to the apartment of origin.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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Little Silver House Fire

On October 8, 2017, the Little Silver Fire Department responded to Alden Terrace for a working structure fire.

Companies quickly knocked down the fire as the truck company checked the roof and found no need to ventilate. Mutual aid came from District 43 (Sea Bright) and District 42 (Rumson).

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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Cologne Townhome Complex Fire

The volunteer fire companies of Cologne, Laureldale, and Mays Landing responded to Woodland Drive in the Woodlands Complex on September 29, 2017, for a structure fire. Laureldale Chief Chris Tilley arrived and established command and reported smoke showing from the second floor of a middle-of-the-row townhome complex.

Mays Landing Chief Lou DiMartine handled operations. Tower 18 arrived along with Tender 1819 and their crews stretched a line from Tower 18 to the second floor where the fire was located on the C side in a bedroom. Firefighters knocked down the fire and overhauled, along with checking for extension. Also responding were EMS, police and the Atlantic City Electric Company.

- Fire News photos by Ken Badger

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You Might Wanna’ Stay in the Car! The Milmay Volunteer Fire Company, along with the Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company and Dorothy EMS, responded to 20th Avenue and Locust Street in Milmay on October 5, 2017, for an MVA with overturn and utility pole and wires down. Milmay Chief Eric Hensel established command and confirmed the vehicle was on its roof, with pole and wires down and the driver self-extricating even though the wires were live.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Montclair Extrication On September 25, 2017, Montclair Fire Department Engines 1 and 3, Truck 1 and Car 4 responded to Undercliff Road near the entrance to Eagle Rock Reservation for a rollover with entrapment. The driver was extricated on a backboard.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

GSP MVA Station 26-3 and 26-4 responded on the GSP mile 42.6 SB for an over turned vehicle. Upon arrival, the vehicle was stabilized and the windshield was removed. The A and B post were cut and the roof was rolled down allowing the driver to be removed and transported to the hospital by the Galloway Township Ambulance Squad.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Lucky Truckers in Mays Landing The volunteer fire companies of Mays Landing and Mizpah responded to Millville Avenue at Pittsburgh Avenue on September 28, 2017, for an MVA. While units were responding, dispatch advised that Millville Avenue was completely blocked and there was a pole down with wires in the roadway. Mays Landing firefighters arrived with their new Squad 16 under the command of Captain Larry Birch. Firefighters encountered an overturned tractor-trailer loaded with steel. The tractor jack-knifed and struck a produce truck head on and drove it back approximately 30 feet.

Fortunately, all occupants were out of their vehicles and there was no release of diesel fuel. Township of Hamilton EMS transported the driver of the tractortrailer with minor injuries to the local medical center.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Weymouth Open House The Weymouth Volunteer Fire Company held its Annual Fire Prevention Open House on October 2, 2017, at their station on Route 322. The event was supported by all of the Township of Hamilton Emergency Services fire companies, EMS, police, dive team, and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. A great turn out by the general public was accompanied by several demonstrations including a vehicle extrication, a water rescue by the dive team, hose rolling for the children, EMS demonstrations, and plenty of refreshments. - Fire News photos by Ken Badger

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East Windsor Open House

East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company 2 hosted an open house on October 14, 2017, for Fire Prevention Week, during which, live demos were run and various stations were setup to teach residents about fire safety. - Fire News photos by Amy Batista

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(Left to right): New Jersey State First Aid Council pastPresident Robert A. Redford of Parlin (U.S. Navy), EMSCNJ 8th District Vice Chairman James F. McConnell, Jr. of Randolph (US Air Force) and Stafford Township First Aid Squad Vice President Timothy Kelly of Tuckerton (US Marine Corps) were among the veterans honored.

Certificate of appreciation.

During the conference banquet, EMSCNJ Executive Director Edward J. Burdzy (left) and President Joseph G. Walsh, Jr., (right) flank U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ, 7th District; second from left), and Scot Phelps, director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Medical Services.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Mario Monaco (left) thanks U.S Army veteran John J. Tymon, a Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps member who also serves as EMSCNJ chaplain and 3rd District vice president.

EMSCNJ Salute Its Veterans The EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) celebrated and thanked 139 military veterans in their ranks at an October 14, 2017, ceremony held during the organization’s annual conference. Members also elected the group’s officers for 2018 during the three-day “Red, White and Blue & EMS, Too” themed event.

Representing several branches of the military, approximately two dozen veterans in attendance stood as their names were called. Some of those recognized are active, riding members of their volunteer emergency squads, others now are able to assist only in administrative capacities after decades of active volunteer EMS service in their communities.

Each veteran received an EMSCNJ certificate of appreciation, a small U.S. flag and a commemorative program with all their names listed. In addition, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Mario Monaco and Master Sergeant Mark Peer presented each veteran with the gift of a small pillow – specially made and donated by a senior citizen – a commemorative coin and a piece of a decommissioned U.S flag.

U.S. Air Force veteran James F. McConnell, Jr., and his wife, Betty, of Randolph, both active members in the EMSCNJ’s 8th District, spearheaded the veterans program. The appreciation ceremony and an emotional memorial service honoring deceased EMSCNJ members featured moving bagpipe and trumpet tributes.

During the three-day conference, EMSCNJ members also elected their organization's officers for 2018. They are: President Joseph G. Walsh, Jr. (Neptune), Northern Area Vice President Cyndy Reardon (Bloomingdale), Central Area Vice President John Butterweck (Morganville), Southern Area Vice President Phil Wien (Maple Shade), Treasurer Ken Weinberg (Pittstown), Assistant Treasurer LeRoy Gunzelman (Somerville), Secretary Barbara Platt (New Egypt) and Membership Secretary Paula Weiler (Englewood).

- Fire News photos courtesy of Sylvie Mulvaney

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Firehouse Kitchen

Mediterranean Meatloaf

By Ray Cooney

Last month I spoke about the Mediterranean Diet. The program was called “Feeding America’s Bravest – Survival Mediterranean Style.” In case you didn’t read it, I spoke mainly about a man named Big George and his restaurant, The Greek Islands.

Why am I mentioning what I wrote about last month? This article is going to be about Dr. Stefanos Kales — the man behind the Mediterranean Diet. I met up with Dr. Kales on my trip to Indianapolis, back in October 2017. The day started with me arriving at Kroger Supermarket (the largest traditional grocer in the country), being dropped off by Engine 53 of the Indianapolis Fire Department. My producer thought this would be great footage for our Indianapolis episode. Dr. Kales greeted me, along with Lieutenant Mike Caruso (of the FDNY Training and Health Unit). I questioned why the FDNY was there, and Dr. Kales informed me that Mike helped put the Mediterranean Diet study (from the last article) together. Kroger’s was the choice of supermarket due to their fresh selection of produce and organic items (important items for the Mediterranean Diet).

After we were done shopping, we arrived at Station 41 to commence cooking. I was star struck upon entering!

There, in front of me, was UFC fighter

Chris Lytle. He is retired from the UFC and took on an even bigger thrill-ride of a job — he became an Indianapolis firefighter. Upon meeting, I told him he was definitely cooking on the segmen, and asked him what he’d cook. “What have you got? I can cook anything.” We agreed that he would cook the asparagus, one of his favorite vegetables.

In the kitchen, Dr. Kales, Lieutenant Mike Caruso and myself were comical.

My producer stopped us midway through shooting to inform me that I was calling Mike by the wrong name because I was calling him “Lou.” I knew very well what his name was – I was calling him “Lou” as short for Lieutenant.

Instead of using ground beef, we were using ground turkey for our Mediterranean meatloaf. We mixed in a bunch of chopped vegetables to make this a healthy meal. We set up a giant table on the apparatus floor and invited firefighters from the surrounding stations to join us.

I had a wonderful time in Indianapolis. It’s not just a place to go to for FDIC, but a wonderful place to get to know. To find out more about Firehouse Kitchen or how to become a sponsor, visit firehousekitchenshow.com. Check your local listing for where you can view Firehouse Kitchen.

Mediterranean Meatloaf 3-lbs of ground turkey 3-eggs 1-cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 1/2 cups seasoned bread crumbs 2- bell peppers, mix colors 1- green squash

1- cup shredded carrots 1- red onion 2- cups mushrooms Ketchup Salt, pepper, garlic and thyme 4 tblsp Worcester sauce Small can of tomato paste

Finely Chop all vegetables. Saute onion and peppers in olive oil for five minutes. Add carrots and squash sauté another three or four minutes.

Add mushrooms and sauté for two minutes.

Blend in tomato paste, Worcester, and spices.

Shut heat cover and let cool Blend meat, eggs cheese and some more spices and vegetable mixture; make sure vegetables aren’t hot before you add to meat. Form in a pan. Cover top with ketchup.

Bake in 375-degree oven for about one-hour or internal temperature is 160 degrees.

Don’t ovecook … and enjoy!

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New Milford Fire Prevention Day In October, the New Milford Fire Department held their fire prevention awareness day at Borough Hall. Members of the community were able to look at the fire department’s equipment and learn fire safety lessons. Children also got hands-on opportunities to put out simulated fires, ride on a fire engine, go for a ride in the tower ladder, and also went through the training safety house.

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NJ 2-1-1: An Essential Resource for Any Size Emergency

Emergencies can take on many forms. Whether personal (I don’t have enough money to pay the bills) or statewide (Hurricane Sandy), NJ 2-1-1 is here to help connect people with the information and resources they need to recover. Staffed by knowledgeable and compassionate community resource specialists who have access to a database of close to 10,000 local programs and services, this information and referral service has been answering the call for help since 2005.

“Being properly prepared for natural disasters takes planning,” says Melissa Acree, executive director of NJ 2-1-1. “We are very focused on trying to educate people about that and have devoted several pages of our website to general emergency preparedness information.” The organization has taken an active role in helping those with special needs to register with NJ Register Ready Special Needs Registry.

Registration is required annually and can be done online at

www13.state.nj.us/SpecialNeeds/. If a person needs assistance with the registration process, they can dial 2-1-1 and a specialist will enter the information on the caller’s behalf. The Special Needs Registry alerts the Office of Emergency Management and local emergency responders to the needs within their community and helps municipalities prepare adequate Emergency Plans based upon knowledge of the population they serve.

During times of extreme heat or cold, the organization consolidates information about Warming Centers or Cooling Centers (depending upon the time of year), posts the information to its website (www.nj211.org) and shares it with its callers so that those who need relief can find it.

NJ 2-1-1 helps with more personal emergencies, too. The call center is the power behind ReachNJ, the state’s addiction hotline and has served as the Utility Assistance Hotline for New Jersey for years. In addition to offering emergency assistance, NJ 2-1-1 connects people with existing resources for all of life’s basic needs. People contact NJ 21-1 to find local resources for things like food, affordable housing, healthcare services, shelter, financial assistance, etc. In the beginning of the year, the organization also offers a comprehensive listing of free tax filing assistance sites for residents filing a simple tax return.

NJ 2-1-1 can be reached by dialing 2-1-1 from any phone in New Jersey; by texting your zip-code to 898-211; or by chatting online at www.nj211.org. The service is free, confidential, multilingual and always open.

- Suzanne Ross, Marketing and Communications Manager

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FDSOA’S SANDY DAVIS RAISED FF CANCER AWARENESS Michael Petroff, former FDSOA Chair, served on the board many Sandy Davis, former chairman of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association passed away Friday, November 3, 2017, after years with Davis. “Sandy was a mentor and a friend. Even during his battling colorectal cancer. Sandy was 62-years old. Davis served on illness, after his term as chairman of the FDSOA, he assisted in the search and hiring of Director Rich the FDSOA Board of Directors for 12 years Marinucci,” said Petroff. “Sandy always and was a popular speaker at conferences had a smile and a story to tell. Some of his across the U.S. and Canada. stories could even be repeated in polite Davis began his fire service career with company. I know he was a devoted family Shreveport (LA) Fire Department and man and a dedicated public servant. His served as safety officer until he retired after Facebook post about wearing PPE speaks 26 years. He then joined the Louisiana of his character and concern for others.”

Department of Homeland Security A funeral service was held on November Emergency Management and served as 7, 2017, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Homeland Security Director for CaddoBossier for 12 years.

After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2013, Davis made it his mission to increase firefighter awareness to wear PPE at every incident. In 2015, Davis and John Phelan, a Shreveport firefighter, produced a five-minute video in 2015 for firefighters about the importance of wearing their PPE “Every incident, every time.” In the video, Davis states, “The colostomy bag is my PPE now.” He added that many nights he would lie awake wondering if wearing turnout gear would have prevented his colon cancer.

“Sandy Davis was a great contributor to the FDSOA and we are all grateful to him,” said Rich Marinucci, executive director of the FDSOA. “Safety officers have become a more vital part of the fire service and Sandy’s messages on firefighter cancer were powerful. Rest in peace.”

NEW YORK TACTICAL EMS EXPO AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM The 1st Annual NY Tactical EMS Expo is coming to Long Island Pararescue (fmr.); Detective Wallace Zeins- NYPD Hostage on January 6 and 7, 2018, at the Huntington Hilton Expo Center (598 Negotiation Team (ret).; Firefighter Bryan Kelly, EMT-P-FDNY Squad 1/FDNY Fire Academy; and many more. Special guest appearWalt Whitman Road) in Melville, New York. The expo will feature ance by New Orleans EMS Captain Keeley Williams from the two events under a single roof, bringing together the best hit show Nightwatch on A&E. training and products in the fields of EMS, Fire T h e N Y Ta c t i c a l E M S C o n f e r e n c e and Law Enforcement. There will be i s d e s i g n e d fo r a l l fi rs t re s p o n d e r s 10,000-square feet of vendors, exhibits and (Fire/EMS/Law Enforcement/RN/MD/DO/ public safety trade show featuring products PAs/NPs/Personal Protective Detail/Security

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Rescue Call in Wildwood On September 17, 2017, Wildwood District 3 and North Wildwood District 2 were dispatched to Schellenger Avenue and the beach for reports of a person caught in a rip current. Utility 3 met up with beach patrol on the beach and were advised the parties were rescued by lifeguards on scene. No action was taken and the swimmer in distress refused medical attention.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

Ocean City Beach Buggy Ocean City Fire Department’s 2017 Chevrolet HD Silverado 2500 surf rescue vehicle is equipped with a four-door, five-seat climate controlled cab, Vortec eight-cylinder engine, five-speed automatic transmission, water lifesaving equipment, Kussmaul auto-eject, Stokes basket, Reeves sleeve, backboard and Henderson wet suits.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

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Hamilton Twp. 9/11 Ceremony The Township of Hamilton in Atlantic County held their annual 9/11 ceremony on September 11, 2017, at their Memorial Park located at Main Street and Route 50 in front of the County Court House.

Remarks were by Mayor John Kurtz and Mays Landing Fire Company past-Chief David Connelly.

- Fire News photos by Ken Badger

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Hurricane Help in the USVI At the request of Virgin Islands leadership, Governor Chris Christie authorized New Jersey State Police Troopers, Disaster Mental Health Counselors and members of the New Jersey EMS Task Force to depart for a response mission in the region hardest hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. More than 30 members of the New Jersey EMS Task Force led a two-week mission, which included 25 New Jersey State Police troopers and four Disaster Mental Health Counselors from the Disaster and Terrorism Branch of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The team, along with all-terrain vehicles, box trucks and logistic supplies, left on October 2, 2017.

- Fire News photos by Richard Huff

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Mays Landing MVA On September 20, 2017, the Mays Landing Volunteer Fire Company along with Mays Landing EMS and Police responded to Ocean Heights Avenue for an MVA. Units arrived to a single-vehicle crash into a utility pole with the driver out of the vehicle.

The driver suffered some type of medical emergency, but signed a patient refusal - Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Truck vs. Car in Estell Manor The City of Estell Manor Volunteer Fire Department along with the Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company, and Dorothy EMS responded to Tuckahoe Road on September 30, 2017, for an MVA involving a tractortrailer and a car with a pole down and wires across the roadway. Estell Manor Assistant Chief Dan Collins had EMS evaluate the injured. Command also advised that the fuel tanks from the truck were leaking and requested a response from the Atlantic County HazMat Team.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Head-on With Entrapment The volunteer fire companies of Mays Landing and Laureldale, along with EMS and police, were dispatched to Route 50 and Old Egg Harbor Road on October 5, 2017, for an MVA. Laureldale Chief Chris Tilley established command and reported entrapment with two vehicles involved in a head-on. The drivers of both vehicles were trapped and were extricated by police and EMS, and transported to the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus in Galloway Township.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Lucky Driver in Clifton On September 20, 2017, Clifton Engine 6 and EMS-2 were dispatched to Route 3 east, just passed Hepburn Road, for a single-vehicle MVA, in which a car had hit a tree. Despite the extent of the damage done to the driver’s side, EMS-2 obtained an RMA from the driver.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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Thanks for Sprinklers in Fairfield

On October 6, 2017, the Fairfield Fire Department was dispatched to Law Drive for an activated fire alarm. Command arrived to heavy smoke and fire and requested mutual aid from West Caldwell and North Caldwell. Fairfield Engine 1 stretched a line into the structure in attempt to find the seat of the fire. A second alarm was struck bringing Wayne, Verona and Pine Brook to the scene. The fire was found in the rear of the large structure and was a vehicle fire that was mostly contained by the sprinkler system.

- Fire News photos by Mark Rosetti

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NJ Fire Museum & Fallen Firefighters Memorial Needs Your Help More than 53 years ago Ernest N. Day began the process of donating many pieces of fire apparatus and fire memorabilia to the state of New Jersey. There was an explicit agreement between Ernest N. Day and the state to establish a fire museum. For most of that time these artifacts, apparatus and memorabilia were stored in less than satisfactory conditions.

About two years ago the board of directors – all volunteers – of the nonprofit NJ Fire Museum & Fallen Firefighters Memorial in cooperation with DEP State Parks arranged for

the transfer of the apparatus to an improved storage facility outside of Allentown. The remaining memorabilia will also be moved to this improved site. For the last 3-1/2 years DEP State Parks has represented and offered a site simply known as “Brisbane” for the museum location. This would entail the repurposing of an existing school structure on that site.

Additionally, it is in a perfect quiet and wooded location for the planned Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

We have just recently become aware that

there are decisions being made at very high levels in the state that might deny the museum the Brisbane site. If that happens it will be another example of the state failing to honor its commitment to Ernest N. Day. For more info, people can check out the Facebook page: “NJ Fire Museum” or go to the website: www.njfiremuseum.org. The website has a donate page, and info on joining, as well as a link to the memorial website.

- Fire News photos courtesy of Helen Burns

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Up Close & Personal

(Left to right): Township of Hamilton Committeeman Roger Silva, Mayor John Kurtz, Mays Landing Volunteer Fire Company Chief Lou DiMartine, and Mays Landing Volunteer Fire Company CEO George Samuelson as DiMartine and Samuelson accept delivery of Squad 16 on August 3, 2017.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company Chief (ret.) Robert Gibney shows Atlantic County Firefighters Association Executive Committee Chairman Howard Berchtold, Jr., the company’s recently restored Chevrolet antique pumper, which is equipped with a front mount pump.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Weymouth Firefighters Brenda Sharpe, her husband Joshua (at pump panel), and Sean McCall at a structure fire on McCall Avenue in Weymouth on September 28, 2017.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

Firefighter Bill Clay of the Sweetwater Volunteer Fire Company polishing their 1938 Mack E that he was so gracious to bring out for photographs recently.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

First Assistant Chief Chris Naylas of the Bergenfield Fire Department and Assistant Chief Angelo DeCarlo, after a recent structure fire on Cherry Street in New Milford.

- Fire News photo by Chris ‘Doc’ Denton

The Ladies Auxiliary of Weymouth Volunteer Fire Company #4 sell t-shirts for their annual open house to support the fire company. The open house also held a raffle for bicycles, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and various other donated items.

- Fire News photo by Ken Badger

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Up Close & Personal

Aaron Crispin and son after they finished a job with Richland’s new pumper-tender.

- Fire News photo by Dennis C. Sharpe

Park Ridge Fire Chief Tom Derienzo giving orders at a three-alarm fire in Park Ridge in August 2017.

- Fire News photo by J.P. Fortunato III

Firefighter V. Cosby at an August 23, 2017, at a house fire in East Orange.

- Fire News photo by Mark Rosetti

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Obituary

Mizpah’s Assistant Chief Eric Davenport

On September 14, 2017, the Mizpah Fire Company took a devastating blow to its membership, when Assistant Chief Eric Davenport passed away from his battle with diabetes. Davenport was a firefighter in the community for 44 years.

In 1994, Eric became Assistant Chief of the Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company #2 in the Township of Hamilton, Atlantic County, and that is where he found his home in the line officer ranks. Eric was a true leader, and had close family in his station; his two daughters, Eriana Buchanan (President of the Ladies Auxillary), Kennedy Davenport (firefighter/EMT) and his two nephews, Jay Davenport II (Chief) and Danny Davenport (Firefighter).

The Mizpah Fire Company would like to thank everyone who honored Eric the day of his final ride on 18-23. We’ll take it from here Eric Davenport. Forever in our hearts 18-21.

- Fire News photos by Ken Badger