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Working Kitchen Fire Destroys Duplex in Netcong NETCONG, NJ - On January 7th, just before 7:30 P.M., N et con g Fire Department was re quested to respond to 12 D ell Avenue for the reported residen tial structure fire. While enroute. C h ief 1 could see smoke from Route 183. After receiving confirmation o f the working fire from patrol, the call was upgraded to a sec ond-alarm. Crews worked tirelessly against strong winds and freezing temperatures to extinguish the fire. During this call, embers car ried by the wind ignited a small fire in the backyard o f an adjacent home on Allen Street. Byram Fire Department responded and extin guished the secondary fire, pre venting further damage. All units cleared by 10:30 RM.
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Kentucky: Darrell Helton, 49 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: September 4,2024 Death Date: September 4, 2024 Fire Department: Belfry Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024,
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On the evening o f December 29, 2024, Cliffside Park firefighters were toned out for a fire reported at a Gorge Road apartment building. When they arrived, firefighters en countered heavy smoke in a firstfloor apartment. They lined in and attempted to locate the seat o f the fire. Firefighters were hampered by “hoarding conditions”. A working fire assignment was transmitted, bringing Ridgefield Engine 2 and Fairview Truck 2 to the scene. Firefighter Carl Lupica began to advance his hose line, backed up by Lt. Dan Baxter. Lupica's twin brother, Lt. Anthony, Jr., “fed the line” into the apartment so they could “make a push”. At this point, firefighters heard a man gasping for air. Lt. Baxter saw a leg, and he and Lt. Lupica located the victim and pulled him out o f the burning-smoke-filled room into the hands o f Battalion Chief Jo Jo Diaz, Captain Enes Hoti and Firefighter Alex Araya. The members carried the victim out o f the building and into the hands o f awaiting EMS personnel. The man was initially transported to Hackensack University Medical Center and later transferred to St. Barnabas Medical Center, in Liv ingston. The victim was listed in critical condition. Teamwork and aggressive fire fighting efforts contributed to the rescue o f the Gorge Road resident. DOWNS: A 2-alarm fire con sumed the abandoned South Cam den Alternative School building, on Mt. Vernon St., Dec. 21st. UPS: New firefighters in Passaic are Adrian Betancourt, John Cuco, Meldri Guerrero-Garcia and Jordan Ramirez. DOWNS: A school bus was in volved in a MVA with two autos, then hit a traffic signal, and crashed into the front o f the Black Oak Pharmacy building, Dec. 19th, in Wayne. One student was on the bus at the time. The student and bus driver complained o f pain. Their in juries appeared to be minor, accord ing to police. No other injuries were reported. UPS: New firefighters were sworn in at Bayonne City Hall in December. They are: Sean Brow, Vincent Crawford, Moataz Elnaggar, Patrick Jarczewski, Matthew Blanchard, Evan Smith, Brandon Russo, Jeremy Ives, Jacob Lucarelli, James Marnell, James Tyminski, Jan Skora, James Ryan, David Folger, Nicholas Pivano, Jayro Navedo Mercedes and Conor Farley. DOWNS: On the morning o f
Dec. 31st, Hackensack fire compa nies responded to the River Street McDonalds restaurant for a pickup truck that struck the side o f the building, causing structural dam age. One restaurant employee, in side, was injured. The employee was transported to HUMC. Utilities were secured by firefighters due to natural gas and water leaks, accord ing to a department Facebook post. UPS: A man that fell through the ice at Pines Lakes in Wayne, Dec. 25th, was rescued by township fire fighters and rescue squad person nel. The victim was cross-country skiing across the body o f water, of ficials said. First responders gave the man blankets and sheets to warm him and place him into an ambulance. “Luckily, he was wear ing a life jacket,” Fire Com m is sioner Frank Velardi said. DOWNS: A woman died shortly after being rescued from a fire in a Madison St. apartment building in Passaic, Dec. 31st. Firefighters took the woman out o f a window o f a first-floor apartment, according to NorthJersey.com. She was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where she died. A 66-year-old occupant was re ported in critical condition at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation. UPS: The B loom field F.D. named Deputy Chief Joseph Coletta the department's 2024 Firefighter o f the Year. The deputy chief consis tently takes on additional responsi bilities, ensuring their successful completion. Among his contribu tions are organizing the Bloomfield H.S. drunk driving simulation, leading the fire department's in volvement in OEM active shooter drills, coordinating the Fire Preven tion Week open house and serving as the master o f ceremony at nu merous department events. “What truly sets him apart is his ability to lead by example, inspiring and up lifting his colleagues through his actions,” C hief Louis Venezia noted. DOWNS: Wayne firefighters bat tled a fire that consumed a mainte nance building at the Preakness Hills Country Club, Dec. 31st. The building was fully involved with exposure to a fuel storage tank and a large storage container that pos sessed hazardous materials, accord ing to NorthJersey.com. Fire Comm issioner Frank Velardi said the tank was cooled to mitigate a possible “catastrophic failure”. UPS: In December, Scott Della Salla was promoted to fire captain in North Hudson. DOWNS: As the result o f a MVA on 1.495 in North Bergen, Jan. 4th, Port Authority Tunnel & Bridge agents teamed up with North Hud son fire companies to extricate a person that was trapped underneath an overturned auto after being par tially ejected. UPS: Jeremy Cannon has been promoted to deputy fire chief in Or-
RON JEFFERS Cliffside Park firefighters teamed up to rescue a Gorge Road resident from his burning apartment on December 29th. (L to R): FF Carl Lupica, Lt. Anthony Lupica Jr., Lt. Dan Baxter, Capt. Enes Hoti, FF Alex Araya and Battalion Chief Charles (Joe Joe) Diaz. ange. DOWNS: A crossing guard was struck and stuck underneath an auto on H ooper av. & Arnold St., Fair Lawn, Jan. 22nd. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad utilized airbags to lift the vehicle. The victim was care fully placed onto a backboard and turned over to medical personnel, according to a rescue squad Facebook post. UPS: New firefighters in Engle
wood are Zach Smith, Kyle Farring ton, Jonathan Gonzalez, Jake Schoffelen and Tim Slattery. DOWNS: Fire consumed the roof area o f a two-story mixed occu pancy building on Pacific av., Jersey City, Jan. 23rd. Firefighters encoun tered fire from a ground floor pizze ria that had extended to apartments above and into the cockloft, a city spokesperson said. While battling the 2-alarm fire, the roof began to
collapse. UPS: Recent promotions in Teaneck include Christopher Robins and Sean Mackey to deputy fire chief. Kyle Kovacs and Nicholas Barca to battalion chief, and Paul O'Connor to provisional battalion chief. Jason Sorrenti and Christo pher Connolly were raised to cap tain. The new lieutenants are Dennis Schlereth and Evan Costanza.
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Strong W inds C o n trib u te to Fire Spread in G uttenberg GUTTENBERG, NJ - Belowfreezing temperatures and high winds are never a go od com bina tion for firefighting. North Fiudson firefighters had these conditions to cope with on the after noon o f January 7th. Just past 2:30 P.M., Fire Control reported a fire on 68th Street in Gut tenberg. The dis patcher reported “ numerous phone calls”. Units re sponding reported “smoke in the area”. Eieavy fire involved the rear deck portion o f a large three-toone story wood-frame dwelling, and a second-alarm was transmit ted. The flames quickly extended to the “ A ”side o f the structure with flames venting out windows on the “B ”side, where there was a parking lot. Flames then vented out o f upper windows on the “ A” side and then through the roof. A third-alarm was transmitted. It was also reported that an alarm was transmitted for smoke, directly across the Eiudson River from the fire scene, in Manhattan. Numerous hand lines were placed into operation, and Ladder 4's aerial raised to exposure “ D ”. This was a three-story ordinary dw elling separated by a narrow alley space. Eland lines were used on the ground and r oof to prevent extension into this structure. Firefighters utilized hand lines inside the fire building and from the one-story rear extension r o o f to quell flames. Fire dom i nated the walls and ceiling as firefighters used their tools to “open up”. During the fire, the local pub lic works personnel deployed salt on the street and sidewalks for everyone's safety. It took several hours to make sure the labor-intensive fire was “ probably w ill hold” with the third-alarm assignment. The Jersey City G on g Club rehab unit was on the scene to as sist the cold and exhausted fire fighters, as conditions began to improve. N o occupants o f the building were reported injured.
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LITTLE BIG GUYS If you have photos you would like to see in our Little B ig Guys feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com .
Since Middlesex County is represented partly in the apparatus column, we are featuring this month’s Little Big Guy that is also in this county, namely, Old Bridge Township. It is Laurence Harbor’s Brush 103. It is a 2006 Ford F-350 XL Super Duty 4x4 pickup with workmanship by Lee’s Emergency Equip ment. It has a two-seat cab. Features and inventory include a Hale 250-gpm pump, 200-gallon water tank, 200-foot forestry reel, 6-ton Ramsey winch, brush guard, spotlights, a Streamlight, gasoline cans, forestry tools, a chainsaw and a floating pump.
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E w ing A p a rtm e n t F ire C la im s L ife o f 6-Y ear-O ld EWING, NJ - On January 2nd, at 3:02 P.M., Ewing fire depart ments station 30, 31 and 33 were dispatched to a reported building fire with victims trapped at 860 Lower Ferry Road, Cambridge Hall. All available Ewing PD units responded and started assisting with evacuations. FM 30-20 arrived and gave a size-up of “7-story multi-family apartments with smoke and fire out the 5th floor window on the A side”. Chief 31 arrived, establishing command and immediately requested a 2nd alarm. Along with Ewing Twp. fire companies were Penning ton FD, Lawerence FD, and Trenton FD. Ambulances from Ewing, Hopewell, Lawrence, Capital Health, Trenton, RWJ, and Princeton were also on scene. The fire claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy. Out of the 17 injured were 13 police officers and 1 firefighter. Companies cleared at 9:30 P.M.
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Englewood Battles Second-Alarm ENGLEWOOD, NJ - Shortly before 10:30 P.M. on December 29, 2024, Englewood units were dispatched to 494 Orchard St. for a report by the resident that their boiler was on fire. On arrival, the response was upgraded to a working fire. Heavy smoke was throughout the two-and-a-half-story frame dwelling as two lines were stretched. A second-alarm was transmitted for overhaul and ventilation. A department recall was issued, as well as mutual aid from surrounding depart ments. No injuries were reported, and two cats were reported to have been successfully removed.
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Lyndhurst B a ttle s House F ire in Cold Temps LYNDHURST, NJ - At 6:35 P.M. on the evening of December 19, 2024, Lyndhurst Fire Department was dispatched to 52 Livingston Avenue on a reported house fire. Upon arrival, heavy fire was showing from the rear of the first-floor of the home, and a vehicle had ignited as a result of the radiant heat in the rear driveway. First due engine company, Engine 1, started an interior attack, and an exposure line was stretched to the 'Bravo' side of the residence to extinguish the vehicle fire. As a result, the fire was held to the floor of origin. Mutual aid from North Arlington FD with a FAST team and Rutherford assisted on scene, while East Rutherford and Secaucus provided coverage. The fire was declared uninten tional after investigation.
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RON JEFFERS The North Hudson Regional FD dispatched a Rescue Task Force assignment to the Tonnelle Ave. Target store in North Bergen, Janaury 17th, after a dump truck crashed into the side wall of the building, injuring several people.
Out-of-Control Dump Truck Plows into NJ Target Store NORTH BERGEN, NJ Around 2:00 P.M, January 18th, an out-of-control dump truck crashed into a Target store on Ton nelle Ave., injuring six people. The dump truck, loaded with dirt from a construction site, rolled down a hilly side street, and across the heavily traveled Tonnelle Ave. (also known as US Routes 1 & 9). Township spokeswoman Sofia Quintanar said the truck driver said the brakes failed on the steep street. The dump truck struck the rear o f a passing tractor-trailer travel ing South on Tonnelle Ave., then through a fence, and smashed through the store's wall. The dump
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area that was not affected by the collapse, and removed from the building suffering from injuries. The dump truck driver was also extricated, quickly. EM S units responded to the scene from North Bergen, Union City, Weehawekn, West N ew York and the Jersey City M edical Cen ter. EMS personnel at the scene re ported two trauma victims. They were transported to area hospitals. Heavy duty wreckers pulled the dump truck out o f the building and also removed the tractor-trailer from the scene. The incident is under investigation.
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Structure Fire with Entrapment Reported in Lower Township VILLAS, NJ - Just after 2:00 P.M. on Novem ber 23, 2024, all Lower Township companies and Green Creek Fire Company (Squad 73 RIT) were dis patched to the 200 block of W Delaware Pkwy for a reported structure fire with entrap ment. C h ief 60 and Quint 60 arrived finding fire showing from a sin gle-story residence and cleared the entrapment report. Quint 60, Tender 60, Squad 60, Squad 62, Tower 61 and Squad 73 operated on the box.
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PASSAIC, NJ - A three-alarm blaze that apparently began in a car in the driveway quickly spread to a twoand-a-half-story wood-frame home on Lafayette Avenue around 4:30 P.M. on January 7th. As companies pulled out o f Hie Westside firehouse, a col umn o f smoke was visible in the distance only a few blocks away. Heavy fire was engulfing the side o f that home and spread ing to all floors. Fire fighters also had fierce, frigid winds to deal with, as well as live wires that fell into the street and a small fire on a neighboring house that was ignited by flying em bers. Due to fire conditions worsening, fire vented through the roof, forcing companies to go defensive. The home was located across the street from the emergency room at St. Mary's Hospi tal. Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said he was told by police that all 13 people believed to be inside the home were accounted for, including two rescued by police officers. Mutual aid came from Carlstadt, Clifton, Rutherford and Wallington assisted on Hie scene, while others stood by. One firefighter was hospitalized for an in jury that required stitches to the head.
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During the Christmas season, we hear a song that asks how your hearing is. In the song it explains what was supposed to be heard. It wanted to clarify that we heard what the main singer heard. There are many conversations that we have where the other party just does not pay attention, and that is where some the challenges start. We may not verify that the other person hears the point to we are try ing to convey to them and that may be where frustration starts. There are times when our spouse doesn't pay attention to us or we don't pay attention to them, and that is where some major chal lenges may start. We do not con firm what the other person says or what we want them to hear. H ow many times we may tune out when we are told that we need to take the trash out or something like that? In the same conversation, we may be told that a close friend has been di agnosed with a disease. I f we do not pay attention to family, we may pay the consequences for a very long time. There are some people that are trained to listen. Some people can diagnose a problem just by listen ing. I know some mechanics that can tell you exactly what is not right with your car just by listening to it, as you pull up to the garage. A doctor uses the stethoscope to listen to you heart or lungs or other parts and can tell that there is a chal lenge. D o we listen or do we just hear? Do we hear a noise or know what it signifies? Many times people will text or email something but we cannot hear the influences or sarcasm, in the writing. This is why it is better to have conversations with people. You can ask the questions to clarify what the person means, right away.
instead o f taking a day worth o f communications to try to understand what is written. D o we hear the words coming out o f someone's mouth or do we also watch the body language that is sending us messages that are differ ent from the words? How many times have you asked someone how they are doing and you got back the answer “fine”, and knew that their world was falling apart around them? There are times when listening to someone may be difficult because the person may have an accent or challenge speaking and it may be frustrating for us to listen but it is that point in time that we may need to ask follow-up questions so that we know, truly know what the person is saying. I have noticed that when there is a lot o f background noise or very im portant information, I may need to spell things out or ask for the person on the other end to repeat it to me. I f we do not follow instructions or hear something correct, it may mean that we or others can die. When I was on Haz-Mat, we would spell the chemical. We had to make sure that we were looking up the cor rect information, especially when we deal with chemicals, we need to make sure that we are on our "A" game. I f we mess up, we can mess up with big consequences. In construction, if you mishear something, the error may cost mil lions o f dollars to correct. I f you take the wrong part and put it into a build ing, it may cause the building to fail. I f we don't verify, we may write down the wrong phone number, per son's name or address where we are to pick someone up from. You may want to take lessons on active listening but remember that an important part o f conversations is not what you want to say or what you think you said but what the other person thinks that they have heard. Do you know what I mean?
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30 FIRES You Must Know By Billy Goldfeder, Frank Leeb and Friends Available from: FSP B ooks & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, M AO 1749 1-800-522-8528 Email: support@fire-policeems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $39.00 This is a soft cover book measuring six inches by nine inches, with 330 pages. Royalties earned by this book w ill be d o nated to several organizations listed on the back cover. It is a Fire Engineering book. Billy and Frank are both chiefs who have dedicated their lives to promoting firefighter safety and im prove ments in the fire service, namely through equipping fire depart ments to best protect their m em bers. For many years and in many ways they have contributed to this quest. They have chosen 30 hor rific and fatal fires o f which al m ost all resulted in line o f duty
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Fatal Three-Alarm Fire in Passaic PASSAIC, NJ - With thunder, lightning and down pouring rains, firefighters battled a fatal 3rd alarm fire just before New Year's, Decem ber 31, 2024. Shortly before 10:00 P.M., police received phone calls for a fire at 361 Madison Ave. with people reportedly trapped inside. Police arrived to find people running out o f the four-story apart ment building and jum ping from the first-floor apartment window where the fire was. Members from a motorcycle club called straight up riders, who have their club next door, who also helped people get out o f windows as smoke began filling the floors. Fire units arrived and began re m oving residents from all floors.
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ing to help another resident get out o f the building. The residents were taken to a nearby school for shelter. Mutual aid was provided from Clifton, Paterson, Carlstadt, Rutherford, East Rutherford, West Paterson, Totowa, Wallington and Little Falls. The Passaic County Prosecu tor's office, Passaic arson and in vestigation team and fire prevention were all called to the scene. The North Jersey Fire Can teen Support Unit were there to supply coffee to all at the fire. (Author's note: thank you to Victor and your crew.)
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"He's my Brother." Cliffside Park Firefighter Thaier Abdallah, right, checks on Firefighter Ken Delucca, after a fire was knocked down in a Gorge Road apartment, December 27, 2024. JAMES WOOD
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North Hudson Chief of Department Dave Donnarumma maintains communications with members operating at a fast-moving thirdalarm fire on 68th St., Guttenberg, January 7th.
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New Year’s Eve Multiple-Alarm in Englewood
ENGLEWOOD, NJ - The bustle o f New Year’ s Eve in downtown En glewood was taken up a notch when at shortly before 4:00 P.M, an alarm was re ceived for a working fire at Grand Ave. and Tracey Place. On ar rival, heavy fire was showing from the second-floor “ A ”side o f a 3 Vi story frame with apartments over a first-floor business. A second-alarm was quickly trans mitted. The first-floor business appeared clear, so lines were stretched into the entrance to the apartments on the Tracy Place side. The roof was lad dered and ground ladders put into place. A third-alarm was soimded as the bulk o f the fire was being knocked down. Three aerials were raised, but not put into operation. Ex tensive overhaul commenced and an additional engine and truck were re quested. The fire was placed under control in less than one hour. Two patients were transported to Saint Barnabas Bum Center. Several fam ilies were being relocated by the Red Cross. Englewood Fire Prevention is investigating. Mutual aid units at the scene included Teaneck, Hackensack, Tenafly, Leonia, Bergenfield and Bogota.
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Radio Communications It has been said that experience is the best teacher. This state ment can’t be truer than in the fire service. More specifically, during radio communications. It is next to impossible for any firefighter, officer, instructor etc... to hone the skill of using a radio unless there is frequent use either during a drill or an ac tual call. This article is aimed mostly at company officers be cause it’s the company officers that have an obligation to not only properly teach how to com municate using a radio but more importantly provide the opportunities to use a radio. The bottom line is instructors (including company officers) can provide all the particulars about radio communication but without consistent practice speaking into a radio the likely result will end up sounding like mostly unnecessary, white noise. Remember that the young “blackhats” you are in structing may someday become officers and will have to be properly prepared not to men tion that in a volunteer company those same blackhats may be an acting officer on any given call depending on availability and will have to communicate clearly with dispatchers. To start NFPA 1802 establishes requirements for portable com munications equipment used in the hazard zone. This new stan dard identifies the following: Operating environment parame ters of RF voice communica tions devices (RF devices) and remote speaker microphones (RSMs) Minimum requirements for the design, performance, testing, and certification of RF devices and RSMs Using 1802 one of the more im portant requirements that most of us have seen completely botched is that any transmis sion begins with the caller first identifying who they are calling and THEN identifying them selves. You should also wait until the person or entity such as “fire control” or “dispatch” responds BEFORE proceeding with your transmission - this is especially important when call
ing a MAYDAY. Said another way: when first talking on the radio you first identify who is being called and then identify yourself (the speaker). To illus trate: “Fire Control - Engine 406”. In this case, the caller (presum ably an officer) is calling “fire control (dispatch) and then identifying themselves as the officer in Engine 406. Once Fire Control responds the officer will then proceed with the transmis sion. Many training videos with re gards to radio use highlight the “Five C's of Fireground Radio Communications” Concise - Stick to The Point. Clarity - Speak Clearly. Confidence - Confidently Share Your Information. Control - Keep Your Voice Strong and Assertive Capability - Continuously Prac tice to Sharpen Your Skills. The problem with all of that is what really constitutes “clar ity”? What exactly is “concise” communication? What informa tion is really important? These are all very subjective. To a new or acting officer what may be concise and/or important likely wasn’t and it is only time and experience that will narrow down those communications to sound more professional. From a more practical, everyday language standpoint radio com munications should be short and sweet. Don’t say five words when two will do. The reality is not talking (less is more) may be just as important and likely more useful than excessive talk ing. Also, in keeping with short and sweet communication don’t call the dispatcher several times for the same information. It is understandable if you didn’t hear a dispatcher’s initial re sponse but repeating the ques tion indicates you weren’t paying attention. A more ac ceptable response would be “please repeat the transmis sion”. This is indicative that not hearing a transmission was the result of ambient and back ground sound.
There is also what is called “white noise radio chatter”. An example: Dispatch this is Engine 2, con firmed two vehicle accident be tween a van and a car. There are no injuries, so vou can clear am bulance. There is no entrapment so you can cancel Squad 3 and Car 5. We are going to cut bat teries and clean some road de bris and will be here for awhile but we can take another call if vou get one. Book us on scene available. (White noise is under lined) Revised concise version that says the same info: Dispatch, Engine 2. Two vehicle accident, no injuries. Clear Am bulance. Cancel Squad 3 and Car 5. Book us on scene avail able. If clear and concise radio com munication is so important then why do officers (acting too) talk so much? The answer is be cause they don’t have enough air time to practice especially on calls that aren’t critical or per haps long-winded officers just like the sound of their own voice but either circumstance is unac ceptable.
hands-on training it is incum bent to discuss actual drills that provide radio communications practice. First and most obvious is any simulated fire at your training site. Assuming your en gines stage and then drive in to start the exercise give an aspir ing officer the opportunity to oc cupy the “front seat” and call in an arrival response and provide commands to the crew of that apparatus. If I had to guess many firefighters experience the equivalent of writer’s block but once they get going radio com munications will flow easily. A second drill would be similar to many firefighter classes where a picture is shown on a screen to the class while the of ficer is in a secluded room with the same image and provides what is commonly known as a CAN report (Conditions, Ac tions, Needs) based on the cir cumstances seen in the picture. The key in this exercise is to just state what you observe, what you are doing and what you need. Don’t make assumptions or add unnecessary white noise information. This drill can also be used for Explorers and junior firefighters. Realistically, any drill should start by introducing the radio it self and all the parts. One point
of emphasis should be waiting that split second for the beep sound when you first key up the microphone before starting your transmission. Nobody is going to hear what you said when that beeping sound occurs. Other key points would be to make sure firefighters are on the cor rect channel and lastly to avoid the orange button unless there is an actual emergency because in most if not all districts that or ange button is another mayday caller and so even in training pressing that button and your local dispatch center will be no tified as if there is a firefighter in distress. To summarize, proper radio communication is essential to the fire service and so it is in cumbent upon everyone but es pecially the chiefs and line officers to provide the opportu nities for everyone to use a radio because ultimately make sure your department drills on radio communications. Good radio communication is so im portant that in some cases as piring officers may not reach their potential and remain black hats due to not having adequate training on radio communica tions thus never developing the confidence and skill necessary. - JOSEPH CEA
One situation you NEVER want to do is get into a “back and forth” argument. Don’t highlight any mistakes or grievances for the world to hear. Save any dis agreements or criticism for a de briefing after the incident. To drive this point home if you are a chief/officer and you are criti cizing firefighters on the radio (especially if the problem boils down to training opportunities that they didn’t provide) then you need to consider resigning your position. Not getting into arguments is especially true for anyone not on scene including chiefs and officers. Also, on this note is that only the officer on scene should be using the radio. Every firefighter has a job to do and al though most if not all should have a radio only the officer should be communicating with dispatch and/or the incident commander. Since the emphasis here is on
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UNITS FROM MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES This month we cover units front the two above counties, as they are popu lar ones to photograph apparatus. In fact, tlie photos shown this month are simply a select group. There are many more to come in future columns. For Middlesex County, we selected first Perth Amboy with their new MetalCraft Marine frre/rescue boat (Marine 5), which replaces their older one. It is the Firestorm 38 (39-feet in length). It has a 13-foot 3-inch beam, two Cum mins QSC, 6.7,480 hp diesel engines, twin Darley 3,000-gpm pumps which run off o f the front o f the engines, Flamilton 322 jets, a rear recovery deck, a front manually operated Elkhart monitor, an Elkhart roof mon itor and two Elkhart C opperhead mon itors aft. Next are two used apparatus. One is Truck 3 (a spare), a 1994 Pierce formerly of Flarrington Park in Bergen County, and the other is Engine 4, a 1994 Pierce Lance formerly from Green Township in Sussex County. Perth Amboy currently has new appa ratus on order. Also in Middlesex County is South Old Bridge in Old Bridge Township E-22, a Spartan ER, S-180 Metro Star pumper. The next three are in Monmouth County, namely a 2020 Pierce Impel pumper from Keansburg, a 2024 Seagrave 95foot Aerialscope from Asbury Park, and from Belmar, a 2022 Kenworth T370 Custom Fire heavy rescue. Tuckahoe in Upper Township (Cape May County) has received the last KME apparatus to be delivered by the previous dealer. It is a rescue pumper on a custom chassis. We have learned that the Dennis FC in Dennis Township (Cape May County)has purchased their first aer ial piece, a 2007 Pierce Enforcer 75foot, which will become known as Ladder 18. It was sold by Command Fire Apparatus from Pennsylvania, who sells used fire trucks. While on the subject o f Pierce, the Arrow XT and Quantum chassis have been discontinued. Any deliveries we may post from here on would be trucks previously on order. From Fire & Safety Services, here are the following Pierce orders: for Jackson Township District 1 (Cassville FC, Ocean County)an En forcer pumper, for Bedminster/Pottersville (Somerset County), a Freightliner 3000-gallon dry side tanker, for Kinnelon (Morris County), an International 3000-gallon tanker, in Bergen County, three units: a Saber pumper for New Milford FC 2, and Enforcer pumper for Saddle Brook and an Enforcer stainless steel pumper for Carlstadt. Pierce deliveries include a Saber pumper to Hillsborough Township Fire District 1 (Somerset County), an Enforcer pumper to Sparta (Sussex County), an Enforcer pumper to Little Silver (Monmouth County) and an Enforcer pumper to the Old Bridge VFD, East Brunswick Fire District 1 (Middlesex County). Campbell Supply Co., LLC has re ceived tlie following orders: two Spar tan ER Star pumpers on Metro Star chassis. One for die Edison Division o f Fire (Middlesex County) and the other for New Milford FC 1 (Bergen County). The Edison one has a low Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus o f the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1 A rd more Street. New Windsor, NY 12553. O r you can e-mail them to Apparatus@lstResponderN ews.com.
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Perth Amboy Marine 5, 2024 MetalCraft Marine Firestorm 38 with twin Darley 3,000-gpm pumps.
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Old Bridge Twp., E-22, (South Old Bridge FC) 2024 Spartan ER, S-180, Metro Star 1500/750/30 and 6 kw generator. It was sold by Campbell Supply Co., LLC.
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Perth Amboy L-3,1994 Pierce Lance, 1250/300/75' and 7.5 kw gener ator. It formerly served Harrington Park. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services. hose bed, MFD cab with 10-inch raised roof. Hale Qmax 1500-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank. The New Milford one has an LFD cab with 10-inch raised roof, Waterous CSU 1500-gpm pump and 500-gallon water tank. There are four for Middle sex County. For the Health Depart ment, three units: an EVI Field Operations Unit with 16-foot com mand body on a Ford F-600,4x4, two door chassis. It will have an enclosed lavatory. The second is an ASAP Medstat Intimidator UTV, 4x4 utility vehicle with enclosed patient com partment, 4 kw generator, HVAC and LED scene lights. Tlie third is a Ward squad truck on a Ford F-600 4x4 two door chassis. It will be a Utility Squad with a 15-foot non-walk-in body, a 300-gallon water tank and a Darley 2 AGE single-stage centrifugal pump rated at 250-gpm. Next is for the Fire Marshal’ s Office and is a Spartan 3000-gallon Star elliptical tanker on a Freightliner 114 SF) chassis with a Waterous CSU 1500-gpm pump.
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