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Heavy W orking Fire at Tenafly Third Alarm At approximately 8:15 p.m. on June 14th, the Tenafly Fire Depart ment was dispatched to 131 Hud son Ave. A working fire was transmitted by the first arriving unit for smoke showing from a large 2 Vi story multi-million dollar home. A glow was visible from the rear. All occupants were confirmed out o f the structure. A second alarm was sounded as heavy fire was showing from across a first floor rear room that spanned the full structure. A line was brought to the rear and operated and soon the heavy fire was subdued, but heavy smoke continued to push from most o f the home both in the front and the “ B ” side. Englew ood Truck 2 took the front o f the home and laddered the roof. Lines were also stretched in the front door and an attached garage. A third alarm was sounded as some water prob lems occurred, but were soon over come. By 9:00 p.m. most o f the visible fire was knocked down, but extensive overhaul was required. No serious injuries were re ported. Candles were a possible cause, but the investigation is con tinuing. Englewood, Cresskill, Du mont, and Bergenfield assisted at the scene.
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Tenafly, N..T. - At the beginning o f the year. Fire Captain Mark Marzocch i was thinking o f ways to re connect the fire department with the public. Many people and organiza tions were separated since COVID. In addition, he was thinking o f ways to recruit new members for the volunteer fire department. He had many conversations with local firefighters and friends o f the department. Meetings were held at the fire house; and, in about four short months an Open H ouse and Fire Apparatus Muster were organ ized. To begin with, a committee was formed consisting o f local and area firefighters, and friends o f the de partment. Within the general com mittee, other responsibilities were organized. This included acquiring food, refreshments, promotional lit erature and website information, donations, acquiring fire safety pro grams, inviting local fire depart ments to attend with a new or antique piece o f fire apparatus, and much more. Donations were ac cepted, as this was to be a non profit event. It was all for the good o f the fire service and the public. W lio’ s going to cook, who can pick up various materials, have a banner made, etc.? For the fire apparatus that at tended, several award plaques were made for various categories. A chal lenge coin was quickly designed and made in time for the event. They were distributed to the person/s that attend the event with a rig or other event items. Extra coins were sold to cover cost, and the only item for sale at the event. The Fort Lee Fire Department at tended with their Fire Safety House trailer, and a fire extinguisher sim ulator was provided by the Bergen County Fire Marshal's office. Firefighters maintained a recruit ment table to explain the duties o f a volunteer firefighter. In addition, there were hot dogs and hamburg ers along with water and soda, plus an ice cream truck. That truck was as popular at the antique fire appa ratus! Riverside Road, in front o f Fire Headquarters, was closed b e tween noon and 4 p.m, where appa ratus was lined up. Visiting fire departments that attend with appa ratus included: River Edge (2), Leonia (2), Dumont (2), Demarest, Maywood, Lyndhurst, Paramus and the Jersey City Gong Club canteen unit. Privately owned rigs in atten dance included a 343 Memorial res cue truck and a former R idgefield Park Engine 4 pumper. A unique line up was Tenafly’ s white colored 1920 American La France pumper parked next to the
Lyndhurst 1920 American La France pumper, painted red. Tenafly’ s apparatus were all lined up along the firehouse apron. The blue sky and comfortable weather made for a nice afternoon, with a large presence o f area resi dents, with their children, enjoying the day. It was also a day o f fire fighters from different departments reuniting, as w ell as many “old timers”enjoying the day. At the closing o f the event. Cap tain M arzocchi mentioned his idea for the project and to get back to gether with the community and to promote the volunteer service. This, during a time when people have many more obligations and respon sibilities than in the past. The awards were then presented to the firefighters who won a plaque for their apparatus, covering the various categories that were se lected by the committee. A quickly arranged event with a dedicated committee made for a successful day. It was obvious that the officers and firefighters were proud o f the event that they had put together for the community. DOWNS: A fire broke out at Siren’ s Seafood Restaurant on Route 36 in Middletown, Memorial Day morning. Fire units from Brevent Park, Leonardo and C om munity Fire Company responded. UPS: South Brunswick’ s three fire districts have formed a joint daytime response crew. Fire C hief Scott Smith announced. The crew was formed through a shared serv ices agreement. A crew o f four fire fighters now man one o f the firehouses with in the township Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The three districts in volved are Kendall Park, M on mouth Junction and Kingston, according to South Brunswick Patch. DOWNS: On the morning o f May 22nd, a multi-vehicle collision occurred on Route 80 near Exit 65 in Hackensack. This included a tractor trailer, with people trapped in their vehicles. City Engines 1,2,4, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 re sponded to extinguish the resulting fire and extricate victims from the vehicles, according to a department Facebook post. UPS: Westfield Fire C hief Michael Duelcks recently presented the Unit Citation Award to Captain Thomas Ryan and Firefighters Brian Richards and Richard Allocco. On Feb. 18th, they responded to a cardiac arrest call. Performing multiple rounds o f CPR, the mem bers were able to restore a steady pulse before the local resident was transported to a hospital. Captain Ryan was also presented with the G ood Samaritan Award for his ef forts, while o ff duty, to assist at a fire in his neighborhood in Somer set County, Feb. 24th, according to Tap into Westfield. DOWNS: A fire that involved Tom m y’ s Pallet, o ff Route 206 in Columbus, Burlington County,
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The Tenafly "gray shirt" committee that put together a successful Open House and Apparatus Muster to re-unite the volunteer Fire Department with the community, June 8th. burned over night on June 3rd into the morning o f June 4th before it was declared contained, according to WPVI-TV. UPS: A “street honor blade”was installed at the com er o f West Cir cuit Dr. & Eyland av. in Succasunna, in June, to honor former Roxbury Firefighter Charlie Alpaugh. The firefighter died in 2023 after 65-years o f service as a local first responder. Alpaugh lived on the avenue which now bears the “Char lie Alpaugh Way”honor blade, ac cording to Tap Into Roxbury. DOWNS: A 4-alarm fire on West Main Street in Somerville, June 4th, raced through at least four restau rants and apartments above, accord ing to Tap Into Somerville. UPS: In May, Rutherford Fire fighter Neil O ’ Hara, o f Engine Co. 3, was honored by the Mayor and Council for 55-years o f service to the community. O ’ Hara was C hief o f Department in 1989 and he is still an active member o f Engine 3. DOWNS: Because o f “critically low ” staffing, W inslow Township will close three o f its four remaining fire stations by the end o f the year and consolidate the department into one headquarters. Fire C hief Marc Rigberg announced, according to NJ.com. The Albion, Elm and Tansboro stations will close, leaving Sta tion 25-3 on Cedar Brook Road as the department’ s solo location. UPS: Herman Hofmann is cele brating 65-years with the M aywood Fire Department, according to a Facebook post. DOWNS: Three Jackson Town ship police officers and one civilian were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire involved The Ponds housing community, June 1st. P o lice officers helped evacuate a woman that was inside o f the burn ing building. A preliminary investi gation suggested that a candle was
the cause o f the fire, according to authorities. UPS: N ew firefighters in Perth Amboy are: W. Nunez, D. Lopez, R. Bromkrski, R. Jobin, F. Solano, A. Ingles, D. Dominguez, S. Bromirski Jr., V. Breton, J. Curbeco, R. Matusewicz, C. Tageart, A. Rodriguez, A. Tamargo, S. Johnson, C. Estrada, C. Medina, and J. Rodriguez (cur rently deployed). DOWNS: Four homes were af fected by a 4-alarm fire on W. 11th St., Bayonne, June 7th. Twenty three people were left homeless. The rapid extension o f fire forced the firefighters to “pull everyone out and go on the offensive,”city Bat talion C hief Frank Pawlowski said. UPS: Jersey City firefighters res cued a 75-year-old resident from a burning second-floor unit at the Unico Towers senior building on
Manila av., June 10th. The victim was taken to a local hospital and treated for smoke inhalation and bums, according to the Jersey Jour nal. DOWNS: A Highstown woman suffered non-life-threatening in juries when a grenade detonated in side o f her Deerfield-Westerlea Arms apartment, June 10th. The local fire department and the NJSP bom b squad were called to the scene. Authorities determined the grenade was an inert device that still had a fuse, according to Across NJ Patch. UPS: In May, the Hoboken High School Student Government ex tended a helping hand to the H obo ken Volunteer Ambulance Corps by donating essential supplies.
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North Hudson firefighters prepare to bring three injured members down an aerial ladder to awaiting medical personnel, on Thanks giving evening.
North Hudson Firefighters Receive 200 Club Valiant Teamwork Award On Thanksgiving afternoon, many career firefighters across the state were preparing a holiday din ner. Some, with family members inside the firehouse. Such was the case in West New York when a full assignment was transmitted for a fire reported at Bergenline Ave. and 53rd St., with people trapped. Flames were vent ing out o f the windows o f a mixed occupancy com er building. Fire suppression duties were established and successful rescues executed. While operating on the roof o f Exposure “ D,” and within minutes o f the initial alarms, an explosion occurred. Firefighters were “ vaulted”some 15-20-feet in the air. Firefighter Lou Jester Isip suf fered a compound fracture to his right ankle, broken left ankle, bro ken ribs and a head injury. Fire fighter Rembert Amistad suffered lower body injuries. Despite their severe injuries, the two firefighters teamed up and crawled over to aid their captain who had also suffered a severe
Fire units from Passaic, Bergen, and Essex Counties responded into Paterson on June 2nd to assist the PFD in battling a blaze that de stroyed a large mixed-use building, but caused no apparent injuries. Shortly after midnight, a full first alarm assignment was sent to 195 Broadway at the intersection o f Streight Street. Smoke was showing from the two-story flat ro o f structure containing five stores on the first floor with apart ments above. All residents were evacuated as a search found a working fire in the rear on the first floor and extending to the second floor. A second-alarm was shortly transmitted. Conditions deterio rated as smoke was now issuing from many areas o f the building and most o f the cockloft. A third alarm was sounded for manpower. Flames broke through the sec ond floor in the rear and soon after broke through the roof. Crews were
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brought additional resources which included a supply line to be stretched from the fire scene to a hydrant on a large main many blocks away on Market Street. The fire had possession o f the whole building producing smoke that cov ered much o f the east area o f Pater son. The roof collapsed in, allowing the elevated streams to access much more fire. A seventh alarm was called for additional water supply. The intensity o f the flames dimin ished, but the excessive smoke con tinued. There was no extension to the exposure building. As condi tions began to improve, mutual aid companies began to be released at about 5:30 a.m. An initial report o f one resident unaccounted for was proved inac curate. Demolition o f the building was started later in the day. The cause is under investigation.
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lower leg injury. Firefighters Isip and Amistad proceeded to pull their captain off o f the collapsed section o f the roof to a safer area where they awaited fellow firefighters climbing an aerial ladder to assist them down to safety. At the Hudson County 200 Club’ s 38th Annual Valor Awards Luncheon, April 24th, Firefighters Isip and Amistad were awarded the 200 Club Valiant Teamwork Award, in recognition o f their “ gallant efforts and heroic actions.”“ These two fire fighters displayed the highest level of gallantry and courage while risking their own lives to rescue a Brother firefighter under the most hazardous conditions while suffering intense pain from their injuries, and acted above and beyond the call o f duty within the finest traditions o f the fire
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DOWNS: Nearly 50 people were displaced due to a 3-alarm fire in volving an Avon Dr. apartment building in East Windsor, June 10th. Twenty units suffered heavy fire and water damage, according to WPVITV. UPS: In May, Ramsey Rescue Squad Assistant C hief Hunter Torchin was honored by the Knights o f Columbus at the 47th Annual Shield Awards. “He can constantly be found elevating his training ei ther at one o f the state's various academies or participating in out side rescue training for confined space, swift water rescue or ice res cue. DOWNS: An Elm wood Park fire fighter was injured rescuing a trapped guest o f a Route 46 motel through a second-floor window dur ing an “intense motel room fire,” June 12th, according to The Daily Voice. Firefighters smashed a win dow to get the victim out o f the burning building. One firefighter sustained a serious cut to their arm, according to Police C hief Michael Foligno. The guest was helped out o f the window and down a ladder. Both were taken to St. Joseph’ s
U.M.C. Two other firefighters were treated at the scene for smoke in halation. UPS: Newly prom oted fire cap tains in Newark are: D. Alexander II, K. Alfano, Z. Barnette, J. Centanni III, H. Malhado, K. Nyamekye, A. Prayear, D. Pereira, E. Pinto, W. Pires, E. Tanis and J. Troise. DOWNS: Around 3:30 a.m., June 21 st, Hackensack firefighters oper ated at a serious MVA on Route 80. A passenger vehicle rear ended a truck with the driver pinned inside o f the car. Firefighters used crib bing, airbags, plus hydraulic tools to remove the r o o f and door o f the auto. They stabilized and removed the victim, working with EMS per sonnel. The driver was transported to H.U.M.C., in serious condition, according to a department Facebook post. UPS: New probationary firefight ers in Jersey City are: M. Carberry, E. Sanchez, S. Ortiz, D. Tran, A, Camejo, T. O'Connor, H. Bolante Jr., E. Pereira, M. Cuccaro, S. Misa, J. Pagano, L. Alston, M. Roman, R. Me Cann, Jr.
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Future firefighters? Kids enjoyed examining the old and new fire apparatus during the Tenafly FD’s open house and muster, June 8th.
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Jersey City added 14 probationary firefighters to the department during a City Hall ceremony, June 18th.
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The youth and the seniors enjoyed the antique fire apparatus that was on display at the Tenafly Fire Department's Open House & Muster, June 8th.
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In Camden County, the Blackwood Fire Company in Gloucester Township operates Utility 84, a 2008 Ford F-550, XLT, SD 4 x 4/KME. Features and equipment include a five seat cab, a Will Burt Night Scan, rear telescoping floodlights, side scene lighting, portable floodlights, Streamlights, a 7 kw generator, electric cord reel, air cascade system with compressor, SCBA with 12 spare cylinders, Hurst Tool, two dry suits, wet suits, throw ropes for water rescue, ice cleats, irons, ther mal blankets, Stokes basket, tarps, safety cones, caution tape, hand extinguishers, a chain saw, rotary saw and cribbing.
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Kevin Rudolph (left) of Royal GMC & Buick in Sussex, NJ, presents a donation check to the Lafayette Fire Department.
Local Car D ealership Helps Local F irs t Responders w ith D onations Royal GMC & Buick o f Sussex, NJ has been helping volunteer fire departments and first aid in Sussex County with donations since the end o f 2021. Kevin Rudolph their sales & leasing team leader started the program as a way to give back to the community. He wanted to help first responders such as the volunteer fire departments and first aid squads who are ready to respond 24 hours a day 365 days a year in any condi tions for no pay. Kevin stated before he was in the car sales business he was an ASPCA Police Officer and currently is a member o f the M on tague Fire Department as a fire po lice officer so he has a strong admiration for the volunteer first re sponders who dedicate their time to the community to help those in need. He wanted to help them when they are in need. When the program was started, Rudolph said he decided he would give a portion o f his sales commis sion to put toward donating to a vol unteer fire department or first aid squad in need o f a piece o f equip ment that they otherwise couldn’ t af ford or just needed some additional funding. He approached Engle and Mark Oostdyk, which own Royal GMC & Buick, and employee Kevin, and asked if they would match what he would contribute on a monthly basis based on his sales for the month and they agreed. Since the program started, eleven depart ments from Sussex County and one company from West Milford re ceived donations. Rudolph stated that since 2001, his program. Ride with Rudolph, has dispersed around $60,000 to these volunteer depart ments. The dealership and Rudolph also sponsor several other charities such as the FDNY ALS Watch Dawg Foundation annual go lf out ing. This foundation was established after an FDNY firefighter was diag-
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nosed with ALS (Lou Gerhrig’ s dis ease) and was retired from the job by the city but was not provided with a disability pension. This group raises money for the families of FDNY firefighters suffering from ALS. Another great charity that Royal GMC, and well as GM Cor porate donated to is the Tunnels to Towers Foundation. In 2023 a dona tion o f $20,000 was given to the foundation which has been helping America’ s hero’ s since 9/11. This foundation donates money and mortgage free homes to G old Star families and fallen first responder families. The program primarily gives to the first responders in Sus sex County but it is branching out into Passaic and Morris County. The program is only for volun teer fire and first aid departments, es pecially those in great need. Some departments in North Jersey do not receive enough funding to equip themselves with the equipment needed, or they are a department that runs on donations only. Those are the departments that this program is here for. If you are interested in learning more about the program for your de partment, you can reach out to Kevin Rudolph at 201-566-7692. Royal GMC & Buick and Kevin Rudolph have been helping first responders in the showroom as well. Many local first responders see Kevin when pur chasing vehicles. He loves to work with them in the buying process and make their experience smooth and easy. If you are looking for a vehicle Kevin says to come talk to him. Royal GMC & Buick is located at 355 Route 23 North in Sussex, NJ.
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Lodi Fire Sends One Firefighter to Hospital On June 14, at 6:55 p.m., the Lodi Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the area o f 286 Union Street for a reported apart ment fire. At the same time, a sec ond call came in for reported heavy black smoke in the back yard o f a home at 79 Lawrence Ave. A s sistant C hief Garzon arrived on scene confirming both calls were re lated with the cor rect location at 286 Union Street with an apartment/garage in the back o f the home with heavy smoke showing. He then notified fire comm, o f a working fire. Upgrad ing the assignment brought m u tual aid from Wallington, Hasbrouck Heights, Rochelle Park and Garfield to the scene. Engine 615 arrived shortly after and stretched a 1 3/4 attack line to the rear while other m em bers stretched a 3-inch line with a gated Y valve and a 2.5 with a gated Y valve to use high rise packs as the stretch was down a long driveway to the fire. Engine 612 assisted with getting more lines into operation with addi tional high-rise packs. Conditions deteriorated as companies were evacuated from the building and heavy fire vented through the roof. Handlines were withdrawn and went into opera tion from the outside. A major fireground issue had to be ad dressed as the home had an inground pool that was open thus causing very little area to operate on the scene. While this was goin g on, a firefighter from a mutual aid town was rescued out a w indow by Lodi FD members via ground ladder. The firefighter was trans ported to the hospital. Firefight ers once again had to withdraw from the structure due to fire con ditions. When the heavy fire was knocked down, companies re-en tered the building to fully knock down the remaining fire and start overhaul operations. Crews operated on scene for about three hours before the fire was declared under control by or ders o f C hief o f Dept. Minnella. Mutual aid from Wood-Ridge, M aywood and Saddle Brook co v ered at fire headquarters. A lso as sisting on scene was Bergen County EM S and County Wide Rehab Unit. The fire is currently under investigation by Lodi Fire Prevention Bureau.
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Overnight House Fire in Wayne Claims Two Pets For the second time in less than a month, a heavily involved house greeted the first arriv ing companies. The fire destroyed the home, claimed the lives o f two pets, but caused no injuries to residents or firefight ers. Firefighters from Companies 1 and 4 arrived at 16 Judith Place at about 1:45 a.m. and re ported fire in the rear o f the dwelling and extending up and into the attic and a rear bedroom. Companies quickly stretched three lines and at tempted to access the attic, but fire was throughout and they had to ac cess through the first floor ceiling. A second alarm brought Wayne C om pany 5 to the scene. Flames broke through the roof and consumed m ost o f it before the blaze was knocked down. The fire was under control by about 3:30 a.m.
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North Hudson Firefighter Solersosa cools off after operating at a dwelling fire on Kennedy Blvd., Union City, June 20th.
Hackensack Mayor John Labrosse swore in Justin Derevyanik as deputy fire chief during a ceremony at City Hall, June 11th.
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Tenafly Fire Captain Mark Marzucchi, center, thanked the visiting firemen that turned out to the department's open house and muster, before awards were given out, June 8th.
At the organizations annual convention, members of the Bogota Fire Department re ceived a Unit Citation Award from NJ & NY Volunteer Firemen's Association President Tony Chiodo, right, for their valiant firefighting and rescue effort, in November, 2023.
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At the NJ & NY Volunteer Firemen's Association June convention, President Tony Chiodo, right, presented officers and members of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire De partment with a Unit Citation Award for their firefighting efforts at a gasoline tanker truck fire on January 8th, 2024. “For their actions in preventing a rapidly spreading fire from causing even more widespread damage and destruction, and doing so with out serious injury to any of the responding firefighters.”
On the evening of June 11th, Hackensack conducted a promotional and appointment ceremony for the Fire Department at City Hall. Promoted to Deputy Chief was Justin Derevyanik. Promoted to the rank of captain were M. Oates and K. Nemeczek. New lieutenants are D. Reinhart and T. Burns. New probationary firefighters are G. Gilfoy, N. Orbe and N. Webster.
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Bogota Firefighter Gordon Kohles, Jr., of Ladder Co. 1, second from left, received the NJ & NY Volunteer Firemen's Association 2024 Joseph Costello Fireman of the Year Award, in June, for his "valiant rescue effort" on November 11th, 2023.
Cluttered conditions and debris hampered firefighters attempts to control a house lire on June 11th. N o residents were at home when calls reporting a fire at 220 Voorhis Ave. began to be received shortly after 7:00 p.m. Heavy fire was venting out o f a large kitchen w indow in the rear o f the 1 Vi story frame dw elling as com pa nies arrived. A second alarm was transmitted as one line was stretched in the front door and an other went in a rear door. The vis ible fire was soon knocked down, but smoke continued to issue from the first and second floor. The roof was vented which improved con ditions on the first floor, but flames had extended to the second
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floor and reaching them in the rear o f the home was difficult due to the clutter in the way. Eventually crews were able to access the fire and extinguish it. The fire was placed under control shortly after 8:00 p.m. with conditions requiring an ex tended overhaul. Two d ogs were found deceased in the home, but there were no reported firefighter injuries. The specific cause is yet to be determined, but the fire is considered accidental.
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Two Firefighters Injured in Paterson Second Alarm At about 1:40 a.m. on June 20th, an alarm was transmitted for a fire at 456 Ellison Street. While re sponding in from quarters. Engine 1 transmitted the second alarm for a column o f smoke visible and the re port o f possible people trapped. Heavy fire in the rear was showing on arrival from a large 2 1/2 story apparently vacant building. No squatters were apparently trapped. Several hand lines were quickly
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stretched to the front and rear to keep the flames from spreading. The building was confirmed vacant and all firefighters were ordered out and operations went defensive. Most o f the fire was concen trated on the second floor and attic. About a half hour into the blaze a
large piece o f the attic in the rear collapsed and injured two firefight ers. One required transport to Saint Joe’ s Medical Center. One ladder pipe, one deck gun, and several hand lines kept the flames to the original fire building, and by about 4:00 all visible fire was extin guished. The cause is under investi gation.
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South Plainfield Deputy Chief Larry Del Negro responds to emer gencies in this 22 Chevy Tahoe.
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Tenafly (left) and Lyndhurst 1920 American La France pumpers stood out among antique apparatus on display at the Tenafly Fire Department's Muster & Open House on June 8th.
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Pompton Lakes Assistant Chief Dennis Dakake answers alarms in a 2012 Chevy Tahoe.
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This Ford is used by the EMS chief in Mahwah.
On display in front of the Montvale firehouse for the New Jersey & New York Volunteer Firemen’s As sociation 109th Annual Convention, June 7th, were three classic pieces of fire apparatus. The depart ment’s Engine 4's 1983 Crown pumper (left), 1935 Seagrave antique (center) and former Engine 3's 1979 Crown, now privately owned by a department member.
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A Mechanic Dedicated to the Fire Service Frank Baer was a professional truck mechanic. After w orking for local businesses, he becam e a fire department m echanic and a volun teer firefighter. H e lost his lon g and hard battle with cancer, in May. Baer w as a Vietnam veteran and, later in life, he w as a tow n m echanic in Secaucus, sp ecia liz ing in the town's fire apparatus. H e was a m em ber o f Washington H & L Co. 1. Baer later m oved to the N orth B ergen Departm ent o f Public Safety shops, w hich also b ecam e the shops for the North H udson R egion al Fire & R escu e in 1999, w hen North B ergen and four other m un icipalities m erged into one fire department. At a recent firehouse retire ment lunch, firefighters discu ssed their high respect for Baer. Many said they learned a lot about tak ing care o f their rig from Frankie. H e also h eld pum p operation classes for local departments; and, these firefighters said they learned a lot from his lessons. In addition, he w as part o f a R epairs & Transportation team that w ou ld co m e out at all hours o f the day or night, in hot and cold weather, to assist and repair appa ratus at fire scenes. Usually, sideby-side with his best friend Pete Giunchini, the shop's supervisor. Baer w ou ld also drive the depart ment's rehab bus, a form er transit coach, to fire and em ergency
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After beating an earlier battle with cancer, Frankie Baer, center, continued to work on fire service projects and assisting in repairs. He showed up at Cliffside Park Fire Headquarters to help out Fire fighter Pete Giunchini, left, with the rigs in January, 2022. First Re sponder News NJ Editor, Ron Jeffers, was with them. Frankie was happy to be back in a firehouse.
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Nancy Scaramuzzo, left, received the New Jersey & New York Volunteer Firemen’s Association 2024 Presidential Citation Award for donating a kidney to Lodi ex-Chief Anthony Maiolo, right, to save his life. RON JEFFERS
In May, Jersey City Ladder Co. 3 was assigned a 1998 Pierce Dash 100-foot tiller that saw original duty in Kingston, N.Y. On May 24th, this rig operated at its first "job." The mutual aid fire involved the roof of a large commercial building on Enterprise av. in Secaucus.
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A Special Life Saver in New Jersey On the evening o f June 7th, the N ew Jersey & N ew York Vol unteer Firemen's A ssociation held its 109th convention in M ontvale (NJ). Established in 1913, the or ganization con sist o f som e 700 members, that includes personal, com pany and department m em berships, covering Bergen County (NJ) and Rockland County (NY). During the ceremony, awards were presented for such categories as life saving actions, unit cita tions, service m ilestone re co g n i tion, scholarships, etc. The Presidential Citation Award was given to a very special person. Firefighters are known for
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saving the lives o f civilians. It's not every day that a civilian saves the life o f a firefighter. L od i ex-C hief Anthony M aiolo was diagnosed with a seri ous illness that required him to un dergo dialysis. A kidney transport w ou ld be needed to keep him alive. Family and fire department m em bers were tested, but none were a match. Nancy Scaram uzzo has fire service ties due to the fact that she
is the fiance o f Flasbrouck Fleights ex-C hief and retired Flackensack F.D. dispatcher Tony Greco. Fie is also a Fire Engineering photogra pher, that covers the FD IC events. Nancy saw a F aceb ook post about C h ief M iaolo's need for a kidney, and she was tested. She was a perfect match. A successful kidney transplant was conducted on June 13, 2023. W hen asked why she volun teered to donate a kidney, her an swer was, “I just wanted to do a nice thing.”
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Right at 8 p.m. on the evening of June 16th, Rochelle Park FD was requested to 79 Parkway for a report of smoke coming from a house. As Chiefs arrived with smoke showing from the second floor, a working fire was transmitted bringing companies from Maywood, Saddle Brook and Hackensack to the scene. Crew from Engine 1 arrived and quickly stretched a hose line to the second floor, while Truck 1 began ventilation. A quick response by RPFD had the fire knocked down in approximately 20 minutes. Additional companies standing by at fire headquarters came from Lodi, Paramus and Elmwood Park.
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Peapack-Gladstone Fire Department in Somerset County recently received this 2023 Ferrara Igniter non-walk in rescue. It was placed in service as Rescue 51. It was sold by Firefighter One of Sparta, NJ.
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Maywood's beautifully maintained 1938 Ahrens Fox pumper par ticipated in the wet down for Park Ridge Rescue 6's new Pierce apparatus, June 15th.
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North Hudson firefighters battled a smokey 2-alarm fire involving a Kennedy Boulevard dwelling in Union City, June 20th.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on June 13th, Englew ood units were sent to 279 Walton Street in the furthest South East comer o f the city. Police re ported the home was heavily in volved. First due units arrived with heavy fire pushing out o f several sec ond floor windows and extending to the attic area via the soffit o f the large 2 Vi story m illion dollar home. It was determined the home was not occupied at the time. A second alarm was sounded bringing mutual aid to the scene and for coverage. Engine 3’ s deck gun was put to work to attempt to darken down the fire. A push was made interior, but had to be aban doned due to the worsening con ditions. As flames broke through the roof it began to consume the attic area from the “ B ” side then across. Water supply became an issue. Several hydrants were not operational and longer stretches were needed. B ogota Engine 1 was on its way for coverage and was re-directed to the scene, drop ping its full bed o f LDE1 to a hy drant on Broad Ave. Two elevated master streams were able to be put into operation along with a hand line. The flames eventually dark ened down after burning o ff the roof and the contents o f the attic. Companies returned to the interior for overhaul. The blaze was placed under control before 12:00 p.m.
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Matthew Roman, center, was sworn in as a member of the Fire Department, on June 18th. His father, former Fire Director Ar mando Roman, left, proudly looks on.
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The Town of Dover, New Jersey is located in western Morris County about 31 miles west of New York City. Dover is a bustling town with a busy downtown area and is home to a New Jersey transit railyard, numerous small industrial com plexes, commercial merchantile stores, and many single and multiple family dwellings. Dover is 2.73 square miles in area and according to a recent census has approximately 20,000 residents. New Jersey State Highway 46 and the New Jersey Transit Morris and Essex Rail line also run through Dover bringing many com muters and traffic to the area. The Dover Fire Department was formed in 1847 as a volunteer fire department with several companies. Today the depart ment is a combination depart ment of 17 Career Uniformed fire fighters and 21 volunteer firefighters. The department op erates four pieces of apparatus, one engine, one rescuepumper, a mid-mount quint aer ial ladder and a basic life support ambulance. The career staff are all trained firefighter/EMT’s and are sup plemented by volunteer staff. The uniformed division also is in charge of the fire prevention bureau and conduct fire inspec tions in the town. In 2023, the department re sponded to about 3,150 calls for service with most being emergency medical calls. The department is also contracted to provide fire and ambulance service to the small neighbor ing community of Victory Gar dens. Morris County Communications provide dis patching for the fire depart ment.
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Lodi firefighters and mutual aid companies start to overhaul after a fire on June 14th. This fire occurred after a quick rain storm came through the area about an hour earlier.
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On June 21st, Fire & Safety Services delivered a 2024 Pierce Arrow XT model 2000-gpm/300-gwt/100foot Ascendant platform to Cliffside Park. The new Truck 2 has six seats in the cab along with portable radio and hand light chargers. There are two crosslay hose beds, two monitors in the bucket along with a discharge gate, scene lights, slide-out tool trays and a Harrison 8 kW generator. Ground ladders, pike poles and a stokes basket are located in a torque box compartment.
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New Brunswick Engine 5 has been assigned a 2023 Ferrara Cinder model 1750-gpm/750-gwt pumper. Features include a six-man cab, scene lights, three crosslay hose beds, monitor above the pump, low rear hose bed plus two rear discharge gates. It carries a battery powered extrication tool, plus a rear trailer hitch to pull boat trailers.
Highland Park has placed into service a 2023 E-One Typhoon model 2000-gpm/750-gwt pumper. The cab has six seats and portable radio and hand light chargers, plus a light tower mounted on the roof. There are three crosslay hose beds and a booster reel is located above the pump, on the officer’s side. In addition, it has roll-out tool trays, ground ladders stored in a hose bed compartment, rear vi sion camera, plus it carries an extrication tool. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection Co.
I am really concerned about when people say that they are here for you or that people want to hear from you. So many websites have contact information or email infor mation but I wonder if there is any one at the other end. There are shows that I listen to and at the end they say that they want to hear from you but when you send them a message, you get no response. I don't know about you but when I reach out to someone, I ex pect to receive an acknowledge ment that they received the message. I am working on a project and have reached out to people in dif ferent industries, including mental health, artists and people in related industries, to learn more and gain some support and advice but barely get a response. D o you really want to hear from people? If not, do not put your contact information any where out to the public or put a dis claimer "if you reach out to us, good luck, we will respond in any way." People interview you so that you can work with their organiza tion but once they receive your dues, you can never get any re sponse from anyone. I will admit that when nobody responds to you when you reach out to them can be very discouraging. I even had someone, who I sent a let ter to, tell me that they received the letter and they will not read it or get back to me. Sorry, that person just told himself when they fall on my list o f credible people. Some people may think that it is like that when we pray, but it is not. We need to listen carefully and look for the signs that God sends us. Believe it or not prayer is a two way street. Many times we pray to God and tell him our concerns and ask for His help but we do not no tice His response. G od may send you encouragement through a card that you receive, something our children may say, a song that we hear, a rainbow in the sky or a call
from someone that we have not heard from in a long time. There was time that I was think ing about something and I told God that if He wants me to do it. He needs to send me confirmation. Well, He was listening. He sent me two people within minutes o f each other asking about the project that I was thinking o f giving up on. You may or may not experience but at times, when I work in the hos pital, I walk into a patient's room and introduce m yself and the patient may say that they just asked God to send them a sign, and I walk in. We may have a conversation and part o f that conversation, I may bring up som e thing that they shared with God in a prayer. God uses whatever way He wants to talk with us. We need to look for His answer and learn how to judge what is from God. There may be times that you may go to church and the pastor may be talking about the issues that you just discussed with God. You may think that the pastor was sitting in the car as you were driving to church but God works in wonder ways. You may be going through some stuff right now and you asked God for help but you do not think that God cares because He did not re spond to you, the way that you want. You may expect a plane to be a sky writer with your answer but that ain't how He works. He does not answer everyone on a billboard. God usually talks to us in whispers not yelling. You may want God to take away your pain but you may not like how or when He removes the pain. We may have a relative that is suffering pain from a disease and ask for the pain to be gone. We expect that the person will be healed in a second but God may call the person to be with Him. When God calls His people home, they are no longer in pain. They are in the presence o f our Maker. Yes, God is there. He may an swer in our timeline or they way that we expect, but trust me He knows what He is doing. Sometimes it hurts but when you look back years later, you will see why it happened then way it did. Remember: In God we trust. Stay safe, Didymus McHugh didymus-mchugh.com
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Q u ick E x tin g u is h m e n t in R ive r Edge A small but smoky fire in a River Edge garden apartment complex was quelled in short order by borough firefighters and mutual aid companies on June 11th. The 3:30 p.m. alarm reported smoke from a building at 1182 Main Street, one of multiple 2 V i story mostly attached buildings in the Steuben Arms apartment complex. Mutual aid units were immediately requested as smoke vented from the basement leasing office. Lines were stretched and a fire was located in a work area and extinguished. The apartments on the first floor were ac cessed and vented. No extension was found. Mutual aid units were soon released. No injuries were reported. The cause was initially deemed to be a lamp in the work area.
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Green Township Chief Randy Gould, Captain Mike Rose, Asst. Chief Jeremy Willis and Firefighter Nick Pachnos.
Cliffside Park Firefighter Anthony Lupica, Sr., center, with his son's Anthony, Jr., left, and Carl. Captain Teddy Tarabokija, below, after operating at a fire on March 25th, 2023.
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Stanhope Lieutenant Juan Morales, Green Township Past Chief Dennis Walker and Byram Lieutenant Frank Diliberto.
Anthony Lupica, Sr., 50,served his community as a volunteer fire fighter for 27-years, rising to the rank o f chief. He was also a D e partment o f Public Works supervi sor. Lupica passed away on June 17th. The ex-chief was known to make himself available to help res idents o f the borough, and his friends, in time o f need. A person you could count on. One example involves assist ing a local resident at an emer gency call when he was the chief. He helped Mary and her dog, Roxy, and he w ould continue to check up on them. Every Christ mas season, Anthony would drive a department engine around town
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C hief Lupica was known for his sense o f humor and could brighten up a room. Another exam ple. He attended a firehouse Christmas party wear an Easter Bunny costume. Lupica was a member o f the Sons o f the American Legion, in honor o f his grandfather who served in World War II. His oldest o f three sons, An thony, Jr. and Carl, have follow ed in their father's footsteps and they are members o f the C.P.F.D. Ju nior is a company officer. Ex-Chief Anthony Lupica, Sr., has left a void in the community.
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Netcong Firefighters Scott Stevens and Michael Kunkel, along with Byram Officer Kevin Perry.
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Netcong Chief Ray Bock and Byram Chief Todd Rudloff.
Cliffside Park firefighters prepare to take ex-Chief Anthony Lupica, Sr., for his last run through the Borough, June 23rd.
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On the morning of June 19th, Fort Lee police provided a motorcycle escort from Overpeck Park, along Main Street, to Borough Hall with the Fire Department's three new Seagrave pumpers. The rigs lined up in front of Borough Hall for a brief ceremony.
Secaucus firefighters take a blow after knocking down a fire in a Maple Street dwelling, in 94 degree weather, June 21st.
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L-R: Cliffside Park Fire Commissioner/Councilwoman Dana Martinotti, Mayor Gerald Calabrese, Chief of Department Greg Yfantis and members of the CPFD welcomed the delivery of the department's 2024 Pierce Arrow XT 100-foot Ascendant model tower ladder, assigned to Truck Co. 2, on June 20th.
Fort Lee firefighters, including members of the "truck committee," and the mayor, were part of a ceremony in front of Borough Hall to welcome the delivery of three new Seagrave pumpers, on June 19th.
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Secaucus ex-Chief George Heflich, of Washington H & L Co. 1, has served his community for 60-years. He is still active and can often be found as the chauffeur Engine 4, which is part of his company.
At the May 28th council meeting, Hasbrouck Heights Mayor Ron Kistner, left, swore in the Fire Department's chief officers to their new ranks. L-R: Chief of Department Robert Knobloch, 1st Assistant Chief Miguel Gonzalez and 2nd Assistant Chief Dan Wixon.
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The NJ & NY Volunteer Firemen's Association, in conjunction with the Hillsdale Fire Department, presented the 2024 Rudy Appeld Service Award to Rochelle Park exChief and O.E.M. Coordinator Peter Donatello, Sr., center, at the association's annual convention, in June. He has served his fire department and community for 50-years.
During a June 18th ceremony at City Hall, provisional Fire Chief Steve Drennan, Jr., was sworn in as the permanent Chief of Department. Chief Drennan, with 42-years on the job, comes from a family that has served, and protected, the city since 1947, in various ranks with the F.D.J.C. This includes his father, uncles and cousins. Fourteen probationary firefighters were also sworn in as new members of the department.
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On June 19th, three new Seagrave 2000-gpm pumpers were delivered to the Borough of Fort Lee. They are assigned to Company’s 1, 2 and 4. Company 1’s unit is their second piece, and it is designated as Engine 5.
Fort Lee Engine 5, which is part of Company 1, has been assigned a new Seagrave Marauder 2000-gpm/750-gwt pumper. The apparatus has scene lights, LED lighting, wheel well storage space, and narrow coffin-style compartments on each side of the body. Ground ladders are stored in a hose bed compartment.
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Fort Lee Engine 4 is a 2024 Seagrave Marauder top-mount 2000-gpm/750-gwt Fort Lee Engine 2 is a 2024 Seagrave Marauder 2000-gpm/750-gwt top-mount unit with pumper. The cab has seven seats plus there are cameras on each side of the cab three speed lay hose beds (two 1 3/4 inch lines and one 2 inch line) and a booster reel and a rear end camera. is mounted above the pump, on the officer’s side.
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M ini D rills As an instructor, I place a pre mium on training and firmly be lieve that training does not have to be confined to once-a-week drills like the format used by most volunteer departments. Training does not also have to be at the request of or creation by an officer as anyone within your department should be able to request a training opportunity. Training and drills can also be the result of perishable skills that need to be worked to estab lish or re-establish mastery. In many cases, the skills for mini drills are ones we take for granted, ones that we have done over and over but for some rea son need a refresher. Just recently as I was getting out of the apparatus, I got my MMR caught in the seat belt. Let me describe the scene a little more in detail. In many cases, as with many volunteer departments there are open seats during the day. As such on this particular call on the way I reached for the air pack across from me instead of the one behind me (that was arguably mistake number one) and put a mask on the MMR. When we arrived at the scene, I pulled the cylinder out of the seat and swung it around my back not noticing the entangle ment of the seatbelt and the MMR. I didn’t notice the entan glement until after the air pack was on my back and making strap adjustments at which time it was dam near impossible to get untangled without taking the pack off and starting over. Since the call was an alarm set off by a
contractor who was on site my two partners easily dispatched the call but I had barely gotten out of the rig. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb here by say ing that this type of problem has happened to all of us at some point but that said I think we can all agree that is unacceptable on my part. After discussing with my col leagues over the next day or so we decided to run a mini drill to once again establish muscle memory with the objective being getting out of the apparatus effi ciently. This is an important step in that mistakes on the fireground cannot simply be dis cussed they must be performed so that excellence can once again be ascertained. It is actions of this caliber that must be second nature and performed smoothly and without thinking. This drill literally took about 20 minutes but the reestablished skill was immeasurable. We then took an apparatus out and in full turnout gear simulated a call from start to finish. We tried this from different seat positions and with an officer providing different circumstances for me to react to. Here are the steps: 1) Alarm sounds - get full turnout gear on and enter the rig. 2) Put on my flashlight, tic and radio. 3) Click a mask into the MMR (on the air pack behind me) 4) Put on my headset. 5) Rig stops and I make sure to check my MMR for entangle ments. 6) Get out of the rig with appro priate tools. Whereas being part of a daytime
crew as a station keeper pro vides me with an advantage of establishing and participating in mini drills there isn’t any reason to deny a firefighter additional training when necessary and re quested. Keep in mind that launching mini drills is a two-way street. If a firefighter thinks they need additional training, then they have to approach an officer or chief to get it done but it is also the responsibility of those two groups to notice and recog nize that additional training is necessary. Some examples of mini drill top ics would include: Donning and Doffing gear Tying knots Folding tarps correctly Entering and exiting an appara tus Tapping a hydrant Deploying ladders Deploying hose lays Of course, there is no reason that a couple of firefighters can’t dis play some ambition, get together on their own and complete a drill like the one described here as it can be accomplished without the apparatus in motion. Lastly, this article describes a situation where a problem came up and a mini drill was designed and im plemented to correct the prob lem but firefighters can also get ahead and shore up their skills by assuming the role of instruc tor (by possibly assisting an Ex plorer Post drill) because teaching a particular skill to the next generation of firefighters also works in reverse and helps the instructor improve as a fire fighter as well. - JOSEPH CEA
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The Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church suffered a devas tating fire on June 6, 2016.
Rescues Made at Passaic Third-Alarm Five year anniversary o f the Four residents were rescued as fast-moving fire ravaged three multi-family homes on the evening o f June 23rd in Passaic. Around 9 p.m., companies were dispatched to 5 High Street. When Battalion Chief Kovacs ar rived, he had heavy fire already showing and transmitted a second alarm. As first due companies ar rived, two residents were rescued from a fire escape and two more from the roof o f one o f the burning buildings. As the fire extended to the attached dwellings, a third alarm was struck bringing mutual aid companies to the scene. As heavy fire was involving the top floor, Clifton Ladder 3 went into operation with their ladder pipe in
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*6 3^ the rear o f the building. Firefighters were evacuated from the building and an outside operation com menced. Outside master streams from three ladders went into oper ation to knock down the heavy fire. After the heavy fire was knocked down, firefighters went back inside at one point but were again evacuated due to a partial collapse o f the structure. They had the main body o f the fire knocked down in a little over an hour. Three firefighters were injured and in go od condition after being hospi talized. No other injuries were re
ported in the fire. Mutual aid from Clifton, Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Garfield, Hackensack, Paterson, Rutherford and Wallington assisted on the scene. The North Jersey Fire Canteen Support Unit provided rehab, assisted by County Wide. One man said he was pass ing by and saw the smoke coming from the building. “I ran inside the building, I started banging on the doors saying ‘ fire, fuego. ’ I went all the way up stairs trying to get as many people as I possibly could. By the time I did that, then firefighters arrived,” good Samaritan James Czerwinski said.
- DAMIEN DANIS
Cape M ay A llen AME Fire On June 9, 2019, the Cape May Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church suffered a devastating fire when a car struck a utlity pole that hit the church causing it to catch on fire. The pole then hit the church which sparked a fire destroying its steeple.
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- JUSTIN MATTES
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Vehicles From Passaic County This month we visit Passaic County, Namely Paterson, the City o f Passaic and Clifton. I have just a brief mention o f Paterson. I have been pho tographing fire apparatus for 50 years. When I started, the Paterson Fire De partment had 12 engine companies. They actually had an Engine 13 but there was one number missing among die other 12. That number escapes me. They had a large mixture o f ap paratus makes among their firefighting fleet. Those makes included Mack, Pirsch, American LaFrance, Spartan/E-ONE, E-ONE custom. Seagrave, Saulsbury, Rescue 1, FWD, Snorkel, Pierce, Sutphen and RD Murray.. Today the pumper fleet is down to 7 engine companies and they are all manufactured by Ferrara Fire Apparatus plus there are I believe two spares plus a rescue and a RAC unit (see the June, 2022 column.) There is also currently a High Water rescue truck designated as Squad 6A. This is an Acela Monterra with a General Truck body. The original Squad 6 is now assigned to Engine 2. The photo will be shown in a future column with die “Squad 6”lettering. In file photos this month are Paterson Engines’1,4, present Squad 6 and Squad 6A. There are seven fire stations and one has fire headquarters. In Passaic their newest engine is a Pierce Enforcer at Engine 2. Passaic at one time had six engine companies and they now have four. Many years ago I am told they had all Ahrens Fox pumpers. Since I have been photo graphing they have had Mack, Beck, Pierce Seagrave (X-Hawfiiome), LH and Spartan ER pumpers. Passaic op erates out o f two super houses one o f which has fire headquarters. Lastly in Clifton are two PL. Custom ambu lances on Ford E-450 Type III chassis. Clifton operates three ambulances. In file photos are EMS 2 and EMS 6. EMS 2 is at file station with Truck 3 and EMS 6 was at Engine 4’ s station as a spare. Asbury Park (Monmouth County) has received their Seagrave 95 foot Aerialscope. It has a Marauder chas sis, Cummins X12, 500 hp diesel en gine, stainless steel body, TFT Monsoon electric monitor and FRC scene lighting. On file Seagrave web site is a delivery o f three Marauder top mount pumpers for Fort Lee (Bergen County.) Specs include black paint scheme, 220.5 inch wheelbase, Cum mins L9,450 hp diesel engine, 18 inch extended front bumper with discharge, Waterous CMU 2000 gpm pump, 750 gallon water tank, stainless steel body , Hannay booster reel over pump and FRC scene lighting.. Stillwater Town ship (Sussex County) has done a final inspection on their rescue pumper. Specs include a Marauder chassis with 141 inch stainless steel cab, 209 inch wheelbase , 10 inch raised roof and 25 inch cab access compartments. Also, it has a Cummins X12 500 hp diesel engine, 24 inch front bumper, stainless steel 176 inch body, 15 inch coffin compartments, Waterous CSU 2000 gpm pump, 1250 gallon water tank, Onan 6 kw generator. Will Burt Night Scan, On Spot tire chains and a Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus o f the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1Ard more Street New Windsor, NY 12553. O r you can e-mail them to Apparatus@lstResponderNews.com.
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Paterson Squad 6-A, 2002 Acela, Monterra, 4 x 4 General Truck Body. It was sold by Firefighter One.
M. MALECKY
Paterson E-1, 2024 FFA Cinder, 1500/500. It was sold by Fire fighter One.
JOHN M. MALECKY
Passaic E-2, 2023 Pierce Enforcer, 1500/750/40. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services.
JOHN M. MALECKY
Paterson E-4, 2024 FFA Cinder, 1500/500. It was sold by Fire fighter One.
JOHN M. MALECKY
Clifton EMS-2, 2022 Ford E-450/P.L. Custom Medallion. It was sold by New Jersey Emergency Vehicles.
M. MALECKY
Paterson Squad 6, 2023 FFA Cinder, 1750/750. It was sold by Fire fighter One. Rosco camera system. Firefighter One has received an order from Denville (Morris County) for a Fouts FB-94 low hose bed cus tom pumper. Specs include a Spartan FC-94 chassis, Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, 54 inch medium cab with 10 inch raised roof and six seats, 1000 gallon UPF “ L”shaped water tank (for low hosebed). Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump, and heavy duty 3/16 inch aluminum body. The have deliv ered file following two Ferrara appara tus: to North Hudson Regional Fire Rescue (Hudson County), an Inferno LP-102 rear mount aerial. Specs in clude a Cummins X I 5, 605 hp diesel engine, 62 inch extended cab with six seats, inboard, forward facing EMS cabinet, four section ladder, front down jacks, rear out and out and down “ H”style jacks, 500 pound tip load flowing 1250 gpm, Akron Stream
Master monitor with storefront blitz capability, aluminum extruded body with 325 cubic feet o f storage, Harri son 6 kw generator and Hannay elec tric rewind cord reel with Akron lighted junction box. The second de livery was to Peapack Gladstone (Somerset C ounty)and is a heavy nonwalk-in rescue on an Igniter chassis. Specs include a Cummins L9,450 hp diesel engine, 80 inch extra long cab with six seats, 18.5 foot body, Vanair 25 kw PTO generator and a Will Brut light tower with four Wlielen LED lights. Hillsdale (Bergen County) has or dered an E-ONE Cyclone HR 100 aer ial ladder with a Cummins X12, 500 hp diesel engine, 575 poimd dry/wet aerial, 11 foot jackspread and single chute hosebed. Emergency Equipment Sales & Service reports that they have signed a
Clifton EMS-6, 2011 Ford E-450/P.L. Custom Medallion. It was sold by New Jersey Emergency Vehicles. contract with file Borough o f Magnolia (Camden County) for a Type III re mount o f a Ford E-450 chassis at file Magnolia Ambulance Corps. Fire & Safety Services reports file following Pierce orders: For Cherry Hill District 13 (Camden County), an Enforcer pumper and for Middle Township District 2, Rio Grande (Cape
May County) an Enforcer PUC 75 foot aluminum ladder. Pierce deliveries in clude an Arrow XT 100 foot mid mount tower to Cliffside Park (Bergen County), an Enforcer Heavy Duty Res cue Pumper and an Enforcer 75 foot quint with steel ladder to Belhnawr and a stock Saber pumper to Clementon (both Camden County.)
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