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NEWARK, NJ - Several businesses were damaged in a fire that escalated to three alarms in the City of Newark during the early evening hours of April 22nd. The blaze, located at 574 Broadway, was initially reported at approximately 6:55 P.M., through several 911 calls. First arriving companies were met w ith heavy fire on the top floor and venting through the roof of the three-story wood-framed house, with fire extending to the exposures.

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Newark Third-Alarm Destroys Three Buildings, Displacing Over 30 Residents NEWARK, NJ - Several busi nesses were damaged in a fire that escalated to three alarms in the City o f Newark during the early evening hours o f April 22nd. The blaze, located at 574 Broadway, was initially reported at approxi mately 6:55 P.M., through several 911 calls. First arriving companies were met with heavy fire on the top floor and venting through the roof o f the three-story wood-framed house, with fire extending to the exposures. The fire spread to both exposures that housed a liquor store and a three-story OM D at the com er o f Delavan Ave. Heavy fire eventually took control o f all the buildings, with companies evacu ating the stmctures and going to an

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outside attack. Numerous outside hand lines, three ladder pipes and deck guns went into operation to knock down the heavy fire. Fire officials say it was under control by 10:15 P.M. One fire fighter suffered from minor burns on his chest and neck. The Red Cross says it is helping the dis placed families with temporary housing, food and clothing. The cause o f the fire has not yet been determined. Thirty-one adults and eight children have been dis placed.

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SECAUCUS FIREFIGHTERS RECOGNIZED UPS & DOWNS Notes from Ron Jeffers

At the April meeting o f the South Bergen Fire Chiefs Association, members o f the Secaucus Fire D e partment were recognized for their bravery. The Hudson County de partment is part o f the South Bergen association, and they provide mu tual aid assistance to each other's venues. On April 8th, 2022, Secaucus vol unteer firefighters were dispatched to 777-Fifth St. for a smoke alarm activation on the 4th floor at The Elms senior housing. Upon arrival. Battalion C hief Lawrence Marciano ascended to the 4th floor to investigate, as C hief o f Department Joseph Schoendorf took command. On the 4th floor, B.C. Marciano found heavy smoke in the hallway, originating from apartment 406. Ladder l's crew brought forcible entry tools and a high-rise pack to the fire floor. After deploying a hose line. Fire fighter Donald Cieciuch and BC Marciano forced entry, and con trolled the door, under heavy smoke. Tower 2 members Lt. Victor Paone III and FF Eric Kosky arrived on the floor and, along with Cieciuch made entry into the apartment to perform a primary search. During the search, they came across a victim within feet o f the apartment's door. The trio removed the occupant from the smoke-filled apartment, into the hallway. Lt. Paone applied his SCBA face mask to the victim, for fresh breath ing air. During this time, BC Mar ciano confirmed a working fire to command and assisted with victim removal. He also organized floor operations. After bringing the victim to the south stairwell, the team was met by FF Victim Paone IV, FF Sean Logan, ex-Chief Carl Lepon III and Captain Troy Conville. The mem bers then brought the victim down four flights o f stairs and to Hudson Regional EMTs. BC Marciano was joined by Deputy C hief Fred Schneider and several members o f Engine 2, Tower 2 and Rescue 1 and extin guished the fire. DOWNS: The body o f a 9-yearold boy was found inside a burning car located behind Sayreville War Memorial H.S., March 28th. The boy's father was outside the gaso line-doused vehicle with a self-inflected wound and bum s on his body, according to police. The fa ther was taken to Robert W ood Johnson U.H. to be treated for lifethreatening injuries. He was charged with second-degree aggravated arson with additional charges pend ing, according to the NY Post. UPS: A new probationary fire-

fighter in Teaneck is Matthew DePompeo. DOWNS: Firefighters in New Brunswick battled a 2-alarm fire in an abandoned warehouse on Jersey av., April 1st. Deputy Fire Director Bill Borke said the building p os sessed holes in the floor and other structural damage that made it haz ardous for firefighters who worked in teams o f four to maneuver in the building. UPS: In March, the Norfolk Southern Railroad, Norfolk South ern P.D. and Norfolk Southern's Croxton Terminal donated two Frontline 500 vapor total encapsu lating suits to the Jersey City F.D. hazmat unit. DOWNS: Firefighters in Franklin Twp. battled fire in multiple large sheds along West Point av., March 31st. UPS: The River Edge F.D. has been awarded $23,000 in NJDCA ARPFFG funds. The money will go to the purchase o f new turnout gear. The department has also received a $3,000 grant from the Bergen County 200 Club for mandated training on swift water operations. DOWNS: Waldwick firefighters rescued a driver that was trapped in a BM W that went off the road and down an embankment, April 4th. The vehicle was destroyed after hit ting a tree. Firefighters said the res cue was a very difficult operation due to mud on the slope and the damage to the vehicle, according to News 12. The driver's condition was unknown. UPS: At an April council meet ing, R idgew ood Firefighter Greg Corcoran was promoted to the rank o f lieutenant. The council also hon ored Lt. Jordan Zales and Firefight ers Chris Mead, Matt Musicant and Matt Bombace for their CPR rescue, in January. DOWNS: It took Hackensack firefighters nearly seven-hours to fully extinguish a fire involving an electric vehicle in the lower-level parking garage at The Walcott-a sixstory apartment building on Main St., March 8th. One firefighter was injured and treated at HUMC. The initial flames in the Audi Q5 SUV were quickly knocked down. Lithium-ion batteries that power electric cars can rupture in a fire, ig niting a super-heated chemical reac tion so hot that it is difficult to extinguish quickly. “ Firefighters op erated at the scene for about sevenhours until the vehicle was fully extinguished and able to be safely removed from below the apart ments,” according to the Daily Voice. UPS: At an April mayor and council meeting in Carlstadt, several members o f the volunteer fire de partment were honored by the bor ough for their 50-years o f service. They are: FF Daniel Kunz (Engine 3), past C hief Thomas Ondrof (En gine 2), past C hief Kenneth Schwarz, Jr. (Engine 2) and Fire Commissioner David A. Stoltz (En gine 1).

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M em bers o f the Secaucus Fire D epartm ent were recognized fo r th e ir life-savin g a c tio n s by the South Bergen Fire C hief's A ssociation, in A p ril. DOWNS: Firefighters battled a 3alarm fire on the Atlantic City boardwalk, April 18th. Flames were showing in the rear o f the Central Pier near Tennessee Avenue. A c cording to Fire C hief Scott Evans, the fire spread below the pier and to several nearby structures within the property. UPS: In April, members o f the Pa terson PD, FD, and city officials honored dispatchers at Fire Head quarters with a lunch and ceremony during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. DOWNS: A fire at a convenience and smoke shop along B loom field av. in Fairfield, April 20tli, produced heavy smoke that spread to an adja cent K-9 resorts boarding facility. First responders rescued som e 46 dogs, according to WKXW-FM. UPS: Toms River Company 1 Firefighters Mark Autenrieth and Stephen Hayes were both recog nized for 50-years o f service during a firehouse ceremony in April. DOWNS: A firefighter fell through the floor at the Colonial Manor United Methodist Church, in West Deptford, during a fire on April 20th. A suspect was arrested and charged with arson according to WCAU-TV. The firefighter was treated at a local hospital and re leased. UPS: A good Samaritan reported hearing a kitten crying for help under a parked vehicle, in March. North Hudson Firefighter Calandrillo crawled under the vehicle, lo cated the “very young” and cold kitten, and brought it out to safety. The happy caller volunteered to take the kitten home and care for it, ac cording to the North Hudson Fire fighter's Facebook page. DOWNS: A multiple-alarm fire

consumed a Gaither Drive ware house in Mount Laurel, April 7th, according to the Burlington Daily Voice. UPS: In April, the Rutherford Fire Department recognized ex-Chief William Rodd for 50-years o f serv ice to the community. DOWNS: A tractor-trailer crashed into a building on Pompton Rd. in Cedar Grove, April 26th, resulting in structural damage. Units from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) responded to assist with sta bilizing the building. UPS: After competing their train ing, twenty-two probationary fire fighters were sworn in as North

Hudson Regional firefighters, April 8th. This was the first group hired after the five municipalities involved renewed their contract with the re gional department after the first 25year contract. They are: Nicholas Garcia, Josue Gonzales, Pablo Cabr era, Devereaux Blanco, Adrian Es cobar, Damien Damore, Enes Hoti, Mariah McLean, Kenneth Llano, Joshua Rivas, Michael Gonzalez, Mumin Awadeh, Christopher Lopez, Anthony Tapia, Damian Corredor, Gabriel Hernandez Jr., N icola Mitarotonda, Ronny Campoverde, Jose Ramos III, Jospeh Rovito, Jonathan Sorto and Tanner Miick.

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Tw enty-tw o p ro ba tion ary fire fig h te rs were sw orn in as m em bers o f the N orth H udson Regional Fire & Rescue, A p ril 8th. T his is the firs t c la ss of re c ru its since the the fiv e m u n ic ip a litie s in volved renewed its co ntract w ith the regional departm ent.

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Garfield Landmark Bar Destroyed in Overnight Blaze GARFIELD, NJ - A Garfield restaurant was severely damaged in an overnight fire during the early morning hours o f April 12th. At 2:39 A.M., the Garfield Fire Department was dispatched to a re ported structure fire at 732 River Dr. A passerby alerted au thorities to the fire that broke on the first-floor o f DP's Pub and Seafood Grill. First arriving police officers confirm ed a working fire with heavy fire showing from the ground floor bar. Upon arrival. Assistant Chief Mike C olon confirmed a working fire and a second-alarm was quickly transmitted, bringing mu tual aid com panies to the scene. Heavy fire was engulfing the bar and spreading quickly through the upper floors as handlines went into operation. Live pow er lines serviced to the building began to arch. PSEG was requested to cut the power so companies could op erate handlines safely. As fire ex tended to the second-floor, traveling through walls, it was a labor-intensive operation with opening up all spaces to check for fire extension. One firefighter was taken to a local hospital and two secondfloor tenants were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene after responding Garfield police officers got them out. The fire fighter was treated at Hackensack University M edical Center for smoke inhalation and heat ex haustion. The bulk o f the fire was knocked down in a little over one hour. It was declared under con trol shortly before 5:30 A.M. by C hief o f Dept., Alan Tani. Mutual aid at the scene were com panies from Saddle Brook, Wallington, Rochelle Park, Paramus, E lm w ood Park and Hacken sack. Cover companies included Lodi, Maywood, Passaic, Clifton and East Rutherford. The County Wide Emergency Response Team provided rehab. The cause re mains under investigation. Garfield M ayor Richard R igog lioso says the city didn't just lose a business in the fire, but a landmark for many in the com munity. "It's been around since the 1900's as a pub. DP since 1970. They're known for their seafood and their garlic fries. People from all over Bergen County com e here. They are ranked a few years in a row. It was one o f the top 10 dive bars that you cou ld find where you get great fo od and great hospitality," said R igoglioso.

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A View from the Backstep By J. M. Kearny Available from: FSP B ooks & V ideos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, M A 01749 1-800-522-8528 Email: support@ fire-policeem s.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $12.99 This is a soft cov er book, measuring 6 inches by 9 inches, with 204 pages. The author is a retired FD N Y firefighter w ho w orked m ostly in the Bronx at som e o f the busiest firehouses in what w e can call the “old days”o f with the old fire department when the lives o f the people came first and those o f the firefighters came last, not like the “N ew Fire D e partment” in w hich the fire figh ter’ s lives com e fist and the public last. There is a full expla nation about this in the book. The book covers 49 short stories about fellow firefighters and firehouse living and routines, incidents,

sp ecific fires and neighborhoods, p eople w ho liv ed in these neigh borhoods w ho frequented the fire houses, unions, personalities, particularly officers and men w ho were strong leaders and followers, som e o f which w orked during the “War Years” o f the 1970’ s and som e o f the 1980’ s. There is a lot o f pats on the back in these stories. Two o f the men written about w ho were excellent firefighters eventu ally were m urdered on 9-11-01. The b ook is a real page turner, w hich I finished in about three days only because I had other things to do. I f not, I w ould have finished it in less time. At a rea sonable price, it is w ell worth the investment. This happens to be the Part II, how ever I was unaware o f Part 1 which I ’ m sure was equally interesting.

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No Injuries Resulting from Avalon Early-Morning Dwelling Fire AVALON, NJ - Just before 1:00 A.M. on the morning o f April 12th, the crew manning Engine 11 smelled smoke, opened an outside door o f the station, and were sur prised to find a wall o f smoke, con vincing them that the adjacent city hall was on fire. Seconds later. Cape May County dispatched a full firstalarm to a reported fully involved dwelling fire at 156 32nd Street, about 300-yards away. First due OIC Lt. Lisa Sasdelli initiated a transitional attack with a two-and-a-half-inch handline to protect the 'B' side exposure, but

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when crews ascended the front steps and opened the front door, they found that all the floor boards had burned away. Eventually knocked down, crews were simultaneously overhauling on all three floors and a crawlspace. The fire was brought under control at approximately 1:50 A.M. Shortly after. Chief Ed Dean called a second-alarm to provide re lief manpower at the scene to con tinue overhaul.

The fire began in the crawlspace o f the single-family wood-frame dwelling under construction. The dwellings on either side o f the build ing o f origin received damage dur ing the fire. The Avalon Fire Department was assisted by Avalon EMS, Stone Elarbor, Sea Isle City, Ocean View, Cape May Court Elouse, and Rio Grande fire companies, as well as the Cape May County Fire Coordi nator, and Middle Township Ambu lance Corps.

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The Union Gardens Fire Company in Union Beach operates this 1988 Ford L8000/Saulsbury rescue that saw original duty in East Rutherford. Union Beach was devastated by Super Storm Sandy and the ERFD donated this rig to Union Beach.

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Afternoon Fourth-Alarm Destroys Buildings in Paterson PATERSON, NJ - Two multi family dwellings were destroyed and another was damaged on April 16th as flames spread from the original structure. At 12:30 P.M., Battalion 2 re ported a working fire at 790 E. 18th St. Eleavy fire was in the rear o f the three-and-a-halfstory structure and was extending to the closely spaced similar structure. The initial water supply was delayed as Engine 4 pulled up to a hy drant, only to find it blocked by a locked vehicle. In a “Backdraft” moment, the vehicle's w indow s were broken and the supply line was stretched through, only to then find that the hydrant was dead. A secondary supply line was used until the initial supply line could be stretched to another hydrant. A second-alarm was transmit ted within minutes as flames were involving the rear o f both struc tures and severely threatening a third. Elandlines were run b e tween buildings on all sides o f the fire buildings. As conditions con tinued to deteriorate, members were withdrawn and Ladder 2’ s bucket was put into operation. A third-alarm was sounded for addi tional manpower. Companies were once again able to re-enter all three homes and knock down the remaining visible fire. A fourth-alarm brought additional manpower for the extensive over haul that was needed. The fire was placed under control at 3:30 PM. No serious injuries were reported, and thanks to the hard work o f all the fire fighters, the flames did not extend further. Mutual aid at the scene was supplied by Clifton, Eialedon, and Prospect Park, while others, including units from Essex County, covered the empty fire houses.

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North Hudson Battalion Chief Gavin, left, and Firefighter Torres, received Shmura Seder Matzo g ifts during the burning of the chametz celebration m arking the beginning of Passover, A pril 22nd, at 34th Street and New York av., Union City. Participants th an k the firefig hte rs fo r th e ir service.

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Jersey City firefig hte rs rescued five pet cats, and revived tw o of them from smoke inhalation, during an all hands fire on Webster Av., April 15th.

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Members and frien ds of the Tenafly Fire Department have form ed a com m ittee w ith a purpose of reviving com m unications and in terest between the local volunteer fire service and the public, that has grow n apart since COVID. The plan calls fo r an open house and apparatus muster, and to prom ote an interest fo r residents in volunteering to serve in th e ir com m unity. The event w ill be held at Fire Headquarters, 100 Riveredge Rd., on Saturday, June 8th, be tween Noon and 4 p.m. The rain date is June 15th. Plans call fo r a display of antique and new delivery fire apparatus from the area, a sm oke house fo r fire prevention education, refreshm ents and other events. If interested in attending w ith an antique apparatus, new delivery rig, a display, etc., call 201-568-9269. The street in fro n t of the firehouse w ill be closed fo r the event.

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NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: PART II—TEST TAKING TIPS In the Fire Service there are many reasons to take w ritten te sts inclu ding national c e rtifi cation exams, entrance exams fo r career position s, and of course prom otions. A lthough the fo llo w in g inform ation was firs t developed fo r high school students it has been m odified here fo r adult learning and the fire service specifically. Be cause the fire service is adult education as an in stru cto r make sure you emphasize that to the firefighters in your class i.e. that you are not treating them as adolescents w ith these tip s but merely rem inding them of w hat they already know as adults. If you are preparing fo r a na tio na l ce rtifica tion exam d o n ’t shy away from electronic apps but one note is to make sure you use a screen big enough to accom m odate because s c ro ll ing back and fo rth to see all the answ ers can make exam prep much more tedious. Also, these apps tend to have subjective q uestions but remember that questions on national certifica tio n exams w ill likely be more general - they have to be in order to be as fair as possible to as many fire fig h te rs as p o ssi ble. Is it really fa ir to ask a New York fire fig h te r a question about an SOP in W isconsin? Of course not. 1. VOCABULARY, VOCABU LARY, VOCABULARY: You can not p ossibly answer a question unless you know the meaning of all the w o rd s in a sentence. Refer to question #2 on NFPA standards. 2. FIND KEYWORDS: When looking back in yo u r notes or w orkbook fin d and use the key w o rd s in the question (w rite them on a separate piece of paper) and then look sp e cifi cally fo r those w ords in any de scriptions. 3. ALWAYS USE INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU ON THE TEST (Including other questions): Often test questions provide in fo rm a tion in one question that helps you answer another ques tion. Fire service exams are no

to rio u s fo r asking the same in form ation in m ultiple questions. These que stion s are generally factual and so can be used to interpret other questions on the test. 4. USE THE PROCESS OF ELIM INATION IN MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Elim inate the choices that you know fo r sure aren’t or can’t possibly be true. Usually all you are left w ith is one or tw o choices w hich even if you guess is better than fo ur choices. 5. USE COMMON SENSE AND KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING: T hink about yo u r answers. Refer to question #1 below. Obviously, th is question is asking about a form of com m unication - a way that fire fig hte rs ta lk to one another. So, PASS devices as an example w ould obviously not be the an swer. PASS devices are auto m atic alarm s on you r SCBA and do not involve human com m u nication - it doesn’t make any sense at all to put that as an an swer. 6. BREAK DOWN WORDS TO FIND THEIR MEANINGS: Refer to question #3. It contains the w ord therm al. The w ord th e r mal (or va riatio n s of) refers to tem perature - as in therm om e ter. Any answ er that does not refer to tem perature can be elim inated. A lso look fo r pre fixe s such as p hoto - w hich means light (as in photograph) so any answ er not referring to light can be eliminated. So even if you d id n ’t know the answer you w ould be able to fig u re it out. 7. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE MULTIPLE CHOICE OR TRUE/FALSE 8. READ AND FOLLOW THE DI RECTIONS CAREFULLY: If the directions fo r the true and false que stion s say to w rite o ut the entire w ord true and/or the en tire w ord false. That means d o n ’t ju s t put the letter down because it is going to get m arked w ro n g !! The question may also ask you to provide an example so make sure you an

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swer all parts of each question. 9. NAME AND DESCRIBE: This phrase means to w rite the an sw er and w hy it’s the right an swer 10. EXPLAIN OR DESCRIBE: This direction means to answer the question by telling a story or p ro vid ing an example. Make sure you answer these types of questions w ith enough detail as sum ing the reader or person grading the paper know s noth ing about w hat you are ta lkin g about. 11. WHICH PART FIRST: Start out w ith the section of ques tio n s that is w orth the m ost p oints (usually that w ill be the sh ort answer). This way if you run out o f tim e you may s till have enough points to pass. 12. ALWAYS TAKE A STAB AT THE BONUS QUESTIONS: Stan dardized te sts w ill not have bonus questions but in house exam s m ight. Many tim es, the que stion s here are exam ples from class or from a chapter in any class book or manual. 13. GRAPHS ARE YOUR FRIEND: The answer is in the graph itself. You d o n ’t need to add any knowledge. 14. DON’T ADD INFORMATION: If the question states that all ap paratus are red then fo r the pur poses of that question all apparatus are red and it doesn’t matter if in real life they are any other color. 15. BEST, MOST and OTHER EX TREMES: These questions tend to be subjective and can be very frustra ting because it is alm ost as if you have to jum p into the te st m akers head and know what they are th inking but there are some of these w here be cause the question refers to an extreme the middle answers can be elim inated. Refer to ques tio n s #4 and #5. 16. SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS SUCK: These q uestions le g iti mately have more than one an swer. Just remember to read all of yo u r choices and d o n ’t con fuse the state cu rriculum fo r yo u r local SOPs. See question

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On A pril 9th, contractors started dem olition of the old Independent Fire Co. of M organville, NJ. As of 2018, the station was turned over to the Board of Fire C om m issioners, Fire Dist. #3 M arlboro, NJ. A new fire station w ill be b uilt on the grounds of the old fire station. This station had a series of a dditions over the years, however the o riginal building, a 1-bay structure, was o rig in a lly erected in Mor ganville in 1923.

tim es there are posters or infor m ation on the w alls that can jog yo u r memory. Maybe y o u ’ll get lucky and have a question on a fire alarm and have a pull station next to yo u r desk w ith the an swer w ritten on it. Sample Questions 1) Know ing the lim ita tion s of radio com m unication is part of general knowledge of: a) PASS Devices b) Public Alert Systems c) External Com m unications d) Internal Com m unications 2) The m inim um requirem ents fo r receiving, processing and dispatching emergency respon ders are found in: a) NFPA 1500 b) NFPA 297 c) NFPA 1221 d) NFPA 2002 3) W hich of the Follow ing BEST describes the location of gasses that are in therm al layers? a) Cool gasses tend to be re placed by warm gasses b) Hot and cool gasses tend to mix in both layers equally c) C ooler gasses tend to be in the upper layer, hot gasses tend to be in the lower layer d) Hot gasses tend to be in the upper layer, cooler gasses tend to be in the lower layer

4) W hich of the fo llo w in g BEST describes the im pact of higher oxygen concentration on com bustion? a) Materials burn less fo rce fu lly b) Non-Flaming com bustion w ill stop c) Fires may be more d iffic u lt to extinguish d) Materials that do not burn at norm ally s till do not burn 5) W hich of the fo llo w in g is MOST accurate about fo rcin g gates? a) Gate should be pried o r cut to avoid damage b) Most gates require a key pad code fo r entry c) An apparatus bum per can be used to force a gate open d) Most gates cannot be forced and another means of entry m ust be used 6) W hich of the fo llo w in g is the BEST indicator fo r a backdraft? a) O ptim ally dense smoke b) Little o r no visible flame c) Turbulent sm oke discharge d) Fire confined to a void space *Please note I inserted the term BEST to make th is question subjective. The original ques tio n had the term SMOKE in stead of BEST. - JOSEPH CEA

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A hybrid vehicle fire erupted in the ground level parking garage of a large Tonnelle av. apartm ent com plex in North Bergen, A pril 27th, w ith flam es ve ntin g o ut of a garage w ind ow and risin g to apartm ents above. The com plex was fille d w ith smoke, sending residents, and pets, into the busy street near a light rail station.

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Jersey City Firefighter Nick McGinley, left, takes a blow on his birthday, after battling a 3-alarm fire in three W estside av. dw ellings, w ith Captain A nthony Kloclo, of Squad Co. 4, on A pril 21st.

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Jersey C ity Chief of Department Steve Drennan, center, is inter viewed by members of the media after a 3-alarm fire that displaced 18 residents on W estside av., A pril 21st.

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Members of Newark NJ Engine 5 pose w ith th eir new apparatus. (L to R): FF Jonathan Fernandez, Captain John Trainello, FF Jose Jimemez, amnd FF Eusebio Moreira.

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Members of Jersey City Rescue Co. 1 prepare to "take up" from a 3-alarm fire on W estside Avenue, June 21st. (L to R): Firefighters Robert Mazzilli, David Chase, Captain John Calderone, and Firefighters Vincent Torre and Francisco Pereira.

Jersey City Firefighter Sean Brady gets some air after firefighters knocked down a fast-m oving fire in a row of three attached woodframe dwellings on Westside av., April 21st. Eighteen residents were displaced and assisted by the Red Cross and city OEM members.

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Vehicle News

RON JEFFERS

Newark Ladder Co. 6 w ill be assigned a 2024 E-One Typhoon 95-foot platform sold by Absolute Fire Equipment. Features include transverse com partm ent space, sidestack and torque box ground ladder storage, a 9000-lb portable w inch w ith receivers on each side o f the apparatus, hand lig h t chargers in the cab, rear camera, scene lights, plus a standpipe style discharge gate at the rear-chauffeur's side of the bucket.

The Wayside Fire Company in Tinton Falls has a new Pierce Impel top-m ount 2000gpm/750 rescue-pumper. The cab has six seats and a storage cabinet. Features in clude two speed lay hose beds, roll-o ut tool trays, hydraulic ladder rack, a 9000-lb portable rear w inch and scene lights. It carries extrication equipm ent and there is a Blitz-Fire m onitor connected off of the rear hose bed.

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New M ilford Tactical Support 38 is a 2000 Freightliner/Aero Products special unit that saw original duty w ith Fort Lee EMS.

The Sea B righ t Office o f Em ergency Management operates this 1991 BMY M921A2 m ilitary surplus vehicle, painted blue.

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Tinton Falls has paced into service this 2014 Pierce Arrow XT model heavy rescue that now has a 2021 title, possessing a Cum m ins X I2 500-hp motor. It was o rigin ally b u ilt fo r a refinery in Venezuela. The cab has six seats and tw o storage cabinets. Features include two awnings, coffin-style com partm ents, anchor points, ro ll-o u t tool draws, a 40 kW generator, scene lights and a portable w inch w ith fo ur receivers. It carries assorted rescue tools including extrication equipm ent, struts and air bags. The form er lime colored rig is now white-over-red.

The W hiting Fire Company in Manchester has placed into service this 2022 Chevy 3500 HD/Reading SCUBA u tility unit,

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Vehicle News

RON JEFFERS

Fardale Company 4 in Mahwah has placed into service a new Ferrara Inferno 2000- In M iddletown Twp., Belford Engine 3 has been assigned a 2023 Spartan 2000gpm/2500-gwt/75-gft pumper-tanker. The raised roof cab contains seven seats and gpm/750-gwt pumper. The raised roof cab has e ight seats, storage space, portable portable radio chargers. Features include cross lay beds, hard suction hose, hose radio and hand lig h t chargers. The extended fro n t bum per has a hose tray and d is bed ground ladder storage, ro ll-o u t tool trays, wheel well storage space, a small charge gate, there are two cross lay hose beds, a hydraulic ladder rack, hose bed transverse com partm ent behind the rear cab doors fo r pike pole storage-plus, LED ground ladder storage space, back up camera, m onitor above the pump, LED lig h t lighting, scene lights, four-side cameras, a deck gun, and more. ing, plus fro n t and rear side intersection lights.

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In M iddletown Twp., Belford Brush 3 is a 2023 Ford F550/A&K Equipm ent 200- Seaside Park has placed into service a 2023 Jeep Gladiator water rescue unit. It has a gpm/250-gwt/10-gft u nit possessing a CET pum p and fro n t w inch. fro n t winch, rear trailer hitch, portable radio chargers, and it carries surf accessories.

If your departm ent has a new ve h icle you w ould lik e fe ature d in “ V ehicle News,” send a n ic e ly posed and lit photo w ith te x t to : RON JEFFERS

The Deal Fire Department recently acquired th is 1998 International/PL Custom ap paratus that saw duty at the Squankum Fire Company in Howell. It has a new red paint job, ligh t tower, scene lights and a trailer hitch. It w ill be used fo r rescue duty.

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RONJEFFERS North Hudson Captain Nick M itarotonda, Jr., right, w ith his son, Nicola III, w ho was sworn in as a North Hudson Regional firefighter on A pril 8th.

The Hopewell FD & EMU, Hunterdon Medical Center (HMC) EMS-3 and N.J. State Police - Kingw ood were recognized by the East Am well Twp. Com m ittee w ith a proclam ation of clinical d is tin c tio n on March 14, 2024, fo r saving a resident's life on the Sourland Mountain. Pictured here after the Tow nship C om m ittee m eeting w hen the p roclam ation w as issued are responders FF/EMS Engineer Sean Ryan, EMS Lt. Am ber Novobilisy, FF/EMT Ashley Kossev, and EMS Chief Jason Read (not pictured: HFD members A ndrew Lloyd and Angelo Lovsia, EMS-3 Paramedics Jeff Peck and Steve Velasquez, and NJSP Trooper Tyler Coe). The positive outcom e of th is d if fic u lt call was a result of excellent team work, early CPR and ACLS intervention, and a w ell co ordinated, m ulti-agency response across county lines.

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M ulti-Fam ily House Fire in Cape May CAPE MAY, NJ - On A pril 11th, at a little half past 4:00 P.M., the Cape May Fire Department responded to the 800 b lo ck of Stockton Ave. fo r a structure fire. Engine 51 and Tower 51 ar rived to fin d fire and sm oke show ing from the 'D' side of a three-story m ulti-fam ily house. Firefighters forced entry and placed tw o hand lines in to service. Engine 59 from the US Coast Guard Base arrived and established a w ater supply. The crew also assisted w ith prim ary search and fire attack. Fire was located on the second-floor and was q u ickly extin guished. West Cape May Ladder 57 assisted w ith overhaul w hile Erma Engine 62 was assigned as RIT.

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Training always rem ains a to p p rio rity at River Edge Fire Depart ment, as in the 1st Quarter we have com pleted much pre-planning of b uilding s in our tow n. We attended sem inars w ith some of the best in Fire Service, Chief John Hayowyk on Managing Everyday Incidents, Chief A nthony A villo on Fire Ground Strategies, Resi dential Occupancy, Chief Paul Dansbach on B u ild ing C onstruc tion, Chief Frank Viscuso on Step up and Lead. This in addition to much training also taking place in both our firehouses, and on the road by our departm ent o fficers and senior m em bership. Pictures show jo in t training exercises in River Edge w ith our Brothers from R ochelle Park Fire Departm ent, on Denver D rill, May-Days and Down Firefighter, also m embers preparing fo r Sw ift Water Opera tio ns Class. Proud of o ur membership, recruitm ent plays a big part in our goals as well in River Edge.

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New Life for West Belmar’s Truck In Monmouth County, Wall Township Fire Co. 1, better known as West Belmar, has had their 1999 Freightliner FL 70/Amtech Special Service Unit 52-1-88 refurbished with a 2023 Freightliner M2-106 chassis. The truck was driven by Campbell Supply Co., LLC to the LT plant in Ephrata, PA where the Amtech body was refurbished and returned. Amtech Emergency Prod ucts has had other names over the years. The last name, Maintainer, is now part o f Ward Fire Apparatus. The body was repainted and new lights were added, as well as new light tower, awning and roll-up doors. Also, all o f the body and crew interior compartments were redone. They changed to new waning/scene lighting with line-x and new shelves on the inside o f the body. A new front bumper was added as well. The existing 15 kw direct drive generator is being reused. A couple o f other photos are from Monmouth County, namely C old’ s Neck FC. 1, which is a Spar tan ER, Metro Star pumper and a Spartan ER massive pumper/tanker on a Kenworth T-880 chassis from Marlboro FC 1. Then we go to Mid dlesex County to show another Fer rara pumper in New Brunswick at Engine 5. The rest are three Pierce apparatus from Hillsborough Town ship FC. 2 (Somerset County). One is a platform, another a spare pumper and the third an active en gine. In Cumberland County, Downe Township has ordered an E-ONE Typhoon walk-in rescue and Upper Deerfield Township Co. 3 has or dered an E-ONE Cyclone HP75 quint with 1500-gpm pump and 500-gallon water tank. In dealer news. Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce orders: for Montgomery Township District 1 (Somerset County), a Velocity dry side tanker; for South Amboy (Middlesex County), an Enforcer pumper and for Hudson County, a Frontline communications unit on a Ford Transit CRU chassis. Pierce deliv eries include a stock Freightliner M2, 3000-gallon tanker to the Quakertown FC in Franklin Town ship (Hunterdon County) and an Enforcer 107-foot Ascendant ladder to the Ocean Beach FC.3 in Toms River Township (Ocean County). New Jersey Emergency Vehicles has delivered the following PL. Custom ambulances: to the City of Elizabeth FD (Union County), a re mounted Classic Series on a Ford F550 4x4 chassis with extended cab; to the City o f Clifton FD (Passaic County), a remounted Medallion on a Ford E-450 chassis, and to the Jer sey Shore Hatzalah (Monmouth County), a new Medallion on a Ford E-450 chassis. They have received PL. Custom orders for a Classic Type 1 on a D odge D5500 4x4 chassis for the Hillside FD (Union County) and for an NJEV remount o f a Medallion on a Ford E-450 chassis for the Lakewood FAS Please send any comments or news tidbits you might have about Apparatus of the Month to us at 1st Responder News, 1Ard more Street New Windsor, NY 12553. Or you can e-mail them to Apparatus@lstResponderNews.com.

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Colt's Neck FC 1, E-84, 2024 Spartan ER Metro Star 2000/1000. It was sold by Campbell Supply Co., LLC.

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Marlboro Township FC 1, T-1, 2023 Kenworth T-880/Spartan ER, 2000/3500/50A and 3-10 inch dumps. Sold by Campbell Supply Co., LLC. (Ocean County). Emergency Equipment Sales & Service is prepping an HME mini pumper for Denville (Morris County). Specs include a Ford F550, 4-door crew cab. Power Stroke 6.7L diesel engine, five seats. Hale DSD 1500-gpm pump, two crosslays, rear discharge, booster reel, 300-gallon water tank, stainless steel body, roll-up compartment doors and Super Single upgrade buckstop front bumper with winch. Their Ambulance division delivered two Excellance Type III Specialty Ambulances on Ford E-450 chassis to Gloucester County EMS. These

ambulances are equipped with sec ondary A/C and heater options, as well as the capacity to carry bariatric patients. Blaze Emergency Equipment has delivered the Kenworth T-880/Sutphen pumper/tanker to the Commu nity FC 3 in Warren Township (Somerset County). It has a Hale Qmax 2000-gpm pump and 3000gallon water tank. Defender Emergency Products has received an order from Cape May Point (Cape May County) for a Rosenbauer Commander pumper with 2000-gpm pump and 1000-gallon water tank.

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H illsborough Township Tank-37, 2018 Pierce Enforcer 2000/2875/25B and 8 kw generator. It was sold by Fire & Safety Services.

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