Budd Lake fire department RIT was requested mutual aid into Hackettstown for a commercial fire. Ladder 58 changed assignments while in route to ladder the building and assist with venting the roof and also assisted with overhaul. Flanders Rescue 97 assisted with ground ladders and stood by RIT in the front of the structure. The … Read more
Crews drilled with a training company on the use of some new rope equipment that was just purchased.Teams took turns raising and lowering a rescue basket from a roof and then went and worked on packaging victims in a rescue basket and the different ways to use ladders to bring people down from high places. … Read more
Budd Lake Fire Dept was holding there weekly Tuesday night drill on the forgotten tools of the Fire Company. Half way through the drill a call to Mt. Olive Twp Dispatch reporting a car fire at Eagle Rock Apartments Building 9. On arrival the owner of the car was attempting to extinguished the fire which … Read more
Fire prevention week ended with open house at the fire house there were plenty for the kids to do. A jr. firefighter challenge course, stop drop and roll, how to dial 911 and the smoke house. Parents also had stuff to do fire extinguisher training and a demonstration on car extraction. All the departments trucks … Read more
This week Firefighters went around to the schools in our response area and some day cares and the library to teach kids fire safety. The kids had a great time seeing some of our equipment and meeting our firefighters, we hope all had fun and don’t forget this Saturday 10 am till 2 pm at … Read more
Firefighters responded to Hensyn Village Apartments building L for a report of a car into the building. Car 50 and 51 arrived and had a car with the front end into the apartment Engine 59 arrived and secured the building and utilities and stood by for the building department to inspect damages. There were no … Read more
September 17th as firefighters were returning from the NJ State Fire Firefighters Convention in Wildwood Netcong Fire was dispatched to a reported house fire behind there Maple Ave station. The first arriving units had a 2-story house with fire on the first-floor crews stretched a line to a first-floor bedroom and quickly knocked down the … Read more
On back to back days Budd Lake and Flanders firefighters keep busy with car fires on Interstate 80 the first one came around dinner time on October 4th as calls came in for a car fire on rt. 80 east mm 24 Cars 50,51, &52 arrived and had a fully involved car on the shoulder. … Read more
This past month firefighters held a drill on their new air bags that were just placed in service. Crews practiced raising and lowing them as well as placement under vehicles and also a new tractor trailer air bag. The new equipment will enhance our capability on a very busy Route 80 and 46.
The fire department keep busy with a few car crashes around town Squad 56 responded to these crashes and cleaned up debris there were no serious injuries at the crashes.