allhands_wpmuMt. Olive Dispatch received a call of a MVA on Rt #206 Friday afternoon in the Area of the International Trade Zone. On arrival units found one vehicle in the middle of the roadway rolled over and another against the Jersey barrier. The driver of the rollover was out of her vehicle sitting on the … Read more
Tuesday afternoon February 9th Hackettstown Fire Company was dispatched to Hackettstown Senior Housing at 681 Willow Grove St. for a fire alarm police and first arriving units saw smoke coming from the top floor and requested a full box alarm be struck bringing Hackettstown Rescue Squad, Budd Lake Fire Department, Tri County Fire, Independence Fire … Read more
Thursday afternoon February 11th Hackettstown Fire Company was dispatched to 59 Scenic Court for a report of a fire in a house, Ladder 78-69 and the Chief arrived and had smoke coming from the B side of the structure on the first floor and basement area a full box alarm was dispatched that sent Hackettstown … Read more
Recent winter weather made roads a mess the fire department responded to this overturned truck on International North the people were lucky no injuries were reported and the road was re sanded and reopened within a half hour.
Saturday February 6th just after 3 in the afternoon Byram fire company (Sussex Cty) were dispatched to 49 Route 206 for a report of a house fire Chief Rudloff arrived and called for a working fire box. Stanhope’s ladder and engine, Netcong fire for the Rapid Intervention Crew, Budd Lake for and engine and Lakeland … Read more
The last Sunday of every month the department trains on Raped Intervention for firefighter’s crews take turns working in groups rescuing firefighters from trapped situations and starting medical care under tuff conditions. The drill last 2 hours and there is a group discussion after to make themselves better.
Flanders firefighters stopped a fire in a building at the JCC Metrowest Camp Deeny Ribeck Thursday night before it could do significant damage. Nobody was hurt in the fire, which was reported about 5 p.m. in a building that houses a photo lab. Firefighters arrived at the facility on Flanders-Netcong Road to find flames shooting … Read more
Last night BLFD was requested as a rapid intervention crew into Hackettstown for a commercial fire. On arrival the crew of ladder 58 was assigned to open up the rear of the structure and then return RIC. Units responding were Car 50, 51, 52 and ladder 58. http://dlvr.it/DBlnkb
Budd Lake Fire attended two Christmas Parades this holiday season the Wallington Holiday parade was first Engine 59 was dressed up for the occasion. A week later it was off to the Netcong Christmas parade fun was had by all.
Engine 59 and Chief 50 and 51 responded to west bound Rt. 80 for a brush fire units arrived and found a 50 foot wide by 300 foot long fire spreading the center medium Engine 59 along with units from the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service stretched 1 inch lines and started extinguishing the … Read more