Budd Lake Assists with Apartment Fire

Saturday night Mount Olive Fire companies responded to Oakwood Village Building 8 for a reported fire in the kitchen. Car 92 arrived and reported smoke coming from the apartment he attempted to enter to see if anyone was inside just as Tower 96 and Engine 95 arrived and took a line into the apartment and … Read more

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Lowes Safety Day

Mount Olive Fire Department took part in the Lowes Safety Day this past Saturday at the Lowes Store in the ITC Mall. The event was filled with fire trucks from Budd Lake and Flanders Fire and First Aid as well as games and some great giveaways for the kids. Lowes had a build your own … Read more

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The Fire Department Responded to several Crashes

Over the past month the fire and rescue departments handled several crashes around the Budd Lake District the injuries were mostly minor in nature but sadly there was one fatality. Rescue 55 responded to all and assisted with traffic and cleanup. Please drive safety.  

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Budd Lake Assists Washing Twp. Fire

Engine 59 set up a fill site , Tender 57 provided a water supply and Engine 53 stood by at a fire house. Around 3:30 am early Saturday morning a call came in to the Morris County Communications center for a fire alarm at Lenore Ct. in the Schooley’s Mountain section of the township police … Read more

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Changing of the Guard

Squad 56 is officially retired and will now serve time with a Fire Company in PA. The truck served the department well since 2004 running hundreds of accidents and other calls for help. As the department has grown and calls for service continue to climb a new state of the art truck was needed to … Read more

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First Run for Rescue 55

Well it did not take long less than 24 hours after putting it in service its services were needed for a 2-car crash at Woodsedge and Route 46. The crew secured the cars and cleaned up the mess. No injuries were reported and they went back in service within a half hour.

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Firefighters Train with Live Fire

Recently  firefighters went to the Somerset County Fire Academy and used there Phase 5 live training prop.  Firefighters were sent into real fire Scenario’s training on basement fires and first floor fires as well as roof ventilation. Firefighters got a true idea of how hot it can get in these situations and trying to find … Read more

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Please help the 3rd Alarm Fundraiser

A Budd Lake Firefighter is suffering from ALS and needs your help on Thursday September 26th from11 am until 9 pm at Applebee’s 50 International Dr. South Flanders NJ 07836.    “Print and Present the Flyer to your server”  

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