allhands_wpmuThe first ladder started in the 70’s and in 1980 a brand new 100 foot Mack ladder went into service for Budd Lake Fire and Mt. Olive it was a work horse and in 2004 got a face lift and continued to be a work horse answering over a thousand alarms and hundreds of fires … Read more
During a winter snow storm on Thursday night January 2nd Hackettstown firefighters responded to Valentine St. and Monroe St. for a reported house fire units made a quick knock down of a fire that was confined to the outside of the chimney and started to extend to the first floor, one line was stretched and … Read more
Saturday December 28th 2013 Budd Lake Fire was dispatched to Jefferson in the Milton section of town for a junk yard fire. Engine 59 and Tender 57 left for what was to be a long night after arriving around 7:30 pm the engine was sent to a park on the back side of the fire … Read more
Firefighters from several towns converged on Flanders Sunday for a training exercise in three buildings that are scheduled to be demolished. The Country Barn, a furniture store that operated for many years in a converted barn on Flanders-Bartley Road, and two houses on either side of it will be demolished within the next couple of … Read more
Tuesday morning November 26th around 10:00 am firefighters from Chester Fire Co. responded to Rt. 24 in the township for a report of a fire in a dwelling. Deputy Chief Drysdale arrived and had fire in the rear of the house coming from the chimney area that quickly spread to the roof, the first in … Read more
Just after midnight on November 30th Sparta dispatch received call for a structure fire on Richmond Ave. in Bryam Township as the first engine and Chiefs arrived there was fire showing front of the house crews stretched a line in and started to knock down fire as a second alarm was dispatched as well as … Read more
Monday morning Budd Lake Fire was dispatched to Rt. 80 east at MM 25 for a single car crash with entrapment and the car smoking. Car 50 and 51 arrived and found the person out of the car and the car on fire, a paramedic supervisor passing by stopped along with a Patterson off duty … Read more
Wednesday December 4th around 4:15 in the morning firefighters from Flanders and Budd Lake responded to 273 Flanders Netcong Rd. in the Flanders section of the township for a report of a fully involved structure fire Car 91 and 51 arrived and found heavy fire in the front of the house and starting to involve … Read more
Just before 3 in the afternoon calls came in to the Morris County Communications center for a report of a house fire at 7 Shenandoah Ct. in the Fairmont section of the township. The Fairmont Chief was the first to arrive and found the two story large home heavily involved in fire and requested a … Read more
Monday night Flanders and Budd Lake Fire Companies were dispatched to Main Street in Flanders for a report of a chimney on fire. Units arrived and had fire showing from the top of the chimney Engine 95 and 59 arrived and sent crews inside to check for any fire inside the home as other crews … Read more