allhands_wpmuOn Monday August 12th the Fire Department responded to Mckelvie Street for a report of a dump truck on its side. Squad 56 and Car 51 and 52 were on the scene and assisted the tow company with clean up and securing the truck the driver was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries. … Read more
Just as the Holliday weekend was getting started contractors on Mckelvie Street were calling it a day but this bobcat operator started his holiday with a wild ride. As his day was finishing the power cut to the machine which also cut power to the brakes he rolled backwards over a 100ft hitting his bosses … Read more
In early August Budd Lake and Flanders firefighters responded to the Village Green Apartment complex for a fire in the boiler room of one of the buildings crews stretched one line into the fire and made quick work of the small fire. Other units assisted with venting and securing the building.
In early August firefighters were alerted to a truck fire on Waterloo Rd. in the area of #80 Engine 53 Car 51 and 52 arrived and found a tree companies crane hit some live wires and started the trucks tires on fire Engine 53s crew stretched a one inch line and hosed down the tires … Read more
Saturday August 3rd just after eleven o’clock Budd Lake Firefighters were dispatched to Byram Township for the Tender to assist with water supply Tender 57 with 2 members as well as Chief 51 and 52 responded and assisted firefighters at 4 Meteor Trail in the Cranbury Lake section of town there was heavy fire on … Read more
Early Thursday afternoon Firefighters from Budd Lake and Netcong Fire responded to Rt. 80 West at exit 26 as Rains slicked roads in Mt. Olive caused a Tractor Trailer to jack knife and hit a car and then skid riding the top of the guardrail in the median splitting open its oil pan and sending … Read more
Saturday morning July 20th firefighters trained with three donated car in the fire house parking lot taking turns using the cutters, spreaders and other lifesaving equipment. Firefighters trained on different Techniques for removing victims from crashed cars, they removed doors roofs and glass. The training lasted two hours and the last thing was trying to … Read more
Firefighters from Hackettstown and Budd Lake completed training on Raped Intervention firefighters over a three day period trained hard in safety and survival as well as rescuing down firefighters. The training was conducted at the Budd Lake fire house as well as a house under construction in Morris Chase housing development. Congrats to Damian Holmes, … Read more
The fire department made a recent trip to the Warren County Fire Academy to learn and train on different types of gas fires. They started out with household gas meter fires with only a bought 10 lbs. of gas presser then went to underground vault fires with 30 lbs. then went on to an underground … Read more
The Newark NJ fire departments 46th annual Newark Fire Department Historical Association antique fire apparatus muster and parade was held at Washington Park on Sunday June 2nd there was a lot to see fire trucks food bag pipe band and a great collection of classic cars all on hand for all to enjoy. The day … Read more