allhands_wpmuFriday November 18th just as crews were clearing from a serious car crash on Rt. 46 a call came in for a car fire on Wolf Rd. and Aldersgate circle. First arriving crew found a car with heavy smoke coming from the engine compartment of the car and instructed Squad 56 to stretch there bumper … Read more
Budd Lake Fire units were dispatched to a smoke condition in the Village Green apartment complex. As units checked the area it was found to be a generator for a pump station that kicked on because of a power outage while in the area smoke was coming from a pile of fresh chipped mulch. Squad … Read more
Sunday November 6th fire units responded to a house on Stoll Street and found heavy smoke coming from the chimney and the house was full of smoke so command called Budd Lake Fire a R.I.C. assignment and the second engine in laid a supply line. Upon further inspection the fire was contained to the furnace … Read more
Wednesday morning November 9th around 7:30 am a State Trooper was in the Dunkin Donuts on Rt. 46 in the Village Green shopping plaza when a worker reported a suitcase outside the door that had been there overnight, the trooper notified the Mt. Olive Police and as a precaution they contacted the Morris County Bomb … Read more
Saturday morning November 12th around 5 am units responded to Rt. 46 and Mt. Olive Rd. for the overturned car with wires down Chiefs Maloney and Sheard arrived and found a SUV on its side and the driver missing. Squad 56 and Rescue 77 set up lights as Police searched for the driver on nearby … Read more
With the loss of power due to the 19 inches of snow that fell in Mt. Olive Halloween trick or treating was canceled but not firefighting as firefighters were called to the Kings Village Apartment Complex for the report of a car fire. Upon arrival two cars were burning Engine 59 and Squad 56 made … Read more
Mt. Olive High School held there fall sports bon fire and pep rally at the old Blue Atlas grounds. The firefighters from Budd Lake and Flanders started and extinguished the fire it was a good night for school spirit.
Flanders and Budd Lake Firefighters were stretched thin as a third round of flooding this time worse than the hurricane. This time firefighters rescued 5 people from cars stranded in water and pumped another 150 basements.
Monday afternoon October 5th rescue units from Budd Lake and Netcong were dispatched to Rt. 80 East at MM 26.2 for the crash with entrapment. Units from Roxbury Police and NJ State Police arrived and stated medical treatment on a female that was ejected from a SUV, Hackettstown EMS arrived and took over patient care … Read more
Budd Lake Firefighters started fire prevention week on Wednesday October 12th with visits to the elementary schools and many day care faculties in town and wrapped up on Saturday October 15th with an open house that featured fire trucks, equipment and lots of displays. Firefighters did demonstrations on stove fires, car fires and Vehicle Extrication. … Read more