Fire and Rain on Rt. 80 in Budd Lake

Tuesday September 6th Budd Lake Firefighters responded to Rt. 80 at exit 27 for the report of a truck fire, first arriving chief’s 50 & 51 reported a fully involved truck fire. Engine 59 and Squad 56 arrived and stretched two hand lines and started to knock down the fire Tender 57 came in and … Read more

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Area Fire Departments Honor Ground Zero-Bound Cyclists

Budd Lake Assisted Firefighters from departments in Byram, Flanders, Netcong and Stanhope using aerial ladders from Flanders and Budd Lake that were parked on an overpass in the International Trade Zone, the firefighters hoisted a 17-foot wide flag over the Interstate to thank about 1,000 motorcyclists riding from Michigan to New York City’s as part … Read more

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Minivan Crashes into Budd Lake Apartment Building

Saturday September 3rd a mother and her 4 kids stopped to put up friends at the Eagle Rock Apartment complex and thought the van was in park as she started to get out the van rolled down a twenty foot hill and over a stone wall and through an apartment wall. The mom was thrown … Read more

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Budd Lake Fire Department Conducts Live Fire Training

Firefighters trained in the Warren County training center using the class A burn building for training on putting out second floor fires and rescuing victims from the third floor and bringing them down the ladder. Firefighters rotated crews in and out all having a chance to put out fire or doing the rescues.

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Budd Lake Firefighters Assist With MS Society Mud Run

Members of the Budd Lake Fire Department participated in the first annual MS Society Mud Run in Liberty State Park in Jersey City by setting up several hose lines for a shower so contestants could wash off the mud before leaving. The event entered over 1,000 runners covering a 6.2 mile Military style obstacle course … Read more

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Budd Lake Responds To Small Barn Fire

Thursday August 25th around 10:15 am calls came in for a fire in the Village Green Apartment complex as chiefs and police arrived it was found that the fire was behind the complex on Waterloo Rd. Crews arrived at 80 Waterloo Rd. and had a barn 50 x 80 with a trailer on the side … Read more

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Mt. Olive Gets Hit Hard By Irene

The long week started with a Thursday morning pre storm that started a barn on fire on Waterloo Rd. and then Saturday Irene blew in and started what was to be one of the worst storms that Mt. Olive has scene in a long time. Crews started to receive calls shortly after dark and it … Read more

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