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Early Saturday morning the Rescue was called to route 46 and Connelly av for a piece of guardrail that was sticking out into a lane of travel. 55 Used their K-12 saw and cut the rail and opened up the roadway. Several cars hit the piece before it was removed no injuries or major damage … Read more
8 Members were certified in Vehicle extraction recently when the department held a class at a junk yard. The crews were trained in several types of extrications using all the jaws of life and other specialized tools. The class was 2 days one night of lecture and a full day in the yard. The department … Read more
Members of the Budd Lake Fire Department participated in a charity dodgeball tournament hosted by the Netcong F.O.P. to benefit the One Step Closer Animal Rescue OSCAR. The crew had a great time We didn’t win very much… but we survived with only minor bruises to our pride. It was a great event for an … Read more
Wednesday late morning calls came in for a truck that crashed and rolled over into a tree on Flanders Drakestown Rd. next to Town Hall with the driver trapped. Township police along with Rescue 55 and EMS worked to extract the driver who was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with unknown injuries. After the driver … Read more
Engine 59 recently responded to Rt. 80 west at MM 23 for a car fire several other departments were dispatched as well due to being on the border of Byram Twp. Engine 59 assisted by using some FOAM on the car due to the fuel tank letting loose. Units cleared within a half hour.
Tender 57 and Cars 50, 51 & 52 responded to Newton Street for water supply at a shed fire with extension to a second shed and a home. The fire was quickly put out and the tender stood by then all were all released.
Budd Lake Fire Department responded last night at approximately 7:45 PM for a mutual aid assignment to Belleville for a large‑scale 11‑alarm warehouse fire that also threatened multiple surrounding homes. Our department, along with many others from across the region, was requested to supply tenders for water shuttle operations to support ongoing fire suppression efforts. … Read more
The month of April is just like other months the Rescue just keeps busy with crashes. Here are just some of the work the crews put in. Everything from cars into buildings to extrications and some minor crashes.
Last week members trained on rapid intervention rescuing down firefighters. Crews took turns searching and finding the down member and giving them lifesaving air so they could remove the member from harm. A course was setup with pallets (Thanks to QUIKRETE in Flanders) for the pallets used to make rooms for crews to search. This … Read more
A huge thank you gores out to My Limousine Service in Budd Lake for their generous donation to our Very Successful Tricky Tray Last Month. Mike Rose President & Chief Executive Officer of the company Stopped by the station to accept a thank you Plack. If you need some of the best transportation services around … Read more