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Sunday night during a heavy rainstorm a tractor trailer rolled over on its side around MM 23 west bound closing the roadway for hours. Rescue 55, Cars 51 and 52 responded along with Byram Twp. Rescue 3, the truck was leaking fuel and motor oil over the highway. Rescues 3 and 55 put down speedy … Read more
Saturday early morning Tender 57 was requested into Byram Twp. to assist with water shuttle. The Byram chief on scene reported the fire was out and that all water tenders could return so 57 took the canceled and returned. Later in the afternoon the Tender was requested back to Byram for a house fire at … Read more
Early Sunday morning while returning from Stanhope Firehouse on a cover assignment Engine 59 and Car 52 responded on a citywide call for a barn fire on Bartly Rd. Car 51, 91 and Flanders Engine 95 all responded and 59 stretched a handline to the fire which burned itself out. Crews hit hot spots and … Read more
Crews from Budd Lake and Flanders traveled up to the Allmunchy Fire House to use their mask confidence course that they have setup in the basement of their fire house. Crews drill hard on firefighter search and rescue tactics rescuing down firemen. They were put through an obstacle course and had to preform rescues and … Read more
Saturday afternoon Engine 53 and Car 51 responded to Janice Dr. for a report of a lawn mower on fire units arrived and used a trash line to put out a riding lawn mower that was fully involved in fire and started to catch the grass and leaves on fire. The fire was quickly put … Read more
The Rescue responded to several crashes all with minor injuries. There was 1 door pop that the jaws were used and a second with a rollover where there were no injuries. The third crash was a pickup truck that hit a car and pushed it into a house on Rt. 46. No injuries were reported … Read more
Last week the fire department along with the Fire Prevention office went around to the schools in the Budd Lake Section. Sandshore, CMS, Little learner Academy, Mt. Olive Child Care and Kinder Care were all taught some fire safety by our crews. We had a great time showing and teaching the little ones the trucks … Read more
Earlier this week cars 51, 52 and Rescue 55 responded to route 80 west at 25 for a 2 car crash with multiple people hurt. Budd Lake, Flanders and Atlantic EMS had 5 ambulances on scene. 1 person was medevaced out to a trauma center and 4 other people were transported by ground to area … Read more
This past Saturday Budd Lake and Flanders Fire went to the Warren County Fire Acadamy to practice training on live car fires. 2 cars were filled with hay and then lit crews took turns extinguishing them while practicing their skills. The crews got 3 burns in then cleaned up and returned intime for lunch.
Shortly after 10am yesterday morning Budd Lake and Flanders Fire Departments were dispatched to a reported structure fire. First arriving units found the residence fully involved inside with fire showing from all floors. An interior attack was attempted but crews were quickly pulled out due to the fire conditions and parts of the structure beginning … Read more