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Earlier this week the department was dispatched as a rapid intervention crew to Chaucer Dr. in Independence Township for a house fire Cars 50 and 51 along with Rescue 55 responded and stood by with the R.I.C. team of 6 men. As soon as they arrived Tender 57 was assigned to the fire for water … Read more

Saturday afternoon both Flanders and Budd Lake Fire units were dispatch to the new Longhorn restaurant in the ITC for a report of a fire in some pallets with extension into the building. When units arrived, workers were putting water on the fire Engine 95 stretched a line to the rear and quickly put the … Read more

Recently the fire department was dispatched to the corner of Wolf Rd. and Kings Arrow rd. for a brush fire. Car 51 arrived and had 1 50×150 grass fire next the sewer treatment plant on Wolf Road. Engine 53 and Tender 57 along with Flanders 95 and 98 had over 400 feet of forestry line … Read more

Today Friday around 12:30 pm the fire department was dispatched to Route 80 east at mile marker 24 for a car fire. Car 51 and 52 arrived and found a car fully involved in fire with 2 home oxygen tanks in the back seat. Engine 59 pulled up and stretched their front bumper line on … Read more

Recently the Budd Lake Fire Department was dispatched to the area of waterloo valley road and Kinney Road at a New Jersey Transit crossing for a report of a train that hit a tractor trailer. An engine and chief were tied up on a garbage fire in town so a City-Wide request was put out … Read more

Car 51 and Engine 59 responded to the parking lot of 200 international dr. for a report of a garbage truck on fire upon arrival of Car 51 the driver of the garbage truck emptied the garbage load onto the parking lot saving the truck. Engine 59 arrived and stretched an inch and three-quarter line … Read more

Just before midnight Budd Lake’s RIC team was requested again this time into Hackettstown. Crews stood by while crews operated in the attic and second floor of the structure. Ladder 58 was deployed with its aerial going to the roof as precaution if a vent was needed. Crews were back in town around 1:30am.

Tuesday afternoon around 3 calls came in for a commercial structure fire on Furnace Street in Stanhope Bro. Upon arrival of Stanhope Chief 1 there was fire and smoke coming from the roof area. Netcong Engine 1 and Tower 1 along with Stanhope Ladder 1 went to the roof and started to open up the … Read more

Sunday night Flanders Fire was called to a business on Goldmine Rd. for a report of a truck on fire. Car 90 arrived and confirmed a working truck fire and requested Budd Lake for assistance. Rescue 97 arrived and stretched an inch and three-quarter line on the fire as Engine 59 arrived and gave 97 … Read more

The department went to the Somerset Country Fire Academy to do live burns in the counties new Phase 5 live burn prop. Crews had 3 scenarios to work with the first one was a 1st floor bedroom fire with people trapped, the second was a basement fire and the third was a car fire in … Read more