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Sunday night units were called to #1 Rt. 46 for a report of a fire. Car 51 and 50 arrived and reported a fire on the second floor of a 2-story house with 6 apartments in it. Engine 53 arrived and stretched a 1 ¾ line up the stairs and quickly knocked the fire down. … Read more

Sunday afternoon the department was called to Eagle Rock Village building # 17 for a car into a building. Car 50 and 51 along with Rescue 55 were assigned 4 apartments were evacuated and the crews assisted the damage. The building inspector was called and the determination was that 2 apartment would be unlivable while … Read more

Firefighters were up early around 3 am for a report of a tractor trailer on its side on route 80 east at MM 22.4. Car 51 and Rescue 55 arrived and had a truck that lost control and slid on its side through a 35-foot section of guardrail. Budd Lake First Aid Squad checked the … Read more

Thursday night a call came in from Morris County Communication’s center calling for a full response from Budd Lake to Peachtree Village for a structure fire. Ladder 58 with a crew of 6 responded as a rapid intervention assignment and stood by engine 53 with a crew of 5 also responded and both units stood … Read more

Recently 3 cars were involved in a head on crash on Rt. 46 by the lake Car 50 and 52 arrived and had 3 cars involved with one person trapped. Rescue 55 with a crew of 6 responded and went to work with the jaws and removed the person from the car and Atlantic EMS … Read more

Recently the fire department teamed up with other departments in the area to go over each others rapid intervention gear. Rapid intervention is a special training to assist when firefighters get trapped or go down in a fire. Crew went over air packs from the different departments and other specialized gear. The departments that took … Read more

Mount Olive Fire was dispatched to assist Roxbury with a brush fire caused by down power lines Engine 53 and Cars 51 and 52 responded while in route engine 53 was redirected to cover a second fire in Roxbury on Ranitan Ave, on arrival of car 52 there was smoke and fire coming from the … Read more

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