Vacant Houses Training

The fire department took advantage of the vacant houses on the former site of Heralds landscaping in Flanders by training on search and rescue. The department trained with the Allamuchy Fire Department as crews were split up in groups of 4 and preformed search and rescue drills searching for victims and rescuing them. The crews … Read more

Roof Vent Training

Safety & Survival Training company brought their roof training prop to the fire house and trained firefighters on cutting roofs for ventilation during house fires. Crews took turns cutting holes in roofs from the Ariel ladder and also from ground ladders. They went over the use of saws and hooks as well as the proper … Read more

Budd Lake Assists Hackettstown

Ladder 58, Car 51 and 52 responded, the ladder set up in front of the building and assisted with overhaul the 2 chiefs assisted with command. Tuesday June 1st the Warren County Communications Center received calls for a fire on the roof of 118 Main Street in Hackettstown. First arriving units had smoke and fire coming … Read more

Garage Fire in Flanders

Firefighters were called to a home on West Grover Street in the Flanders Section of town for a report of a car on fire in a garage. Police reported the car was on fire but they could not get to it Car 91 arrived and ordered a second alarm. Engine 59 assisted Flanders Engine 95 … Read more

Car Fire training

Saturday May 22nd the department went to the Warren County Fire Academy and trained on putting out car fires. E-59, R-55, UT 54 and Chief 2 and 3 spent the morning lighting cars on fire and working on tactics and safe ways to extinguish fire in cars. The training lasted around 2 hours and after … Read more

1800’s Old Mill burns in Flanders

Firefighters were called to Route 206 and Flanders Netcong Rd. in the Flanders section of Mount Olive for a smoke condition called in by Mount Olive Police. Flanders Fire department was the first to be called and within minutes the Budd Lake Fire department was also called, first arriving Assistant Chief 91 and then the Chief Car … Read more

Small Fire on Netcong Rd.

Recently Firefighters were called to Netcong Rd. for a report of smoke coming from the second floor of a home. Car 51 arrived and reported smoke from the second floor with a report of someone trapped. Car 52 arrived and using a self-contained breathing apparatus search the second floor, removed a victim, and called for … Read more

Air Bag Training

Recently the fire department drilled on the use of air bags and struts, using a donated school bus. The crew were given two scenarios one was a worker trapped under the front of the bus and the second one was a bus overturned on a car with people trapped. The crews used air bags to … Read more

Keeping it Clean and Preventing Cancer

Recently the Fire Department put in service a new washer and dryer for firefighting gear only. The special washer is designed to was turnout gear witch helps keep the cancer causing carcinogens off firefighter and preventing them from taking it home to there loved ones. The dryer is not your average dryer it is designed … Read more

Watching the Burn During 5 K

This past weekend the fire department stood by a hot fire pit as runners prepared to run a 5 K run sponsored by the Mount Olive Recreation Department. Engine 59 with a crew of 6 stood by and assisted with keeping the fire burning and at the end extinguishing it. We also had our recruitment … Read more