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Recently a truck lost control on Flanders Drakstown road and crashed into the guard rail just before the bridge. Car 51 and 52 arrived and found the truck up on top of the guard rail with gas leaking onto the roadway. Rescue 55 arrived and quickly stopped the fuel from entering the river and secured … Read more

Recently a car lost control an ran into the Ski Zone building. Rescue 55 and Engine 59 responded and found a car into the building. After checking there were no injuries and the building was not damaged but the car was. Crews cleaned up and secured the car and returned to service within a half … Read more

Recently Flanders and Budd Lake Fire companies were dispatched to Overlook Apartments for a report of smoke coming from a garage. Flanders Chief was first on scene and reported a smoke condition. Engines 95 and 59 arrived and 95 stretched a hand line to a laundry room in the garage. Engine 59 checked for extension … Read more

The fire department used the jaws of life to remove 2 people from a motor vehicle accident on rt. 46 and Woodsedge Ave. Friday afternoon. 3 people involved in the crash were not hurt. Rescue 55 cleaned up and the highway was reopened within a half hour.  

Sunday around noon dispatch received calls for a shed on fire on Flanders Drakestown Rd. Car 50 was the first to arrive and reported a small shed on fire. Flanders Engine 95 and Rescue 97 arrived and had to come up a long winding driveway. Eng. 95 stretched their front bumper line and quickly put … Read more

Just after 9 pm on Thursday October 22 the Flanders Fire Department was at there station drilling when a homeowner from 3 houses down pulled into the station and reported his house was on fire. Crews radioed the dispatcher and reported a working house fire an to dispatch a second alarm brining Budd Lake, Roxbury, … Read more

Recently in Vasa Park a car lost control and hit a telephone pole snapping it in half causing it to land on top of the car and almost pull down a second pole. The wires on the pole started the tree tops on fire. Engine 59 stood by for the power company to shut down … Read more

The fire department this past weekend was dispatched to Hensyn Village Building D for a dumpster fire. Car 50 arrived and reported a fire in a 10 yard dumpster Engine 59 with a crew of 6 stretched t heir front bumper line and extinguished the fire. There was no extension to anything around it. Crews … Read more

The Fire Department was called to the area of Eagle Rock Building 41 for a dumpster fire. Car 50,51 & 52 arrived and had a 10 yard dumpster on fire Engine 53 pulled in and extinguished the fire and units returned to service within a half hour.