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Due to a severe water main break in the city of Newark the cities fire department requested assistance from surrounding counties for tenders, tankers and engines. Budd Lake And Flanders Fire answered the call sending Engine 59 staffed by Budd Lake and Flanders Firefighters. Engine 59 is in quarters with Newark Engine 13, Newark Ladder … Read more
The Mount Olive Emergency Services was out in the community recently the first stop was Turkey Brook Park for touch a truck event. Rescue 55 and Tower 96 along with 2 ambulances and the Police Department showing off their toys and letting the kids climb on the trucks and teaching residence’s how the Emergency Services … Read more
The department participated in the Mount Olive Police National Night Out. We gave away over 2500 fire prevention bags and a lot of Helmets and we sure enjoyed every minute of it from watching the kids spray the hose and just all the towns’ people having a great time. The department also did 2 vehicle … Read more
Budd Lake Fire was dispatched to Washington Twp. as a Rapid Intervention Crew. The crew operated for over an hour standing by and then assisting in overhaul. Below is from the Long Valley Fire Web Page with photos and story of the incident. On July 26 at 00:53 hours members responded to a reported basement … Read more
Recently the department has answered several calls for service some recent calls were a few calls for car accidents where one the crews had to remove a tree from a car & cut sections of guard rail to remove cars from the side of highways. We assisted Flanders with a smoke condition in Seamans building … Read more
Friday around 3 am calls came in for a tractor trailer that rolled on its side. Car 52 and Rescue 55 along with Byram Chief 1 and Rescue 3 arrived and secured the truck and cleaned up a fluid spill from the truck. Before the tow company could upright the truck units had to cut … Read more
Late afternoon on Thursday calls came in for a car into a tree on the extension ramp of Rt. 206 to Rt. 80 East, Car 51 and 52 arrived and requested medics and a helicopter on standby for 1 person trapped. Rescue 55 arrived and went to work with the jaws of life and removed … Read more
Wednesday July 6th a crew took Ladder 58 along with The Mount Olive Fire Marshal’s Office and Atlantic EMS to the International Dr. overpass of Rt. 80 to rase the flag to honor the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall project as it moves around the country it was on its way to the Randolph area where … Read more
Starting just after dinner a fire alarm came in on Dogwood Dr. which was just cooking then around 7 pm a call came in for a house fire on Foothill Rd. crews responded and found a fire in the oven with a heavy smoke condition, crew vented, and all units cleared. After relaxing for a … Read more
Over the weekend calls came in for an overturned camper on Interstate 80 East at mm 24. Car 50,51 and Rescue 55 were on the assignment Cars 51 and 50 arrived and had a Chevy truck that was pulling a travel trailer lost control and jackknifed sending the trailer on its side into the guardrail. … Read more