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HS Graduation for Young Firefighters

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The department would like to congratulate Jack Ciecwicz (Front with helmet), Joseph Iannuzzelli (Far left) and Dominic Savarese (2nd from the right) on their graduation from Mount Olive High School. Due to Coved 19 there were 3 separate Graduations in 2 days.  

3 Trucks Burn in Budd Lake

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August 6, 2020 around 2 pm calls came into the Mount Olive Police desk for a truck on fire behind # 20 Continental Drive, upon arrival of Car 51 one truck was fully involved and starting a second truck on fire, within minutes all 3 tractors were involved in fire. Engine 59 arrived and stretched … Read more

Ladder 58 Goes to Work in Hackettstown

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Thursday afternoon on July 9th calls came in to the Warren County 911 center for a house fire on Miller Street in Hackettstown, just down the street from the fire house. Chief 78-60 arrived and reported a fire in the basement and requested a first alarm assignment as the first due engine arrived and laid … Read more

Clothing Bin Closed

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The fire department was notified by the owners of the clothing donation bin at the end of our parking lot that it has to temporally close it due to their Wearhouse being full to capacity.  The department would like to thank everyone for donating and we will let you know when it is back open. … Read more

Mountain View School Donates to the Fire Department

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Recently the Mountain View School stopped by the fire house and donated some greatly appreciated items like bottled water and some healthy snacks as well as some other items. The Officers and members say a big thank you the water was placed on fire apparatus along with some snacks so firefighter’s can stay hydrated and … Read more

House Fire on Mohawk Trail

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Friday night around 7 pm Budd Lake and Flanders Fire and First Aiders were dispatched to Mohawk Trail in the Budd Lake section of town for smoke coming from a basement, Chief Dorlon arrived and reported a working fire in the basement garage area and struck out a second alarm. Chief 2 arrived and took … Read more

Crashes Keep Firefighters Busy on Rt. 80

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Recently Rescue 55 and the chiefs have been busy on the Interstate with a rollover on the rt. 46 overpass where 2 people were treated with minor injuries. Then the next day Allamuchy Fire requested Rescue 55 to assist them with a car under a tractor trailer. One person was flown to Morristown. The Rescue … Read more

Truck Fire on The Interstate

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Thursday shortly after 4 pm calls came in for a reported truck on fire on Route 80 West at mile marker 24.6 on the shoulder. Chiefs 2 and 3 arrived and reported a pickup truck with a flatbed 5th wheel trailer attached fully involved, Engine 59 arrived and stretched there front bumper line on the fire. The fire was confined to the truck with minor extension to the trailer. Rescue 55 was assigned to dike a storm drain and put down speedy dry and Haz-Mat pads to absorb the oil from the truck. There were no injuries and the fire was investigated by the New Jersey State Police the highway was reopened within a half hour.  

Tree Fire at Eagle Rock

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Recently the fire department was dispatched to Eagle Rock Village for a tree on fire. The first units reported a tree next to the rear of a building was burning and threating a 2nd floor balcony 53 arrived and quickly put it out units returned within a half hour with no extension to the building.