M/A Fires

The long wait is over. SANTA is coming to town. BLFD will be having Santa visit the following locations on Saturday December 21st.Happy Holidays Please come out and be “JOLLY”

Over the Thanksgiving weekend while on patrol the police reported a car on fire in the TD Bank parking lot. Engine 59 Tender 57 and Car 52 responded and quickly extinguished the engine compartment that was on fire. There were no injuries and the car was towed.

Monday morning the department was dispatched for Tender 57 to respond into Hamburg in Sussex County for a Wearhouse fire next to the Gingerbread Castle. 57 went in service with 2 firefighters and once on scene the crew was assigned Tender duty dumping over 27,000 gal. of water into portable pools which feed the ladder … Read more

The Budd Lake Fire Department was asked for Tender and UTV from Nov 10 at 9 a.m. till Nov 11 at 8 p.m. After working 35 hours with many different departments at West Milford’s Brush Fire, everyone did an amazing job; it was a lot of work. Including structural protection, hitting hotspots, and reeling water. … Read more

Saturday after a long morning crews were dispatched to the 25 ramp of route 80 west for a car fire. Engine 59 arrived and had a car well involved in fire with a little extension to the grass. The crew quickly extinguished the fire. There were no injuries.

This time over the last few days tings really heated up the department was dispatched to the Fairmont section of Washington Twp. for a large brush fire in the area of West Mill Rd. The UTV along with Flanders brush units and Tender 57 assisted with fire suppression and water supply. Crews remained on the … Read more

During the crazy drought conditions Rockaway Twp. had the first of many large brush fires this one was near the old sky resort. Along with many other towns and counties Tender 57 along with UTV-1 responded to assist crews did an 8-hour shift assisting with water supply and hitting hot spots near homes. Engine 59 … Read more

Late morning Wednesday calls came in for smoke behind a home on the corner of Stokes Ave and Chelsea Dr. car 52 arrived and called a working fire assignment and then a second alarm. Engine 59 arrived and stretched a line in the front door and started knocking down the fire Tower 96 and Engine … Read more

Saturday afternoon calls came in for a lawn mower on fire and spreading to the leaves on River Rd. Flanders Chiefs arrived and called for Budd Lake to assist the fire was growing fast. Rescue 97 and Brush 98 arrived and started to knock down the fire as Tender 57 and Engine 53 from BL … Read more

For a second day in a row this time in the Flanders section of town a contractors lawn mower caught fire this one was in the area of Kevin Dr. and Tinc Rd. Car 91 arrived and reported a fully involved mower and a pile of leaves on fire the fire quickly spread to the … Read more