The department held a training drill on rope rescue with the members training on high and low angle rescue. Crews took turns simulating a roof rescue bringing an injured person down from a roof or in a below grade area using a rope pully system off the ladder truck. One of the many tasks we … Read more
Late Sunday afternoon 50, 51 and Engine 53 were dispatched to Netcong rd. for a trash fire, units arrived and had 2 trash cand and garbage on fire. E-53 used their trash line and knocked the fire. The fire started with fireworks that were Dis guarded after use in the morning but smoldered and ignited … Read more
Over the last week and a half Budd Lake and Flanders Fire and Rescue Squads attended some summer camps it was assume spraying the kids and letting them go through the fire trucks. Have a great and safe summer. We will see everyone at National Night Out August 6th at Turkey Brook Park.
As tempters got into the high 90 firefighters were dispatched to Cedar Street in the Budd Lake section of town for a report of a fire in the basement area. Units arrived and had a heavy smoke condition Engine 53 pulled a line into the basement and quickly put the fire out. Engine 59 and … Read more
The day after the fourth of July firefighters keep busy with a mutual aid call, 5 alarm calls, 1 wire down call and a shed fire on Stevens State Park Rd. The fire was reported after 1 pm car 52 arrived and reported a well involved 10 x 20 shed. Engine 59 and Tender 57 … Read more
Just after a storm blew in and dumped heavy rain the department was called out for a car fire on Interstate 80 West mm 25. Car 50 and 51 arrived and found a fully involved car fire on the east bound side of the highway in the center lane. Engine 59 and Tender 57 arrived … Read more
What a great event at Turkey Brook Tuch a Truck the Fire Department was on hand and had a great time with all the people that stopped in to say hello. Rember if you want to be a volunteer stop by and Tuesday Night around 6:30 pm.
The department ran several calls including 3 motor Vehicle crashes, a stove fire, and outside fire and a dryer fire in a laundromat. There were no serious injuries or property damage.
For a better part of 3 weeks Flanders and Budd Lake Fire departments have been training on 4 houses on Rt. 206 that are scheduled to be torn down Crews from both departments along with Netcong and Chester fire units took turns drilling on search and rescue, venting, hose advancement and other fire and first … Read more
Tuesday afternoon all Mount Olive Fire units were dispatched for a car on fire next to a building on route 206 in the Flanders section of town. Car 50 arrived and reported a working car fire Rescue 97 was first in and stretched their pumper line on the fire. Budd Lake Engine 53 arrived and … Read more