Do a large water main break in the City of Paterson the Passaic County Fire coordinators requested Tenders and Engines from around the State to assist with providing water. Budd Lake Fire assisted 2 times one with Tender 57 then Engine 59 did a 12-hour standby. Allways willing to assist people in need.
Sunday afternoon a call came in for a car rolled over on its side on Old Budd Lake Rd. Car 50, 51 and Rescue 55 responded and found a women trapped in the SUV with the truck full of garage sale items from the front to the back. Crews had to start emptying the truck … Read more
Last week the Ladder Truck was dispatched into Netcong for a Rapid Intervention Assignment. Ladder 58 Car 50 and 52 responded and assisted by standing by at the scene before being relisted. The fire was on a deck in the Netcong Hights apartments.
The Department’s Rescue has been busy with a lot of car crashes within a 3 day span we ran 6 crashes ranging for minor to serious with 2 Med-Vac’s, 2 rollovers. 1 with a trapped person and a few minor one all victims were treated and transported. Here is some of the action.
Flanders and Budd Lake were dispatched to Oakwood Village Bdl. 103 for a report of smoke coming from an apartment. Car 90, 91, 92 50, 51 and 52 responded along with Eng. 53 and 95 crews quickly checked and found food left unattended causing a smoke condition 53 and 95 vented and all units returned … Read more
Recently the department were dispatched to the lake for a capsized paddle boat. Marine 1 and utility 54 responded along with Chief 2 and 3 the boat was deployed, and the crew was able to tow it to shore there was no one in or around the boat.
Very early Thursday morning around 3 am the department was dispatched to Route 80 East @ 23.4 for a rolled over truck. Cars 50, 51 and 52 arrived and had a live stock tractor trailer on its side with the driver pined inside and hauling 38 cows to a slaughter house. Rescue 55 was assigned … Read more
Recently the Budd Lake Fire Department responded to Route 80 East @ mm26.2 for a reported rollover. Upon arrival, Car 52 established Command and requested an additional 3 ambulances, one advanced life support unit and had a medivac put on standby. Ther were a total of 6 patients, 2-ALS, 4-BLS. After triage medics canceled the … Read more
Just after Father’s Day lunch calls came in for smoke coming from a home in the Windinghill section of Budd Lake. Car 51 arrived and had smoke pushing from the eves of the 1st floor. Car 52 and 50 arrived and 50 took command Engine 53 pulled up and quickly stretched a line in and … Read more
As lunch time rolled around Monday afternoon, a call came in for a reported fire at the Residence Inn in the Trade Zone area of town. On arrival black smoke was coming from the second floor on the “D” side of the building. Guests were evacuating as a second alarm was struck. Firefighters pushed their … Read more