Friday night a request came in from Roxbury Fire for Tender 57 to assist with a Tractor Trailer on fire on interstate 80 east at 28 mm. Tender 57, car 51 and 52 responded and 57 provide water to Roxbury’s E-12. Units remained on scene for around 2 hr.
Recently the department was dispatched to assist Flanders Fire with a reported smell of electrical burning at Mountain View School. Upon arrival crews went to the roof and found a motor burning in an HVAC unit. E-59 quickly extinguished the fire and there was no damage to the inter of the school and all kids … Read more
Recently the department purchased a used shipping container to help with some extra storage. The department would like to thank the following people for their donation of time to get the container to the fire house and set it up for us. The container will be cleaned up and painted to fit in.
Sunday morning a fire alarm came in for Mount Olive High School Flanders Fire arrived and found smoke in a hallway and called for Budd Lake Fire for help. Crews stretched a line into the first floor and quickly extinguished a fire that was in a floor drying fan caught fire and burned the carpet … Read more
Just as crews arrived at Turkey Brook for the food truck event a call came in for an animal rescue on Indian Spring Rd. Animal control officer Zeller requested the fire department to assist with removing a Halk from a guide pole on a fire hydrant. Engine 53 and Car 50 responded the large bird … Read more
Recently Chief Maloney received notice of a local farm that had a large area of mulch that was smoking and turning black in some spots after investigating the report that was given by the D.E.P. a box was struck bringing Flanders engine and brush truck in to assist Engine 53 with starting to pull apart … Read more
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.