The Budd Lake Fire Department was dispatched Thursday night to a report of a truck fire on Interstate 80 East @ mm24.5, while in route the chiefs were told by the dispatcher they had several calls on the fire. Upon arrival the tractor was disconnected from the trailer and the rear half of the trailer … Read more
Tuesday started with an Alarm then a 2-car crash in front of the fire station. The members started their weekly drill night at 7 pm by cleaning all trucks and equipment. Just after the drill ended a call came in for an overturned car into the woods next to the CVS store on rt. 46. … Read more
Sunday night units were called to #1 Rt. 46 for a report of a fire. Car 51 and 50 arrived and reported a fire on the second floor of a 2-story house with 6 apartments in it. Engine 53 arrived and stretched a 1 ¾ line up the stairs and quickly knocked the fire down. … Read more
Sunday afternoon the department was called to Eagle Rock Village building # 17 for a car into a building. Car 50 and 51 along with Rescue 55 were assigned 4 apartments were evacuated and the crews assisted the damage. The building inspector was called and the determination was that 2 apartment would be unlivable while … Read more
Firefighters were up early around 3 am for a report of a tractor trailer on its side on route 80 east at MM 22.4. Car 51 and Rescue 55 arrived and had a truck that lost control and slid on its side through a 35-foot section of guardrail. Budd Lake First Aid Squad checked the … Read more
Thursday night a call came in from Morris County Communication’s center calling for a full response from Budd Lake to Peachtree Village for a structure fire. Ladder 58 with a crew of 6 responded as a rapid intervention assignment and stood by engine 53 with a crew of 5 also responded and both units stood … Read more
Recently 3 cars were involved in a head on crash on Rt. 46 by the lake Car 50 and 52 arrived and had 3 cars involved with one person trapped. Rescue 55 with a crew of 6 responded and went to work with the jaws and removed the person from the car and Atlantic EMS … Read more
Recently the fire department teamed up with other departments in the area to go over each others rapid intervention gear. Rapid intervention is a special training to assist when firefighters get trapped or go down in a fire. Crew went over air packs from the different departments and other specialized gear. The departments that took … Read more
Mount Olive Fire was dispatched to assist Roxbury with a brush fire caused by down power lines Engine 53 and Cars 51 and 52 responded while in route engine 53 was redirected to cover a second fire in Roxbury on Ranitan Ave, on arrival of car 52 there was smoke and fire coming from the … Read more
Earlier this week the department was dispatched as a rapid intervention crew to Chaucer Dr. in Independence Township for a house fire Cars 50 and 51 along with Rescue 55 responded and stood by with the R.I.C. team of 6 men. As soon as they arrived Tender 57 was assigned to the fire for water … Read more