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
Recently the department went to the Sussex County Fire Acadamy for some search and rescue training the department used their training building that is set up like a street with power lines and cars just like a downtown street. Crews took turns searching and rescuing people trapped on the first floor and second floor. Even … Read more
The department went to the Sandshore Schools Trunk or treat that was held on Sunday before Halloween Engine 59 and some members dressed up and decorated the truck and gave out tuns of candy and had a great time meeting friends and community members. Then Halloween night crews went out all over town handing out … Read more
At approximately 4:30pm on Halloween BLFD was dispatched to a reported lawn mower on fire. Upon arriving on scene, Car 51 found a fully involved commercial lawn mower on fire with a small area of grass burning, Engine 53’s crew used the booster line with foam and made quick work of the fire. The company … Read more
Sunday morning calls came in for a car on fire on Rt. 206 extension ramp to Rt. 80 east. Cars 50 and 52 arrived along with Engine 59 and Tender 57 and found a car with flames coming from the dash and interior of the SUV Eng 59 using their front line had the fire … Read more
Recently a homeowner called and said he had a fire in an area of his house with some batteries burring. Eng. 53, 59, Tender 57 and Flanders Eng. 95 along with Car 50 and 51 arrived and removed over 20 batteries from the home and continued to extinguishing some batteries still smoldering. After overhaul and … Read more
October was a little busy so far with some motor vehicle crashes all had no serious injuries all minor the Rescue assisted with cleanup and getting the roads open.