Brush Fire Battled in Pemberton
On Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 1251 hours, companies were dispatched to a reported large brush fire on Route 70 in the area of Lakehurst Road. The fire was reported to be rapidly growing with several homes threatened. WUI Task Force “C” was dispatched for the call and placed on standby. Due to weather conditions and the quick actions of NJFFS crews, the fire was held south of the development and no homes were lost. The fire was placed under control at 0900 hours on May 9, 2010. A total of 450 acres were burned. There were no injuries reported for this call.
-Fire News photos by Dave Hernandez
Police Report Lawnside Fire
On Monday night, May 10, 2010, at 2340 hours, Task Force 27-2 was dispatched to John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Lawnside for a reported dwelling fire. The local police patrol units arrived and reported visible fire at the rear of the dwelling. Arriving fire officers reported a working fire and advised the county alarm room that all companies would be going to work. Lawnside Squad 2722 arrived and went into service at the front of the dwelling, as did Quint 91 from Barrington Fire Company. All occupants of the home managed to get out safely. Apparatus and manpower from Magnolia and Runnemede arrived and staged their apparatus with their manpower forward. Haddon Heights was special called as an additional RIT Unit. As The Barrington Fire Company truck crew proceeded to open the roof, heavy fire overtook the rear of the house and the vent team was ordered off the roof. Numerous hand lines were deployed at Division "A" and "C" to knock down the fire. The flames extended into the attic area but were held in check by both Lawnside and Magnolia firefighters. The Camden County Fire Marshals Office was on the scene. No injuries were reported for the incident.
-Fire News photos by John Axford, Camden County Fire Photographer-3
Chemical Reaction Creates HAZMAT
Response in Paramus
On May 13, 2010, at approximately 0845 hours, the Paramus Fire Department was dispatched to the Paramus Department of Public Works yard on Carlough Drive for a load of garbage that was smoking. A borough sanitation truck had dropped the load at the yard and continued on its route.
Paramus Fire Department HAZMAT and Bergen County HAZMAT, in level "B" protection, inspected the load and found numerous household chemicals had been thrown out with the trash, causing a reaction. The chemicals were removed and disposed of properly. There were no injuries reported from this incident.
-Fire News photos by Thomas Bischoff
North Hudson Regional Battles Funeral Home Blaze
Shortly before Midnight on Saturday May 15, 2010, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue responded to New York Avenue and 20th Street on a reported fire. First arriving companies reported fire through the roof of a vacant three-story funeral home. Crews made an interior attack to darken the fire on the second floor, however firefighters were withdrawn at the request of the third alarm due to poor interior conditions. Command set up exterior operations with two ladder pipes and hand lines operating on the exposure “B” building roof. Crews were able to knock down the fire without it extending to the attached exposure building.
-Fire News photo by Michael J. Coppola
