gstreeton60This morning just after 9:00 the department was dispatched to the area of River Rd and New Bridge Rd for a vehicle on its side with one party injured. The patient was prepped and packaged, turned over to Holy Name EMS and transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Units operated on scene for under 30 minutes.
New Milford Fire Department along with our Triboro brothers and mutual aid stand side by side while attending the homecoming of fallen Army Sgt. David Solinas Jr. Our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Sgt. Solinas.
31 Truck and Rive Edge ladder 1 can be seen in the background presenting the American flag over Kinderkamack rd.
Members of both Fire Companies attended a departmental breakfast at CO. 1. Following was a Departmental drill which included the use of a house scheduled to be torn down. The drill consisted of roof and exterior ventilations. Also interior attack line operations with search and rescue procedures, in order to locate the source of the fire.
The Junior Firefighters participated in this drill to further there understanding and education of the Fire Service.
Members of NMFD CO.1 had a company training drill at Dorchester Pond. They set up 2 types of water drafting techniques. One was from there Pumper Engine. The other technique is a portable pump they use on there water rescue boat. Both techniques can be used for different fire fighting applications
Tower 31 responded last evening to the township of Teaneck to assist their department while they were battling a multiple alarm brush fire in the area of the turnpike.
Happy Easter and Passover from our family to yours! Units are currently operating at a small oven fire on Reichelt Rd.
We want to thank the members of the Oradell Fire Department New Milford NJ Volunteer Fire Department and River Edge Volunteer Fire Department for attending last night’s class “Commanding, the 1st 30 Minutes & Beyond”. We had a packed house of enthusiastic firefighters that were engaged in good conversations about size-up, building construction and FD operations.
Members of the New Milford FD CO1 were called for standby at Carlstadt joined by Wyckoff, Waldwick, and Midland Park. Carlstadt FD attended the funeral honoring one of their brother firefighters of Past Chief and Fire Marshall, Bobby Moore.
