The New Milford Fire Department was requested by Oradell on a 2nd Alarm to the 400 block of New Milford Avenue for a reported structure fire. 31 Truck, 34 Engine, Car 39, and Car 30 responded in. 31 Truck assisted with overhaul. The fire was contained and all units returned home safely.

Company 2 announces they were the recent recipient of a $1000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation’s Community Partners Program.  Employees from the New Milford Wells Fargo Bank branch were on hand at our August monthly meeting and presented the ceremonial check. The NMFD Company 2 will be using these funds towards the building of a new monument to honor our fallen and departed firefighters and those firefighters that met the ultimate sacrifice on September 11^th, 2001. The monument will incorporate a 12 foot piece of steel from the World Trade Center provided to us by the Port Authority of NY & NJ. Dedication of the monument is tentatively scheduled for November 27^th.

Pictured left to right Rafael Martinez(Branch Manager, Wells Fargo), Robert Ryan (President, NMFD Co2), Trfana Ahmed (Wells Fargo)
 

Company 2 recently sent a care package overseas to the Marines 2^nd Medical Battalion, 2^nd Marine Division. When members found out that JJ Tufaro, son of Assistant Chief James Tufaro was being deployed overseas they wanted to do something to give back to our troops especially one with such close ties to NMFD Company 2. JJ Tufaro is a corpsmen (Navy Paramedic) with the 2^nd Medical Battalion, 2^nd Marine Division of the Marine Corps currently deployed to the middle east. Pictured is a photo of the membership with the package and a photo of JJ and James.

The New Milford Fire Department will be participating in the Northen Valley Fires Chiefs' Parade this Saturday, October 1st in Harrington Park/Norwood.  Parade starts at 10AM.

On Sunday, September 11, 2011, New Milford Fire Company #1 dedicated a memorial to the firefighters who lost their lives responding to the attack on the World Trade Center.  The memorial consisted of actual steel from the fallen towers.  We would like to thank all those present, including the following people who donated time or materials to make this possible:

NMFD sends its condolences to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad and the Kenwood family on the Line of Duty Death of EMT / Rescue Technician Michael Kenwood who passed on Sunday August 28th shortly after 2200 hours.  Michael answered his last alarm on Sunday August 28th, 2011 at 0437 while operating at a swift water rescue assignment in Princeton Twp.during Hurricane Irene.

Kenwood was dispatched to the Stony Brook in Princeton Township at 4:35 a.m. Sunday to check for possible occupants of a submerged vehicle. He and a colleague became detached from the rope holding them together in the strong current, and Kenwood was swept away as he attempted to get back to land. The other man was unharmed, Princeton police said, and the car turned out to be unoccupied.
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Residents: Should you find yourself with a disabled car in water and you are able to leave please immediately notify your local police department of the whereabouts of your vehicle.

Shortly after 1am NMFD responded to a reported car into a house at the intersection Graphic Blvd and Chestnut St. . A underaged driver reportedly lost control of his vehicle striking a fire hydrant and then the home. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and was doing so as New Milford Police officers arrived. The driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, The fire department stood by on scene as a precaution and secured the utilities to the residence.