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Police & Fire
Victim Burned In Fiery Explosion At Warren County Home
A fiery Warren County home explosion caused one person to suffer a burn to the head and brought more than a dozen emergency crews to the scene. The Mansfield Township Fire Company responded to a home on Willever Lake Road off Jackson Valley Road and confirmed the fully-involved blaze around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said. Several surrounding departments also responded and immediately began attacking the fire and providing mutual aid, MTFC said. A medical helicopter was on standby as crews worked to douse the blaze, which included multiple explosions, initial reports sa…
Police & Fire
2 Victims Hospitalized In Serious Warren County Crash
Two victims were hospitalized following a serious Thursday morning crash in Warren County, authorities said. The crash occurred near Route 57 and Brass Castle Road in Washington Township shortly around 7:15 a.m., according to the Alpha Volunteer Fire Company. One of the vehicles overturned and trapped two victims, the fire company said. Both Atlantic Air 1 and NorthSTAR medical helicopters were requested to land at the Washington Township Fire Department to take two victims to nearby hospitals, according to initial reports. The medical helicopters were later canceled, and the victims wer…
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: Firefighter Injured In Morris County Barn Blaze
A firefighter was injured while battling a stubborn blaze that ravaged a barn in Morris County over the weekend. The fire broke out in Long Valley around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a Facebook post from Schooley’s Mountain Fire Co. The fire was knocked down within two-and-a-half hours with help from the Washington Township Fire Department and the Long Valley First Aid Squad, the post said. One firefighter was injured in the blaze but refused medical attention, authorities said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
Police & Fire
Paramus House Fire Doused
Firefighters doused a Paramus house blaze on Tuesday. The smoky fire apparently broke out in an attached garage and extended into the attic of the Behnke Avenue home shortly after 11 a.m. Firefighters had the bulk of the two-alarm blaze knocked down within 45 minutes. It was declared under control about five minutes later. No injuries were reported. No injuries were reported.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Mutual aid responders at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Emerson, Maywood, Oradell, River Edge and Washington Township, authorities said. 180 Behnke Avenue, P…
Police & Fire
COVID Exposure Temporarily Closes Bergen County Firehouse
Officials temporarily shut down the Washington Township Fire Department on Wednesday "out of an abundance of caution" following a COVID-19 exposure. The Pascack Valley department has arranged mutual aid coverage while contact tracing and coronavirus testing for any members who may have been exposed directly or indirectly, as well as any others who want to be tested. Officials are "working in conjunction with the Township OEM, Administration and the Health Department on implementing our return to service plan," Mayor Peter Calamari, Fire Chief Chief Kevin Zitko and Fire D…
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