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Rochelle Park Fire Department
Police & Fire
Maywood House Fire Doused
Residents, responders and the family cats made it out OK as Maywood 's bravest doused a house fire. The blaze ignited in the rear of the 1½-story wood-frame house at the corner of Palmer and Coolidge avenues shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. Rochelle Park's fire chief was the first on scene, immediately followed by his Maywood colleagues. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Hackensack, Rochelle Park and Saddle Brook at the scene and from Garfield, Lodi and Paramus in coverage. The fire was declared under control within a half hour. No injuries were reported to any respon…
Police & Fire
Visitor, 68, Injured In Kessler Elevator Accident
A 68-year-old visitor to the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Saddle Brook had to be hospitalized Thursday night after an elevator accident, authorities said. Authorities are trying to determine what exactly happened around 7 p.m. Sept. 28, said Police Capt. John Zotollo, the officer in charge of the department. The victim was riding the elevator with his adult son, having visited a relative at the Market Street facility, when the door opened and his arm and leg got stuck between floors, the captain said. "The cause is unknown at this time," Zotollo said shortly before 9:30 p.m. …
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Dog Rescued In Saddle Brook Fire
A house fire was extinguished Wednesday afternoon in Saddle Brook. A dog was rescued as Saddle Brook firefighters doused a basement blaze on Elm Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. April 26. Two people also were reportedly treated for smoke inhalation. Firefighters had it knocked down in well under a half hour and under control 20 minutes or so after that. The most serious damage was confined to the basement of the 2½-story, wood-frame home. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Elmwood Park, Rochelle Park and Wallington at the scene and Fair Lawn and Garfield in coverage.Saddle Bro…
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: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down
UPDATE: A notorious stretch of southbound Route 17 remained closed after a tractor-trailer knocked a box truck onto its side at the border of Paramus and Rochelle Park. So was the exit from eastbound Route 4 onto 17. An International tractor-trailer hauling cases of prosecco was in the left lane at the bottleneck headed into Rochelle Park when it was clipped on the right by a Freightliner around 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 11, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The impact knocked the International into the median and onto its side, gashing a saddle tank that wound up spilling …
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: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze
UPDATE: A Saddle Brook police officer rescued a cat from a smoky fire that destroyed a local resident’s home Tuesday. Officer Matt Benus was the first responder at the two-alarm Hutter Street blaze. The 60-something woman got out safely, while her cat remained inside. Benus rushed in, found the feline in the living room and completed the rescue. The 7 a.m. fire -- the third residential blaze in the township in a week – broke out in the basement and quickly roared out the back of the 864-square-foot, wood-frame home, responders said. Firefighters had to open the roof to vent the fire whi…
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: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze
UPDATE: A Saddle Brook police officer rescued a cat from a smoky fire that destroyed a local resident’s home Tuesday. Officer Matt Benus was the first responder at the two-alarm Hutter Street blaze. The 60-something woman got out safely, while her cat remained inside. Benus rushed in, found the feline in the living room and completed the rescue. The 7 a.m. fire -- the third residential blaze in the township in a week – broke out in the basement and quickly roared out the back of the 864-square-foot, wood-frame home, responders said. Firefighters had to open the roof to vent the fire whi…
Police & Fire
Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus
A driver escaped unscathed after a tree service truck rolled over near Bergen Community College in Paramus late Monday afternoon -- as borough firefighters and EMS were responding to a house fire three miles away. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and Rochelle Park firefighters responded to the mishap in front of 387 Paramus Road. A hazardous materials response unit also was summoned to attend to a diesel fuel spill. Nutchie's Service of Lodi righted the rig and handled the tow. ****** ALSO SEE: Paramus firefighters put down a smoky blaze that blew through a house Monday afternoon. https://par…
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: Saddle Brook Firefighters Rescue Three Dogs From House Blaze
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Saddle Brook firefighters rescued three dogs from a fast-moving blaze that blew through the roof of their home Monday -- two blocks from the scene of another devastating fire this weekend. The rear of the two-story, wood-frame house on Spruce Street was engulfed when firefighters arrived just after 11:30 a.m. Responders said they initially had trouble getting there because of a freight train. They had the bulk of the fire knocked down by noon. The roof had partially collapsed. "Due to the quick and heroic actions of the first responding Saddle Brook firefighter…
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