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Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire
Waldwick Firefighters Douse Train Trash Fire Waldwick firefighters doused a train fire in a hopper car filled with trash. The firefighters kept the flames from spreading with a tower ladder, along with a hand line, after the call came in from near the train station shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. They had the fire doused in under a half hour. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit took water and air readings. No injuries were reported. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit took water and air readings.WALDWICK FD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges
Saddle River Barn Fire Poses Challenges UPDATE: A trio of firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion during a "difficult" weekend barn fire in Saddle River, responders said. The two-alarm, 6:30 p.m. Sunday blaze on Old Farms Road posed an "additional hazard of ammunition exploding due to the heat of the flames," according to Waldwick firefighters, who were among the mutual aid responders. An initial report of surrounding homes being evacuated couldn't be confirmed. Valley Hospital BLS treated the firefighters at the scene. No other injuries were reported. Among the other mutual aid responders, at the scene or in coverage, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 78, Hospitalized In Waldwick Rollover Crash Driver, 78, Hospitalized In Waldwick Rollover Crash
Driver, 78, Hospitalized In Waldwick Rollover Crash UPDATE: A 78-year-old Waldwick resident was hospitalized after her Jeep hit a parked car and overturned, authorities said. The Toyota was legally parked on Harrison Avenue when the 2018 Jeep Compass struck it and rolled at the corner of West Prospect Street shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Lt. Thomas J. Dowling said. Waldwick firefighters extricated the driver, who was taken to The Valley Hospital for an evaluation, he said. Police, firefighters and the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps were joined by an ALS paramedic unit from Valley. A tow truck righted and removed the Jeep. Waldw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hospitalized In Route 17 Rollover Driver Hospitalized In Route 17 Rollover
Driver Hospitalized In Route 17 Rollover A 21-year-old driver from Maywood was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following a rollover crash Wednesday morning on rain-slicked Route 17 in Waldwick. His Honda Civic was headed north on the highway when it hit a pothole, hydroplaned into the center median and overturned near Grove Street around 9 a.m., Waldwick Police Lt. Thomas Dowling said. The driver got out on his own before being taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Dowling said. The crash backed up the highway's northbound side and created southbound rubbernecking. Waldwick police, firefi…

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by Jerry DeMarco