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Brush Fire Breaks Out In Bergen County Yard Brush Fire Breaks Out In Bergen County Yard
Brush Fire Breaks Out In Bergen County Yard Firefighters put out a brush fire that broke out in a Bergen County yard Monday, Nov. 4. The Allendale Volunteer FD said neighbors were helping to contain that blaze that broke out behind a home on Byron Court when they arrived. "935’s Crew quickly established a water supply, ran an attack line to the rear of the structure, and knocked the fire down in minutes," the department said on Instagram, sharing a video of the attack.  An engine from Ramsey assisted with the overhaul. New Jersey remains under Stage 3 fire restrictions as much of the state was at high risk for wildfires, the N…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Hit-Run Kia Leaves Paterson Responder's Family Of 9 Without Car SEEN IT? Hit-Run Kia Leaves Paterson Responder's Family Of 9 Without Car
Seen IT? Hit-Run Kia Leaves Paterson Responder's Family Of 9 Without Car "We don't deserve this," Paterson's Jorge Ariel said after finding his SUV severely damaged, his neighbor's sedan smashed up -- and the hit-and-run driver's bumper left behind. "I'm really hurting right now," the father of seven said. "We work so hard in getting our stuff. We have kids we take out in that vehicle." Ariel -- a volunteer Hawthorne firefighter who works as a Paterson police aide and Passaic County constable -- has only liability insurance on his Honda Pilot and can't afford the necessary repairs, or a rental car. But he also has the bumper, the V…

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by Jerry DeMarco