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Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze
Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze Two Newark firefighters died battling a blaze that tore through a car-carrying ship at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal late Wednesday, officials confirmed. UPDATE: 'Hearts Are Broken': IDs Of Newark Firefighters Killed In Line Of Duty Released The firefighters had “made an attempt to extinguish the fire and, because of the intense heat, they got pushed back out of the area where the initial fire was,” Newark Fire Department Chief Rufus Jackson at a morning news conference on July 6. The Grande Costa D'Avorio apparently was headed to Brooklyn after leaving Baltimore on Sunday with mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Trailblazing Jersey City Deputy Chief Makes History Again Trailblazing Jersey City Deputy Chief Makes History Again
Trailblazing Jersey City Deputy Chief Makes History Again A firefighter in Jersey City has become the highest-ranked woman statewide, city officials said. Constance Zappella, 43, was sworn in as deputy chief on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop joined Public Safety Director James Shea and Fire Chief Steven McGill to promote Zappella and three other Deputy Chiefs during a ceremony at City Hall  “She is a true trailblazer and an inspiration to our youth in Jersey City and beyond,” Fulop said in a statement. “Congratulations to all four of our new Deputy Chiefs who have worked very hard over the past two decades to support one…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor
Flammable Material In Glass & Vapor House Started Deadly Hoboken Fire: Prosecutor The cause of a fire that destroyed several businesses and left two people dead in Hoboken has been identified, authorities announced. The Dec. 20 Jackson Street fire began in the back of the building at Glass & Vapor House LLC and the Cause has been ruled an accident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Investigators believe the presence of flammable material within that business likely contributed to the fire. An on-duty Hoboken police officer heard a loud explosion in the area around 12:20 a.m. that day, Suarez said. First responders arriving at the scene found an activ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HERO: Off-Duty Jersey City Firefighter Gets Ahead Of 3-Alarm Blaze HERO: Off-Duty Jersey City Firefighter Gets Ahead Of 3-Alarm Blaze
Hero: Off-Duty Jersey City Firefighter Gets Ahead Of 3-Alarm Blaze A Jersey City firefighter on his way into work jumped into action when he saw a fire spreading Tuesday morning. The firefighter, identified by News12 as Keneyada Thompson noticed smoke coming out of an Orient Way building just before 7:45 a.m. He called in the fire and immediately began evacuating residents in two buildings. The blaze spread to adjacent buildings and, although no injuries were reported, many residents were left homeless. Bruce Springsteen's son Sam Springsteen, who was sworn into the JCFD earlier this month, was among those who responded. At the scene.Steven Fulop Tw…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
THE RISING: Sam Springsteen Sworn As Jersey City Firefighter THE RISING: Sam Springsteen Sworn As Jersey City Firefighter
THE Rising: Sam Springsteen Sworn As Jersey City Firefighter With his famous parents looking on, Bruce Springsteen’s son was sworn in Tuesday morning as a Jersey City firefighter at City Hall. Sam Springsteen, who turned 26 earlier this month, was one of 15 new Jersey City firefighters sworn in during a half-hour ceremony that filled the City Council chambers. The youngest of Bruce and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa’s three children had been a member of the Colts Neck Fire Department close to his folks’ home. He then trained for five months with his fellow Jersey City newbies at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy. “It wasn’t easy,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mechanic Gets Pinned Under Bus In Jersey City Mechanic Gets Pinned Under Bus In Jersey City
Mechanic Gets Pinned Under Bus In Jersey City A 39-year-old mechanic was rushed to the hospital Thursday after he was pinned beneath a bus he was working on in Jersey City, a city spokeswoman said.  The mechanic was working at a yard at 532 Johnston Ave. around 4:30 p.m. when the stationary bus apparently became unstable and rolled backwards.  Personnel from the police Emergency Services Unit and the Jersey City Fire Department propped the bus up to free the man, who was taken to Jersey City Medical Center.  Information on his condition was not immediately available Friday. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Person Found In Hudson River Identified UPDATE: Person Found In Hudson River Identified
Update: Person Found In Hudson River Identified UPDATE, Nov. 15: The person has been identified  The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after the body of a female was recovered from the Hudson River in Jersey City Tuesday afternoon.  The body, which the prosecutor's office said was badly decomposed, was recovered by the Jersey City Fire Department at the Newport Marina.  The cause and manner of death were under investigation Wednesday morning.  The prosecutor’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating the case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. Anyone with information is aske…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Dozens Displaced In Jersey City Fire, Chief Says Blaze 'Suspicious' Dozens Displaced In Jersey City Fire, Chief Says Blaze 'Suspicious'
Dozens Displaced In Jersey City Fire, Chief Says Blaze 'Suspicious' A fire that tore through four houses in Jersey City early Friday morning is under control, a city spokeswoman said.  The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Wade Street near Rutgers Avenue and went to four alarms before it was contained. Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and returned to duty. There were no other reports of injuries.  A GoFundMe has been launched for a Jersey City police officer and her family of 13 who were displaced by the fire  The cause of the fire was still under investigation Friday morning but it was believed to have been fed by a gas l…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center
Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center The NYPD Harbor Patrol Unit pulled a body from the Hudson River in Jersey City around lunchtime Tuesday. Witnesses gathered near the ferry dock that serves the Harborside Financial Center as the body was brought onto the boat around 12:30 p.m. It was bagged and then brought to shore, one said. Jersey City police and firefighters also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
First ResPAWnders: American Bully From Lyndhurst Follows Sign Language Commands First ResPAWnders: American Bully From Lyndhurst Follows Sign Language Commands
First ResPAWnders: American Bully From Lyndhurst Follows Sign Language Commands Meet Fortress, a 4-year-old American Bully from Lyndhurst. Her dad Raymond Skop is a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department. Fortress is in training to become a service dog for Skop's wife, Leah Skop. She follows sign language commands, is inquisitive and loves her family -- "she is an expert at loving us," Skop said. Fortress is smart and expressive, she doesn’t bark -- she can but she chooses not to, her owner said. Instead, she huffs and puffs, tap dancing when she’s excited. She grunts when you're taking too long to serve her food. The pup is always happy -- as long as she's…

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by Cecilia Levine