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Residents Hospitalized, Dog Rescued In Morris County New Year's Day House Fire Residents Hospitalized, Dog Rescued In Morris County New Year's Day House Fire
Residents Hospitalized, Dog Rescued In Morris County New Year's Day House Fire Several residents were hospitalized and a dog was rescued in a Morris County house fire on New Year’s Day, authorities said. Fire crews responded to the blaze at a 4-family home in Dover around 4:30 a.m., according to the Dover FMBA. Firefighters stretched a supply line and worked to douse the flames, which engulfed both the interior and exterior of the home, the fire company said. Crews then made an “aggressive interior push” to extinguish the bulk of the fire on the first floor. Meanwhile, additional crews, including the Mountain Tabor Volunteer Fire Department, arrived to stretch more…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘No Reduction In Manpower’ Following Picatinny Arsenal Fire Station Closure, Lt. Says ‘No Reduction In Manpower’ Following Picatinny Arsenal Fire Station Closure, Lt. Says
‘No Reduction In Manpower’ Following Picatinny Arsenal Fire Station Closure, Lt. Says Despite continued protests from crew members and local residents, Picatinny Arsenal representatives say that the closure of one of its fire stations earlier this week may have a marginal effect on response times but has caused no reduction in manpower. Fire Station Two, located near the commissary, started to operate “strictly in an administrative capacity” on Oct. 12, representative Eric Kowal said in a release alongside Lt. Col. Adam Woytowich, Picatinny Arsenal garrison commander. The same day, the majority of firefighting duties were consolidated to Fire Station One, which the official…

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by Valerie Musson