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Police & Fire
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire
A Flemington family of five is reeling after a fire destroyed their home on Saturday, Feb. 8. This morning at 1133 Hours, the Rescue Squad was dispatched with Flemington Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid... Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Saturday, February 8, 2025 While the family escaped safely, with one child sustaining minor injuries, the blaze left them with nothing but the clothes on their backs, according to a GoFundMe campaign by Fatima Ledesma. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the fire at 11:33 a.m…
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Firefighters Rappel Down Building For Daring Rescue: North Bergen Mayor
One person was hospitalized after a high rise fire produced a daring rescue in North Bergen on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, authorities said. At 10 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire at the Stonehenge building on the 28th floor of 8200 Blvd. East, North Bergen police said. The fire was confined to a single unit, North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco said. "The North Hudson Regional Fire Department's prompt response effectively prevented the fire from spreading to adjacent units," Sacco said. To rescue an individual on the 28th floor, firefighters rapelled down from the 29th floor…
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: Coast Guard Crew Airlifts Injured Sailor In Daring Late-Night Rescue Near NY Harbor
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Atlantic City raced to rescue a tanker crew member who suffered a chemical injury while working more than 11 miles away from the New York Harbor, officials said. A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Atlantic City responded to an emergency call at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, the air station said in a Facebook post. The call reported a crew member aboard a tanker located 10 nautical miles off New York Harbor had sustained an eye injury from acid exposure during maintenance operations. The helicopter crew success…
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Watch Officer Who Doubles As Clark Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning NJ Home
A New Jersey police officer who doubles as a firefighter saved a woman from a burning home, and it was all caught on his body-worn camera. Clark Fire Capt. Thomas Sweeney was working his shift as a Millburn police officer when a fire broke out at a home on Old Short Hills Road around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Oct. 26. The bodyworn camera footage shows Sweeney, a Clark firefighter since August 2020, running into the home without protective fire gear. Sweeney then finds an elderly woman trapped and pulls her to safety. Firefighters said all other occupants had already escaped and that the fi…
Police & Fire
Two Firefighters Injured In Two-Alarm Newark Blaze: Authorities
Two firefighters were injured battling a two-alarm fire in Newark on Monday, July 22, authorities said. At 8:10 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire in the basement at 76 Barbara St., an occupied 3-story building, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. A 2nd alarm was called, requesting additional firefighters to the scene to help stop the spread of a fire to an adjacent building, Fragé said. A firefighter sustained a leg and ankle injury after a staircase collapsed, Fragé said. Another firefighter sustained cuts to his arm, Fragé said. Both firefighters were hospi…
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