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Heroes
: Couple From Englewood, Teaneck Save Saddle Brook Residents From Fire
Doorbells ringing in the middle of the night startled sleeping residents of a Saddle Brook neighborhood. What the sleepy-eyed homeowners found at 1:30 a.m. Saturday were two good Samaritans who'd been driving by and saw some trees on fire. Matthew Blackwell of Teaneck and Donnae Cushnie of Englewood, both 24, first dialed 911, then made sure residents in the Midland Avenue townhouse community were aware of the danger. Firefighters doused the flames before they could spread to the homes. "We were all in bed," resident Michael Sarao said. "If they hadn't seen it, or stopped, …
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Hackensack Apartment Blaze
Firefighters doused a roaring garden apartment blaze before dawn Saturday. City firefighters had to cut a fence behind the Main Street apartments and enter the property through the Target parking lot to conduct searches and ventilate the roof after the blaze broke out around 1:15 a.m. Firefighters extinguished heavy flames that shot out the window on the first floor and extended to the second. The two-alarm fire was knocked down within 25 minutes and declared under control within an hour. Three minor injuries were reported, including one involving a firefighter who responders said had dif…
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Firefighters Fight Apartment House Blaze At Carteret Gardens
Firefighters and EMS crews responded to an apartment building fire Thursday afternoon. A fire was reported at Carteret Gardens Apartments at 25 Wedgewood Drive shortly after noon, authorities said. The Carteret Fire Department was battled the two-alarm blaze and mutual aid was en route, according to initial reports. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.
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Firefighters Called To Water Rescue, Boat Fire Amidst South Jersey Storm
UPDATED: A dive team was called to the Jersey Shore to rescue at least three children reported to be stranded on wake boards during the storm. It was among dozens of emergency calls Wednesday afternoon due to a severe thunderstorm with high winds and a chance of hail. Police, divers and EMS crews were called to Beaver Dam Road and Princeton Avenue in Brick Township about 1:30 p.m., according to initial reports. It was not clear if the children were still on their boards or in the water. Late Wednesday afternoon, after the storm passed, firefighters and EMS were called in Robbinsville…
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Updated
: Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blazes In South Brunswick, Lacey, Manapalan, Barnegat
UPDATE: A wind-whipped two-alarm fire is consuming a structure in the 600 block of Ridge Road in Middlesex County, authorities said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service declared Tuesday a "Class 5 Day, Extreme Fire Danger" for Division B in Central New Jersey due to high winds and low relative humidity. . All South Brunswick Fire Departments as well as Plainsboro Fire Department were fighting the Ridge Road fire early Tuesday afternoon, police said. MidJersey News posted a video of the fire on its Facebook page. A separate afternoon brush fire was reported in Lacey Township (Ocean County),…
Police & Fire
Morning Blaze Guts Orange Multi-Family Home
A morning fire ravaged an Orange multi-family home Tuesday. Firefighters found heavy flames on all floors of the three-story Park Street home shortly after 6:30 a.m. The blaze went to three alarms less than an hour later and was knocked down about a half-hour after that. No serious injuries were immediately reported. ALL PHOTOS: Rob Munson The Park Street blaze in Orange went to three alarms less than an hour after it broke out.ALL PHOTOS: Rob Munson Among those assisting their Orange colleagues at the scene or in coverage were firefighters from Newark, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Or…
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Trapped Fire Chief Low On Air 'Self-Rescues' From Engulfed Jersey Shore Home
A photographer captured an image of a working fire chief escaping a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed two Jersey Shore homes Tuesday. Long Branch Fire Chief Ronald Guidetti was trapped by flames on the top floor of one of the Monmouth Beach homes, the Long Branch Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 68 said Wednesday in a post. “Unable to utilize the interior stairwell, he made his way to a window and found no egress ladder,” the firefighters association said. “He removed his face piece as he was running out of air to get the attention of members operating on the exterior. “The chief self…
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Fire Ravages Mahwah Townhouse Complex
Fire ravaged multiple units of a Mahwah townhouse complex early Friday evening. Occupants all got out safely and no injuries were immediately reported. The three-alarm fire broke out in the Dickinson Manor condominiums in the Fardale section of town shortly after 5 p.m. Township firefighters moved quickly and in sizable numbers from the front and rear of the building to prevent the blaze from doing more serious damage. Firefighters from Waldwick, Wyckoff and Allendale were among those who joined their Mahwah colleagues at the scene, along with township police and EMS. Tallman FAST, Hill…
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Firefighters Douse Allendale House Blaze
Firefighters doused a house blaze in Allendale late Sunday. The fire broke out on the second floor of the 2½-story, wood-frame house on West Crescent Avenue off Franklin Turnpike around 10:15 p.m. It went to a second alarm for coverage 20 minutes later and was knocked down 10 minutes or so after that, responders said. Firefighters from Mahwah, Waldwick, Wyckoff, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River assisted their Allendale colleagues at the scene. Franklin Lakes, Midland Park and Upper Saddle River firefighters were asked to remain on standby in their own headquarters. No injuries were reported i…
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21 Vehicles Destroyed In Ridgefield Fire
Live wires temporarily kept firefighters from dousing flames that destroyed 21 vehicles on a lot off Broad Avenue in Ridgefield. A wire downed in Thursday night's storm ignited two vehicles in the depot, filled with hundreds of new vehicles, next to Metro Fuel on Hudson Avenue near H Mart, authorities said. Firefighters found two vehicles fully involved with live wires arcing over them, blocking initial suppression efforts. They doused nearby oil tanker trucks to prevent them from catching fire while they awaited PSE&G. The fire broke out off Broad Avenue (Route 1) in Ridgefield.D…
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Firefighters Douse Teaneck Apartment Complex Blaze
No injuries were reported after a Wednesday afternoon fire on the top floor of a four-story Teaneck apartment complex. The three-alarm blaze at the brick Walraven Apartments building on Ayers Court broke out shortly after 4 p.m. It spread through the cockloft into the walls, damaging at least two apartments, responders said. Ridgefield Park, Hackensack, Bergenfield and Englewood firefighters were among those who assisted their Teaneck colleagues. No serious injuries were reported.Yaniv Besterman Firefighters from several communities assisted their Teaneck colleagues.Yaniv Besterman
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Firefighters Catch Ho-Ho-Kus Basement Blaze Before It Can Do Serious Damage
Firefighters doused a Ho-Ho-Kus basement blaze before it could extend to the rest of the house. The blaze was just about to reach the floor above when firefighters found a heating unit that caught fire in a confined basement crawl space at the Spruce Place home around noon Monday. “Due to the quick action of our firefighters, the fire was contained to the unit of origin, resulting in minimal damage,” the department said in a release. “The HHKFD takes pride in protecting life and property in the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus through training and aggressive firefighting,” it added. The department t…
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