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NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire NJ Family Loses Everything In House 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…
Firefighters Rappel Down Building For Daring Rescue: North Bergen Mayor Firefighters Rappel Down Building For Daring Rescue: North Bergen Mayor
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…
1 Dead, Another Seriously Injured In Passaic New Year's Eve Fire 1 Dead, Another Seriously Injured In Passaic New Year's Eve Fire
1 Dead, Another Seriously Injured In Passaic New Year's Eve Fire A tragic New Year’s Eve fire claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman and left another individual injured in Passaic, authorities said. The fire broke out at approximately 10:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at an apartment building located at 361 Madison Street, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman, and Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost. The Passaic Fire Department extinguished the blaze, which investigators determined originated in a first-floor apartment. While battling the fire, crews discovered the body of a woman inside the…
VIDEO: Coast Guard Crew Airlifts Injured Sailor In Daring Late-Night Rescue Near NY Harbor VIDEO: Coast Guard Crew Airlifts Injured Sailor In Daring Late-Night Rescue Near NY Harbor
Video: 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…
Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning Short Hills Home Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning Short Hills Home
Watch Officer Who Doubles As Firefighter Pull Victim From Burning Short Hills 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…
Boy Impaled By Stick In Wayne While Taking Shortcut Home From School, Police Say Boy Impaled By Stick In Wayne While Taking Shortcut Home From School, Police Say
Boy Impaled By Stick In Wayne While Taking Shortcut Home From School, Police Say An 11-year-old boy impaled by a stick in Wayne was rescued by his school's resource officer and firefighters using a stokes basket on Monday afternoon, Sept. 16, police said. The boy and other students from Anthony Wayne Middle School were taking a shortcut home through the woods, which required sliding down a steep hill, Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly said. While sliding down the hill, the boy was impaled through his thigh by a large stick, Daly said. A friend called 911 and another returned to the school seeking help, where he found the school resource officer, Detective John Barrows, and…
Two Firefighters Injured In Two-Alarm Newark Blaze: Authorities Two Firefighters Injured In Two-Alarm Newark Blaze: Authorities
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…