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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim HEROES: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim
Heroes: Lyndhurst Police Save Another Cardiac Victim A 62-year-old Lyndhurst man lay lifeless on his front lawn Thursday night when a township police officer arrived and immediately began administering CPR. Officer Thomas McSweeney was the first responder at the Stuyvesant Avenue home, where he was quickly joined by Detectives Geoff Rejent and William Kapp. “Together they continued lifesaving measures and administered a shock from a defibrillator,” Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said Friday. “As a result of their efforts they were able to resuscitate him.” Lyndhurst EMTs Charles Robert Pelle and Kenan Tepeli continued to render aid to the vict…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands
Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Hackensack firefighters made quick work of a Wednesday morning blaze at a company that makes metal stands for hand sanitizers used in medical facilities, among other products. The call to the Testrite plant on South Newman Street came in at 8:17 a.m. after the fire broke out in a malfunctioning dust-collecting machine, city firefighters said. The sprinkler system knocked down the main body of the blaze, they said. Firefighters evacuated the building, then vented it after dousing the flames. EMS evaluated a worker at the scene. Testrite has been in business a little over 100 years.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze
Heroes: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze Two children and an adult trapped on an upper floor were rescued by Perth Amboy firefighters during a Friday night house blaze. Four people in all were hospitalized in the Market Street fire, all with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, firefighters said. A total of 18 people were displaced, they said. Arriving units said they found heavy fire in the basement shortly after 9 p.m. They raised a bucket ladder to a third-floor window to rescue the three trapped occupants, getting them all down safely and securely, the Perth Amboy Fire Department said. They were then turne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion
EMT Injured In Norwalk Hospital Explosion An EMT was injured when an oxygen tank exploded on a patient's gurney at Norwalk Hospital. The explosion was reported around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 21, to the Norwalk Fire Department as a fire in the emergency room, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott. When firefighters arrived they learned that an oxygen cylinder/regulator exploded on a transport gurney, Prescott said. The gurney was transporting a patient into the emergency room and had two attendants. Firefighters found a moderate amount of dust from the discharge of a dry-chemical extinguisher, but no smoke or fi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 77, Struck In Englewood By 84-Year-Old SUV Driver Sustains Head Injury Pedestrian, 77, Struck In Englewood By 84-Year-Old SUV Driver Sustains Head Injury
Pedestrian, 77, Struck In Englewood By 84-Year-Old SUV Driver Sustains Head Injury A 77-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized with a severe head injury after she was struck by an SUV driven by an 84-year-old motorist in Englewood late Tuesday afternoon. Officers Adolfo Gutierrez and Dona Nidelko began rendering aid to the victim, who was struck just before 5 p.m. at West Palisade Avenue and Cottage Place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. They were relieved by EMS personnel, who took her to Hackensack Medical Center, the deputy chief said. The SUV driver remained at the scene and wasn’t charged – although Halstead noted that the investigation was continuing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game 'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game
'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game Sometimes the fates are in your favor: When the heart of a spectator at a Paterson girls softball game stopped beating, one of the first to rush to the fallen woman's aid was one of the coaches -- city firefighter John Molina. Also there in seconds was another spectator, Washington Griffin -- a retired Paterson police lieutenant. Together, the veterans of Paterson's bravest and finest -- "real-life superheroes," Mayor Andre Sayegh called them -- revived the 50-year-old grandmother. Molina gave mouth-to-mouth while Griffin handled the chest compressions until her heart began beating again. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Firefighter Injured As Blaze Rips Through Three Jersey City Homes VIDEO: Firefighter Injured As Blaze Rips Through Three Jersey City Homes
Video: Firefighter Injured As Blaze Rips Through Three Jersey City Homes A Jersey City firefighter was hospitalized but no other injuries were reported in a five-alarm blaze that ripped through three homes just before dawn Tuesday, authorities said. The fire broke out in one home on Wegman Parkway near Ocean Avenue and then spread to two others, Councilman Daniel Rivera said. City police were immediately at the scene, alerting residents to get out. “Kudos to them as well [as the firefighters],” Rivera said. It was the third blaze city firefighters had to contend with overnight, the councilman noted. Neighboring municipalities sent their firefighters, he noted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Norwalk, CT
Lifestyle
Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff
Norwalk Man Saved By Combined Efforts Of Family, First Responders, Hospital Staff A 53-year-old Norwalk man is alive thanks to the efforts of first responders and hospital employees after suffering a cardiac event. Todd Boe, of Norwalk, knew he had a heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, which affects his heart’s ability to pump blood effectively, said staff with Norwalk Hospital. But for the past several years, Boe's had been living with his condition successfully, until the evening of July 6, when for no reason he suffered a life-threatening cardiac event when he collapsed during a family dinner outing, they said. His family members immediately called 911 — a…

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by Daily Voice
Somers, NY
Lifestyle
Westchester's Eric Trump Runs Into Traffic To Save Woman, Report Says Westchester's Eric Trump Runs Into Traffic To Save Woman, Report Says
Westchester's Eric Trump Runs Into Traffic To Save Woman, Report Says One of President Trump's children reportedly came to the rescue of a woman in peril near a Midtown subway station. Westchester County resident Eric Trump and his security detail were near the F train stop at 57th Street in Manhattan last week, when they saw a woman fall to the ground in the street, ill, according to multiple reports. The story was first reported by the Washington Examiner earlier this week. “I watched as Eric looked up, spotted an ambulance slowly passing by on Sixth, ran into traffic — almost getting hit by a bicyclist — and shouted at the ambulance to get its attention,” …

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by Zak Failla
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Raging Pearl River Fire Closes Two Roads Raging Pearl River Fire Closes Two Roads
Raging Pearl River Fire Closes Two Roads Click here for an updated story: Pearl River Fire Update: House Destroyed, Dog Missing Two roads were closed as a fire that destroyed a house broke out in Pearl River with two reported injuries, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Orangeburg Road and Pearl River were closed to allow first responders room to battle the large-scale fire that started around 4:15 p.m. Monday, with a reported partial building collapse at 314 Orangeburg Road, officials said. EMS officials have been requested for one burn victim and one firefighter injury, according to sources.  Click here to view a…

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by Kathy Reakes