Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tonight the members of East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue and Paulsboro Fire Department teamed up once again for a joint training session. The two departments have been meeting a couple of Tuesday's a month to complete their yearly state mandated training. Tonight members of Gloucester County EMS provided instructors to re-certify the firefighters in CPR. There were 30 people in attendance. Thank You to the instructors from Gloucester County EMS for providing this training to us. Thanks to Nick Furman for the photo.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Engine Co 1912, Rescue Co 1918, Tender 1914 and Utility 1910 traveled down to Swedesboro to provide assistance with a building fire on Dartmouth Drive. Woolwich Township's Ladder 2516 arrived to find a large warehouse with a electrical fire in one of the exterior walls. Engine Co 1912's crew were sent to the roof on arrival to check for extension into any of the "Cooler" or HVAC units through the conduit. The fire was extinguished but the warehouse was still full of smoke. Crews assisted on scene for a few hours removing smoke from the building. Westmont Fire Department in Camden County was special called into the scene. They provided a large blower unit aka MVU-1 to assist in the smoke removal process. This was part of a state emergency management grant they had received in 2012. Also operating on scene were Woolwich Twp's Rescue 2518, a Engine from Logan Township Fire Department and Ladder 2316 from the Harrison Township Fire District. The fire is under investigation by the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
We would like to thank everyone who supported our
organization by having breakfast with us this morning. Your support was greatly
appreciated!!!
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Saturday turned out to be a long
day for the volunteers of East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue. Crews started the day at 0730hrs with a
Carbon Monoxide Alarm in the Greenwich Crossings Development. Crews then spent the day prepping the station
for the Annual Pancake Breakfast which is set for Sunday Morning. Late in the afternoon, Rescue Co 1918 &
Utility 1910 responded to a request to assist the police. Crews were directed to report to a Command Post
which was set up at the Mantua Road Firehouse. After being briefed by East Greenwich Police crews learned that a 9
year old child had wander away from his house in the Weathervane Development and
had gone missing. Crews started
searching the woods and creek in the rear of the County
Complex behind the development. While this was in progress Engine Co 1911 was
dispatched to a Dwelling Fire in Mullica Hill and to a fire alarm on East Wolfert Station Road. As the Engine Co returned, police units using
K-9’s were able to track the lost child to the marsh area behind the
development. Police Officers spotted the
boy a ¼ mile out into the mud. Police
Officers were able to rescue the boy who was turned over to Gloucester County
EMS for evaluation. Later in the evening Rescue Co 1918 &
Engine Co 1911 responded to East Wolfert Station at the Harrison Twp line for a
MVC. South star Medical Helicopter was
brought in to fly out a seriously injured patient.
The members of fire department
would like express our gratitude to the police officers who waded out in to the
mud to make the rescue. Job Well Done!
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Firefighter Lopaz (2nd from left)
preparing to make entry
Friday, March 22, 2013
East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue would like to congratulate Firefighters Nick Lopaz and Keith Wadleigh on becoming Certified Hazardous Material Technicians. Firefighters Lopaz and Wadleigh completed the rigorous New Jersey State Police's 80 hour program which was held at Camden County Fire Academy. The firefighters spent their time listening to lectures and participating in hands on learning activities. The students were given a written test every morning along with a midterm and final exam. The class ended in a large scale incident which tested all of the skills the students learned during the two week program. With the two new graduates East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue now has 6 Hazardous Material Technicians in the department.
Congratulations Firefighters Lopaz and Wadleigh!!!
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
At 0420 hrs Thursday Morning District 19, Gloucester County EMS
Unit 82-35 and the Underwood Hospital Paramedic Unit LS-1 were dispatched to
Kings Highway and Cohawkin Road for a Motor Vehicle Accident with
Entrapment. A vehicle had lost control
and struck two utility poles before coming to rest on its roof. Rescue Co 1918 and Deputy 19 arrived and went
into service assisting the BLS Unit with removing the patient from the
wreckage. Engine Co 1911 was directed to
handle the Landing Zone for the helicopter that had been requested. Crews quickly freed the patient and who was
transported to Cooper Trauma Center by BLS 82-35 for further evaluation. Crews stood by for the rest of the day
assisting with traffic control while Verizon and County Highway repaired the
damages. The station went available 12
hours later.
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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries. As the clocks spring ahead one hour on Sunday March 10th, East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue would like to
remind everyone to change the batteries out in their Smoke Detectors and
Carbon Monoxide Detectors. This helps to keep them in top operating
condition. These are true life savers!
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Monday, March 4, 2013
On Monday Evening the volunteers of East Greenwich Township
Fire and Rescue were dispatched for the report of a dwelling fire on Brown
Terrace in the Clarksboro Section of township. Deputy 19 arrived to find a chimney
fire. Engine 1911 and Rescue 1918
responded to the alarm. Crews worked to
clear the burning obstructions from the chimney pipe to keep it from extending
into the residence. Also assisting on
scene were Ladder 21 from Gibbstown FD, Ladder 23 from Mullica Hill and
Gloucester County EMS. The Gloucester
County Fire Marshal’s Office was handling the investigation.
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The Annual Pancake & Sausage Breakfast is on Palm Sunday, March 24th at the East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue's Clarksboro Station located at 5 West Cohawkin Road, Clarksboro. Breakfast is served from 8 am until 1 pm. Tickets are available at the door. Benefits East Greenwich Township Fire & Rescue
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Monday, February 11, 2013
On Monday morning around 0530hrs District 19, Ladder 23-1,
Ladder 21-1 and Gloucester County EMS Unit 82-35 were dispatched to Foxwood
Terrace for a dwelling fire. The home owners
woke to a burning odor in the residence and their garage filling with smoke. EGPD Sgt Jeff Thompson and the Deputy Fire Chief arrived to find a refrigerator on fire in the garage. Sgt Thompson was able to quickly extinguish the
fire using a 5lb fire extinguisher. If this fire wasn't found it was, it could have caused significant damage to the dwelling. The assignment
was held to Engine 1911 and Rescue 1918 who were in service removing smoke from
the residence. The fire investigation was
handled by CFM-2
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