Posted on July 9, 2006
At 0127 hrs on Sunday morning, Ladder 742 was requested on a 2nd alarm assignment to the City of Englewood. The ladder was used to cover the city with a Leonia engine. The Englewood FD had a house fire on Decatar Avenue.
Posted on July 15, 2006
The Englewood Fire Department had another working fire on Saturday morning. The fire was located on Prospect Street and went to a second alarm. Ladder 742 was requested to respond to fire headquarters for cover-up. The ladder spent a few hours at headquarters.
Posted on July 19, 2006
At 22:22 hours on Tuesday evening, Bergenfield Fire Dispatch began to receive calls related to thunder storms and high wind that moved through town. Alert Fire Co. was dispatched to Graphic and Woods for a wire down. Upon arrival, 740 reported a primary line down on the ground on fire. Engine 744 remained with the wire for a few hours as it burned. PSE&G was contacted and it was added to their growing list. Fire Co. 2 took in an alarm at 46 Legion Drive while Prospect responded to Tommy Fox’s on activated alarms. While this was all going on, dispatch sent units to 14 Madison Ave for a reported house fire that was unfounded and then to 28 Murray Hill Terrace for a reported smell of smoke. All totaled, BFD units took in 7 calls in 90 minutes.
Posted on July 23, 2006
At 2318 hrs, Bergenfield Fire Dispatch began to receive calls of a fire at the Auto Zone on New Bridge Road. Deputy Chief Gomez (D2) was first on scene and communicated to all responding units that there was a fire near the dumpsters and against the building. Chief Hartung (740) arrived on scene and assumed command. Truck 742 was instructed to go to the rear of the building and put their stick to the roof and check for extension. The first due engine (745) was instructed to lay in from the hydrant and attack the fire.
The crew from 745 stretched a line and began to knock the fire down while 742’s crew made their way to the roof where no extension was found. Members from Rescue 746 and the second due engine (743) were used to overhaul the pile that was burning and check the interior structure for possible extension. There was no extension into the building.
The fire was contained to its original area of origin. Pallets, heavy duty plastic containers and a fence were involved in the fire that is being considered suspicious and is being investigated. There were no injuries to any member of the BFD and units were off the scene in 60 minutes.
Posted on July 30, 2006
Members of the Bergenfield Fire Department once again attended the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, MD. Approximately 20,000 firefighters from around the country participate in six days of both hands-on and classroom training.
This year, members took classes that covered high angle rescue, auto extrication, Hybrid vehicles, rescuing trapped firefighters and many other educational classes.
The members of the Bergenfield Fire Department are constantly training and seeking new ways to best serve the residents of Bergenfield.
Posted on July 29, 2006
Over the past week, members of the Bergenfield Fire Department were given the opportunity for some hands on training. A family on Mackay Drive is preparing to raze their single family home and replace it with a new one. They were kind enough to donate their existing home to the FD so that drills could be performed.
Acquired structures like the one on Mackay Dr. are very valuable training tools for the BFD. This is also a great training opportunity for newer members that have limited exposure to fires in residential structures. Members were able to practice hose advancement to all floors, roof ventilation and wall breaching.
The Officers and members of the Bergenfield Fire Department would like to thank the homeowner from Mackay Drive for the donation of their home.
