Firefighter Andres Nunez and his wife Tatiana are the proud parents of a new baby boy. Andres Dyian Nunez, Jr. was born on 9/4/06. Tatiana and Andres Jr. are doing fine.

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At 02:06 Hrs, Bergenfield Fire dispatch received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a car fully engulfed in fire. After dispatching units, dispatch notified responding Chiefs that more than one car was on fire. Upon arrival on scene, Chief Hartung (740) established command. There was a car in the driveway of 248 E. Clinton Avenue fully involved in fire. Deputy Chief Gomez found another vehicle on fire a few doors down and was able to knock the fire down with a water can.

Engine 745 was first due and was told to stretch a line and work on the car at 248 East Clinton.  Lt. Lodato and FF Chris Naylis stretched an 1½ attack line and extinguished the car fire. After further investigation, members found another car in the same driveway with a fire starting to develop in the door panel area. Members from the truck, RESCUE, and second due Engine, 743, assisted with overhaul as well as investigating other driveways for any fire activity.

Units found two more vehicles that were set on fire. In total, five vehicles were set on fire. The Bergen County Arson Squad responded to the scene along with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department. These agencies are working with the Bergenfield Fire Official, Bergenfield Police Department and the Bergenfield Fire Department on the investigation.

Bergenfield FD remained on scene for several hours to assist with the investigation.While the investigation on E. Clinton was going on, a resident on Porter Ave reported that the interior of their vehicle was set on fire.

At 13:59 Hrs, the Bergenfield Fire Department was dispatched on a general alarm to the Bergenfield Pet Center at 50 S. Washington Avenue for a reported smoke condition. Chief Hartung (740) was first on scene and after establishing command, he reported a slight smoke condition in the rear of the store.

Members were sent into the store with Captain Byrnes and Captain Van Saders to investigate. The smoke condition was traced back to a GFI outlet that had failed in the basement. The smoke was vented and the store owner was instructed to have his electrician come in. Units were off the scene in a little over 60 minutes.

Members of the BVAC and Propsect Fire Co. No. 1 got together on Sunday morning for a drill on auto extrication and patient packaging. The BVAC had four cars donated and the DPW came with a front end loader and flipped and smashed the cars. Victims were carefully placed in the vehicles and the members went to work. Working together, the vehicles were stabilized and the victims were removed.

At 01:33 hours, the Mid-Bergen requested Truck 742 to respond to the city of Hackensack on a mutual aid cover-up while they operated at a 2nd alarm fire at 70 Polifly Rd. Deputy Chief Polandick (DC1) and the ladder responded to Hackensack headquarters and stood by with engines from South Hackensack, Ridgefield Park and Bogota. They were released in just under one hour.

At 05:25 hrs, Alert Fire Co. was dispatched on a still alarm to 100 Portland Avenue for activated alarms. Upon their arrival and entrance into the building they were met by a mild smoke condition. The call was upgraded to a general alarm which brought an additional two engines and the RESCUE to the scene. Deputy Chief Gomez (DC2) had command of the scene.

After stretching a thief and 1 ½ attack line into the building as a precaution, they searched the building and traced the source of the smoke to the basement. A ballast had gone bad in a ceiling light fixture. The building was vented of the smoke and the electrical hazard was removed. Units operated on scene for 60 minutes.