Car Seat Safety Checks are often held at the station.
Parent’s and Family Members are taught how to properly install infant and toddler car seats.
At Our Car Seat Safety Inspection Parents and Grandparents Check In to have our Officers Inspect the Installation of their Car Seats.
Anyone with a car seat which is incorrectly installed is […]
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Dispatched to a fire box late afternoon. Truck 5 and Rescue 5 were first to arrive to find fire in the rear of the dwelling, an attached garage.
Crews made entry into the dwelling, performed a primary search and outside vent duties. Engine 7 arrived shortly there after to stretch a line and the fire […]
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On May 16, 1996 a Salem County road worker was weed whacking knee high grass and weeds along a guardrail on Swedesboro Rd. in Woodstown, NJ, when he fell into a “hole” up to his neck and was slowly slipping deeper. The local fire chief was listening to his scanner, when he heard the […]
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Pennsville Fire & Rescue Co.1 was dispatched to assist our sister company, Deepwater Fire Company, with a reported building fire at 533 North Broadway. This location is some four miles north of our station, in the village of Deepwater. Prior to our arrival, Chief Hoffman from Deepwater’s station called on scene with heavy […]
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On July 27, 2000 several area companies were alerted for a vehicle crash on the DE memorial bridge West bound for a vehicle crash. Upon arrival units found a Volvo car […]
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The Pennsville Fire & Rescue Co. 1 suffered the tragic loss of Firefighter William C. Zane on August 12, 1979. Firefighter Zane was attempting to rescue an occupant of a motor vehicle accident and was overcome by fumes. Firefighter Zane left behind a wife and son.
A memorial dedicated to Firefighter Zane was placed within the […]
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Here are the easy steps to follow to Make Your Home Escape Plan:
1. Get your family together and draw a floor plan of your home. Mark all windows and doors.
2. Plan two ways out of each bedroom. The first way out should be the door, and the second way out could be […]
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When to notify the fire department . . . ALWAYS call 911 whenever you have ANY TYPE of fire in your house! Just because you think you may have extinguished the fire, it may not be TRULY extinguished. Have the fire department verify it for you.
Home Fire Escape Plan . . . Have […]
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Pictured: The crew from Engine 5 stretches out a deuce and a half in preparation to surround and drown.
On April 21, 1995, a fire box was dispatched to the 100 block of Freas Rd. for a building fire. Engine 5 arrives to find the building fully involved. A second alarm was called for a report […]
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McDonalds Blaze
On Feb 4, Stations 5 and 7, Pennsville Fire and Rescue Co. 1, Pennsville, NJ, were alerted for a building fire at a typical stand alone McDonalds.
The first arriving chief officer advised of a working fire and requested the second alarm. First in, Engine 7 (3 blocks from the incident) attempted an interior attack […]
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