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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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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On Saturday, August 5th 2000 Pennsville Fire and Rescue Co. 1 was dispatched to 100 Block S Hook Rd. for a Building Fire. The Building was a restaurant. The restaurant was located on S Hook Rd near a group of houses.
Fire Location
The restaurant was one story. It is in the south part of town […]
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At 0854 hrs a fire box was dispatched for a building “reported working with entrapment.” First on scene was Chief 11 reporting fire showing number 2 floor. A first and second alarm tanker task force was sounded due ineffective hydrants in the complex. Further investigation revealed the fire was caused by a child playing […]
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On the evening of June 6th, a fire box was dispatched to the 100 block of North Broadway for a house fire. E53 was first on scene and pulled a 2 1/2″ blitz line to the rear of the house where an outside staircase led to the second floor apartment. The crew from […]
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The crew from Rescue 5 is standing by to assist ALS in loading the patient into the awaiting helicopter.
On June 6, 1996, a New Jersey State Trooper was parked in the shoulder next to the median of the New Jersey Turnpike running radar on cars approaching him from behind. A Nissan Pathfinder, doing an […]
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Crews from multiple departments extricate the fourth patient to an awaiting helicopter.
Four people heading back to the New York, when the driver fell a sleep at the wheel, crossed over two medians with drainage ditches and came to rest as seen here in the photo. A “Serious Rescue Box” was dispatched to the scene. […]
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