2012 Recent Calls / Drills & Other Events

2/5/12 - At approximately 6:30 am, Engine 8 was dispatched to the area in front of 141 Belvidere Avenue for a report of a fully involved car fire.  The driver, a newspaper delivery person, was unharmed and the fire was quickly extinguished without further incident.

Click on the image to the right to view a thank you letter from Chief Thomas McNamara of the Elizabeth Fire Department for our assistance with the Berry Biscuit warehouse fire in late December 2011.

1/22/12 - Fanwood's Ladder 1 was called directly to the scene of what turned out to be a 6-Alarm structure fire at 439 South Avenue West in Westfield.  The aerial provided a master stream on the Westfield Avenue side of the property, while our remaining members handled multiple assignments on the fireground including cutting the roof on the fire building, checking for extension in neighboring structures, and working a hose line from within the exposure building at the rear.  Photos and a video of the incident are provided below. 

1/1/12 - The new officers of the Fanwood Fire Department were sworn in by Mayor Mahr at the borough's annual Reorganization Meeting on New Year's Day.