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Santa Claus Came to Town
December 19, 2010: Santa Claus made his rounds
in Eastampton on Sunday December 19. As he
has for the past three decades, he was escorted by his faithful
elves from the Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department.
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Joe Road Dwelling Fire
December 15, 2010:
At about 1915 hours, the Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to
Joe Road for a dwelling fire. Southampton Station 171 and Westampton BLS 278 were also dispatched on the
first alarm. Asst. Chief Geiger (3401) arrived on location, reported a house trailer well involved,
established command, and placed all companies in service. First arriving Rescue Engine 3411's crew led off
with a 1.75 inch hand line for suppression. 3411's crew was supported by crews from Engine 3413, Engine 1712
and Tender 1716. Despite several exposures, crews contained the fire to the trailer of origin. Additional
units responded from Mount Holly, Westampton, Pemberton Borough, Lumberton, Springfield, and Hainesport.
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Dunham Road Vehicle Fire
December 12, 2010
Engine 3411, Engine 3413, Utility 3419, Asst. Chief 3401 and BLS 278
responded to Dunham Road for a vehicle fire. On arrival Asst. Chief Geiger reported a working car fire,
which he extinguished with a dry chemical extinguisher. Engine 3411's crew completed overhaul.
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CBSNEWS: Honoring Volunteer Firefighters
November 28, 2010:Every 23 seconds, somewhere is the
country, firefighters are responding to a call. And what's
surprising is that 72% of those fire fighters are volunteers. Peter
Greenberg looks at the people, who are likely to your neighbor,
co-worker, or handy man who give their time to protect and save our
lives. See the story at
CBSNEWS.COM.
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Fox Court, Hainesport Second Alarm Dwelling
September 18,
2010: While at Eastampton Fun
Day, the Eastampton
Rescue Engine 3411 (Capt. Hofbauer) was dispatched to
Hainesport to cover Station 391 during a
working house fire. While responding Command struck a second alarm.
Rescue Engine 3411 was redirected to the scene,
along with Eastampton Engine 3413 (FF
Polios).
3411 was third-in and
was assigned water supply for Quint 3614. 3411's crew was
sent forward with responsibility
for suppression and overhaul in Division 2. 3413's
crew assisted with removal of the
garage doors.
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Fire Police Strike Team for Bass River Forest
Fire
July 27, 2010:
Station 341 Fire Police were dispatched as part of a double strike
team assignment for a forest fire in Bass River Township.
Firefighters
Sean Sweet,
Greg Reynolds, and Dave Huebner responded and
were posted at the intersection of East Greenbush Road and Walker
Lane, off Exit 52 of the Garden State Parkway, and assisted the NJ
Forest Fire Service, NJ State Police, and New Gretna Fire Company
with traffic control.
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West Railroad Avenue Detached Garage Fire
July 2, 2010: At about 0020 hours
the Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to 32 West
Railroad Avenue for a structure fire. Engine 131, Ladder 501, and
BLS 278 were also dispatched on the first alarm. Initial reports
were for a detached garage. Police on location reported a working
fire.
Chief 3400 (Oberfrank)
arrived and reported a one-story garage at the end of a long
driveway with smoke showing from all openings and heavy fire on the
Delta side. Rescue Engine 3411 (Hofbauer) arrived and led off with
1.75-inch attack line. Engine 3413 (Geiger) arrived and laid a
5-inch supply line from the hydrant on West Railroad Avenue. 3413's
crew stretched a second 1.75-inch attack line. Lumberton Engine 1311
was next due
and was assigned to forcible entry and then to Rapid Intervention
Team.
Westampton
Ambulance 2782 was assigned to EMS and Rehab.
Mount Holly Ladder 5015 was assigned to overhaul and support.
Hainesport Cascade 3919 filled SCBA
bottles.
The fire was
placed under control at 0035 hours. The Fire Official and the
Construction Official were notified. The fire is under
investigation.
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Shared Services Agreement for EMS
June 22,
2010: The Board of Fire Commissioners for the Eastampton Fire District and its Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department (EFD) are pleased to announce that we have entered into a shared services agreement with Westampton Township and its Westampton Township Emergency Services (WTES) organization. The agreement calls for WTES to provide emergency medical services (EMS) to Eastampton
and goes into effect July 1, 2010. This service was previously provided by the Eastampton Emergency Squad, a member organization of the EFD...
[Read the
entire press release (PDF)]
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12 Gerber Lane - Dwelling
Fire
June 19,
2010: At about 2130 hours the Eastampton
Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to 12 Gerber Lane for a reported
dwelling fire. Westampton Engine 272 and Mount Holly Ladder 501 were also
dispatched on the first alarm. Upon arrival Chief 3400 (Oberfrank) reported
a single-family dwelling with smoke showing from Division A. Conditions were
rapidly deteriorating as heat and smoke were banking down about one-third of
the way from the ceiling. Eastampton Police attempted to extinguish the fire
with portable extinguishers.
Eastampton Engine 3413 with AC 3401 (Geiger) arrived and
stretched a 1.75" line. Engine 2723 arrived and was assigned primary search.
Primary search was negative. Rescue Engine 3411 arrived and was assigned to
Rapid Intervention Team. Cascade 3419 arrived and went into service.
Ambulance 3492 arrived and was assigned to rehab. Interior crews located a
burning mattress, extinguished it, and removed it from the dwelling.
As the dwelling was at the end of a 1,500 foot single
lane dirt road, all other units staged on Powell Road. Mount Holly Ladder
5015 and Engine 5013, and Lumberton Ambulance 1393 responded but were not
placed into service. Mount Holly units provided regional cover to the three
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Can You
Find Your Fire
Hydrant?
If you cannot, we probably will not find it
quickly either!
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2 Kingsley Road - Dwelling Fire
June 7,
2010: At about 1830 hours the Eastampton
Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to 2 Kingsley Road for a reported
garage fire. Westampton Engine 272 and Mount Holly Ladder 501 were also
dispatched on the first alarm. Upon arrival Chief 3400 (Oberfrank) reported a two-story
single-family dwelling with light smoke showing from the garage. Eastampton
Rescue Engine 3411 with AC 3401 (Geiger) arrived and stretched a 1.75" line to the garage and
began forcible entry. Westampton Engine 2723 arrived and its crew completed
forcible entry into the garage. Mount Holly Ladder 5015 arrived and its crew
began checking for extension.
Eastampton Engine 3413 arrived and set up for water
supply to Rescue Engine 3411 while a second 1.75" line was stretched to
division 2. Crews operating in division 2 extinguished fire extending from
the garage while the initial crew extinguished the fire in the garage.
Damage was contained to the garage, its attic space, and a wall on the
second floor of the dwelling. Eastampton Cascade 3419 provided air supply,
Eastampton EMS Chief 3490 had the EMS sector, and Westampton Utility 2729
also responded. The fire is under investigation by the Eastampton fire
marshal.
Westampton firefighters complete entry
as Eastampton crew stands by with line |
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Dwelling
Fire in Hainesport
June 13,
2010: At about 1530 hours the Eastampton
Fire-Rescue Department was
dispatched as mutual aid into Hainesport for a dwelling fire at 14 North
Deer Place. During a heavy thunderstorm the home had been struck by
lightning. Rescue Engine 3411 with six firefighters under the direction of
Lieutenant Mike Czaja responded. Upon arrival the company split into two
teams. Three firefighters were assigned to the roof for overhaul while the
remainder of the crew provided ground support. The fire, under the command
of Hainesport Chief Wiley, was quickly extinguished. Units from Hainesport,
Mount Holly, Westampton, Lumberton, Moorestown, and Mount Laurel were also
dispatched.
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Fire
Prevention Program at RV High School
April 27,
2010: As part of a school service project,
Junior Firefighter Kelsey Paolini arranged for a fire prevention
demonstration for the day care program at Rancocas Valley Regional High
School. She was assisted by Chief Gene Oberfrank, Firefighter Dan Paolini,
Firefighter Dave Huebner, and Firefighter Dave Cliff.
FF K. Paolini's "class" is joined by Chief Oberfrank
FF D. Paolini begins the presentation
FF K. Paolini demonstrates Stop, Drop & Roll with a
volunteer
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Crane Fire on Woodlane Road
April 16,
2010: After being dispatched to a vehicle
fire at Woodlane Road and Route 206 at about 0730, fire department members
responding to the Woodlane Road Station soon realized that the location was
at Woodlane Road and Student Drive. The vehicle was a Krupp 80-ton
eight-wheel truck-mounted hydraulic crane owned by Thackray Crane Rentals.
The driver of the vehicle lost power. When he pulled over to investigate, he
found the engine on fire.
The crew of first-arriving Rescue Engine 3411 found
the vehicle with the cab and engine fully involved extending into the boom
hydraulics. Leading off with a 1.75-inch pre-connect, the crew extinguished
the fire in about five minutes. They were assisted by the crew from Engine
3413, which also provided additional water to Rescue Engine 3411.
Approximately 1,250 gallons of water were used for extinguishment and
overhaul. Lieutenant Czaja was incident commander. Fire Police 3418 assisted
Eastampton Police with school traffic at the busy intersection. Westampton
Engine 2723 was requested for back up but did not go into service. An
ambulance from Mount Holly stood by.
Rescue Engine 3411's crew Completes Extinguishment
Overhaul begins
Rescue Engine 3411 Receives Additional
Water from Engine 3413
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2009 Firefighter of the Year
April 14,
2010: At the annual Eastampton
Township Volunteer Recognition Reception, Firefighter Edwin "Ed" Bennett was
recognized as the department's Firefighter of the Year for 2009.
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Community Basketball Game
March 26, 2010: The volunteer members of the Eastampton Fire-Rescue
Department faced some of their toughest competition...
at the annual Community Basketball Game. The
department faced off against the 8th grade girls and boys basketball
teams and the School Staff in the round-robin
fundraiser tournament for the 8th grade dance and
trip. This year, Team
Public Safety consisted of
department members Phil Polios, Toby Scott, Gene Oberfrank, Kelsey
Paolini, Shelly Augustino, Tom Irizarry, Ed Bennet, Dave Wiersma, Jim
Fitzgerald, and Dan O'Grady, along with team captain
Zach Gsell from Public Works, and the Honorable Jay Springer, Mayor. In
addition to its athletic process, the department contributed a standby
ambulance and crew for the evening.
Department members warm
up drawing the admiration of the Referee.
Toby Scott, Phil Polios, Gene Oberfrank,
and Jim Fitzgerald can't wait
to get in.
Tom Irizarry and
Ed Bennett take a break with Kelsey Paolini. |
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Congratulations, Extrication Class Graduates
March 31, 2010 : Firefighter/EMT Joe
Palumbo, Firefighter Ed Bennett, and
Engineer Dan O'Grady recently
completed the Extrication I course at the
Burlington County Emergency Services
Training Center.
They will join the ranks of the EFD's rescue technicians providing vehicle
extrication services. |
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March Madness
(the Unnamed Hurricane)
March 14, 2010: During the roughly thirty hour period from
Saturday morning March 13 through Sunday afternoon March 14, the EFD was kept much busier
than usual dealing with storm-related incidents. The department
responded to twenty calls, nineteen of which were in Eastampton.
Fourteen calls were related to electrical hazards - primarily trees
falling onto power lines. The department responded to a dwelling fire in
Eastampton and one in Mount Holly. The run sheets were rounded out by
two
alarm systems, an assist police (for traffic control), and a public
service call (for flooding).
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Eighteen
department volunteers responded to the calls for help providing
more than 150 personnel-hours of volunteer service, and
another member managed to get married Saturday! All department apparatus - three engines,
the emergency
services unit, fire police unit, fire marshal's car, and two
ambulances - were on the street at one point or another during
the weekend.
Related BC Times Story
Downed Tree and Power Lines
Close Route 206 |
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Remember
the Storm of the Century 3/13/1993?
Wikipedia Article |
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Eastampton Fire
District Election Results
The Budget passed
with 61 YES and 13 NO.
Two Three-Year Terms
on Board of Fire Commissioners
Daniel O'Grady was
elected with 69 votes.
John Robertshaw was
elected with 68 votes.
The
EFD would like to thank the voters who participated in this year's
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EFD Apparatus and
Station Realignment
February 1, 2010 :
In order to increase operational efficiency and
improve response times, the Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department has
realigned apparatus responding from its two stations. Previously, the
fire company operated out of Station 341 on Smithville Road, but because
of space limitations had to house its fire police unit and rescue boat
at Station 349 on Woodlane Road. The emergency squad operated out of
Station 349, as did the fire marshal.
After an analysis of membership and emergency incident locations, the
department officers determined that two changes needed to be made.
Fire and EMS first-due apparatus should
operate together out of a single location for
better operational efficiency, and the location of first-due apparatus
should be closer to the township population center.
To achieve these two objectives the following changes became effective
February 1, 2010. The department's primary operations will be out of the
station on Woodlane Road (349). This station
is strategically located central to residential areas, target hazards,
and the homes of members. It will house:
- Rescue Engine 3411
- Engine 3413
- Ambulance 3492
- Emergency Services 3419
Ideally, all apparatus should be housed at the Woodlane
Road station (349). Unfortunately, because not
all apparatus can be accommodated at this time, the following apparatus
will be located at the Smithville Road station (341):
- Engine 3412
- Fire Police 3418
- Rescue Boat Marine 341
- Fire Marshal Car FM34
Besides the substantial improvements in operational
efficiency, the department expects to see response times decrease
noticeably as a result of this realignment.
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Eastampton Fire Station Locations
Red area represents almost 85% of Eastampton population |
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Station
349 -
1380 Woodlane Road |
Station 341 -
788 Smithville Road |
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- Rescue
Engine 3411 |
- Engine 3412 |
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- Interface
Engine 3413 |
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Fire Police 3418 |
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- BLS
Ambulance 3492 |
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Rescue Boat Marine 341 |
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- Emergency
Services Utility 3419 |
- Fire Marshal Car FM34 |
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Emergency
Vehicle Safety Law Reminder
Drivers approaching stationary emergency vehicles, tow trucks and other
highway safety vehicles displaying red, blue and/or amber flashing
lights must move over one lane or, if not safe to
move over, then slow down below the posted speed limit.
Slow Down, Move Over, It's the Law
Copy of the Law
State of New
Jersey Move Over Law Web Site |
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Congratulations, Academy
Graduates!
January 10, 2010: On
Thursday, January 7, 2010, two department members were among one hundred
firefighters and EMTs that graduated from the Burlington County
Emergency Services Training Academy in Westampton. Dana Loehr of the
Eastampton Emergency Squad received her EMT-Basic certification after
successfully completing the 170-hour EMT course. Kelsey Paolini of the
Eastampton Fire Company received her Firefighter I certification, having
successfully completed the 142-hour fire academy program.
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Welcome New Members!
January 10, 2010: Dana
Loehr and Kelsey Paolini join a number of other members
who have joined the department in the past year: EMT Kristen Kovacs,
Firefighter I/EMT Joe Palumbo, Firefighter I Juan Nazario, Fire Police
Officer Dave Cliff, and Probationary Firefighters Rob Stemmer and Shawn Sweet. Firefighters
Stemmer and Sweet are attending the Winter Firefighter I program at the
Emergency Services Training Academy.
We are always looking for new
(or recycled) volunteer members.
For more information, please
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11 Melody
Court - 31 December 2009
20100101:
Initial dispatch at about 2100 hours was for a structure on Woodlane
Road in Mount Holly. The Mount Holly first-alarm response included Mount
Holly Station 501, Westampton Engine 272, Lumberton Engine 131,
Hainesport Engine 391, Eastampton Rescue Engine 341, and Mount
Holly EMS 509. The fire was determined to be an end-of-row town house
in Eastampton. Dwelling was fully involved and extending to adjacent
dwelling prior to arrival of first units. All companies were placed in
service and a second alarm was requested. No injuries were reported.
Prior to arrival of
first units - photo by Richard Parks
Aftermath - photo by
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Congratulations to the 2010 Officers!
The 2010 officers were sworn in by the Board of Fire Commissioners
at a ceremony held at Station 341 on Monday, December 28, 2009.
Top:
Captain Ken Hofbauer, EMS Chief Shelly Augustino,
Department Chief Gene Oberfrank, Assistant Chief Matt Geiger
Bottom: Safety Officer Wayne Dillon, Engineer Dan O'Grady,
Fire Police Captain Jason White (not pictured EMS Lieutenant Marc Krassan) |
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Slow Down, Move Over, It's the Law
Volunteer Opportunities
Email the Chief
for information on Fire & EMS volunteer opportunities
Monthly Calendar
First Monday
Emergency Squad Meeting at
Station 349
at 1930 hours
Second Monday
Fire Company Meeting at
Station 341
at 1930 hours
Third Thursday
Fire Commissioner's Regular Meeting at
Station 341
at 1930 hours
Station 349
is the Fire & Emergency building at 1380 Woodlane Road, near Smithville Road
Station 341
is the Fire Station at
788 Smithville Road, at the Rancocas Creek
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