In 1968 Mahwah FD received a donation of the latest rescue technology from the NW Bergen Board of Realtors. Accepting the Porta Power Unit from the Officers of the Board of Realtors (Jack Levine and Frank Dator) are Assistant Chief Don Vilmar and FF’s Dave Meester and John Deming.

This year Company 1 responded to 304 calls for service. These calls were 7 boiler issues, 5 brush fires, 4 burning smells, 1 chimney fire, 15 carbon monoxide alarms, 17 dispatched structure fires, 2 dryer fires, 1 dumpster fire, 12 EMS assists, 3 electrical issues, 9 elevator rescues, 15 extrications, 146 fire alarms, 2 fuel spills, 23 gas leaks, 2 grill fires, 1 HAZMAT call, 3 mutual aid requests for a fire, 1 mutual aid request for the fan boat, 1 mutual aid request for the dive team, 1 mutual aid request for a fast team, 3 oven fires, 1 rubbish fire, 9 smoke conditions, 5 calls for sparking wires, 6 smells of smoke, 2 stand-by’s, 1 technical rescue, 1 wash-down, 1 water rescue, 2 working fires, and 2 vehicle fires.   As always, the volunteer members of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days week.

This December Company 1 responded to 35 calls for service. This month there were 3 boiler issues, 2 carbon monoxide alarms, 3 dispatched structure fires, 1 elevator rescue, 1 extrication, 17 fire alarms, 5 gas leaks, 1 smell of smoke, 1 working fire, and 1 vehicle fire. As always, the volunteer members of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days week.

This morning the township held its annual swearing-in ceremony for all of the fire department officers. We would like to congratulate Company 1’s 2018 officers Battalion Chief – Eddie Drejman Fire Captain – Chris Stricker Fire Lieutenants – Kevin Minogue and Tim Tedesco Rescue Captain – Eric Moritz Rescue Lieutenant – Charlie Brown