Happy Thanksgiving
From our family to yours have a happy and safe Thanksgiving
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Busy Evening For Mahwah Fire
Mahwah Fire had a busy evening tonight which started with an MVA on Route 17. Mahwah Fire responded to Route 17 North for an MVA with an injured driver and after arriving on scene Firefighters found that the car had gone into a ravine next to a small creek. Firefighters worked quickly to secure the vehicle and remove the driver, who was transported to an area hospital. While this was going on additional Firefighters responded to Ramapo Valley Road for a smoke condition inside of the home. After arriving on scene Firefighters were able to secure the issue causing the smoke. Not long after returning from those calls Mahwah Fire responded to Winding Trail for the second smoke condition. After arriving, Firefighters were able to find the cause and began to return to quarters.
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Deep-Fried Turkey Safety
If you plan on deep frying a turkey latter this week remember to be safe. If you do have a grease fire remember these safety tips Leave the area and call 911 Only if it can be done safely, turn off the heat source (i.e. the burner) if possible Only if it can be done safely, cover the fire. Keep a pan lid handy when cooking with oil or grease and slide it over the pan to cut off the oxygen. If a pan lid isn’t available, soak a towel and ring out the excess water, placing the towel over the pan Only if it can be done safely, once covered, slide the pan off the heat source if possible. Don’t attempt if there is a chance the pan could tip Do NOT put water on it, water will create a fire
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October 2019 Calls for Service
This October the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 responded to 40 calls for service 1 BRUSH FIRE 2 CHIMNEY FIRES 4 CO ALARMS 1 EMS ASSIST 1 ELEVATOR RESCUE 1 EXTRICATION 17 FIRE ALARMS 1 FUEL SPILL 5 GAS LEAKS 1 HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE 1 SMOKE CONDITIONS 3 SMELLS OF SMOKE As always, the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days week.
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Change Your Clocks Change Your Batteries
This weekend when you change your clocks remember to change your batteries
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New Years Eve Entrapment
At around 6:45 tonight Rescue 1 along with members from Fire Companies 2, 4 and EMS responded to 287 for an MVA with entrapment. Once arriving on scene Rescue 1 found an SUV flipped over on its side with the occupants entrapped. After stabilizing the vehicle the passengers were successfully extricated and transported to an area hospital. We would like to thank everyone who to time away from their friends and families to come out and help tonight. As always we wish everyone an happy and safe new year.
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