Early this morning firefighters from Co1 and Co2 responded to Island Road for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Firefighters from Co1 worked quickly to extricate the driver, who was then brought to an area hospital by Mahwah EMS.
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This morning Co1’s airboat, Marine 1, responded to Wurtsboro, NY to assist another Fire Department who had gotten their airboat stuck deep inside of a marsh while searching for a missing kayaker earlier that morning. Thankfully, the lost kayaker was found and evacuated, though suffering from exposure. It took approximately five hours to get the stranded airboat free.
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For tonight’s drill, Co1 Firefighters practiced their skills drafting and pumping to a tower ladder. This is a difficult task because of the higher pressure required to push the water up the aerial, and in the case of Ramsey’s Tower 441, there was no onboard pump to assist. While our pump operators were practicing this other firefighter learned how to use and operate the ladder. Thank you to our colleagues at Ramsey FD who allowed us to use their tower ladder and also Fire Co3 who assisted in the operation. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us at info@mfdco1.org
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This weekend several new members of Co1’s Dive Team completed their Tender and also Contaminated Water training, both of which are essential training for all members of our dive team. With these certifications our new members can now help with most non-diving related tasks an also decontaminate the divers after their dive. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us at info@mfdco1.org
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This afternoon Fire Co’s 1 and 3 assisted the Township’s DPW with a road closure after a sudden and severe thunderstorm damaged a road and left it impassable.
For tonight’s drill, Co1 Firefighters practiced their skills setting up a fire hydrant and connecting it to the fire engine or as we call it “hitting the hydrant”. This is a verry important skill that all firefighters need to be proficient at as this is the main way that we get our water for firefighting. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us at info@mfdco1.org
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On Friday evening, rescue was requested to assist EMS with a juvenile who had accidentally been impaled by the brake handle of her bicycle during a fall. After stabilizing the patient and bike to minimize movement, firefighters carefully disassembled sections of the bike before delicately cutting the section of handle still impaled. After the bulk of the bike was removed, the child was turned over to EMS for transport to the hospital, where the final impaled piece would be removed by surgeons.
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This afternoon Mahwah Rescue was called to the Ramapo Reservation to help with an injured hiker. The hiker had slipped on an icy and muddy trail and injured their ankle. Co1 firefighters used a rope system to lower the hiker down the trail and then carried them over a stream to waiting vehicles. Co1 firefighters were joined by firefighters from Co2, Mahwah EMS, Bergen Sheriff, and Mahwah Police.
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Fire Company 1 is currently standing by at Pearl River FD while they are operating at a large fire in a commercial building
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