At this week’s drill Company 1 Firefighters practiced their diving skills at Crestwood Lake in Allendale. Calls for the dive team can come at any time day or night and our divers and dive tenders need to be proficient at night time operations. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org
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At this week’s drill Company 1 Firefighters trained on the confidence course located at Fire Company 4. The course helps to sharpen the firefighter’s skills and become comfortable in situations with confined spaces, low profiles, and entanglement hazards, all of which could be encounter during a call. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org
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Today Mahwah Firefighters trained with our bailout system. This is a personal escape system worn by firefights that allows them to safely exit through a window if the conditions inside of a burning building become too dangerous for the firefighters. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 7:30 or emails us info@mfdco1.org
Our drill this week divers and tenders practiced their skills in the Ramapo River. Diving is a dangerous and skilled task that Company 1 members must be proficient as, as we are part of the Bergen County and also the North Jersey scuba task forces and can be called a moment’s notice to recover a victim or evidence located in our area’s waterways. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org Click here for info about the North Jersey Regional Scuba Task Force Click here for info about the Bergen County Scuba Task Force
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This afternoon Mahwah Fire and EMS responded to Route 17 for a fire inside of a building’s dust collector. While firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, which had been contained to the collector, others entered the building to ensure that the fire had not spread into the building and also to remove the smoke.
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Last night at our weekly drill, Company 1 Firefighters practiced their search techniques at one of our local playgrounds. This helped to practice searching through obstacles, confined spaces, and also helping other firefighters all of which could be present during an actual search for potential victims in a fire. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org
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With what could be a serious snow storm arriving tonight and a state of emergency declared, Mahwah Fire is reminding everyone to be safe and if possible please stay off of the roads during the storm. Click here for up to date weather information Click here for information about the State of Emergency Click here for the NJ Office of Emergency Management
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Company 1 firefighters are always training and tonight’s drill was no exception. As pictured below, firefighters practiced preforming ice rescues at one of our local ponds. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org
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Tonight Firefighters from Companies 1, 2, 3 and also EMS responded to Route 17 South for truck fire. After arriving, firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and overhaul the affected contents.
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Today the North Jersey Regional Scuba Task Force held a drill at Bergen Community College where divers practiced recovering a victim and also using the remotely operated vehicle or ROV. Think you would like to join us? Stop by Wednesday nights at 730 or emails us info@mfdco1.org
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