Mahwah Fire Rescue Co #1

Tuesday evening, Fire Company 1 for an engine, Company 2 for a FAST team, and Company 3 for the SCBA truck, along with mutual aid companies from the surrounding area, responded to Airmont New York for a multi-alarm structure fire. Upon arrival of first due Tallman units, firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions in the basement which extended throughout the residence. Engine 115 responded with a full crew and was ordered to establish a secondary water supply for South Spring Valley’s Ladder 25-99. After completing this task, Company 1 firefighters provided additional manpower for firefighting and overhaul operations, working to extinguish remaining pockets of fire on the second floor. Company 1 operated on scene for approximately 3 hours before returning to the Township. Job well done by all departments who operated at this challenging multi-alarm fire. Photo credit to battalion4_buff

Friday evening, Fire Companies 1, 2, and 4 were dispatched for a reported smoke condition inside a residence in the Fardale section of town. Upon arrival of Mahwah Police, the incident was upgraded to a working structure fire, bringing Fire Company 3, Mahwah EMS, along with mutual aid companies from Ramsey and Wyckoff. Rescue Engine 117 arrived first on scene and immediately stretched a handline into the structure where they discovered an active fire within the first-floor wall. 117’s crew worked to quickly extinguish the fire while Rescue 1 and Tanker 425’s crews performed searches. Once the initial tasks were completed, overhaul operations were conducted in the fire area and basement directly below the fire ensuring everything was opened up and washed down. Ladder 4 was positioned in the driveway and set up for aerial operations and deployed fans to ventilate the smoke. Engine 115, RS-1, Tower 2, and Engine