Dive Drill: Tender & Contaminated Water

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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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Drill Night: Hitting The Hydrant

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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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Bicycle Impalement

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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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January 2022 Calls For Service

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This January, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Company 1 firefighters responded to 47 calls for service. ANIMAL RESCUE – 1CO ALARM – 5DISPATCHED STRUCTURE FIRE – 4EMS ASSIST – 5ELECTRICAL FIRE – 1ELEVATOR RESCUE – 1 EXTRICATION – 3FIRE ALARM – 19FIRE ASSIST – 3GAS – 3HAZMAT – 1M/A FIRE – 1 As always, the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week

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2021 Calls For Service

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This year despite the COVID Pandemic, the volunteer Firefighters of Company 1 responded to 409 calls for service. BRUSH FIRE – 4BURNING SMELL – 4BURNING WIRES – 2CHIMNEY FIRE – 1CO ALARM – 13DISPATCHED STRUCTURE FIRE – 28DIVE TEAM – 8DOWN WIRES – 6EMS ASSIST – 40ELECTRICAL FIRE – 1ELEVATOR RESCUE – 7EXTRICATION – 13FIRE ALARM – 177FIRE ASSIST – 1 FLUID SPILL – 3GAS – 45HAZMAT – 2M/A FIRE – 8M/A FANBOAT – 2OVEN FIRE – 3PD ASSIST – 1RUN AWAY BOILER – 4SMOKE CONDITION – 11SMELL OF SMOKE – 8TECHNICAL RESCUE – 1WATER RESCUE – 3WORKING FIRE – 2VEHICLE FIRE – 11 As always, the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

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Rescue at the Reservation

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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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October Calls For Service

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This October, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Company 1 firefighters responded to 42 calls for service. Burning Smell – 1Chimney Fire – 1Carbon Monoxide Alarm – 2Dispatched Structure Fire – 4Dive Team – 1EMS Assist – 2 Elevator Rescue – 1Fire Alarm – 22Gas Leak – 5Runaway Boiler – 1Smoke Condition – 1Vehicle Fire – 2 As always, the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week

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