Throwback Thursday: Our First Fire Truck

The first equipment for the MFD was a Brockway fire truck that was acquired on September 18, 1915. Later in 1925 the department purchased its first modern truck, a Buffalo Larabie (pictured) with 500 gallon-per-minute triple combination pumps. As for the membership, Charles Winter became the first president and the Millard Cooper became the first Chief. Chief Cooper’s garage was used as the first firehouse located on Hillside Ave, right around the corner from our present location.

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Community Thanks

These are different times for all first responders, we need to go out and interact with the public every time 911 is called. Pandemic or not we respond. When we hear thank you it means a lot, today a young girl on a recent call made us a bracelet and note to say thank you. You are welcome!

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Smoke Condition

This afternoon fire Companies 1, 2, and 3 responded to Margaret Court for a smoke condition inside of a home. After investigating firefighters found that the smoke was coming from an attached neighboring home, who had an oven fire but was able to extinguish it.

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MacArthur Boulevard Smoke Condition

At around 1130 this morning Mahwah Firefighters along with the Ramsey Fire Dept. responded to MacArthur Boulevard for a smoke condition. After entering the building Mahwah Firefighters were met with a considerable smoke condition and began their search for the cause. Firefighters found that smoke was coming from a battery back up system that had malfunctioned. After securing the power to that system firefighters worked to remove the smoke from the building before returning to quarters.

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March Calls for Service

This March Fire Company 1 responded to 40 calls for service 1 Brush Fire 1 Dive Team 1 Down Utility Wires 13 EMS Assists 1 Extrication 9 Fire Alarms 1 Grill Fire 5 Gas Leaks 1 Run Away Boiler 3 Smoke Conditions 3 Smells of Smoke 1 Vehicle Fire As always, the 100% volunteer members of Mahwah Fire are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

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Throwback Thursday: Helicopter Firefighting

Remember when we had to call a helicopter to fight a fire? in April of 2017 Mahwah Firefighters were joined by our colleagues from Ramsey, Hillburn, and the NJ State Forest Fire Service while we battled a large fire at the Ramapo Reservation. Firefighters worked on the ground to contain the fire, eventually calling in the State Forest Fire Service who would bring specially trained Firefighters and equipment to fight this kind of fire. The video below shows some of this specialized equipment, in this case a helicopter.

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February 2020 Calls For Service

This February Fire Company 1 responded to 34 calls for service 1 Boiler Issue 1 Brush Fire 2 Chimney Fires 3 EMS Assists 1 Electrical Issue 3 Elevator Rescues 13 Fire Alarms 5 Gas Leaks 1 Smoke Condition 3 Smells of Smoke 1 Working Fire As always, the 100% volunteer members of Mahwah Fire are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

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