Mahwah Fire Rescue Co #1

As Christmas comes closer Mahwah Fire is reminding everyone to keep your tree watered. Each year over 200 homes experience a fire that started with their Christmas tree. As this video from NIST and the NFPA shows a fire in a dry tree can spread to the entire room in as little as 1 minute. Mahwah Fire is reminding everyone to keep heat sources such as fireplaces, radiators, candles, heat vents, and lights at least 3 feet away from your tree.

This November the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 responded to 31 calls for service  2 CO Alarms 1 Dispatched Structure Fire 4 EMS Assists 1 Extrication 13 Fire Alarms 4 Gas Leaks 1 Mutual Aid Request For a Fire 3 Smoke Conditions 1 Smell Of Smoke 1 Vehicle Fire As always, the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days week.

We had a great time bringing Santa around the Cragmere section of town today. We look forward to seeing all of you again next year. Keep an eye out for our other events and feel free to share your pictures on our Instagram and Facebook. Click Here For Our Instgram Click Here For Our Facebook

Co. 1 will be escorting Santa through Cragmere, Franklin Crossing, Franklin Heights and areas off of Franklin Tpk on Sunday December 15th (weather date December 22). We will also be escorting Santa to the town tree lighting on December 8th. You can check with the other Mahwah FD companies Facebook pages on their dates to escort Santa: Co 2 – Will be escorting Santa on Dec. 8th (West Mahwah, Ridge Rd, MacAurthur Blvd, Route 202 to Darlington Co 3 Will be escorting Santa on Dec. 7th (Masonicus, Paddington Square) Co 4 (Fardale, Rio Vista) Saturday December 14th

From our family to yours have a happy and safe Thanksgiving

If you plan on deep frying a turkey latter this week remember to be safe. If you do have a grease fire remember these safety tips Leave the area and call 911 Only if it can be done safely, turn off the heat source (i.e. the burner) if possible Only if it can be done safely, cover the fire. Keep a pan lid handy when cooking with oil or grease and slide it over the pan to cut off the oxygen. If a pan lid isn’t available, soak a towel and ring out the excess water, placing the towel over the pan  Only if it can be done safely, once covered, slide the pan off the heat source if possible. Don’t attempt if there is a chance the pan could tip Do NOT put water on it, water will create a fire

This October the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 responded to 40 calls for service  1 BRUSH FIRE 2 CHIMNEY FIRES 4 CO ALARMS 1 EMS ASSIST 1 ELEVATOR RESCUE 1 EXTRICATION 17 FIRE ALARMS 1 FUEL SPILL 5 GAS LEAKS 1 HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE 1 SMOKE CONDITIONS 3 SMELLS OF SMOKE As always, the volunteer firefighters of Company 1 are ready to respond 24 hours a day 7 days week.

This weekend when you change your clocks remember to change your batteries