At around 12:45 this morning Rescue 1 and Fire Company 2 responded to North Central Avenue for a single car accident with an entrapped driver. Once on scene Rescue 1 found that the vehicle had struck a utility pole and worked quickly to extricate the driver. After about 30 minutes all units had returned to quarters.
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Shortly before 3 this afternoon Fire Companies 1, 2, 3 and 4 responded to Courtland Trail for a burning smell inside of a home. Once on scene, the first arriving units found a strong burning smell coming from the basement and began searching for the source. After discovering this issue, some smoldering insulation, fire crews overhauled the affected area and secured the issue. After about an hour all crews had began returning to quarters.
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This afternoon Rescue 1 and Fire Company 2 responded to Route 202 and Route 17 for a motor vehicle accident with an entrapped driver. Once on scene Rescue 1 worked quickly to free the patient by removing the driver’s door. After he was freed, the driver was transported to an area hospital.
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Last night at around 10PM, Fire Companies 1 and 2 were dispatched to the Marriott hotel for a fire alarm. Upon arrival, the first units on scene immediately noticed smoke emanating from the roof, and a moderate smoke condition inside of the indoor pool room. The alarm was immediately re-dispatched as a smoke condition and Companies 3 and 4 began their response. After about an hour of searching, a faulty air conditioner was found to be the cause. The air conditioner was shut down and all crews returned to quarters shortly after.
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At around 4:45 this afternoon fire companies 1, 2, 3, and 4 responded to the Ramapo Ridge Shopping Center for a chimney fire. The first responding units found fire coming out from the top of the chimney, and worked quickly to extinguish it. After about one hour all units returned to quarters.
This month Company 1 responded to 32 calls for service. This month there was 1 brush fire, 1 EMS assist, 1 extrication, 13 fire alarms, 1 helicopter landing zone, 3 requests for mutual aid, 2 smells of natural gas, 5 smells of smoke, 1 smell of gasoline, 1 call for burning wires, we were dispatched to 1 structure fire and we responded to 2 working fires.
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At around 6:45 tonight Rescue 1 along with members from Fire Companies 2, 4 and EMS responded to 287 for an MVA with entrapment. Once arriving on scene Rescue 1 found an SUV flipped over on its side with the occupants entrapped. After stabilizing the vehicle the passengers were successfully extricated and transported to an area hospital. We would like to thank everyone who to time away from their friends and families to come out and help tonight. As always we wish everyone an happy and safe new year.
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