Approx. 6:36 AM Cedarville Fire (Station 17) was dispatched to 3000 Block of Cedarville Road. Caller stated the crawl space was on fire and the house was filling with smoke. Ladder 17 responded with a crew of 5 plus the driver and 1711 responded with a crew of 3 plus the driver. While enroute we were advised of a 2nd call stating the husband crawled into the crawl space and extinguished the fire but they had a smoke condition on the 1st floor. Ladder 17 arrived with nothing showing. Upon f...

At approx. 5:38 P.M. Ladder 17 & Tender 1711 were dispatched to 656 Ramah Road for a reported dwelling fire. Caller stated that there was a power dip and the heater quit and the house started filling with smoke. Cedarville Fire, Downe Twp. Fire and Fairton fire were dispatched as well as Lawrence Township EMS. 1731 (Chief Brian Scarlato) arrived to find a light smoke haze inside the home. 5 man crew from Ladder 17 checked out all appliances inside the residence and after a thorough investiga...

Units were dispatched to 310 Main Street for a reported heater fire inside the residence. Ladder 17 & Tender 1711 arrived on scene and quickly found the problem. Squad 38 (Lawrence Township EMS) was also on scene. Downe Township and Fairfield Township fire units were returned prior to their arrival.

At 11:58 am Lawrence Township EMS requested a helicopter for a trauma patient. 1701 landed Medivac 5 in the rear parking lot of the Cedarville Firehouse.

Station 17 and Station 7 had a live burn drill today at the Salem County Burn Building.

 Ladder 17 was dispatched 11:39am on the working fire box to Bridgeton City. Bridgeton units arrived and reported a 2.5 story wood frame with heavy fire with exposures. Ladder 17's crew reported to command and searched the exposure building and then reported to the manpower pool. Ladder 17 was later moved into a tight alley and put the ladder pipe in service. Ladder 17 remained on scene over 4 hours.

Bridgeton Fire arrived to a 2.5 story dwelling with heavy fire from the 2nd floor. Working fire box was hit a 6:55pm adding Cedarville Ladder 17, Fairton Engine 1602 and Millville Engine 34. Bridgeton Fire did a quick interior hit and Ladder 17's crew performed overhaul. 

1701 laid 800 feet of 4 inch from the firehouse well to ladder 17. Water was flowed from the well with and without 1701 in the relay. Max volume per Ladder 17's flow gauge was 480 GPM with 1701 in relay. Without 1701 max flow was 385 gpm. Drill was attended by 27 members.

Ladder 17 was dispatched to Millville City for a manpower assignment. Millville crews were on a working church fire at 29 N Pearl Street. Millville fire saved half of the church with a nice stop. High winds hampered firefighting efforts but crews worked hard to save half of the church.

In town crew took a wires call at 8:39am with engine 1701 and Brush 1706 while Ladder 17 was working at a Millville Fire. 1706 extinguished a tree on fire after power was cut by A.C. Electric.

Congrats to Dillion Turner on firefighter of the year and Roy Sharp on member of the year. Congrats to Captain Nick Conti on officer of the year. Congrats to top responders Mike Scarlato, Roy Sharp and Robert Scarlato. Congrats to Roy Sharp and Robert Maxwell on 55 years of service, Maurice Cobb Jr for 35 years of service and Mike Donato on 25 years of service. Great meal by Steve Miletta and great music by DJ Shades. Severe storms with hail and high winds and temporary power loss made for some ...

Regular and officer meeting.

Multiple Commercial alarms at Agmart Corporation 20 Duffield Ave.

On 3-26-16 at 4:28 pm Stations 17 (Cedarville), 39 (Downe Twp) and 16 (Fairton) along with squad 38 (Lawrence Twp EMS) were dispatched to 71 Maple Ave in Cedarville for a reported dwelling fire. County 911 reported the caller stated that her couch was on fire. Ladder 17 arrived minutes later to find a 2.5 story wood frame duplex with smoke showing. Working fire box was struck adding Engine 1701, Bridgeton Tower 7 and a additional ambulance, Station 15 (gouldtown) was also dispatched. Chief Scarl...

Squad 38 requested a helicopter to fly for a male patient who struck his head earlier on a motorbike. Tender 1711, 3830, Life Support 7 and Helo Cooper one were on scene.

On March 19th at 3:02am Ladder 17 was dispatched on the working fire box to 182 South Ave. in Bridgeton City. Ladder 17 arrived and the crew of 6 was assigned to the North side of the Duplex to check for extension. L-17's crews were met with heavy fire in the walls and ceilings of the 2nd floor and again in the attic. Great work by all departments on scene.

Ladder 17 & 1750 covered Bridgeton City with a crew of 9 for several hours.

At Approx. 12:39 am a bedroom fire was reported at 606 Ramah Road. Ladder 17, Tender 1711, Tender 1602, Tender 3911 and Engine 3901 as well as LTEMS were on the initial dispatch. Ladder 17 arrived with nothing showing. Further investigation determined that the bed and bedding were on fire but was extinguished prior to our arrival. NJSP and County Fire Marshall investigated the cause. Additional units included Rescue 1721, Engine 1701, Brush 1706 and two ambulances from LTEMS.

At Approx. 10:33pm Tender 17 was dispatched on the initial alarm with Fairton and Gouldtown Fire Depts. for a dwelling in Fairton at the intersections of Shoemaker and Burlington Roads. Call was upgraded to working which added Tower 7. Units arrived to a fully involved dwelling. 1721 also responded to fill bottles and provide lighting.

At Approx. 10:36am Rescue 1721 and Tender 1711 along with squad 38 and Life Support 7 was dispatched to Newport Road and Factory Road for a MVC with reported entrapment. While enroute 911 advised that the vehicle was upside down but was rolled over by bystanders. 1721 arrived to find a pickup truck with the roof collapsed flat into the passenger compartment with heavy entrapment. Helicopter was requested to fly and 3901 was dispatched to Station 17 for the LZ. Crews from 1721 used several tools ...