At 0940 Hours Communications reported an activated fire alarm at Ramapo High School.  Ladder 342 and Engine 331 responded.  Wyckoff Tower 241 and Oakland Engine 1031 responded as per the school response protocol.  Crews checked the school and reported a false activation.

At 2022 Hours Communications dispatched an activated CO Alarm.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Rescue 3 and Engine 331 responded.  Crews checked the home and had negative readings. 

AT 2128 Hours Communications dispatched a utility pole on fire on Rt 208 N at Ewing Ave.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Engine 335 and Engine 331 responded.  Command reported the fire was out and Rockland Electric was already enroute.

At 2323 Hours Communications dispatched the Volunteers for an extrication on Franklin Lake Rd.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Rescue 3, Engine 331, Squad 332 and Engine 334 responded.  Crews made quick work of stabalizing the vehicle and securing the power while other crews assistanted with victims.  Great work done by all!

The Fire Department would like to congratulate Firefighter (Former Captain) Steve Post and wife Kelly on the birth of thier son today.  Ryan Patrick Post was born this morning at 8:16 AM weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. Both Mother and Baby are doing well.

In what has been a very active month, the calls continue to add up. Today the volunteers logged 4 more runs. At 02:13 hours communications dispatched a fire alarm on Arapaho Trail, units investigated and determined a malfunction of the system. At 13:41 hours a fire alarm was received on Pony Trail. With no homeowner home crews completed a 360 of the residence with no signs of smoke or fire utilizing the thermal imaging camera. While leaving crews received an additional fire alarm on Indian Trail Drive. A complete interior investigation was conducted and it was determined that the alarm malfunctioned. At 15:12 hours a mutual aid engine was requested by Oakland to Indian Hills High School for a fire alarm. Engine 331 with a crew of 4 responded along with 330. Units were released by Oakland command within a few minutes. Just another busy day in the boro!

At 15:38 hours communications dispatched the fire department to Lynn Drive for a reported dumpster fire within close proximity to a home. Units arrived on location and reported a 40 cubic yard construction dumpster fully involved with fire. Crews placed two lines into service in order to combat the fire and make an aggressive knock. The contents of the fire made extinguishment difficult and as a result foam was deployed. The volunteers began to overhaul and pull apart the debris within the dumpster to expose all the hot spots and hidden fire. Once the fire was completely extinguished a backhoe was utilized to pull apart the contents of the dumpster. Job well done by all the members on scene operating in the oppressive heat!

At 1058 Hours Communications dispatched a car fire on Rt 287 N.  Chief Bohny, Squad 332 (FF Pianitinni), Engine 331 (Capt. Steenstra) and Engine 335 (FF Kowalski) responded.  As units called into service the exit mile marker was unknown and Mahwah and Oakland FD's had been dispatched as well.  Chief Bohny arrived on location and advised that the incident was in Franklin Lakes and Squad 332 would be the first in unit.  The Squad arrived on location and began extinguishment, Mahwah Tanker 425 and Chief Roe arrived on location and supplied water and manpower with our Engines 331 and 335.  The fire was quickly extinguished an all units returned.

Thank you to Mahwah FD for thier assistance.

At 1452 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Cheyenne Dr.  Chief Bohny, Ladder 342 (FF Rhoner), Engine 331 (FF Divver) and Tanker 341 responded.  Crews checked the home and reported accidental activation by contractors.

Communications dispatched the Ladder to Waldwick to stand by while they battled a house fire.  Chief Bohny and Ladder 342 (Lt. Dodd) responded and stood by with Upper Saddle River Assistant Chief Raymond and Engine 1231.  No calls were logged during the stand by.

The day started with an assist to Rockland Electric in the very early morning then....

At 1627 Communications reported a car fire on Rt 208 S and Summit Ave.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Engine 331 and Engine 332 responded.  PD and the Chiefs were unable to locate.  Patrol reported a disbled vehicle at Ewing Ave.  Chiefs arrived on location and reported the tire had blown out and smoked as the driver pulled over.  Engine 332 arrived on location for the report.

At 2115 Hours Communications dispatched the Volunteers for a Utility Emergency.  Chief Bohny, Ladder 342 (Lt. Dodd) and Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers) responded.  Crews found the valve burst on the water main into the home and water was now impinging on the utilities.  Crews reported the valve had been shut down and no further assistance was needed.

At 1243 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Farmdale Rd.  Assistant Chief Knubel, Engine 331 (FF S Post) and Ladder 342 (FF Gallup) responded.  Crews checked the home and found no sign of smoke or fire.

At 1941 Hours Communications dispatched a brush fire on the corner of Edgewood Rd and Beechwood Pl.  Engine 335 (Lt. Dodd) and Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers) responded.  Crews reported branches burning from a high tension power line in the trees.  Rockland Electric was dispatched to respond.

 At 2242 Hours Communications reported an Activated Fire Alarm at the Horizons Center.  Chief Bohny, Ladder 342 (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers) and Tanker 341 responded.  Crews Checked the unit and found no smoke or fire.

At 2323 Hours Communications reported an Activated Carbon Monoxide Alarm at Police Headquarters.  Chief Bohny, Res3cue (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers) and Tanker 341 responded.  Crews reported high levels of CO in the garage and throughout the basement.  PSE&G responded and assisted with the investigation.  Crews reported the activation was caused by batteries charging.  Crews vented the building and unplugged the charging unit. 

As crews were returning Rockland Electric requested the Volunteers respond back to Edgewood/Beechwood.  Rockland Electric advise that they had to cut down part of the tree where the wires were burning and the tree was smoldering.  Chief Bohny and Engine 335 responded.  Crews saturated the area and returned.

At 0005 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Carbon Monoxide Alarm on Algonquin Rd.  Chief Bohny, Res3cue and Engine 331 responded.  Crews checked the home and found no readings of CO.  PSE&G responded in to investigate as well.

At 1322 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Farmdale Rd.  Chief Bohny, Ladder 342, Engine 331 and Engine 334 responded.  Crews reported accidental activation caused by burnt cooking. 

At 1435 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Old Mill Rd.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Ladder 342 (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers), Engine 335 and Engine 334 responded.  Crews reported the home checked, no sign of smoke or fire.

At 1526 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Oak Haven Ln.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Ladder 342 (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (FF Pedrani), Engine 335 (FF T Fahy Sr.) and Engine 334 (FF Easterhoff).  Crews checked the home and found no sign of smoke or fire.

At 1639 Hours Communications dispatched a motor vehicle crash with entrapment.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Res3cue (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (FF Easterhoff), Squad 332 (FF T Fahy Jr) and Engine 334 (FF Pedrani) responded.  Crews found the vehicle drivers side into a tree with a heavey entrapment.  Crews quickly went to work and stabalized the vehicle while others assisted with triage and began cutting.  The roof was cut off and the spreaders were used with a ram to push the door off the patient.  The patient was removed quickly and transported to Hackensack Hospital.  Great Job done by all hands!

At 1747 Hours as Crews were returning from the crash, Communications reported an Activated Fire Alarm on Oak Haven Ln.  Crews responded and checked the home.  Command 3 reported no sign of smoke or fire and released all units.

After the busy and VERY hot day crews were in attendance at 1900 Hours for weekly drill in which 2 more calls were logged.....

At 2030 Hours Communications dispatched the Volunteers for smoke coming from the pump house on Shadow Ridge.  Crews responded and Command reported the smoke was coming from a burnt out motor.

At 2126 Hours Communications reported a smell of smoke in the area on Deleware Ln.  Crews responded and found the cause to be from a fire pit in the rear of a residence.

At 0036 Hours Communications dispatched a brush fire on Ewing Ave.  Chief Bohny, Engine 335 and Engine 331 responded.  Crews responded in and quickly extinguished the fire.

At 1519 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Haddon Pl.  Crews responded in and checked the home.  Crews reported no sign of smoke or fire and returned.

At 2249 Hours Communications dispatched a brush fire on the corner of Franklin Ave and Alpine Dr.  Chief Bohny, Engine 335 and Engine 334 responded.  Crews found a minor brush fire which was quickly extinguished.

Photos Courtesy of Ex-Chief Jay Donch

The Volunteers would like to wish you a Happy 4th of July. 

Please be safe... More fires are reported on this day than any other day of the year in the United States.  More than half of these fires are caused by fireworks (NFPA).  Please leave fireworks to the professionals, attend a public display and after a display NEVER pick up a firework that may be left over.

At 0037 Hours Communications dispatched an activated Carbon Monoxide Alarm.  Crews checked the home with negative results.  PSE&G was notified and responded to investigate.

At 0458 Hours Communications dispatched a mulch fire on Hillview Terrace.  Crews responded to find a large area of mulch charred.  Crews soaked the area and reported the fire was extinguished.

At 1031 Hours Communications dispatched a Motor Vehicle Crash with a vehicle rollover on Crystal Lake Terrace.  Cheif Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Res3cue (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers), Engine 332 and Engine 334 (Capt. Kohan) responded.  Chief Bohny reported the driver had self exticated and the vehicle had been righted prior to FD's arrival.  Res3cue remained on location until the vehicle was removed.

At 1425 Hours Communications  reported a mulch fire on Old Mill Rd.  Chief Bohny, Engine 335 (Lt. Dodd), Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers) and Engine 332 (FF Fahy Jr) responded.  Command reported a minor fire and brought in Engine 335 for extinguishment and returned all other units.

At 1700 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Franklin Lake Rd.  Crews responded and reported an exterior check of the home with no sign of smoke or fire.

At 1852 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Navaho Trail Dr.  Crews responded an reported accidental activation caused by the homeowner grilling.

At 1958 Hours Communications dispatched a brush fire on Pulis Ave.  Crews responded to find the homeowner burning brush on his property.  Command the fire extinguished.  Command reported the homeowner was advised that open burning was no permitted and the matter was reffered to the Fire Prevention Bureau.

At 0032 Hours Communications dispatched the Volunteers for an Activated Fire Alarm on FoX Hedge Rd.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Ladder 342 and Engine 331 responded.  Communications reported an unknown odor in the home with no visible flame or smoke.  Crews checked the home and were unable to find the source of the activation nor detect an odor.  Crews were able to reset the alarm and units returned.

At 1446 Hours Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Colonial Rd.  Engine 331 (Lt. Meyers), Engine 335 (FF Gallup), Ladder 342 (FF Devanney) and Engine 332 responded.  Crews checked the home and reported accidental activation by contractors sanding inside the home.

At 1527 Communications dispatched an Activated Fire Alarm on Huron Rd.  Engine 335 (FF Gallup) responded and held with a single Engine for a Report Only.  Crews reported accidental activation by contractors cutting tile.

At 0028 Hours Communications requested the Volunteers to aid PD with attempting to locate a missing person.  Chief Bohny, Assistant Chief Knubel, Res3cue (Lt. Meyers), Engine 331 (Lt. Dodd), Ladder 342 (FF. T Fahy Jr.) and Engine 334 (FF. Easterhoff) responded.  Units Joined the search with numerous local law enforcement agencies that saturated the area.  Crews took to foot patrols in the area around the home as well as searching the nearby pond.  Fire Command and PD suspended the search after a thorough blanket of the area had been conducted with negative findings.  Fire Units operated for 2 hours until being released. 

The Volunteers were very happy to be notified that the missing person returned home in good health.

Operating Agencies Included:  Franklin Lakes PD (Patrol & Detectives), Oakland PD, Wyckoff PD, Wayne PD, Mahwah PD, North Haledon PD and Bergen County PD with K-9

At 1320 hours Communications dispatched the Volunteers to power lines down with wires sparking on Summit Ave.  Engine 335 (Lt. Meyers) and Engine 331 (FF Comitto) responded.  Crews checked the length of Summit Ave and the call was unfounded.

As Units were returning Communications advised that the caller called back and had given the wrong address.  Communications reported the call was on Old Mill Rd.  Units responded and found that  a delivery truck had backed into the driveway ripping the power lines from the home.  Crews gained access into the home as the exterior meter had burnt up and melted some of the siding.  Crews checked the home and found no extension.  Crews shut down the Power Main to the home as a precaution as well.  Rockland Electric was notified and responded.