Fire Prevention Month 2019
October is Fire Prevention Month! The goal of Fire Prevention Month (and week October 6th – 12th ) is to raise awareness about fire safety and help ensure your home and family are prepared in the event of an emergency.

In 1922, the National Fire Protection Association named the second week of October Fire Prevention Week in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Thanks to Chris Torello and Chris Tompkins ... (Full Story & Photos)

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This 16 hour program will include hands-on rope bags and other applicable skills for water rescues. Our program meets the requirements of NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670 and uses the PA Fish and Boat Commission Program. This will also include in water skills and a swim test. This is part 2 of a 4 part water rescue program. Price per student

Operations / Urban Flood 16 Hours
• Lecture
• Swim Test
• Awareness ... (Full Story & Photos)

We closed 2018 out with a record-setting 636 calls for service and 10,094 manpower hours that our volunteer firefighter committed to serving the Borough of Franklin Lakes and the surrouning municipalities. We look forward to 2019 and contining to serve. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Santa is Coming to Town
Sunday, December 9, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Franklin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting Santa Claus on Sunday, December 9. Santa will be driven around town from 11:00 AM to approximately 1:30 PM. Santa and Mrs. Claus will then be at Fire Department Headquarters (located at 479 Bender Court) from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.... (Full Story & Photos)

The Franklin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department is actively seeking trained firefighters, who may be interested in participating in a newly formed Duty-Crew program being funded by a FEMA S.A.F.E.R. grant. The Duty Crew program will require 4, 10-hour daytime Monday - Friday shifts to be awarded a stipend of $500.00 with an annual cap of $6,000.

Applicants will be required to maintain active membership ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Franklin Lakes Fire Department has recently trained 10 members to be Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) training and also has 6 Emergency Medical Technicians EMTs in our ranks. The EMR program is a 48-hour class and EMT class is about 160-180. EMR certifications are required every two years and EMT is every three years. Emergency Medical Responders are allowed to assist EMTs with medical and trauma ... (Full Story & Photos)