The Franklin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department is happy to announce that SANTA and MRS. CLAUS will be coming to town on Sunday December 13th. This year, they will be making their way around the Borough in the firetruck to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Unfortunately, in order to keep Mr….

Last night at approximately 5:30PM, the fire department was dispatched to a reported rollover on the 208 to 287 North Overpass. Chief 340 arrived on location and confirmed a pickup truck towing a car carrier with 2 vehicles on it overturned on the ramp. Rescue 3 arrived on scene and…

Last night, members drilled with the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps on their newly acquired Stryker Powerlift Stretcher and Power Load system as well as their new LUCAS Chest Compression System which were all awarded from their recent CARES Grant. Special thanks to Captain Mike O’Brien and First Lieutenant Zach Schultz…

On Monday Night, the volunteers went to the Passaic County Fire Academy to cut vehicles utilizing Holmatro’s brand new Pantheon Series of Battery Extrication tools. The members were able to put these new tools to the test by cutting up 2 cars. Thanks to Gunny from ESI for coming up…

On Tuesday Night, Engine 334 attended a mutual aid drill hosted by Saddle River. The drill consisted of simulating a tanker shuttle with a draft site as well as a drop pool location. Engine 334 shuttled water from the draft site to the pool location which was being drafted by…

At 9:10am communications dispatched the fire department to 287 South mile marker 60 for a rollover with possible entrapment. Chief 330 arrived on scene to find a single vehicle rollover with no entrapment in the Northbound lane. Rescue 3 and Squad 332 arrived on location and secured the vehicle and…

At 9:33 PM communications dispatched the fire department to a possible fire on Franklin Lakes Road. The caller advised that their garage was filling with smoke. Chief 330 arrived on location and reported a smoke condition with an odor of burning in the garage. Engine 334 arrived on location and…

After months of hard work, the Franklin Lakes Fire Department is proud to announce the launch of our new website! Check out it out for volunteer recruitment information, community safety resources, and the latest department news, our history, response statistics and much more 

As crews were returning from a burning odor in a home, communications alerted the FD to a possible fire. A caller reported flames coming from a home on Hiawatha Trail. Engine 334 arrived on location to find a 15-yard construction dumpster on fire in the driveway with no exposure issues….