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Mutual Aid to Rockaway Townhsip
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On 10 DEC 2010 at 0000 hours, Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services was requested mutual aid to Valley Road in Rockaway Township with Tanker 22 for a structure fire. Upon arrival personnel shuttled sever loads of water to a dump site. All units were clear at 0157 hours. |
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Mutual Aid to Mt. Arlington
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On 30 NOV 2010 at 0915 hours, the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services Rapid Intervention Crew was requested mutual aid by Mt. Arlington to Bensel Drive for an apartment building fire. Personnel responded with Truck 17 and Rescue 13. Upon arrival, the incident commander immediately reassigned the team to ventilate the roof and requested an engine from PAF&ES as well. Fort Monmouth Engine 4 (on loan to PAF&ES while E-15 is out of service) responded and assisted with interior operations. Personnel then assisted with overhaul. All units were clear at 1245 hours. Pictures can be found at the websites below. |
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Mutual Aid to Mt. Arlington
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On 2 NOV 2010 at 2350 hours, the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Team was requested mutual aid by Mt. Arlington to Howard Boulevard for a fuel spill. Personnel responded with HM-23 and U-18 with the Haz-Mat trailer. Upon arrival they found a tractor trailer had leaked fuel approximately one quarter mile before arriving at the truck yard. Investigation showed that the fuel pump was the source of the leak and with the engine shut off the leak stopped. Personnel diked a storm drain for precautionary purposes and assisted in spreading absorbent material on the roadway. All units were clear at 0047 hours. |
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Mutual Aid to Jefferson Township
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On 27 OCT 2010 at 1350 hours, the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Team was requested mutual aid by Jefferson Township Fire Co. # 2 to Berkshire Valley Road for a motor vehicle accident with a fuel spill. Personnel responded with HM-23 and U-18 with the Haz-Mat trailer. Upon arrival they found a box truck had leaked approximately 15 gallons of diesel fuel. Personnel diked 2 storm drains and spread absorbent material and then assisted the tow company with the clean up. All units were clear at 1520 hours. |
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Mutual Aid to Jefferson Township
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On 2010 OCT 26 at 0845 hours, Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services was requested mutual aid by Jefferson Township Co. # 2 for a motor vehicle accident on Rt. 15 north near Pathmark. Personnel responded with Engine 19 and the jaws of life. Upon arrival they found a car along the other side of a guardrail with the driver still in the driver seat. PAF&ES and JTFD2 personnel teamed up using the jaws to remove the roof of the car and then package and safely extricate the victim from the vehicle. All units were clear at 0945 hours. |
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Safety Town Training
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On 2010 AUG 24, Picatinny Arsenal Fire and Emergency Services, along with the Picatinny Arsenal Police Department, conducted Safety Town training for pre-school and school age children. Topics discussed included being a good listener, bicycle and traffic safety, safety around domestic and wild animals, gun safety, bullying, what to do if there is a fire, appropriate behavior during fire drills and alarms, stop, drop and roll and the firefighters are our friends program. This interactive program, coordinated by SGT. Mary Lou Atkins of the Picatinny Police Department was well received by all of the children.
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Mutual Aid to Jefferson Township
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On 16 AUG 2010 at 1213 hours, the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services Rapid Intervention Crew and Tanker 22 were requested mutual aid to Collins Ave. in Jefferson Township for a kitchen fire. Upon arrival the incident commander advised that the fire had been extinguished and overhaul was in progress. All units were clear at 1248 hours. |
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Mutual Aid to Rockaway Township
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On 8 AUG 2010 at 1440 hours, the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services Hazardous Materials Response Team was requested to Jacob Rd. in Rockaway Township for a fuel oil spill. Upon arrival, the incident commander briefed the team that the house has been abandoned since June and the heating oil odor has been noticed by neighbors for three months. Crews suited up and entered the basement to find a slow leak on the fuel oil tank with a spill covering approximately 20 feet by 20 feet of the floor. Absorbent pads and speedi-dry were used to absorb the oil and prevent any more product from entering the floor drains. The incident was turned over to Morris County Haz-Mat and the NJDEP, and all units were clear at 1622 hours. |
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2nd Annual Firefighter Camp
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Members of Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services conducted the 2nd annual Junior Firefighter Camp on 5 & 6 AUG 2010, supervised by Training Captain Barrella.
On day 1, campers were introduced to life as a Federal Firefighter, beginning with attending a roll call and shift change. LTC Koehler, Chief Guidetti, and Assistant Chief Which briefed the new "recruits" who were then shown around the new firehouse. From there, Captain Barrella provided a guided tour of the Morris County public Safety Training Academy. After a tasty baked ziti lunch prepared by Firefighter Pete Sigreto, evolutions were conducted with the department's state of the art fire extinguisher trainer by Firefighters John Vidal and Dave Cascone.
On day 2, campers learned how to maintain and clean the fire apparatus and station. The day then progressed with the learning of basic CPR skills, instructed by Firefighters Jeff Baird and John Vidal. Lunch consisted of hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries prepared by Firefighters Bill Koferl and Jeff Baird. The afternoon's hands on evolutions were guided by Captain Barrella and Firefighters John Vidal, Dave Cascone, and Jason Brown. Evolutions included learning how to properly don and doff firefighting personal protective equipment and self contained breathing apparatus, climbing an aerial ladder, controlling a fire hose, and properly caring for an injured person by placing them on a backboard and into a stokes basket. The final exercise required the campers to don chemical protective clothing and be decontaminated. |
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