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Rollover on Homestead Rd. On Friday, February 4th @ 07:12, Stations 37 & 38 Fire were dispatched along with 79-Rescue to the area of Homestead Rd. & Stryker Ln. in 37's first-due area for the MVA w/rollover. The crew from 37-103 along with personnel from Station 38 stood-by while patient care was administered by 79-Rescue. All crews were clear within 30 mins. Mutual Aid to Station 36 On Sunday, January 9th @ 02:15, Stations 37 was requested mutual aid to 57 East Mountain Rd. in Station 36's first-due for the structure fire. Truck 37-116 and Engine 37-102 responded with 12 personnel and assisted crews from Stations 36 & 48 in laddering the roof and checking the chimney area for extension. All 37 units were cleared from the scene by 03:00.
MVA w/rollover on Hillsborough Rd. On Saturday, January 8th, Stations 37 & 38 Fire were dispatched along with 79-Rescue to the area of Hillsborough Rd. near the railroad overpass in 38's first-due area for the MVA w/rollover. The crew from 37-103 along with personnel from Station 38 stood-by while the vehicle was uprighted. All crews were clear within 30 mins.
Member of the Year 2004
2nd Lieutenant
Jim Paterno Criteria for Member of the Year Award – "To bestow recognition upon one member who demonstrates outstanding service to the company by his or her contribution to Fund Raising, House and Grounds activity, Public Relations and/or any other non-fire related activity that promotes the common welfare of the fire company."
Membership is open for
enrollment! Click here to get results and pictures of 2004 Firefighter Olympics Click here to see pictures of the labor day family picnic. Saturday Afternoon House Fire On Saturday, September 25th at approx. 14:30 hrs Stations 36 and 37 were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 617 Van Liew Ct. in 36’s first-due. Engine 37-102 arrived on-scene first with Truck 37-116 and units from Stations 36 & 38 close behind. Heavy fire was evident upon arrival venting from the rear of the first floor kitchen area. After an aggressive attack the fire was limited to the first floor area including and surrounding the kitchen. Units on-scene: Station 36 (Flagtown #1), Station 37 (#2), Station 38 (Woods Rd. #3), Station 48 (Neshanic), Station 30 (Finderne – FAST Team), Station 42 (Manville – Standby), Station 45 (Montgomery #1 – Standby), Somerset County Mutual Aid Coordinators, Hillsborough PD, 79-Rescue (Hillsborough) and Hillsborough Twp Fire Safety. Vacant House Fire Shortly after midnight on Saturday, August 7, Station 37 was alerted to a working structure fire on Route 206 just south of Mountainview Rd. Upon arrival units encountered a well-involved vacant turn-of-the- century farmhouse with fire through the roof. The bulk of the fire was knocked-down within an hour thanks to an aggressive attack by units from Stations 37, 36 and 38. Other units on-scene included Hillsborough PD, Hillsborough Rescue Squad, Hillsborough Fire Safety and the Somerset County Prosecutors Office. All units cleared the scene by 05:30. Click
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| The month of June
ended with an MVA with entrapment at Route 206 & Mountainview Rd
on June 30th at 13:30 hrs. Units from Stations 37 & 38 stood by
while the extrication team from 79-Rescue took care of
extricating the victim.
The very next day, July 1st, a short but violent thunderstorm moved through the Hillsborough area around 20:00 hrs, sending Station 37 crews out for a number of storm-related calls due to transformers, wires, and lightning strikes. The weekend of July 4th was quite busy for the members of Station 37. Aside from several fire alarm calls, crews tended to a working fire in a construction trailer on Steinmetz Way, an car versus train MVA on Homestead Rd, a fire in a large dumpster (twice) off Auten Rd, and a standby at Statioin 28 while Franklin Twp crews were out at a 3rd alarm house fire at 12th St & Culver St. On Wednesday, July 14th at 18:00 hrs Station 37 was alerted to 11 Plumstead Way off Millstone River Rd for the reported explosion. Crews arrived on-scene within minutes to find a lightning strike to the attic of a home with fire in the attic area. Due to the distance to hydrants in that area, mutual aid was summoned to the scene for tankers. Crews from Stations 37, 36, 38 and 28 made a great stop and limited fire damage to an area of the attic. Units were clear of the scene by 20:00 hrs. | ||||||||
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July 17 - During the last few weeks
the front bay doors of Station 37 received a new coat of paint with
trim. The doors are now "fire engine" red with a yellow stripe along
the bottoms.
A sincere "thank you" to Frank Hoh, owner of the Paint and Decorating Depot
at 438 Route 206 in Hillsborough, for generously donating the paint
to allow us to give our station doors their new paint job.
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June 13 - On Thursday June 10th at approx 17:00 hrs Station 37 was
alerted mutual aid into Manville for the working structure fire
in the Lost Valley section on Lincoln Ave. Both Tower Ladder 37-116 and
Engine 37-102 were requested to the scene with manpower. Due to weight limitations on the
bridge entering into the Lost Valley section Tower 37
was unable to respond to the scene. Ladder 23 (Bound Brook) was then requested in place
of Tower Ladder 37. Engine 37-102 along with 37-C2 and 37-C3 operated on-scene
at the multi-alarm blaze which involved a 2.5-story
multi-family dwelling.
Recently, thanks to the hard work and dedication of firefighter Robert Brady and other members of Station 37, Tower Ladder 37-116 earned a 1st Place trophy in the Manville 75th Anniversary Parade at the beginning of June for Best Appearing LTI Ladder. Also, on Saturday June 12th, the truck also was awarded a 1st Place trophy for Best Appearing Aerial Apparatus at the North Brunswick Fireman of the Woods competition.
On Sunday June 13th Station 37 participated in a district-wide water supply drill at the old GA depot off Mountainview Rd. Units from Station 36 (Hillsborough #1), Station 28 (Millstone Valley), Station 32 (Readington), Station 48 (Neshanic), and Station 45 (Montgomery #1) were in attendance.
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| May 31 - On Thursday May 27th Stations 36 & 37 were alerted for the MVA with
entrapment on Route 206 North at Dukes Parkway East. Fire
suppression units stood-by at the scene while EMS extricated the victim.
On Friday May 28th Stations 37 & 36 were alerted at 15:40 hrs to Kimberly Drive in 37's primary for the reported structure fire. 36-C1 arrived on location within minutes advising smoke showing from a 2.5-story wood frame dwelling. Due to the location's proximity to Manville, Station 42 was alerted to the scene as well as Station 38 full response and Station 30 for their FAST team. After searches with multiple cameras to identify the source of the smoke, an electrical fire was found to have basically extinguished itself in the rear of a large fish tank. All units cleared the scene within an hour after the initial call. On Saturday May 29th at 14:05 hrs Stations 37 & 36 were alerted to the area of Triangle & Farm Rds for the reported structure fire. Units arrived on scene shortly thereafter with an exterior fire involving a ground floor patio of a 2-story garden apartment building. At 23:20 hrs Stations 37 & 36 were dispatched to 508 Auten Rd for the bathroom ceiling fan on fire. Upon investigation it was found that the fire burned itself out with no extension to the attic area above the fire. On Sunday May 30th at 23:25 hrs Station 37 was alerted to move-up an engine to Station 28 (Millstone Valley) while they were moved up to Station 27 (East Franklin). A large portion of Franklin Township units were involved in extended operations at a multi-alarm vacant dwelling fire off Churchill Ave. While standing-by at Station 28 Engine 37-102 responded to an MVA w/fuel spill at the intersection of Amwell Rd. & Demott Ln.
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| May 24 - At approx. 16:00 hrs Station 37 and 38 were
alerted to an overheated propane tank at the Lowes store
on Route 206. Units arrived on-scene with an overheated forklift propane tank located in a cage
with approx. a dozen others on the outside of the building.
First-due engine 37-102 dropped a 3-inch supply line from a hydrant in
the lot and went into service with their deck gun to cool the tanks. All other units from 37,
38 and 79 Rescue stood by in the parking lot and all
units cleared the scene within the hour. |
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At the end of April, 37-C5 visited the Death Valley region and stopped in to see the
brothers at Furnace Creek Fire Dept. Below are pictures
he's provided showing the apparatus, station and some members.
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