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Come out and support the finest men and women this side of the Driscoll! Can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holidays than to give back! Even get a chance to come and meet some of your local firefighters and check out a fire truck or 2! #theville #givingseason #seasontobemerry
Engine 3 and Asst. Chief 57 on scene in Raritan today for the working truck fire, Engine Co assisted @raritanfire52 in fire suppression! Scene was tot Somerset County Hazmat. #awaygame #firstdue #enginegoes
This afternoon Somerville Fire joined @somerville54rescue and Somerset Sheriff’s Office in a Trunk-or-Treat event held in town! A great way to start the weekend off! #communityservice #theville
Somerville Fire history was made today as ground was officially broken for the new Borough Emergency Services Facility at the intersection of Gaston Ave and E. Cliff St. This state of the art facility designed by @fdstonewater will house all Somerville public safety entities. The FD side will house all borough apparatus, equipment, maintenance division, fire prevention, training rooms, kitchen, and bunk rooms for crews and future department employees. The future starts now.
Throughout this week, the Somerville Fire Department will be conducting visits to the schools in town for presentations and inspections for Fire Prevention Week. As a quick fire prevention week tip, remember to check your smoke detectors regularly. Replace batteries each year and replace detectors after 10 years. The risk of dying in a residential fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke detectors. Also, make sure to develop an escape plan and outside meeting point with your families.
This morning, members of the SFD along with @raritanfire52 and @findernefirestation30 attended a lecture on Concrete Parking Garages. This lecture focused on the unique hazards of Parking Garages and appropriate strategies and tactics associated with fires in such garages. The lecture concluded with field visits to various decks around town to pre-plan and recognize hazards in our first due area.
Back to Raritan on a busy day. Engine 3 and Truck 1 were requested on a 1st alarm commercial fire by @raritanfire52 . Crews arrived on scene and went to work extinguishing the fire which was extending from the kitchen area to the attic and also preformed ventilation.
Engine 3 and Utility 57 responded into Raritan today to assist in a quickly spreading brush fire along Orlando Dr. A line was stretched off the Utility and Engine 3 assisted in filling additional brush trucks from the state forest fire service and surrounding area.