The Chews Landing Fire Department thanked Deptford Home Depot (Store #929) for the generous donation of materials to help offset the cost of bathroom renovations in the Banquet Hall. The trustees of the Chews Landing Fire Department presented the manager of Home Depot with a plaque thanking them for the donation. Without their contribution, this project would not have been possible!

Around 2:50am Engine 82 was dispatched to the Millbridge Apts for a reported vehicle fire. Battalion 82(Capt. Ritz), 8201(Chief Gerace), and Engine 821(Capt. Gant), still in station from another call, responded quickly and were advised their were multiple calls for a vehicle on fire. Battalion 84(Cipriano), returning from a call, arrived to find a engine compartment fire with slight extension to a sign. Engine 821 arrived and quickly extinguished the fire. Companies went available a short time later.

Quint 83, Squad 81, Rescue 82, BLS 807 and Medic 46 were dispatched to in front of 41 Coles Rd for a reported MVA/ Rescue Assignment. Gloucester Township PD arrived and reported that 1 car hit a pole, rolled over and 1 subject was entrapped. BLS 807 requested Medevac to fly. Quint 83, Rescue 82 and Engine 821 arrived and secured the vehicle and removed the victim. Squad 81 and Utility 827 arrived and securedthe LZ for Jeffstat 1. Click on Youtube link for video.

Just before 0600, Ladder 82, Rescue 84, and Cascade 34-4 were dispatched to 1359 Cooper Street for a Dwelling fire. District 9-3 arrived and had fire showing, going with the all hands. Ladder 82 arrived and assumed the R.I.T team. Ladder 82 was released just over an hour of getting on location.

Sunday members of the Chews Landing Fire Dept along with All of Fire district's of Gloucester Township showed there support for Gloucester Township Police Sergeant Garber's homecomming frim Cooper Hospital.

Rescue 82, BLS 7 and Medic 46 were dispatched to the area of 377 Lower Landing Road in the area of number 377 for a motor vehicle accident. FM 82 arrived on location and found a single vehicle into a tree with the driver still inside. Rescue company arrived on location and began treating patient. BLS and Medics arrived shortly after and patient was taken to the hospital. Incident being investigated by Gloucester Township Police.

Just after 00:05 hours, Task Force 82 was dispatched for a reported dwelling fire on Brookline Dr. While en-route to the scene, Battalion 82 (N Ritz) reported a large column from 1 block away and struck the All Hands. When Battalion 82 arrived on scene, he reported he had heavy fire on divisions C & D. Engine 822 arrived immediately behind the Battalion and picked up the hydrant. The crew of Engine 822 pulled a 3 inch blitz line and went to work on protecting the D exposure. Additional companies arriving picked up additional water supply and layed into the scene. Ladder 84 worked on the fire from the B division and Ladder 82 worked from the D division and was place under control just after 01:30 hours. The fire is under investigation by FM82 and Camden County PAU.

Rescue 82 and BLS 806 were dispatched to 4 Somerdale Road for a car into the building. Rescue 82 got on location, confirmed a car into the building with minor injuries and asked for the construction official to come to the scene.

Just before 8 p.m. Monday, Station 84 was dispatched to the area of the 7-Eleven store on Church Street for an investigation. Minutes later, the assignment was upgraded to a building fire adding Station 82 (Chews Landing) and Ladder 62 (Pine Hill) to the alarm box. 8401 (Chief Vannoni) arrived first and reported a one-story strip mall with medium smoke showing from the roof line of the Changez Hair Salon. With this report, Engine 83 (Blenheim), Engine 85 (Lambs Terrace) and Rescue 93 (GC Deptford) were brought to the scene. At the 10-minute mark, 840 struck the all hands, adding Cascade 81 (Glendora), Ladder 10-16 (GC Washington Township) and the local fire marshal to the box.

Engine 841 laid in and pulled an attack line as Rescue 84's crew forced entry and performed first due truck duties. As Engine 841's crew worked to locate the seat of the fire, Engine 822 pulled a backup line and Ladder 82 opened the roof. Engine 841's crew located the seat of the fire in the rear of the building and quickly extinguished it. The fire was placed under control at the 20-minute mark and is currently under investigation by FM84.
(Story courtesy of Blackwoodfire.org)

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