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Forked River's New Recruits Graduate from Firefighter 1
| Posted on July 24, 2011 at 1:53 AM |
FORKED RIVER, NJ - At a recent Fire Fighter One Graduation Ceremony held on Thursday, June 23 at the Ocean County Fire/EMS Training Center, Chief Kevin Flynn and Safety Officer Martin Abramovitch of the Forked River Fire Department presented their shields to Fire Fighter Michael Schwab and Steven M. Abramovitch.
April 6, 2011 Forked River Fire Recieves FM Global Grant
| Posted on April 6, 2011 at 8:56 PM |
Forked River Volunteer Fire Department to Bolster
Fire Prevention Efforts with FM Global Grant
FORKED RIVER, N.J.—The Forked River Volunteer Fire Department has received a US$2,000 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.
FM Global representatives presented the award to Chief Kevin Flynn at the Forked River Firehouse located on Parker Ave. in Lacey Township. The award will be used to assist with pre-fire planning to efficiently collect and track data related to local community buildings. The information will help the fire service respond in an emergency situation.
Because fire continues to be the leading cause of property damage worldwide, during the past 35 years FM Global has contributed millions of dollars in fire prevention grants to fire service organizations around the globe. Locally, the company has awarded grants to a number of New Jersey-based organizations.
“At FM Global, we strongly believe the majority of property damage is preventable, not inevitable,” said Michael Spaziani, manager of the fire prevention grant program. “Far too often, inadequate budgets prevent those organizations working to prevent fire from being as proactive as they would like to be. With additional financial support, grant recipients are actively helping to improve property risk in the communities they serve.”
Through its Fire Prevention Grant Program, FM Global awards grants quarterly to fire departments—as well as national, state, regional, local and community organizations worldwide—that best demonstrate a need for funding, where dollars can have the most demonstrable impact on preventing fire, or mitigating the damage it can quickly cause.
To learn more about FM Global’s Fire Prevention Grant Program, or to apply for a grant, please visit www.fmglobal.com/grants.
For more than 175 years, many of the world’s largest organizations have turned to FM Global to develop cost-effective property insurance and engineering solutions to protect their business operations from fire, natural disasters and other types of property risk. With clients in more than 130 countries, FM Global ranks #545 among FORTUNE magazine’s largest companies in America and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best and AA (Very Strong) by Fitch Ratings. The company has been named “Best Property Insurer in the World” by Euromoney magazine, “Best Global Property Insurer” by Global Finance magazine and was voted “Best Commercial Property Insurer” in Business Insurance’s 2010 annual Readers Choice Awards.
12-27-10 Mutual Aid to Barnegat - Sweet Jenny's Structure Fire
| Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:03 AM |
On December 27, 2010 the Forked River Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Sweet Jenny's Restaurant in Barnegat Township. Engines 6031, 6041 along with Tanker 6008 and Ladder 6015 responded to the scene. Master streams from Engine 6031 and Ladder Truck 6015 were used to assist in extinguishing the fire. More pictures available in our photo gallery.
12-19-10 Car Fire on Spruce Street
| Posted on December 20, 2010 at 1:03 PM |
On December 19, 2010 the Forked River Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Spruce Street. Chief Kevin Flynn arrived on scene to find a fully involved vehicle with arcing powerlines on it. The crews from Engine 6031 and 6021 resonded to the scene and awaited JCP&L to disconnect the powerline before extinguishing the vehicle.
11-26-10 Tamiami Road Structure Fire
| Posted on December 4, 2010 at 3:32 AM |
11-25-10 Animal Rescue on Buena Vista Rd
| Posted on November 30, 2010 at 8:54 AM |
Forked River firefighters came to the rescue of a family pet on Thanksgiving Day. The Fire Department was dispatched to an animal rescue on Buena Vista Rd. On arrival, firefighters discovered a cat stuck in a tree and assisted with getting the animal down. Firefighter Chris Heayn climbed 35ft up an extension ladder, removed the cat from the tree and returned her safely to their owner.
11-07-10 Bayville Structure Fire
| Posted on November 11, 2010 at 1:54 AM |
On November 7, 2010 the F.A.S.T. (Firefighter Assist and Search Team) from the Forked River Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Bayville. Bayville firefighters used master streams to extiguish the fire.
10-23-10 LZ for Medevac 5
| Posted on October 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM |
On October 23, 2010 the Forked River Fire Department set up a Landing Zone for Medevac 5 out of Pomona. Lacey EMS and Medics transported the accident victim from the scene.
10-07-10 Fire Prevention Day at the Forked River School
| Posted on October 8, 2010 at 3:41 PM |
LACEY, NJ – On October 7, 2010 the members of the Forked River Fire Department visited the Forked River Elementary School during National Fire Prevention Week.
Firefighters talked about fire prevention, fire survival, displayed their fire apparatus and showed off their equipment. Students received fire prevention material, got to explore the fire trucks and enjoyed the presentation.
