MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Fire Department Platoon 4 took advantage of the beautiful spring weather on May 7 to conduct some pump training and flow some water. Photos Courtesy of Maplewood NJ FMBA L-25
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Fire Department’s Platoon 4 conducted some training evolutions at an acquired structure on Valley Street. The evolutions consisted of advancing hand lines, conducting search and rescue operations, and even rescuing a downed firefighter. All exercises were conducted in a zero-visibility atmosphere by utilizing a smoke machine. These training evolutions allow […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 13 Pillot Place at 10:48 a.m. on Feb. 17. Upon arrival, crews reported heavy smoke and fire showing from the two-and-a-half-story wood-frame single-family private dwelling. Initial reports indicated someone was still in the home. WOFD crews conducted […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Board of Trustees and the Maplewood Township Committee both approved moving forward with an automatic mutual-aid agreement, which will mean that the South Orange Fire Department and Maplewood Fire Department will begin training and responding to emergency calls together. Elected officials from both towns said the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Three people were injured — two seriously — from a Maplewood house fire on Tuesday, June 2, on Essex Avenue. On June 2 at approximately 3:20 a.m., Maplewood Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 19 Essex Ave. Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy fire to the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — It’s been a little over two months since Michael Weber took over as chief of the Maplewood Fire Department, after former Chief Michael Dingelstedt retired at the end of October. Weber has been a firefighter for 29 years, but he’s still getting used to the new rank. “It’s not as hands on,” […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A fire tore through a home in Maplewood’s Hilton neighborhood early on Christmas morning, damaging the newly renovated interior and preventing the owner from moving in when she was planning to. Sandi Gedin inherited the house from her father and had just moved her belongings in. No one was in the house […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Michael Dingelstedt felt strange when he woke up Nov. 1. He didn’t have anything to do. The former Maplewood Fire Department chief’s last day of work was Oct. 31, when he retired and wrapped up 38 years of working as a firefighter in the department. “It’s going to take some adjustment,” Dingelstedt […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The merging of the South Orange and Maplewood fire departments took another step forward as both towns’ governing bodies passed resolutions approving a joint meeting structure, setting the table for the target completion date of Jan. 1, 2020. The South Orange Board of Trustees unanimously approved the resolution at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The fifth mural in the Springfield Avenue Partnership’s public art initiative was unveiled at Maplewood Firehouse 2 on Oct. 19, bringing some color to the township’s business district and the first responders who work there. The initiative has been asking artists to paint the buildings on Springfield Avenue for the last year […]