MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Friday, June 29, at 6:40 a.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to a reported motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Parker Avenue and North Terrace, according to a release from the department. Rescue 36 arrived on scene and indicated a two-car motor vehicle crash with one vehicle overturned and confirmed […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Thursday, June 28, at 11:40 a.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to the area of Prospect Street and North Crescent for a reported overturned vehicle with entrapment, according to a press release from the department. The fire department responded with an engine, ladder and ambulance to the scene. Upon arrival, Deputy […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Health Department will hold a stroke risk assessment clinic Thursday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maplewood Fire Department, 105 Dunnell Road. Stroke risk assessment includes: a blood pressure screening, blood glucose, cholesterol screening and brief nursing consultation. The screening should take about 10 to 15 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Sunday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m., the Maplewood Fire Department responded to 186 Jacoby St. for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and fire in a second-floor apartment bedroom, according to a press release from the department. Prior to MFD arrival, the Maplewood Police Department evacuated the building […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood firefighters worked diligently in the afternoon of April 14 to extinguish a small, but smoky, brush fire in the wooded area behind the Maplewood Municipal Building. Photos Courtesy of Linda Monformoso
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Fire Department can take a breath of fresher air thanks to the Maplewood Lions Club. This March, the club donated to the Maplewood Fire Department brand new, state-of-the-art hoods, which will provide invaluable protection from the life-threatening fire-based contaminants, such as carcinogens and other toxic exposures, with which the firefighters […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Fire Department responded to a radio report from 9-1-1 dispatch of a structure fire at 9 Hoskier Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26. Arriving fire department units found a working house fire involving multiple levels of the structure, according to a release from the SOFD. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino, South Orange Fire Chief Daniel Sullivan and South Orange Police Chief Kyle Kroll announced that authorities are investigating a fatal fire that occurred in South Orange on Sunday, March 18, according to a press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. At approximately 2:15 p.m., […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation thanks Maplewood Middle School, the Maplewood Police Department and the Maplewood Fire Department for their support of Harlem Wizards Family Night on Jan. 29. Teachers from MMS and their principal were awesome athletes, as were police and fire participants. The Maplewoodians gave those Wizards a run for their money! Photos […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 10:11 p.m., the Maplewood Fire Department was dispatched to a reported smoke condition with power outage at 504 Irvington Ave., according to a Jan. 30 press release from the department. Upon arrival, Engine 32 reported smoke showing from the front corner of the home. A hand line […]