5th Alarm Fire Devastates River Edge Neighborhood on Fourth of July; Storm Knocked Down Live Wires
photos courtesy of River Edge Volunteer Fire Department
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
RIVER EDGE, NJ — What was meant to be a day of backyard barbecues and Independence Day celebrations quickly turned into a massive emergency response on July 4, 2026. A violent summer storm ripped through Bergen County, triggering a complex 5th-alarm fire that damaged multiple homes in River Edge and sent one firefighter to the hospital.
