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Firefighter Injured, Hazmat Called After Lithium-Ion Batteries Found at 2-Alarm River Edge House Fire

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Firefighter Injured in 2-Alarm River Edge House Fire; Bergen County Hazmat Called Over Lithium-Ion Batteries

photos courtesy of the River Edge Volunteer Fire Department

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River Edge NJ, A firefighter sustained minor injuries while battling a heavy 2-alarm house fire on Taft Road in River Edge, New Jersey, on Sunday morning. The incident required a multi-town mutual aid response and prompted a dispatch of the Bergen County Hazmat Team due to the presence of lithium-ion batteries inside the structure.

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Paramus Fire Responds to School Bus Fire on 17 South

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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

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Paramus NJ, a fire inside of a mini school bus traveling on Route 17 southbound near Midland Avenue, Paramus was extinguished by firefighters from Paramus Fire  Companies #1 and #3 late Thursday afternoon, 11/19. Paramus Police and the Bergen County Hazmat Team also responded to the incident.  Fortunately there were no children on board when the fire broke out and the vehicle’s driver was uninjured.

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Ridgewood Fire Department and Bergen County HazMat team Respond to a fuel spill in the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

Ridgewood Fire Department and Bergen County HazMat team Respond to a fuel spill in the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook

April 11,2018

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Department personnel and Bergen County HazMat team members at the scene of a fuel spill into the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook near Grove Street, Ridgewood on Tuesday afternoon, 04/10. The source of the spill, said to be between 1-2 gallons, was not located. A containment boom was placed across the Brook and absorbent pads were used to recover the errant material.