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Driver Escapes from Glen Rock Pickup Truck Fire

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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Glen Rock NJ, a late Saturday morning, 01/08, well-involved pickup truck fire on Grandview Avenue, Glen Rock was extinguished by firefighters from Glen Rock and Hawthorne Fire Company #4. The vehicle’s driver escaped safely just after the blaze started and was uninjured. Hawthorne Police assisted Glen Rock Police with traffic control. The pickup was a total loss and was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.

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Sometimes you just know your destiny

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Glen Rock NJ, we pulled this off the Northwest Bergen Mutual Aid Association Facebook page  . Sometimes you just know your destiny. While cleaning up the fire house a member noticed an article hanging in fire house with a 3 year old boy named Tyler Blazejewski. Today at age 18 probationary firefighter Tyler Blazejewski  of the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department is no longer pretending.

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Glen Rock Fire Department Rescues Two Cats at Sycamore Terrace Fire

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the staff of the Ridgewood

Glen Rock NJ, October 5 , the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department reported that at 0222 hours this morning, GRFD was dispatched for a reported working fire on Sycamore Terrace. On arrival, Chief Jennings and Asst Chief Aguilar made entry into the basement and observed a heavy smoke condition. Engine 833 (Lt Pimlott) established a water supply and stretched a hand line. Ladder 832 (Capt Burbano) assisted with ventilation and overhaul as well as the rescue of two cats from the structure. Special thanks to Ridgewood, Hawthorne, Fair Lawn, Wyckoff and Paramus for invaluable mutual aid assistance.