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RIDGEWOOD CHIMNEY FIRE ALERT: Overloaded Fireplace Sparks Late Morning Emergency on Glenwood Road

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Quick Action by Ridgewood and Wyckoff Firefighters Prevents Major Damage to Single-Family Home

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Ridgewood NJ, a quiet Friday morning in Ridgewood was briefly disrupted by a residential chimney fire in the 100 block of Glenwood Road. The incident, reported late this morning (December 5, 2025), brought a rapid, coordinated response from local and mutual aid fire departments, ensuring the blaze was quickly contained with only minor damage reported.

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Close Call in Ridgewood: Learner Driver Crashes Electric BMW onto Godwin Avenue Lawn

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Learner Driver Crash Horror! Electric BMW Ends Up on Ridgewood Front Lawn—A Stark Warning for New Drivers

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ – An eventful Sunday afternoon in Ridgewood saw a fully electric BMW SUV veer off the road and crash directly onto the front lawn of a single-family home. The incident, which occurred at the busy intersection of Godwin Avenue and Lincoln Avenue on Sunday, October 19, involved a driver operating under the supervision of a parent with a New Jersey learner’s permit.

Thankfully, no injuries were reported to the occupants of the vehicle or any residents, despite the severity of the collision that left the luxury SUV disabled on the residential property.

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A Close Call in Ridgewood: Driver Refuses Medical Attention After Crashing into Utility Pole

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Dramatic Crash Shuts Down Ridgewood Street: Driver Walks Away After Hitting Utility Pole

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Ridgewood NJ, an early Monday afternoon crash in Ridgewood sent emergency responders to the 100 block of Ackerman Avenue, where a black four-door Hyundai sedan left the roadway and collided with a utility pole. The incident, which occurred on September 22, 2025, drew a quick and coordinated response from local first responders.

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Rollover Crash in Ridgewood: White Audi SUV Overturns at Glen and Fairfield Intersection

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Ridgewood NJ, a white Audi SUV overturned in a rollover crash on Saturday afternoon at the intersection of East Glen Avenue and Fairfield Avenue in Ridgewood. Emergency crews from the Ridgewood Police Department and Ridgewood Fire Department/EMS quickly responded to the scene to provide assistance, control traffic, and address any potential hazards.

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New career Ridgewood firefighters sworn in

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New career Ridgewood FD firefighters sworn in
May 13,2015
Boyd A. Loving
9:49 PM

Ridgewood NJ , Two (2) new career Ridgewood Fire Department firefighters were sworn in atWednesday evening’s public meeting of the Ridgewood Village Council.

The first was Anthony Dinice, son of Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Paul Dinice and grandson of the late Anthony Dinice, who served as a Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer from 1956 until his retirement in 1981.

The second was Henry Van Wageningen III

, who served as a Ridgewood FD volunteer firefighter from 2010 until his appointment to the full-time career department.  Henry’s father in law, James Bombace, was Chief of the Ridgewood Fire Department when he retired in 2010.