photos courtesy of Westwood fire department
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Twp of Washington NJ, on Friday afternoon the Westwood fire department was dispatched mutual aid to Washington Township for a working house fire. Truck 1 was the first due truck company, due to Township still being trained on their new ladder truck. Truck 1 took the front of the structure and went right to work with 2 crews. While the first crew went up to the second floor to start opening up the ceiling the second crew laddered the building for multiple escape routes in case of an emergency. The interior crews made a good stop in the attic so the fire could not spread further into the house. Also on scene was Engine 1 and Utility 1 with manpower. Good job by all crews and good job to Twp of Washington Fire Dept. . – Bergen County with a quick knock on the main body of fire. Pascack Road was closed in both directions (in front of Memorial Field) .
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Twp. of Washington Mayor Mayor Peter Calamari issued the following statement on Facebook:
“I’d like to express my sincere thanks to all our emergency service personnel for their swift response to yesterday’s fire. I want to personally thank them for the service they provided to our residents and the citizens of our surrounding communities.
Our Fire Director, Bill Bilias reported the fire most likely was ignited by paint or stain cans stored outside, basically cooking all summer in the heat and sun, which finally ignited sparking a fire on the grass which quickly spread to the involved home and two vehicles in the driveway. The house sustained heavy fire damage to the exterior wall and the house next door suffered minimal exterior damage.
Our fire department led by Chief Jason Gugger, was assisted by Westwood (ladder truck) and Hillsdale (engine truck) for additional manpower. Also on scene for support was Emerson’s fire chief. Woodcliff Lake was dispatched for a fast team. In addition, the county coordinator called Hohokus for an engine truck and Saddle River for a ladder truck to stand by at our headquarters for town coverage if needed. Ambulance services were also dispatched by Township and Hillsdale in case needed.
A quick response and attack on the fire kept the main damage to the exterior of the home and helped extinguish the large blaze within an hour or so. A job well done by ALL and thankfully no injuries were reported”
(sent in from a Township resident )
