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2009
RUN STATISTICS |
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JAN |
32 |
MAY |
16 |
SEP |
24 |
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FEB |
15 |
JUN |
24 |
OCT |
30 |
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MAR |
17 |
JUL |
28 |
NOV |
23 |
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APR |
26 |
AUG |
36 |
DEC |
21 |
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TOTAL RUNS: 292 |
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2010
RUN STATISTICS |
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JAN |
23 |
MAY |
36 |
SEP |
00 |
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FEB |
27 |
JUN |
20 |
OCT |
00 |
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MAR |
56 |
JUL |
00 |
NOV |
00 |
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APR |
19 |
AUG |
00 |
DEC |
00 |
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TOTAL RUNS: 181 |
Information Board
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 June
27th - It is
with deepest regret that the River Road Fire Company announces
the passing of Chief Charles Flasser (1930-2010). Charlie was
one the most dedicated and revered members of the fire company.
His contributions over the years will not be matched and he will
be missed.
Charlie Flasser
joined in October 1961. The membership elected him Chief in 1966
replacing John Schaefer (uncle of John Smolko). Charlie served
twenty terms as Chief and although not consecutively, he
surpassed the eighteen consecutive terms of Clemmenz Beitz, the
first Chief of the River Road Fire Company.
Charlie brought a
benevolent wealth of technical Firematics information to our
company that stemmed from a family background in the Fire
Service in Pennsylvania. The company learned from Charlie’s
method of not only instructing but also demonstrating and
implementing progressive firefighting techniques.
He successfully
promoted the fire company’s need for our first aerial truck that
we received in 1964.
Due to his commitment
and dedication the River Road Fire Company is by far the best in
town.
Funeral arrangements
are as follows:
Piscataway Funeral
Home
Viewings are
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010, 2 - 4pm and 7 - 9pm (Fireman's
Viewing)
Funeral Mass at St.
Francis Cabrini on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 10:00am.
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 May
8th - Engine 651 was
requested into Middlesex Borough for a standby while the
Middlesex Fire Department operated at its annual fair. Engine
651 provided coverage with Middlesex Truck 4, but there were no
runs so good laughs were had by all who attended. |
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May 7th
- The day tour responded over to he RAC at the Livingston campus
of Rutgers University for this years Rutgersfest. There were
approximately 20,000 people in attendance for the all day
concert event. Engine 651�s crew responded to a gas can fire
which was quickly extinguished. Rutgers EMS and mutual aid EMS
companies dealt with several ETOH calls as well as several
people who were overcome due to the rare 90 degree weather
during the month of May. Mutual aid EMS on scene included
Monroe, North Brunswick, Little Rocky Hill, Monmouth Junction
and South Plainfield EMS. |
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May 4th
- The day tour got a visit from the Children�s Corner Preschool
today. Approximately 100 kids visited the firehouse where they
learned about different types of fire trucks, different tools
and fire safety. Special thanks to firefighter Barnoski and day
tour Lieutenant Portaro for helping with the tour for the
school. |
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January 3rd
- At 0615 hours River Road Engine 652 was requested to the
North
Stelton
Fire House for a standby while they operated at a condo fire on Jesse Way. North Stelton
Unit 628 (Chief
Mcdermott)
arrived on scene and reported heavy fire showing from the condo complex
and struck the 3rd alarm bringing Engine 652 and Truck 656 to the scene.
On arrival Engine 652 and
Truck 656 crews were
immediately put to work. The engine company went to the rear of the
structure and assisted with a 2 1/2 line while the truck company
reported inside neighboring condos to pull ceilings. After approximately
an hour of operating on scene, the fire vented through the roof and all
companies were ordered out of the structure. Truck 656 set up and put
its master stream into operation and the fire was eventually knocked.
Companies re-entered the structure to put out hidden pockets of fire and
preformed major overhaul. Companies on scene had to deal with
temperatures around 10 degrees with winds around 20-30 mph making wind chills below zero. Companies had to
deal with heavy icing conditions on scene. Companies on scene and
providing township coverage included North
Stelton
Fire, River Road Fire, New Market Fire, Arbor Fire,
Possumtown Fire, Edison Fire Department, New Brunswick Fire
Department, Highland Park Fire Department, East Brunswick Fire
Department, Middlesex Fire Department, East Franklin Fire Department, Dunellen Fire
Department, numerous BLS units including the state ems task force, and
the Red Cross. Companies were back in quarters around noon. |
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