Lyndhurst Fire Department
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Providing Fire and Rescue services to the Township of Lyndhurst and surrounding communities. Valley Brook Engine Company 1 originated in Union Township, NJ, and was organized on February 15, 1886 prior to the Township of Lyndhurst forming. Engine Co. 1 remained part of Lyndhurst in 1917 when Union Township separated into individual communities. In 1920, Engine Co. 1 received the department’s first mechanical fire engine which the department still proudly has possession of. With the growing changes to our community, and realizing the need for advanced training and equipment, the 25 member company reorganized as Lyndhurst Engine Company 1, Rescue Company 4 in January 2006. The company operates as part of the Lyndhurst Volunteer Fire Department, responding an on average of 600 calls per year, serving a population of 20,000 citizens which doubles on a normal business day, and covering a response area of 4.2 square miles. In addition, Engine 1 responds on calls which encompass a mile stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 95, and mutual aid calls for aid and assistance in Bergen, Hudson, and Essex Counties. Members of the company are trained in Rapid Intervention, Vehicle Extrication, and Under Water Search & Recovery in addition to firefighting.
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This morning, after two months of planning, the Lyndhurst Fire Department kicked off a new bi-weekly training program that gets members together to perform a circuit based workout session geared toward tasks on a fire scene. The number one leading cause of Firefighter deaths is cardiac related issues and by getting a physical fitness training program started within a department, is one way to try and lower those statistics. Today members went through several stations where they had to carry two 45lb foam buckets 50 feet, carry a high rise pack up and down two flights of stairs, hoist up a 35lb weight 20 feet then lower it, drag a 165lb mannequin 30 feet, squat and throw a 30lb medicine ball, and finally a battle rope station with fire hose in place of using large ship rope. The members did each station continuous for 30 seconds and completed a total of three rounds. Anyone from our surrounding departments are welcome to join in with us next time we meet up. #everyonegoeshome #lyndhurst #lyndhurstnj #firefighterfitness #555fitness
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A Force Multiplier, the addition of a second aerial device to our department on the chassis of an Engine. Engine Company #1 will maintain primary engine company responsibilities, while bringing tactical capabilities with an aerial device sometime in early 2018. A lot has changed in 25 years in firefighting and most importantly the Township. This was the last time the Township upgraded its engines. We have seen a mass development of lightweight constructed residential units in our Meadowlands District, a once exclusive industrial and commercial area. Additionally, Superstorm Sandy's aftermath forced many residents on Tontine, Peabody, Park Avenue and Kearny Street to elevate their homes. A once 2 1/2 story frame is now a nearly 3 1/2 to 4 story frame. Our primary aerial device, a mid mounted ladder tower, cannot access some of these newly acquired obstacles. Volunteer manpower in our state is on the decline due to the strain of financials; causing the need for dual income households. We need to do a lot more with a lot less these days, and believe me; we're not complaining! Mutual-Aid, despite its much needed necessity, may not always be the best and fastest option when seconds matter. We saw this most recently this past Wednesday, the first line on scene, when chosen correctly, makes the difference between saving a life or loosing a block; including ours. The same goes for aerials. Our department operated at the Edgewater Avalon fire, and we experienced how rapid fire conditions escalate in lightweight constructed apartments. Experience and education matters when planning for the future in emergency services. Since 2009, the department established a planning committee to determine future needs to ensure our level of service never diminished. In doing so, many areas were addressed; this as one. This piece of apparatus in conjunction with its counterpart, Engine 3, will enhance protection for the township for the next two decades. Furthermore, with the upgrading of our water mains, these engines will provide additional points to our overall goal of lowering the Township's ISO rating. These purchases, although publicly denounced by some recently, were in planning for over seven years, prior to their execution early this year. We thank the Township and the tax payers for always having our backs,because you know we have yours! #volunteerfiredepartment #community #planning #modifiedquintconcept #piercemanufacturing *example of what truck resembles **Photo credit njfirepictures.com
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Additional photos from today. Quick aggressive work with a 2.5" line by the first due engine company kept the fire from extending into the nearby exposures.
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At 1605 hours the LFD was dispatched to 533 Kingsland Ave after a 9-1-1 call being received of a structure fire. LPD arrived and confirmed a fully involved detached garage fire that was extending into the B/C corner of the residence. Engine 1 arrived and stretched a 2 1/2" to the fire and a 1 3/4" inside the first floor and aggressively knocked the fire down. During the course of a primary search, a kitten was rescued and unharmed on the first floor by members performing a search. NAFD provided a FAST to the scene and ERFD provided station coverage with one engine compny. The fire was deemed to be accidental. Photo by T. Kropp
LFD is currently operating at a structure fire on Kingsland Avenue. North Arlington FD assigned as the RIT and 1 engine company from Rutherford covering the township.
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