This evening at our monthly business meeting member Rich Derr was elevated to the Rank of Firefighter from Probie. Rich joined the company earlier this year and brings a few years of experience with him.
Congratulations FF Derr
Engine 842 responds to Waterford
Yesterday Afternoon at 1415 hours Taskforce Alpha was dispatched to Waterford Township for 5” Supply Line to provide a water supply for a deep seated mulch fire. Engine 842 originally responded with a crew 3 and was met by one of our support vehicles which brought extra manpower. The engine crew laid approximately 900 feet of 5” supply hose to relay water from different engines what was being drafted from the Atco Lake.
Engine 842 pumped as a relay engine for 14 hours before a relief engine came in and took its place. In all 3 separate crews from Station 84 traveled to the scene to relieve the previous crew. Engine 842 cleared the fire ground at approximately 0445hours.
Rescue Training at Sta 84
This morning Members of Station 84, Gloucester Twp. Engine 88, and Gloucester Township Fire District 6 met to train on the use of Para-Tech Struts and Vehicle Stabilization. An very insightful drill taught by AJ from Continental Fire Saftey. The crews worked for about 2 1/2 hours working on different stabilization techniques under AJ’s instruction.
A thank you to AJ, Continental FS, E88, & SD86.
Santa is coming to Blackwood!
SANTA IS COMING TO BLACKWOOD!!!
Santa will be delivered to Blackwood on December 19, 2020 at 1pm. That's right Santa will come around ON SATURDAY to assure he can visit everyone in a timely manner. So once again on December 19 be sure to listen for the sirens around 1pm.
Travel for Training
For the last three days Asst. Cheif Imielinski and Capt. Coucoules have been attending training at the Fire Dept Training Network in Indianapolis. The two worked with several others on various training exercises including Forcible Entry and Firefigher Saftey and Survival.
Nice work, gentlemen we’ll be glad to hear all about what you learned when you get back.
Rescue 84 to Gloucester City
Just after 4 this morning CamCo. Taskforce Bravo was dispatched to the Gloucester City High School for a Regional Cover Assignment. Rescue 84 responded with a crew of 4. While enroute County Communications rerouted Rescue 84 to Station 32 (Bellmawr FD) to standby as the Rescue Company for several areas. The cover was in place for a little over an hour before being released.
While the Rescue Crew was committed, Station 84 remained staffed with an additional 4 members to assure a quick response if needed in Gloucester Twp.
Shed Fire in Blackwood
This morning just after 9am Taskforce Box 84 was alerted to an Outer Building Fire in the Blackwood Estates. Communications advised responding units that the caller said their shed was on fire. Engine 88 and 8402 (AC Imielinski) arrived to confirm a 10x25 shed well involved, and stretched an attack line. Engine 842 responded with a crew of 6 and operated as a ventilation / overhaul team while also providing a water supply. The fire was placed under control in approximately 30 mins, and crews spent a little over 2 hours “mopping up”.
Units on scene operating: Engine 84, Engine 82, Tower 82, Engine 88, Squad 86, 8402, CFM1
No injuries were reported, this fire is under investigation by the local fire marshal.
📸: John Vannoni
Past Chief Walter Spain
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Past Chief Walter Spain. Walt as known to everyone, served the residents of Blackwood for 55 years in the fire service. Walt was the Blackwood Fire Company Chief in 1980 and also served as Company President from 1986-1987. Walt was a retired school teacher and has had an impact on many lives. From his war stories and knowledge of history and current events, Walt would strike a conversation with anyone and offer a fresh cup of coffee. Walt Spain was the true definition of a life member and was bestowed the honor of having our newly renovated members lounge dedicated to him. Walt will be missed by all of us here at the Blackwood Fire Company as guys like him are not easily replaced. Details are being arranged and when they become available they will be posted the the Fire Company Facebook page.
Blackwood Fire Company's 2020 Christmas Parade
The members of the Blackwood Fire Company regret to inform everyone that after much debate the membership has decided to cancel our 2020 Christmas Parade. With the current state of the pandemic and having to properly maintain social distancing practices we felt it was best to cancel the parade for this year. There is a lot of work behind the scenes that goes into the parade, especially the night of and with the amount of people it takes to properly make this parade a success, along with the amount of people that attend every year we felt the responsible thing for us to do is cancel it. We absolutely understand that our parade is a tradition for many families to attend together, as it is a tradition for our families to come together and help decorate and set up for the parade. We love and appreciate the support from the community so we are already looking forward to next year. We hope everyone understands and can support this hard decision that had to be made.
Engine and Rescue to Auto Fire on Church St.
At approximately 9:30 last night Engine 84 and Engine 88 were dispatched for a vehicle fire in the area of Erial Road and Blackwood Clementon Road. Battalion 84 and Engine 88 arrived to find the incident on Church Street under the highway overpass. Engine 88 stretched an 1 3/4” attack line to extinguish the fire while Engine 841 stretched a second line for precaution and assisted with overhaul. Rescue 84 also responded and provided manpower and lighting for the scene.
No injuries were reported.
