11-13-09 431 Myrtle Ave - All Hands Apartment

At 4:22 A.M., Task Force 5 was dispatched in Woodbury for a reported apartment fire at Bell Lake Apartments.  Command arrived on location and reported a working fire.  The All Hands box was sounded.  Crews arrived and led off with a 1 ¾” hand line followed by a back up line.  Interior crews reported smoke and fire on both floors.  Searches were negative.  Ground ladders were placed as the Arial was placed to provide access for roof operations.  3  1 ¾” hand lines were placed in operation to control the blaze.  One firefighter was treated on scene for a respiratory problem.  Multiple families were displaced for the night.  Crews also fought a fire at this apartment earlier in the night.

3-10-08  WOODBURY  122 Crescent - 2nd Alarm Dwelling

Shortly before 11 pm Task Force 5(Woodbury, Westville and National Park) were dispatched to 122 Crescent in Woodbury for a dwelling fire.  County Communications advised units they received a call reporting a neighbor hearing a smoke alarm sounding from the property across the street and seeing smoke. First arriving units reported a 1 1/2 vacant single family dwelling.  Command arrived and reported heavy smoke showing from the 2^nd floor with visible fire.  Companies stretched 2 hand lines to the 2^nd floor.  The Fire Marshal and utilities were requested.  Several minutes later the evacuation tones were sounded for 2 possibly missing firefighters.  Accountability was taken to find all firefighters accounted for.  At 11:25 pm Command reported the fire through the roof. Multiple mutual aid companies were brought into the scene.  Crews had several hand lines in service from the exterior as the truck company set up to go in service with the master stream.  Companies operated in defensive attack for an extended operation.  Command reported the bulk of the fire knocked down at 12:07 and later placed under control.  No firefighter injuries were reported on the fire ground.  The dwelling was reporte

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02-10-05 547 Queen St. - All Hands Dwelling

Chief(502) arrived before the first due engine and found a one story rancher with heavy fire from the A side. Chief entered the structure to rescue the disabled resident. Mutual aid from Westville(Station), Bellmawr(engine), Mt. Ephraim(Rescue) assisted. The occupant sustained minor injury and refused EMS care.

03-09-05 44 N. Broad St. - High Angle Rescue

Woodbury Fire and EMS were dispatched for a fall victim.  Upon arrival crews found a woman who fell while cleaning snow on the roof of a 2 story single family dwelling.  Roofing crews arrived and foung the woman laying there.  Amount of downtime was unknown.  Pt. complained of severe back pain and slight resp. distress.  Westville, National Park and ALS were called to the scene.  Crews used a 4 to 1 rigging system to lower the pt.  The pt. was secured in a stokes basket and lowered to the ground around the 1 hr mark.

09-18-05 242 S. Maple Ave - All Hands Dwelling Fire

Taskforce 5(Westville,Woodbury and National Park) were dispatched in the City of Woodbury for a dwelling fire.  500 arrived on location to find a 2 1/2 wood frame dwelling with heavy smoke and fire showing.  Reports were transmitted that there may still be occupants in the dwelling.  Crews made an interior attack but switched into defensive operations.  All occupants were accounted for.  

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