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Engine handles small brush fire on Rt 295

Engine handles small brush fire on Rt 295

Date: September 10, 2019 Time: 18:25 Location: I-295 25.0 North Bound Incident: Brush Fire Response: Battalions: 303 Engines: 733 Squads: 32 Ambulance: GCEMS Police: NJSP Radio Operations: Highway 1...

Engine and Chief respond to dwelling in West Deptford

Engine and Chief respond to dwelling in West Deptford

Date: August 26, 2019 Time: 01:45 Location: Division Street, West Deptford Township Incident: Dwelling Response: Chiefs: 6201, 6601, 701, 801, 21101 Engines: 614, 632, 733, 812 Squads: 613 Ladders:...

Westville tradition part 4

Westville tradition part 4

Westville Fire Department history and culture, The Fire Department Patch Both the Union and Independent Fire Departments has their own patches, however they had a joint patch that was only used...

District dispatched to box alarm on Highland Ave

District dispatched to box alarm on Highland Ave

Date: August 23, 2019 Time: 13:06hrs Location: Highland Ave. Westville Incident: Dwelling Response: Battalion: 504 Engines: 733, 812 Ladders: 736 Quints: 51 Ambulance: BLS 34 Fire Marshals: FM-7...

New Fire Marshall in town

New Fire Marshall in town

Welcome Career Firefighter/EMT Robert Fowler to the Westville Fire District No.1! Today was Rob’s first day on the job! We wish you a successful career! Rob’s swearing in ceremony will be Tuesday,...

Westville tradition part 3

Westville tradition part 3

Westville Fire Department history and culture. Apprautus Numbers! To start it off, Station 7-3 was selected by the merger committee, they decided it was in the best interest to retire Station 7-1...

Companies respond to gas leak in private dwelling

Companies respond to gas leak in private dwelling

Date: August 16, 2019 Time: 15:31 hrs Location: Summit Ave. Westville Incident: Fumes/Gas leak Response: Battalion: 504 Engines: 733, 812 Utility: 737 Quints: 51 Utilities: PSE&G Gas Radio...

Westville tradition part 2

Westville tradition part 2

Westville Fire Department history and culture. The Colors of our trucks! The colors are our history from the Maxim Apparatus from Union (Red) and the Mack Apparatus from Independent (White) Fire...

Ladder covers Paulsboro

Ladder covers Paulsboro

Date: August 10, 2019 Time: 05:47 Location: Paulsboro Incident: Cover Assignment Ladders 736 with Engine 812 staffed with volunteers covering Districts 17,21 as they were operating at a fire on W....

Busy day for department

Assignment Log for the Westville Fire Department August 9, 2019 00:22 Delsea Drive - Gas Leak 02:46 Bergen Ave, Bellmawr -Dwelling 05:14 Pine Street - Motor Vehicle Crash ... 09:15 Station 9-2 -...

Rescue and Chief handle crash on RT 130

Rescue and Chief handle crash on RT 130

Date: August 7, 2019 Time: 15:23hrs Location: Route 130 and Chestnut Street Incident: Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Response: Chiefs: 701, 6201 Engines: 812 Rescues: 738,628 Utility: 737 EMS: BLS...

Westville tradition

Westville tradition

Westville Fire Department history and culture. The siren and the bell! When the Union and Independent Fire Companies consolidated on January 1, 1988 to become one fire department, their next mission...

Station dispatched to person under vehicle

Station dispatched to person under vehicle

Date: July 30, 2019 Time: 21:33 Hrs. Location: Spruce St.and High St. Westville Incident: Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Crash Response: Chiefs: 801 Rescues: 738 Engines: 812 Utility: 737 EMS: Gloucester...

Rescue special called to Gloucester City

Rescue special called to Gloucester City

Date: July 28, 2019 Time: 12:54 Hrs. Location: 4th and Jersey Ave. Gloucester City Incident: Propane leak Response: Battalions: 504 Chiefs: 701 Squads: 51 Rescues: 738 Gloucester City PD Radio...