A reminder to all: This Tuesday evening @ 7 p.m. (Feb. 9th)

MANDATORY DRILL! Blood Bourne Pathogen& Safety Training.

On Feb. 23rd there will be another drill:

MANDATORY DRILL! Right to Know & Hazmat Awareness training.

                                                      Chief - Mike Licciardello

The Paulsboro Fire Dept. was dispatched for a dwelling fire on E. Adams St. early this morning. Around 2:30 a porch was discovered on fire at the rear of an occupied duplex. On arrival, a crew from Engine 1721 stretched an 1 3/4" attack line and extinguished the fire. The fire destroyed a large section of the porch but the house was not damaged due to the quick work of the firefighters. The County Arson squad was called in to investigate the cause of the fire. Engines 1711 & 614 (Thorofare Fire Co.) also responded and assisted at the scene. Crews were on the scene for almost 3 hours. There were no injuries and the residents returned back to their homes once the smoke was ventilated from both sides of the duplex. This was the second suspicious fire with in 24 hours. Earlier in the day, a trash was found burning on Spruce St. Engine 1711 responded to that call and put out the fire.

The drill schedule for the next few months is on the DRILL / MEETING page.

Paulsboro Fire Department Officers for 2010 are as follows: Chief - Mike Licciardello, Deputy Chief - Glenn Roemmich, Assistant Chief - Al Giampola, Captain - Gary Stevenson, Lieutenant's Chad James & Tom Weisser, Fire Marshal - Archie Roemmich, Assistant Fire Marshal - Joan Lutz.

The FD responded out to a 1-car accident late this evening on Paul Avenue. A car collided with a pole. The air bag deployed saving the driver from any injuries. No other people were in the vehicle. Crews from Engine 1711 & Rescue 1718 put down some oil dry to due to oil leaking onto  the street from the vehicle. Crews were on the scene for about 30 minutes.

The Paulsboro Fire Department was called out for a dwelling fire this evening on the 100 block of W. Washington St. On arrival to the scene, Fire Officers determined that the heavy smoke condition in the home was caused by careless cooking on a stove and that there was no actual fire. A crew from Engine 1721 put the ventilation fan into service and cleared out the smoke in the house.

Engine 1721 and Rescue 1718 responded to a 1-car vehicle accident on Rt-295 this morning. A van flipped onto its side coming off of Rt-295 south onto the the Exit 18 - Berkley Road  ramp. There were two people in the vehicle. They were able to get out prior to the arrival of the FD. One person was taken to UMH to be checked out by the county EMS. The crew from the FD removed the front window of the van so personal items could be retrieved. It was snowing heavily at the time of the accident. Crews remained on the scene for about 30 minutes.

Members of the Paulsboro Fire Department delivered food baskets to the needy during the heavy snowstorm today. The baskets were put together Friday night at the firehouse by members of the FD and citizens of the community. Former Councilwoman Jean Giampola once again headed up the effort as she has done for many years. Food was collected by the Post Office and its carriers during the week. The firefighters took about 3 hours to deliver the food baskets. Chief Mike Licciardello, Deputy Chief Glenn Roemmich, Assistant Chief Al Giampola, and Firefighters R.J. Lewis, Chad James, Kyle Adams, Tom Weisser and Gary Stevenson assisted in the delivery effort. Many thanks to all the members for their help with the baskets.

The Paulsboro FD responded to a CO call on W. Monroe St. this afternoon. The homeowner reported the CO alarm was sounding for some time. A crew from Engine 1721 used their gas detector to determine that there was no hi-levels of harmful gas in the house. All three floors of the home was checked. It was found that the detector was well past its use date and malfunctuning. The homeowner was advised to purchase a new one. Engine 1711 also responded.

The Paulsboro Fire Department was called into Gibbstown this afternoon to assist with a dwelling fire on Orchard Street. Gibbstown Fire Chief Ken Chew (2101), upon arriving on locatiion, observed fire coming from the 2nd story of the dwelling.  The Chief  had crews from Engine 2116 attack the fire with 1 3/4" lines. Engine 2111 laid a 5" line into the scene from a hydrant. Paulsboro FD Engine 1721 hook up to the hydrant to supply water. A crew from Engine 1721 was sent forward to assist with the operations. The fire was extinguished quickly and the fire was put under control within 20 minutes. Engine 1711 also responded. The fire is under investigation.