On September 19th 2022, Cedar Grove Firefighters provided coverage for the South Essex Fire Department in Maplewood while they were called to battled a general alarm fire in Irvington.
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Center Fire Company Shred Event
Center Fire Company along with Northern New Jersey’s PROSHRED will be holding a community document destruction event. The document destruction shred will be held Saturday October 15th 2022 from 8am to 12pm at Center Fire Company located in the Municipal Building 525 Rt.23 Cedar Grove. We are asking for a donation of $10.00 per copier paper size box of documents. Bring your old bank statements, credit card statements, tax records and any other sensitive documents to be shredded.
September 11th 2022 Ceremony
Township Officials, Board of Education Staff, Students, CGFD, Cedar Grove Ambulance and residents gathered at the Cedar Grove Waves Memorial at CGHS to mark the 21st anniversary of 9/11 attacks.
CGFD Assists in Staging of the ‘Waves’,
The Cedar Grove Fire Department, in collaboration with the Township and Board of Education, is now assisting with the 9/11 Memorial Flag Installation. In its eighth year, Cedar Grove High School is memorializing the victims of 9/11 with the installation of 2,977 flags on the school’s front lawn, which is located at 90 Rugby Road, Cedar Grove NJ. Each flag has a marker in front that bears the name of a 9/11 victim, and flag representative of their country of residence. The annual installation is entitled Cedar Grove Waves. Members of Cedar Grove Fire Department did respond to New York and assisted FDNY. Cedar Grove Chief Michael Grasso noted, “it is especially impactful to have them involved with the memorial.” Student volunteers will be installing flags on Friday, Sept. 9.
CGFD Responds to House Fire
Cedar Grove Firefighters responded to a house fire on Loretta Drive. The fire was extinguished quickly and no injuries were reported. The home was damaged extensively.
CGFD Responds Mutual Aid to Little Falls
Cedar Grove Firefighters assist Little Falls Firefighters at the scenes of a motor vehicle crash.
Cedar Grove Fire responds to scene of motor vehicle crash
Firefighters assisted Cedar Grove Police and EMS at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. Two persons were injured and one had to be extricated. Both were transported to a area hospital.
Cedar Grove Fire Responds To A Number Of Recent Fires
Firefighters have responded to a number of fires in the township recently. Most were extinguished quickly. Assistance of surrounding towns was used. Although there has been extensive property damage, most importantly no injuries have been reported. The causes are under investigation, and appear to be random, including lightening and accidental.
C.G.F.D Responds to Orange Mutual Aid
On April 5th 2021 Cedar Grove Firefighters responded to the scene of a multiple alarm fire in Orange. They were subsequently dispatched to a second fire on Scotland Road.