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On February 19th 2023 firefighters conducted their monthly drill at the public works garage. Members extricated an simulated victim from a large dump truck. Training foam was also flowed to suppress flammable vapors from a simulated fuel spill while the victim was removed.
On February 16th 2023 Cedar Grove Firefighters we dispatched to a reported brush fire along Vincent Road near Route 23. Upon arrival firefighter discovered that a power line had come down and was burning in the PSE&G right of way. The power was secured and the fire was extinguished without further incident.
On January 5th 2023 at 4am Cedar Grove Firefighters assisted Verona Firefighters at the scene of a single vehicle motor vehicle crash. One person was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a area hospital.
Cedar Fire Department transitions to battery powered vehicle extrication tools. Dept. members received manufacture training with the tools.
On January 14th 2023, Cedar Grove Firefighters provided assistance to the North Caldwell Fire Department at the scene of a house fire.
Fire was seen coming out of the chimney of a Rugby Road Residence. Firefighters responded extinguished all remaining fire and checked for fire extension. No damage or injuries’ were reported. Santa was advised the chimney was all clear.
Cedar Grove Firefighters responded to a car fire on Ridge Road near East Bradford Ave. The fire was extinguished quickly without incident, the cause is undetermined at this time, no injuries were reported.
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.
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.
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.
