On 11-8-2023 at 5:47 AM Cedar Grove Firefighters were called to an Eileen Drive residence on a report of a fire. The residents had been sleeping and were woken by their detectors sounding and the home was filling with smoke. Upon arrival firefighters extinguished fire in a wall of the home. There was minor fire, smoke and water damage. No injuries were reported.
On September 29th 2023 Cedar Grove Firefighters assisted Caldwell Firefighters at the scene of a house fire.
On August 22nd 2023 at 0118 hours Cedar Grove Firefighters extinguished a reported stolen car burning in the Normal Ave Mills Reservation Parking Lot.
4-14-2023 Cedar Grove Firefighters responded mutual aid to East Orange to assist at the scene of a 4-alarm fire on Central Ave.
On 4-12-2023 at 1am Cedar Grove Firefighters responded as part of an Essex County Task Force to back fill the 16th Street Fire House in North Bergen. Cedar Grove provided coverage while North Hudson Firefighters battel two multi alarm blazes in Union City and Weehawken.
On April 9th 2023 Cedar Grove Firefighters responded to Mills Reservation for a large brush fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire without incident with the assistance of Cedar Grove Public Works. Public Works provided additional chain saws and shuttled water to the Departments Brush Truck 75.
March 21st 2023 Firefighters responded on the report of a truck fire on Rutgers Avenue. The fire had been extinguished by the driver. When firefighters arrived they were able to isolated the trucks electrical system.
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 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.