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EVFC Incident #3 01/22/2016 at 1:14am - Duerer st between 4th ave and Hanover ave for a MVA Rollover

IncidentsResponded to MVA rollover stood by until vehicle was removed from the scene
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Suspicious fire burns vacant Hamilton Township home

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Posted on the AC Press On-line: Thursday, January 14, 2016 12:30 pm

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - A suspicious fire erupted Wednesday night in a vacant home on the 1500 block of Pinehurst Ave, police say. 

At 8:43 p.m., officers from the Township of Hamilton Police Depertment, as well as Laureldale, Cologne, Mays Landing and South Egg Harbor Fire companies responded to a report of a fire. Police say the fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. 

Police say the circumstances of the fire, which started at the back of the residence, is suspicious and under investigation. 

Trish Quintana and Rosemary Malaspina said they had passed the home minutes before flames became visible. Malaspina 

lives on Berry Drive. 

"I was driving by, and we pulled over in front of the house because I thought I smelled something weird," Quintana said. "This is crazy."

Quintana said the pair drove away and were later informed that the home was ablaze.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Robison at 609-625-2700 x 578.

This story was taken from the news source stated above. It's content and comments are not necessarily the opinion of The Elwood Vol. Fire Company or it's members.

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EVFC Incident #2 01/13/2016 at 9:11pm - Laureldale Station 18-3 for a Cover up Assignment

IncidentsStood by while they were on a structure fire. All Station 160 units were clear at 11:18pm
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EVFC Incident #1 01/02/2016 at 7:45pm - 3138 Moss Mill Rd for Smoke in the Building

IncidentsCalled for the report of smoke in the building. Found smoke form a pot left on the stove. Recalled all units with the exception of Station 160. Removed pot & used fans to ventilate. Checked for extension- Found none. All Station 160 units were clear at 8:36pm
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From The AC Press- Our view: Countywide 911 dispatch needs to be done, and done well

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Posted in the AC Press: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 12:01 am

Atlantic County government's work toward creating a countywide emergency dispatch system has been so clumsy and inadequate that it threatens to give sharing services a bad name.

That's unfortunate since the benefits of handling all dispatch from a secure, centralized and state-of-the-art center are obvious and needed.

There have been many failures to communicate during the development of this project so far.

Insufficient data was gathered from municipalities about......Continue Reading
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EVFC Incident #89 12/24/2015 at 10:34am - Elwood/ Weymouth road at route 30 (Elwood Deli) for a Vehicle Fire

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EVFC Incident #89 12/24/2015 a Vehicle Fire 16

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Received a call for a vehicle fire at the Elwood Deli. Upon arrival, found the vehicle ,(White 2015 Subaru Forester), fully involved. Pulled a cross lay and bumper line off of 16-3 to extinguish the fire. Once the fire was knocked down, foam was applied to the vehicle to prevent any re-kindle. 16-2 Stood buy while the wrecker loaded the vehicle in case of re-kindle. All Station 160 units were clear at 11:03am.

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Egg Harbor City man struck, killed by NJ Transit train identified

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Train fatal  Train fatal

Posted on The AC Press on-line: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 10:45 am

A man was struck and killed Tuesday night by a NJ Transit train heading through Mullica Township to Philadelphia from Egg Harbor City, authorities said.

According to Jim Smith of NJ Transit, the man who was killed was Troy J. Heintz, 49, of Egg Harbor City. 

Train service has been suspended along the Atlantic City Rail Line following the 8:34 p.m. incident. It was restored late Tuesday night. 

About 50 people were on the train when the incident happened, but no injuries were reported, said Jim Smith, a spokesman for NJ Transit.

Train service remained suspended at 10:15 p.m. in both directions between Atlantic City and Philadelphia. The train was stopped at Darmstadt Avenue.

Passengers were expected to board a NJ Transit bus at the Darmstadt Avenue location and be taken to Hammonton to get on another train, Smith said.

NJ Transit remained on the scene at 10:15 p.m. investigating.

This story was taken from the news source stated above. It's content and comments are not necessarily the opinion of The Elwood Vol. Fire Company or it's members.

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