Station 162 was recalled by 1601 on location. Engine 16-3 responded and used a fan to clear smoke from burnt rolls in the oven. All station 160 units were claer at 6:18am

Rescue 16-2 responded but was recalled by 1603 on location.

Posted: Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:59 pm | Updated: 4:43 pm, Sun Feb 19, 2012.

By JOEL LANDAU Staff WriterpressofAtlanticCity.com

Posted: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:36 pm | Updated: 6:34 pm, Sun Feb 19, 2012.

By WALLACE McKELVEY Staff WriterpressofAtlanticCity.com 

 MAYS LANDING — Firefighters and community members underwent boat safety training Sunday as the Mays Landing Fire Department prepares to outfit a new rescue boat.

Chief Dave Connelly said his volunteers needed to obtain certification before operating the 18-foot-long former police patrol boat, which was acquired from Hamilton Township last May.

“I can’t use it until I get enough people certified and the boat’s equipped,” he said.

Once it’s outfitted with hoses, a water pump and other......Continue Reading 

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PORT ELIZABETH-- A two alarm fire destroyed a house on the 100 block of Port Elizabeth-Cumberland road.

Fire crews responded to the 100 block of Port Elizabeth-Cumberland Road around 5 this evening.

When they arrived, heavy smoke and flames were showing from the upper level of the building.
Multiple fire departments were called in to fight the blaze.
Crews on scene told an NBC 40 photographer that a woman was home at the time of the fire, and managed to escape unharmed.

Police later confirmed that there were no injuries. The fire is currently under investigation.

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ATLANTIC CITY -- An arson investigator was called to the New Jersey Transit Bus Terminal in Atlantic City early Friday morning, after authorities say a homeless man set himself on fire inside a bathroom.

It happened around 1:30 a.m.

Firefighters tell NBC 40 a homeless man went into a bathroom with papers and bags, lit the items on fire, then laid down. He was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for serious injuries, including burns and smoke inhalation, though his condition is unknown at this time.

Authorities added the man suffered from mental issues.

No one else was injured, though the building was evacuated for a period of time as authorities investigated. The incident remains under investigation.