16-2 & 16-3 responded to scene to provide extriction. Tanker 16-5 responded to Columbia & Nesco Rd for traffic assignment. E16-3 stayed on scene to asstist with lighting waiting for ME.

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Resident was smoking in his room causing the Fire Alarm to go off. Chief & Asst Chief on scene recalled Nesco & Elwood.  All units were clear at 9:21am

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EGG HARBOR TWP. -- Rescue crews have pulled a man from the water in the Great Egg Harbor Bay at Jeffers Landing Road in Egg Harbor Township.

Authorities on scene say a man in his 30's flipped his kayak and was thrown into the water around 4 o'clock.

He was in the water for about a half hour until a bystander noticed and contacted police.

The man is being transported to the hospital for what authorities say are precautionary measures.

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WEYMOUTH TWP. -- A family in Atlantic County is displaced after a two-alarm fire tore through their home in Weymouth Township.

The blaze began just before 1:00 a.m. Thursday on the unit block of South Jersey Ave in the Dorothy section of the township.

Firefighters managed to contain the flames and heavy smoke to a bedroom on the second floor of the home, and it took less than an hour to extinguish the fire.

Two residents, who were not home at the time of the incident, managed to escape without any injuries.

A family of four will not be able to return to their home, and will be staying with relatives.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and the investigation is ongoing.

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VINELAND - A local community is helping a Vineland volunteer firefighter and his family get back on their feet after a fire displaced them from their home.

Vineland volunteer firefighter Michael Marroccelli and his family have been through a lot the last couple days after a fire tore through their home late Monday night.

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Posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:05 am | Updated: 10:15 am, Tue Feb 28, 2012.

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