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EVFC Incident #29 03/25/2011 at 10:00pm - 636 Columbia Rd for a Natural Gas Leak

Incidents

Stations 161, 162 and 162 recalled. No leak found - Gas shut off



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EVFC Incident #28 03/25/2011 at 7:40am - 517 Wharton Park Blvd for an Activated Fire Alarm

Incidents

False alarm - Smoking in house set off alarm. Station 161 was also called.



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Fire Rescue News - Stafford Township firefighter admits starting nine forest fires in Ocean and Burlington counties

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AC Press

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A volunteer firefighter in southern New Jersey has pleaded guilty to aggravated arson.

Ryan Dellane admitted intentionally setting nine blazes in Ocean and Burlington counties between March and August of last year, including one that consumed 540 acres in Barnegat.

The forest fire forced the evacuation of about 75 people and two firefighters were injured.

The Asbury Park Press reports prosecutors will seek a 20-year sentence when the 19-year-old former member of the Stafford Volunteer Fire Company is sentenced on June 2.

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EVFC Incident #27 03/22/2011 at 6:49pm - Rt 30 just west of Elwood Rd for a Poss Structure Fire

Incidents

1600 on location found smoke coming from a chimney. Recalled all units at 6:54pm



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Fire Rescue News - RESIDENT DISPLACED AFTER SOMERS POINT FIRE

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NBC40.net

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SOMERS POINT -- One person is displaced Monday evening after her home caught fire in Somers Point.

Officials responded to a town home on Cedar Court around 11 a.m.

They quickly had the blaze under control, containing it to the utility room on the second floor. The homeowner was able to get to safety right away, and firefighters rescued her pet cat.

The home has been uninhabitable, and officials believe the fire started in the dryer.

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Fire Rescue News - After-hours fire damages roof of Kennedy’s Bar in Galloway Township

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AC Press

NBC40 Video

Fire officials were trying to determine the cause of a fire Monday night at Kennedy’s Bar, located at Route 30 and Pomona Road in Galloway Township.

Galloway Fire Chief Ron Garbutt said the fire started at about 10 p.m. in the bar’s third-floor attic, which is used for storage. The flames went through the roof, causing severe roof damage. The building also suffered water damage throughout, Garbutt said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Garbutt said. The bar closed at about 9:30 p.m. and was unoccupied at the time.

About 30 to 40 firefighters from the Pomona, Germania, Bayview and Oceanville fire companies responded to the blaze, which was almost completely extinguished by 11:30 p.m.

The intersection of Route 30 and Pomona Road was closed Monday night while crews fought the fire.

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Fire Rescue News - FIRE DAMAGES GALLOWAY TWP. HOME

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NBC40.net

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GALLOWAY TWP. -- A fire ripped through a Galloway Twp. home early Monday morning, leaving only destruction in its path.

It happened around 8 a.m. on the 100 block of E. Glory Road.

Firefighters say the two-story home was completely engulfed upon their arrival, and it took about an hour to get under control. No injuries were reported, as the home was unoccupied at the time of the incident.

More than 40 firefighters responded to the blaze and remained on scene for another six hours. They say the cause is still under investigation, but the home is a total loss.

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