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Fire Rescue News - Egg Harbor Township considers charging Atlantic City Electric when firefighters guard downed lines

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Egg Harbor Township fire officials say Atlantic City Electric is taking too long to respond when wires are downed, and that fire crews are spending excessive amounts of time guarding the scene while waiting for crews to cut the electricity.

Volunteer firefighters sometimes wait hours for paid utility workers to show up. Each side has its priorities. But whether the township could force the issue by....Continue Reading 

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Fire Rescue News - The story starts with a cat who got too curious under the hood and ends with Firefighter Rescue

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From left, Pleasantville firemen Tom Tripician, of Pleasantville, Capt. Scott Trythall, of Mays landing, and Tom Williams, of Egg Harbor Township, hold Bobblehead after they dislodged the cat from the engine compartment of a 2007 Suzuki, owned by Margaret Gendek, of South Egg Harbor, Thursday September 2, 2010. The cat was unijured after it had spent four hours trapped under the hood of the car.

Photo by: Vernon Ogrodek

Margaret Gendek got into her her 2007 Suzuki at 9 AM at her South Egg Harbor home Thursday.

Four hours later....Continue Reading

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Fire Rescue News - Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast

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NEW ORLEANS, La. — An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.

The Coast Guard said no one was killed in the explosion, which was spotted by a....Continue Reading 

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EVFC Incident #104 09/01/2010 at 4:08pm - 317 Weymouth Road (The Homestead) for a Lift Assist

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R16-2 responded to the Homestead to assist AtlantiCare with a 300lb person down steps.

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Fire Rescue News - Victims lost home, possessions in Atlantic City fire

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By DEREK HARPER Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Several days after a devastating fire burned through a rooming house in Atlantic City, displaced residents are wondering what to do next.

Since the fire, 35 adults and seven children have been staying at.....Continue Reading

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Local News - Mullica police use pedal power to boost presence in community

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The Mullica Township Police Department is beefing up its security checks throughout the community with a new bicycle patrol.

Police Chief Paul Register created the program last month. Four patrolmen - Erik Carricarte, John Creamer, Christopher Silva and Anthony Trivelli - received.....Continue Reading

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EVFC Incident #103 08/30/2010 at 7:05pm - 4103 Adams Circle for Wires Down

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Electric wires to house fell off the side of the house. Stood by for Electric Company.

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