By DEREK HARPER Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, March 20, 2010 | 14 comments

ATLANTIC CITY - Sparks from crews disassembling a crane likely started a short, intense, two-alarm fire at the Revel construction site Saturday afternoon, resort Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said.

"There was no real damage to anything," Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis said, adding that construction would not be interrupted. "It's just one of those unfortunate things. It creates more smoke than anything."...Continue Reading with more Pictures

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VILLAS, Cape May County - Firefighters responded to an electrical fire at 19 E. York Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday March 18.

Wires to the two story home were arcing, popping and producing showers of sparks igniting the wood framed structure. No one was home at the time of the fire. Firefighters responded from companies from Villas, Erma, Town Bank and Green Creek.

A dog was believed to be in the home during the fire.

The fire was under control by 11:15 and out by 11:53 a.m. The county Fire Marshal was on the scene.

By DEREK HARPER, Staff Writer | Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 4 comments

Officials in Ventnor and Margate are again considering consolidating their separate fire departments into one fire company.

Fire and elected officials from the two cities are scheduled to meet Thursday at noon at Margate's City Hall to begin preliminary discussions about joining the two departments together.

"Can this happen and should it happen without it hurting anybody?" Ventnor Mayor Theresa Kelly asked Tuesday....Continue Reading

By EMILY PREVITI | Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 3 comments

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a four-vehicle accident that sent a dozen people to the hospital Monday afternoon.

Traffic was reduced to one lane on Route 30 near the crash site at Fir Avenue until about 3:52 p.m., one hour after the collision, according to a statement from Galloway Township police....Continue Reading

Yesterday's storms dumped torrential rains and toppled numerous trees, blocked roadways, cut off electricity, phone and cable service, and damaged township roads.

Fire department personnel cut fallen trees, placed traffic devices, stayed with fallen wires and assisted residents for several hours on Saturday and early Sunday morning. Their efforts came amid more traditional calls for service such as a house fire and extrication at a traffic accident scene.

Our fire and rescue personnel are a key component in Mullica's emergency management system, and these personnel perform their services without compensation. Keep Mullica Green wishes to thank our rescue and safety volunteers for their efforts during this destructive event. Your contributions are greatly appreciated by all.

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By MICHAEL CLARK Staff Writer | Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 | 1 comment

About 400 Atlantic County residents remain without power Monday, and some might not get it back until as late as Tuesday, a spokesman for Atlantic City Electric said today.

The outages are the result of this weekend's severe storm and high winds. At the height of Saturday's storm, 42,000 customers were affected by outages, said Matt Likovich, a spokesman for the company.....Continued Reading

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