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Fire Rescue News - Emergency dispatch agreement with Mullica Township will save Galloway Township up to $50,000 a year

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AC Press

Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:37 pm

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - In a move toward consolidated services, Galloway Township will soon be providing emergency dispatch services for Mullica Township.

The five-year agreement, approved at Galloway Township's Council meeting Tuesday night, is expected to....Continue Reading 

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Fire Rescue News - Atlantic, Cumberland counties considering plans for countywide emergency dispatch services

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AC Press

Atlantic County Dispatch

Absecon Police Chief Joseph Cowan shows the older equipment at the dispatch center

Posted: Monday, May 16, 2011 11:58 pm

Three Atlantic County communities are using emergency dispatch equipment that will no longer work by the fall, one of several reasons the county is pushing to consolidate 911 services for its 23 municipal governments.

Verizon, the provider for 911 services in New Jersey, will stop supporting the.....Continue Reading

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Fire Rescue News - SEN. MENENDEZ SPEAKS TO "ROOM FULL OF HEROES" AT FIRE-STRICKEN PLANT

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                                NBC40 Video

GALLOWAY TWP. -- Exactly eight weeks after a fire partially destroyed a local textile plant, lawmakers visit the site to commend their employees on fighting through their hardships. However, if it weren't for the quick actions of local firefighters, the hardships could have expanded into a national issue.

It was a special day for employees of the Absecon Mills textile plant, as....Continue Reading

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Fire Rescue News - Fire forces Atlantic City family from their home

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AC Press

A kitchen fire forced a family of three to leave their Atlantic City home Thursday.

Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said firefighters responded to a two-story single-family home on the 900 block of Magellan Avenue at 6 p.m. The fire started in the kitchen and caused heavy smoke damage throughout the home, he said. Firefighters cleared the scene at about 6:30 p.m., he said.

No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation, he said.

Two adults and one child lived inside the home, which remains uninhabitable.

Joel Landau

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Fire Rescue News - THREE INJURED IN 3 CAR ACCIDENT IN MULLICA TWP.

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NBC40 Video 5-7-11

            NBC40 Video

MULLICA TWP. -- Three people were injured in a three-car accident Friday afternoon in Mullica Twp.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Route 30 and Columbia Rd.

Police say three cars were involved, one of which overturned. A male driver of one of the cars was taken via helicopter to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for serious head injuries.

Two other victims were taken by ambulance to a local hospital for minor injuries.

Traffic was detoured as officials investigated and cleared the scene.

There is no word yet on what caused the accident.

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Fire Rescue News - Hamilton Township police investigating eight suspicious fires in Mays Landing

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AC Press

NBC40 Video

Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 2:23 pm

Hamilton Township police are investigating eight suspicious fires near the Brandywood Condominium Complex in Mays Landing.

The fires all occurred in the past several months near the Harding Highway complex, police said, adding that seven of the fires were intentionally set in the wooded area near Hoover Drive while another was set near building 5. The fire closest to the building filled several apartments with smoke, police said.

In total, more than 11 acres of woods was burned in the fires. No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information should contact Det. Michael Robinson at 609-625-2700 ext. 578.

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Fire Rescue News - VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW FIREHOUSE

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NBC40 Video 5-3-11

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RICHLAND--Sunday was a special day for the Richland Volunteer Fire Department who after nearly two years of construction, official opened their new fire house.

Officials with the Richland Fire Department say the new building gives them room for more.....Continue Reading 

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