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Condemned Ocean City firehouse to be demolished and replaced

From the AC Press on-line

OCEAN CITY — The city has allotted another $450,000 toward a new 29th Street firehouse that could be open by next summer.

At its meeting Thursday, City Council approved the additional money for building a new $2.1 million two-story facility.

Frank Donato, the city’s director of finance, said he hopes to have the 29th Street firehouse, which was condemned in April, demolished by Labor Day. Construction is to begin in September, and he said the city hopes to open the firehouse “by the beginning of next summer.”

In the meantime, the fire company will be temporarily moved to Ocean City Municipal Airport. A trailer that was set up near the condemned firehouse will be moved to the airport along with......Continue Reading 

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Fire damages Wildwood Boardwalk shop

Wildwood Boardwalk shop fire

Posted on The AC Press on-Line: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 5:46 am

 

A Wildwood Boardwalk shop that sells fried cookie dough and funnel cake sustained nearly $20,000 damage in a fire reported at 11:51 p.m. on Tuesday, the city fire department said.

Firefighters responded to the 4004 Boardwalk store, which was closed at the time, and found smoke and fire rising up an interior wall, the department reported.

The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported.

An accidental electrical problem was deemed the cause by the Cape May County Fire Marshal’s Office and Wildwood fire officials, the city department said.

Fire crews were on the scene for about an hour and a half.

Along with Wildwood, fire crews from North Wildwood and Rio Grande, Middle Township assisted at the scene; Wildwood Crest and Middle Township EMS covered the city during that time, Wildwood fire officials said.

The shop has a sign above the entrance reading “Yummy Treats.”

It sells fried Oreos, fresh lemonade and cotton candy.

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Dennis Township cuts $13,000 increase rejected by fire district voters

Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 9:40 pm

DENNIS TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee received little guidance from the public Tuesday night before it cut the fire district budget that voters rejected last month in a controversial election.

The committee cut the entire $13,000 increase proposed by the Dennis Township Fire District #1, which funds the Ocean View Fire Company, leaving the $355,000 tax levy flat.

But officials wondered whether voters even truly had an issue with the budget or if it was just a.....Continue Reading 

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Ocean View Fire Company controversy raises safety concerns

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Ocean View

Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:45 am           

In the past few years, a number of volunteers have left the company because they were unhappy with its leadership. Earlier this month, locals responded by ousting three fire commissioners in favor of three former volunteers.

The exact cause of the infighting is disputed, but locals have said.....Continue Reading 

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Fire Rescue News- TWO-ALARM BLAZE DESTROYS TWO OCEAN CITY HOMES

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OCEAN CITY - Firefighters had their hands full in Ocean City where a two-alarm blaze broke out Wednesday evening, heavily damaging two properties, and one local police officer braved the flames to save at least one occupant.

The blaze broke out around 6:15 on the 35 hundred block of West Avenue, that's where one single family home caught fire and the flames quickly spread to the neighboring duplex.

According to officials, resident Deborah Robbins, 56, made it out of the....Continue Reading  

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Fire Rescue News- EMERGENCY CREWS ON THE SCENE OF FIRE IN MARMORA

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MARMORA -- Firefighters are currently on the scene of a large structure fire in Marmora.

The blaze broke out just before 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning on the 1000 block of Route 9 across from Seaside Avenue.

It appeared the fire started in the two-story home and then spread to the Four Fields Antique Shop right next to the home.

Fire officials on the scene have confirmed that the owner of the home is missing, although they would not say if the incident is fatal or not.

Fire crews have yet to investigate what may have caused the blaze, as the damaged home has been deemed unsafe at this time.

Check back for more information as details become available.

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Fire Rescue News - BOAT CATCHES FIRE IN C.M. CANAL, NO ONE INJURED

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LOWER TWP.--A boat caught fire Tuesday night sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air.

The call came in around 8:30 p.m. that a boat was on fire in the Cape May Canal. State Police say the boat was recently purchased by an Erma resident and it was the first time he was using it.

Officials say he and 5 others were on it when it began running roughly so they ran the boat aground. Luckily no one was injured. There is no word what sparked the blaze.

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