The Glendora Fire Company will be hosting a "No limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament Saturday April 26th. 2008 The cost to enter is $ 50.00 space is limited and you must reserve your seat in advance. To enter contact the Fire Company @ 856-939-6252 and someone will get back to you

Marine Taskforce 81 was dispatched for a water recovery on the Big Timber Creek.Further investigation found the recovery to be in Gloucester County, Deptford Twp. DTPD found the services of the Taskforce were not needed and would be handled by Deptford Twp.

Rescue 81 responded to Magnolia with a crew of 6. The crew set up scene lighting and interior lighting to the fire apartment and assisted in overhaul operations.

Rescue 81 was special called to and "All Hands Fire " at the Millbridge garen Apts. in the Chews Landing section of the Twp. on Friday evening arriving crews had heavy fire but made a quick knock down. The Rescue was released at 22:44 hrs.

Task Force 81 was dispatched for a dwelling fire in the 200 Blk. of
Station Ave. 810 on location had a light smoke condition in the basement the resident reported a small fire in the basement. The fire was contained to the water heater, crews performed ventilation and overhaul.

Task Force 81 was dispatched to the 2300 Block of Plantation Drive for a reported kitchen fire Squirt 81 arrived on location with a crew of 5 to find light smoke showing further investigation reported a oven fire that was out, Squirt 81 handled the smoke evacuation and report.

Rescue 81 and Tower Engine 81 were special called to assist at a 2 alarm building fire in the Chews Landing section of the township. 8201 arrivied on location and had smoke showing from the roof area. The crew from the rescue went to manpower and were re-directed to the neighboring apartments to pull ceilings and check for extinsion. Tower Engine 81’s crew went to manpower. Tower ladder 82 and 84 made quick work of the involved building, then crews performed extensive overhaul.

The Glendora Fire Department has added a new support apparatus to the fleet. Having attained some used trailers from the county the firefighter set out on building a light and power trailer. The trailers were disassembled and stripped the metal was salvaged to buy the supplies needed to construct the trailer. The trailer is equiped with a honda 3500 watt generator, 2 500 wat tri-pod lights, 2 500 watt portable lights, 2 200 ft. hard wired cord reels and 1 100 ft. air reel. It is also equipped with an onboard pancake air compressor and 2 2216 working air bottles for air powered tools that require a higher working pressure.
A special thanks to all the firefighters who gave up their free time to construct this versatile support apparatus.

The Board of Fire Commissioners Fire District No.1 purchased FESH escape systems from Golfire Inc.for each of its firefighters. these systems are also known as bail out systems. Each firefighter who completed the training were issused a class II harness, hook, belay, bag and rope. Each firefigher received 4 hours of hands on training at the Camden County Fire Academy. This system will allow a firefighter to escape from upper floors of a structure if the conditions become unstable.

The Glendora Fire Company and The Board of Fire Commissioners teamed up to purchase a 2008 Ford F-350 SUPER DUTY, the fire district purchased the vehicle and the fire company purchased the plow and installation. This apparatus unit number will be 818 and will serve many functions that include towing the Township Haz Mat trailer, the fire districts bike team trailer and the marine unit. The apparatus is also equipped with a Western snow plow.
Vehicle Spec’s Listed Below
2008 Ford Super Duty F-350
4 door crew cab, Power steering / air conditioning, XLT chrome package
4 Wheel drive with manual locking hubs, 6.4 L twin turbo diesel 5speed automatic
18” all terrain tires, Snow plow package
Trailer towing package with 12,500 lbs trailer tow hitch
Lighting & Radio Package
Whelen strobe light bar, Hide away strobes in tail lights, Whelen 100 watt siren.
Whelen split red/clear LEDs on grille, Havis Shields switch box and console.
Stream light portable lighting, Motorola CDM 1250 64 channel mobile Radio.
Snow Plow Package
Western 8.0 Pro Plus plow with hand held controls and Ultra mount system
Lettering Package
All reflective Vinyl