Glendora Fire company will be hosting a Comedy Night on July  24th.

Starring Reverend Bob Levy  Geno Bisconte, Ed Mcgonigal

Reserve tickets now !!!

Doors open @ 7:30 pm show starts at 9pm

$ 35.00 includes food, beverage, and show

Call 856-939-6252 or 856-426-1348

On Sunday morning  the Township Special Operations Group gathered at the Lakeside quarry in the Erial section to hone their marine skills. Marine group leader Lt. Bonawitz and Firefighter Greer had the teams perform basic marine unit operations.  In the second evolution the teams perform live rescues.

Any Gloucester Twp. firefighter who is interested in becoming a member of the SOG team can contact their respective Chief or come to the monthly SOG meeting held at Station 81 on the 3rd. Thursday of every month, to pick up an application.   

Task force 29 was dispatched for a dwelling fire,an arriving fire officer reported a fully involved dwelling and requested the all hands. Quint 29 and Rescue 82 stretched two  1.75 handlines . The fire went  to 2 alarms. Engine 81 responded in and their was used for overhaul. 

Photos courtesy Rich Moulder

Task force 81 was dispatched for a working fire with reported people trapped Engine 822 and Squirt 81 arrived and went into service the crew from 822 went to the rear of the dwelling and located one victim in the smoke filled basement squirt 81's crew finished stretching a 1.75 handline from engine 822, squad 75 secured a water supply and stretched an additional 1.75 line through the dwelling to protect the crews operating in the basement. Quint 29 performed ventilation. several civilians were transported by BLS to the hospital The fire is under investigation by the GTPD and The Camden County Fire Marshall's Office

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.

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.