Bernardsville Fire Company #1

Bernardsville Links: The Borough of Bernardsville Bernardsville Online Bernardsville Public Library The Bernardsville News Fire Company Links: Chief's Monthly Safety Message Firefighter Close Calls The New Jersey Firemans Association The New Jersey State First Aid Council National Volunteer Fire Council National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Pierce Manufacturing National Fire Protection Association	3/31/07 - Easter Bunny to hop to Bernardsville fire house - The Bernardsville Chamber of Commerce invites residents to "Meet the Easter Bunny" from 11am to 3pm Saturday, March 31, at the Bernardsville fire house on Route 202. Photographer Steven Taylor will be on hand to capture the excitement. Light refreshments will be served. A huge assortment of potted plants will also be available for sale at the firehouse from 9am to 4pm March 31st, through Saturday, April 7th while supplies last.

	3/28/07 - approx 0825hrs - Station 22 Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Rt 202 near Kings Plaza. Upon arrival, 22-10 established command. 22-175 & 22-176 provided patient stabilization. The crew from 22-104 handled fluid containment and assisted the EMS crews with patient removal from the vehicles. 175 & 176 each transported a patient to Morristown Memorial Hospital. All crews were clear of the scene at approximately 0945 hrs.

	3/16/07 - approx 1300hrs. - The Fire & Rescue squad responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident with entrapment on Rt 202. Firefighters used the "jaws of life" to extricate the driver of one vehicle. While on scene, police on the scene called members to another vehicle that had been involved in an earlier single vehicle roll-over accident. The vehicle had rolled back onto its wheels and resumed its journey. The driver was transferred from the vehicle to 22-176 for evaluation and transported to their residence.

	3/11/07 - The Fire Company responded to a report of a confirmed house fire on Dayton Crescent Road. The fire, which started around 1:15pm was put out in just under an hour. Assisting with mutual aid were firefighters from Liberty Corner and Far-Hills Bedminster. Click here for more photos of the incident (generously supplied by a member of the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Dept.) If you would like to make a donation to assist the victims of this fire, please send it to: St. Vincent de Paul Society/Fire Fund c/o Our Lady of Perpetual Help 111 Claremont Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924 The Middle School HSA is also accepting donations of checks and gift cards until March 20th. For additional information on this collection, please contact Julie Keiffer at 766-9590. If you would like to donate goods such as toiletries, towels, blankets or gift cards, please contact Tara Gilvar at 908-766-0147.