At 05:31 hours, the WRFD was dispatched to 78 Columbia St. for the reported house fire. Firefighters arrived and found a fire on the first floor of the vacant home. The fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the first floor. There were no injuries reported. The fire remains under investigation by the Fire Prevention Bureau and the WRPD. All units were back in service at 07:45 hours.

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Truck 904 and Rutherford Truck 1 proudly displayed the American and Irish flags at the annual Rutherford St. Patrick's Day parade. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Overnight, the Cadets at West Point Military Academy participated in the grueling Norwegian Foot March. This event consists of a 18.6 mile march wearing a 35 lb. ruck sack and must be completed within a 4.5 hour time limit. Firefighter and Cadet Luke Cho completed the NFM in under 4 hours while carrying Wood-Ridge Fire Department’s American Flag for the duration of the march. Thank you Luke for not ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 17:09 hours, Moonachie Fire Command requested the ladder truck to respond to 1 State Street, Moonachie for a fire in a large foam manufacturing building. Chiefs Meglio and Maloney, T904 and R903 responded and assisted the Moonachie FD with venting the building and extinguishing the fire. All WR units were back is service at 19:30 hours.

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While the WRFD was covering the Lodi FD with an engine company, Chiefs Meglio, Cribben and Maloney and E901 responded at 23:44 hours to 38 Bel Vista Ct., Lodi for a reported fire that was extinguished. Firefighters arrived and found there had been a fire in the bathroom of the apartment and the resident had successfully extinguished it prior to FD arrival. Firefighters checked the affected area ... (Full Story)

While the WRFD was covering the Lodi FD with an engine company, Chiefs Meglio, Cribben and Maloney and E901 responded at 21:16 hours to 27 Lawrence Ave., Lodi for an activated carbon monoxide detector. Firefighters recorded 60 ppm of carbon monoxide on the meters and determined the source to be a faulty furnace. The unit was shut down, the house was ventilated and PSEG responded to the scene. Garfield ... (Full Story)

At 20:44 hours, Wallington Fire Command requested a ladder truck to cover their Union Ave. firehouse while they fought a house fire at 5 Lexington Ave. T904 responded and covered the empty firehouse. There were no responses during the assignment. All WR units were back in service at 21:40 hours.... (Full Story)

At 08:02 hours, the WRFD was dispatched to 113 Columbia St. for an activated carbon monoxide detector. Firefighters recorded 50 ppm of CO on the meters and determined the source to be a faulty furnace. The unit was shut down, the house was ventilated and PSEG was notified to respond to the scene. There were no injuries. All WR units were back in service at 08:57 hours.... (Full Story)