The Union Fire Company and the Chesterfield-Hamilton Fire District No. 1 would like to thank all of the residents who came out to vote yesterday for their support. The 2012 budget passed with a vote of 38-6 and both Stanely Lewis and Joe Dubell were re-elected to the position of commissioner. Your support allows us [...]
The members of the Union Fire Company and the employees of the Chesterfield-Hamilton Fire District No. 1 wish to express their deepest sympathies to everyone involved in yesterday’s tragic bus accident. Words cannot explain the pain and sorrow that we feel for all of those affected. We ask that you please keep the Tezsla and [...]
Fire District No. 1′s own FF/EMT Brian Clarke will once again be playing for the Hamilton Township Fire Department in the 4th annual Ryan’s Cup charity hockey game. This year the game will be played Saturday March 24th at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton at 3pm. FF Clarke, and the rest of the [...]
Quint 2614 was dispatched to 2 MVAs in 2 Days this week. The first one was on 1/9/12 around 11:45am and involved 2 cars and 5 patients at the intersection of Sykesville Rd and Rt. 528. Squad 269 and Squad 339 transported all those involved. The second accident occurred on Tuesday, 1/10/2012 around 9am. [...]
The Union Fire Company and the Chesterfield-Hamilton Fire District No. 1 would like to wish the best of luck to FF/EMT William Mills his new endeavors with Midway Fire-Rescue in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. FF Mills joined the UFC as a junior member at the age of 16. In May of 2010, he was hired to [...]
2011 ended with a total of 309 calls for service to the Union Fire Company. December brought in a total of 22 calls. You can see the monthly breakdown report HERE or view the entire 2011 report HERE. 2012 also welcomes new officers to the Union Fire Company. Fred Freda has been named President taking [...]
On Friday, October 14th the career staff along with a few of the volunteers and members of station 262 visited the Chesterfield Elementary School for Fire Prevention week. FF Clarke gave a presentation inside while FF Freda showed the children Quint 2614 and Rescue 2628.
Earlier this month, FF/EMT Brian Clarke attended a week long training class at New Mexico Tech’s Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center in Socorro, NM. The course, completely paid for by FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, is aimed at first responders who may respond to incidents involving explosives. These include commercial and military [...]
Now that most of the roads in the Old York Village Section of Chesterfield Township are freshly paved, the career staff of Fire District No. 1 has under taken the task of painting markers in the street to identify fire hydrants. These markers consist of a white circle with a line on the side pointing [...]
Lately the Union Fire Company has seen an increase in Carbon Monoxide calls in the newer developments of Chesterfield Township. In the recent weeks there have been 7 calls dealing with carbon monoxide alarms. Majority of these calls dealt with faulty detectors. Most detectors have a life expectancy of 5-7 years. Just like a smoke [...]
