| MVA w/Entrapment on Route 17 |
| Tue. Jul 27th 2010 |
At 22:15 hours on Tuesday evening, the HFD was dispatched along with Ho-Ho-Kus EMS to Route 17 southbound to a report of an MVA. Arriving PD units confirmed a vehicle into a dump truck and advised of 2 victims injured and entrapped in the auto. State contractors had been p...
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| Fully Involved Garbage Truck Fire |
| Fri. Jul 2nd 2010 |
Friday morning at around 8:50 AM as the Independence Day weekend getaway was beginning, HFD was dispatched to Route 17 northbound, north of Racetrack Road on a reported truck fire. First arriving PD units confirmed a near fully involved garbage truck on the shoulder of the highway. The d...
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| MVA Shuts Down Route 17 |
| Fri. Jun 11th 2010 |
A 3-car MVA shut down the southbound lanes of Route 17 south of Sheridan Avenue around 2:30 pm this afternoon. HFD was initially dispatched on the report of an entrapment but first arriving officers confirmed all parties where out of their vehicles. Crews from Engines...
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| Memorial Day Weekend Haz Mat Incident |
| Sat. May 29th 2010 |
On Saturday morning 5/29 around 9:00 am, a resident of Powderhorn Road contacted police headquarters to report that he had discovered a chemical spill of some type on his front lawn that had occurred over night. A white plastic bottle was observed surrounded by an area of burnt lawn appro...
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| May Starts Busy After Quiet April |
| Mon. May 10th 2010 |
Following April, one of the quietest months in recent memory with only four calls during the entire period, May is off to a busy start with 10 calls in 10 days. Three of those runs came during the daytime hours today as the department first responded with a FAST Team to Wyckoff for a structure fire ...
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| FAST Team to Wyckoff House Fire |
| Thu. Apr 8th 2010 |
At 03:50 hours this morning, HFD was dispatched through NORCON for a FAST Team on the 2nd alarm assignment to a heavily involved structure fire on Vassar St. in Wyckoff. WFD and other mutual aid 2nd alarm towns were working a 2 story dwelling with heavy fire extending throughout the 2nd floor ...
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| Nor'easter Tears Through Borough Plus Mutual Aid Given |
| Tue. Mar 16th 2010 |
A powerful nor'easter tore through the region over the weekend bringing near hurricane force winds and driving rain. HFD members were kept busy responding to over 20 storm related calls for assistance from Saturday evening 3/13 through Tuesday morning 3/16. The respon...
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| Early Morning Rollover on the Highway |
| Wed. Mar 10th 2010 |
At 06:10 hours this morning HFD was dispatched to Route 17 southbound between Sheridan and Hollywood Ave's for a reported MVA with rollover. Units arrived to find 1 vehicle overturned onto it's roof on the shoulder. The vehicle had rolled several times yet both occupants were out of...
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| Serious MVA on Route 17 |
| Sun. Jan 3rd 2010 |
On Sunday morning at 10:15, the FD was dispatched to Route 17 southbound at the Hollywood Ave. exit for a reported overturned vehicle with unknown entrapment. Police arrived and advised of a serious, one vehicle MVA but with no entrapment. The vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tr...
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| Quick Start to the New Year with Fire Alarm & Truck Fire |
| Fri. Jan 1st 2010 |
It didn't take long after ringing in the new year for the volunteers of the HFD to receive the first alarm of 2010. At 12:09 AM, the tones went out for a fire alarm activation at a residence on West Saddle River Rd. Upon investigation it was determined that the alarm was a...
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