Westwood Fire Department

Westwood Fire Department - 93 Center Ave. - Westwood, NJ 07675 - 100% Volunteer

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July 2007

thermal imaging camera put to use in iraq

7/30/07 - The Bullard thermal imaging camera (TIC) that was recently donated and shipped to Iraq by the WFD and AAA Emergency Supply has been put to good use. (See article from 5/25/07, WFD Supports Our Troops) Corporal Hrbek has contacted us and informed us of the camera's effectiveness. "The first day we received the camera, we conducted a "hit" on an insurgent's house in the middle of the night. Our night vision goggles were fogged up from the sweat beating off our faces and we could not see out of them. With the help of the thermal imaging camera we located the insurgent on the roof of the house. We are extremely thankful for AAA's and the Westwood Fire Department's generous and most useful donation." Along with locating insurgents, the camera is also used to locate Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) which are buried in the roads. Hrbek is due to return home in the beginning of September.

Cpl. Hrbek and the Personal Security Detail with the Bullard TIC in Fallujah, Iraq.

MVC WITH PEDESTRIANS STRUCK

7/13/07 - On Friday night at 19:59, units were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Kinderkamack Road south of Five Corners. First arriving fire officers confirmed an entrapment of the driver of a Chevy Cobalt with heavy front end damage. Rescue 17 responded and crews removed the front driver's side door, allowing medical personnel to remove the victim from the vehicle. Engine 16 and Engine 12 also responded and crews began securing the utilities of 298 Kinderkamack Road, a nail salon, which was damaged in the accident. Two pedestrians in front of the nail salon were hit by the vehicle and one was seriously injured. The two pedestrians and driver were all taken to local hospitals. Rescue 17 remained on scene to provide lighting for a police investigation.

4th of July fire in emerson

7/4/07 - The Emerson Fire Department requested a full response from the WFD for a working structure fire on Grand Boulevard at approximately 3:20 a.m. Westwood firefighters assisted the Emerson FD along with firefighters from River Vale and Hillsdale (FAST Team) in extinguishing the blaze which appeared to start on the exterior of the structure. The homeowners were out of town on vacation and responded to the scene upon hearing about the fire. No injuries were reported.